Had my doubts about this sunny Japanese newcomer, but damn if she didn't put me through my paces and then some. She's casual as hell, chatty and real accommodating, but it's those smartly angled ...

Enako, Japan’s most famous and successful cosplayer, has a whole bunch of costumes. How many? An entire storage room full of them. Cosplay has become big business in Japan—and Enako has been, no doubt ...

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 ...

Had my doubts about this sunny Japanese newcomer, but damn if she didn't put me through my paces and then some. She's casual as hell, chatty and real accommodating, but it's those smartly angled ...

Along with the incredibly popular Devilman Crybaby and Mazinger Z INFINITY, Go Nagai’s properties have been coming back in celebration of his 50 years of work in the manga and anime industry. The Kano ...

It takes intense dedication, hours of prep and a whole lot of sewing: dressing up as Japanese characters may not be an Olympic sport, but these competitors are at the top of their game. Teams from 36 ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Junji Ito’s “Fashion Model” first debuted in the manga ...

Almost everybody loves cosplay, whether they are kids or adults. However, what starts as an innocent way to have fun can turn into a potentially criminal activity, in case of impersonating state ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - You can call it Jane Eyre meets the Addams family, but for the hundreds of Japanese girls who dress in Victorian dresses trimmed with lace, eyes rimmed with heavy black makeup, ...