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SoraNews24
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
The awesome fan cosplayers of Summer Comiket 2025【Photos】
We head back to Comiket for another cosplay photo, this time featuring the fans. With Comiket, Japan's largest dojinshi (self-published manga/anime art) taking place last weekend, it wasn't just artists and fans who made the trip out to the Tokyo Big Sight convention center, but also some of Japan's most talented and passionate cosplayers. We've already taken a look at the official cosplayers who were making appearances at exhibitors' booths, and since Summer Comiket is a top draw for amateur cosplayers as well, that second category is who we're focusing on here, in our roundup of our favorite fan cosplays from Day 2 of the event. Part of what's so cool about the fan cosplayers is that instead of having to limit themselves to new and ongoing series with content that's being currently marketed, they're free to cosplay as any character who's captured their hearts. So, for example, if you want to dress up like hot-blooded rock star/mecha pilot Basara Nekki, from 1994's Macross 7 (like cosplayer Albert), you can do just that. That's not to say that newer series are off-limits though, of course. Here we see Shuji Ito (Asupara-chan), the Red Gundam (Dark Knight), and Challia Bull (Wani Gunso), all hailing from the latest branch of the Gundam anime franchise, Gundam GQuuuuuuX. There was actually quite a bit of mecha cosplay going on, including the Zeta Gundam (Goldy), accompanied by pilot Kamille Bidan (Tsurugameneko)… …and the recurring Zaku II mobile suit (Kuroboshi). And while they're technically powered suits instead of robots, similar crafting techniques went into the making of these cosplays of Samus Aran, heroine of Nintendo's Metriod video game series, by cosplayers Busujima Fumi and Bonbon_Cos. Considering how hot it's been this summer in Japan, it takes a lot of dedication to cosplay in outfits like these, but at least cosplayer Nawoqi got to take off his helmet for his Iron Man portrayal, which also let him show off his Tony Stark beardplay. Meanwhile, Karinto took the opposite route in dressing up as Milk Tooth from Armored Core VI, donning just the giant robot's head… …and fellow Armored Core enthusiast Shimin A had a similar idea. Speaking of games from developer From Software, Kumomashumaro decided to dress up as an Elden Ring in-game message that says 'Rump ahead.' ▼ He even made a flip counter so people could like his message, mimicking the game's reaction mechanic. Also getting creative with game interfaces was Sushimikado, who dressed not only as Yu-Gi-Oh's Dian Keto the Cure Master, but specifically as the Dian Keto the Cure Master card. With Comket drawing fans from far and wide, the event is also a great opportunity for group cosplay, such as this breezily dressed group of Gekko-deka (Kentaro), Dolphin-deka (Makkam), Kaipan-deka (Osaru), and Binasu-deka (Yokozuna) from KochiKame… …and the considerably more covered-up Chiikawa ensemble of Kurimanju (Sotosakusaku Nanka Shittori), Hachiware (Tetotato), Chiikawa (Maasan), and Kani (Dojizui). Rounding out our roundup of favorite fan cosplays were Attack on Titan's Erwin Smith (Mamil)… …and a pair of pairs dressed as City Hunter's sweeper pair, Ryo Saeba and Umibozu (Jo). ▼ Saereba Ryo and Gachi ▼ Minamo/Saeba Shoji and Jo A big thanks to everyone who posed for our camera, and we hope to see you all again at the next Comiket! Photos © SoraNews24 ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! [ Read in Japanese ]
SoraNews24
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
The crazy huge crowds of Summer Comiket【Photos, videos】
Otaku from across the nation pack the halls of Tokyo Big Sight for Japan's biggest independent manga/anime art festival. It's been an incredibly hot summer this year in Japan, with record-setting temperatures making staying at home under your living room air conditioner seem like a pretty good plan a lot of the time. However, anime and manga fans had a very compelling reason to head out last weekend, as Comiket, Japan's largest dojinshi (self-published manga) convention, returned to the Tokyo Big Sight convention center. This year's Summer Comiket took place over two days, August 16 and 17. Though The convention started with a humbly sized beginning in 1975, 50 years later it's become one of the biggest pop culture events in the country, commanding a huge amount of floorspace, as you can see in one of this year's pre-setup photos. But even with that much space to work with, once the exhibitor's booths were in place and the guests were let in, things got incredibly crowded. Seeing the masses in motion has an almost hypnotic effect. Instead of trying to count all the otaku heads in the videos, we'll refer to Comiket's official attendance statement, which says that on Day 1, approximately 120,000 people showed up for the event. Sunday's attendance was even bigger, with 130,000 guests, for a total two-day tally of roughly a quarter-million. Tokyo Big Sight is located in the Odaiba district, on an island in Tokyo Bay that's generally less crowded than the city center, especially on weekends. That makes the size of the Comoiket Crowds all the more surreal, such as the near-solid river of people flowing from the nearby rail station to the venue entrance. As a testament to how well-planned and organized the event is, as well as its 'Hey, we're all here to have fun, right?' vibe, the crowds look to have been polite and orderly, even when being directed to follow a winding path that snaked through one of the parking lots to prevent excessive bottlenecking at the entrance. Still, there's got to be just a little tension mixed into the excitement if you're a staff member manning the gates and see sights like this. Since the very first Comiket was held in December of 1975, technically the event's 50th birthday won't be until a dew months from now. Still, with it now being 50 calendar years later, the organizers were understandably in a reflective mood, with the official Comiket Twitter account musing: Even though the 700 people who took part in [the original Comiket in the] Toranomon [neighborhood] would have dreamed of a 50th anniversary event, it wasn't a concrete goal. This is just the natural result of 106 iterations of being so enthralled with unprecedented artwork and meeting new people that even though we feel a little wistful each time a Comiket ends, we're always looking forward to the next. Amazingly, even with as huge as this year's crowds were, there were actually down about 10,000 attendees over the two-day period compared to last year's Summer Comiket. Part of this might be due to renovation work at Tokyo Big Sight leaving less space for exhibitors this year, and also, with the brutally hot weather, even Tokyo Disneyland is seeing a dip in attendance this summer. Still, 250,000 guests is something for Comiket to be very proud of, especially when you consider that it's a 35,614-percent increase over Comiket 1's attendance. Source: Twitter/@comiketofficial via Hachima Kiko Photo ©SoraNews24 ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
