Halloween is coming up soon, and between Japan’s recent embrace of the spooky celebration and its preexisting cosplay culture, a lot of people are looking to transform themselves for a special night ...

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 ...

What could be better than seeing a cute girl dressing as a member of AKB48 and dancing around in a uniform? A cute girl dressing as an AKB48 member firing military-grade weapons, apparently. The ...

Following a more controversial cosplay featuring Super Mario’s Bowsette, a female iteration of the villain that has been making the rounds for years online, Universal Studios Japan released a ...

The Japanese government is planning to review copyright rules to prevent possible legal violations by costume role players, also known as cosplayers, as the number of people dressing up as animation ...

As you can see below, Marin is making headlines thanks to model-influencer Akari Akase. The celebrity, who began their career as a cosplay model, took to a variety program in Japan in full costume.