Cosplay costume and role-plau Nov Takahashi subculture centers around participants dressing and emulating their favortite characters from Japanese mangas (comic books), anime (animation), and video games.

Cosplay Goes Global

A fledgling subculture of reenacting Japanese manga and anime characters hits the international stage

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