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.
Alywin Chew / Reuters

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A cosplay enthusiast, dressed as the fictional character Saiji from the anime series Hakuoki posess for a photo. In some parts of Asia, cosplayers are sought after by video game and anime companies who want to use them for advertisement campaigns.

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