Currently, anyone in Japan is free to dress as their favorite characters. But it might not stay free for them to do so. The Japanese government is proposing big copyright law changes for those who ...

Are you looking for a character costume drawn from popular Japanese fiction? Seeking out a Cosplay nightclub where you can where your new attire? Or are you looking for a Cosplay cafe where you can ...

Its beginnings were humble. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese fans went to manga and anime conventions dressed as their favorite characters. There’s a long history of people dressing as ...

Each year that the World Cosplay Summit is held in the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the mayor of Nagoya and governor of Aichi Prefecture are there, too. They attend not only to show ...

So it’s possible that you might have heard, but Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 is kind of the biggest thing when it comes to movies right now, and not just in North America but all over the world.

Halloween is just around the corner, and so you’re probably going to be seeing a lot of people dressed as witches over the next few weeks. But while a lot of he witches you’ll encounter a parties and ...

Images of Japanese cosplayers dressed as Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades members have circulated online amid growing pro-Gaza ...

Dressing up at the World Cosplay Summit can be makeup-meltingly sweaty in Japan's baking summer, and after this year's event in record heat, organizers have pushed the 2027 edition to November. The ...

A Japanese politician's attempt to engage voters using the Gundamfranchise has backfired spectacularly, drawing criticism from both fans and even rightsholder Bandai Namco. Taro Yamamoto, Japanese ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese cosplay event series Acosta made its overseas debut in Taiwan on Friday, marking its first event outside of Japan. Cosplay, short for “costume play,” refers to the act ...

Now showing in Japan is Crossroads, with no less than Filipina actress Alodia Gosiengfiao as lead actress. A Waray (her parents Maria Gloria Arraiza and Eduardo Gosiengfiao are from Catarman, Northern ...