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Cosplay Encyclopedia, a 1996 film about Japanese cosplay released by Japan Media Supply. It was released in subtitled VHS by Anime Works in 1999, [114] eventually being released onto DVD in 2002. [115] Otaku Unite!, a 2004 film about otaku subculture, features extensive footage of cosplayers.
Comme des Garçons garments on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although Japanese street fashion is known for its mix-match of different styles and genres, and there is no single sought-after brand that can consistently appeal to all fashion groups, the huge demand created by the fashion-conscious population is fed and supported by Japan's vibrant fashion industry.
Japanese clothing. There are typically two types of clothing worn in Japan: traditional clothing known as Japanese clothing (和服, wafuku), including the national dress of Japan, the kimono, and Western clothing (洋服, yōfuku), which encompasses all else not recognised as either national dress or the dress of another country.
248,000 (2016) [not verified in body] Website. www.worldcosplaysummit.jp /en /. The World Cosplay Summit (世界コスプレサミット, Sekai Kosupure Samitto WCS) is an annual international cosplay event, which promotes global interaction through Japanese pop culture. [1][2] It developed from a cosplay exhibition held at the Aichi Expo in ...
History and profile. COSMODE (COStume MODE Magazine) was started in 2002. [1] It was published by Eichi Publishing on a quarterly basis. [2] Each issue contained color images of cosplayers from conventions and various events. It also included information and hints on costume construction, hair styling, makeup and other cosplay-related tips.
An anime and manga convention (often called just anime convention) is a fan convention with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Anime conventions are commonly multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels, with a larger number of attendees ...
Anime (Japanese: アニメ, IPA: [aꜜɲime] ⓘ) (a term derived from a shortening of the English word animation) is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. [1] However, in Japan and in Japanese, anime describes all animated ...
The 1586 Tenshō earthquake strikes central Honshu, killing thousands. 1587. Toyotomi Hideyoshi launches the Kyūshū campaign. 1590. 4 August. Toyotomi Hideyoshi prevails over the Late Hōjō clan in the siege of Odawara in the Kantō region, completing the re-unification of Japan. 1591. 8 October.