Cosplay Goes Global

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.
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Acting Out Fantasies
An animation fan puts on make-up during the 'China Cosplay Super Show,' a part of the 5th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival in Changchun.

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