These days, cosplay functions as a 40 billion yen industry and has a large impact on Japan’s economy. Now, before moving on, please allow me to clarify that "cosplay" to Japan does not only refer to ...

Cosplay is the art of dressing up as one of your favorite fictional characters. It can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it. But some cosplayers go above and beyond! Every Tuesday, we ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Being up at 3am on the morning of the convention still gluing things to your costume is basically a cosplayer’s rite of passage, but even last minute ...

It takes a lot of dedication to be good at cosplay. First, you have to decide who you want to cosplay, then you need the skill to make the cosplay costume, and finally you have to have the confidence ...

With due apologies to millennials, it is extremely difficult to walk into a Comic Con event for the first time in your life and not feel as though you’ve inadvertently crashed a massive fancy dress ...

Cosplay%2C which is a mash-up of the words %22costume%22 and %22play%2C%22 is a popular hobby. Fans dress up as characters from video games%2C comic books%2C graphic ...

Scores of attractive women made their way to Comic Con in San Diego, Calif. last week to don skimpy cosplay outfits to entertain the convention’s superhero fans. Many do it just for fun, but for some ...

Excerpted from Cosplay: A History - The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who Bring Your Favorite Stories to Life by Andrew Liptak, published by Simon & Schuster. © 2022 by ...