Thousands of Valley residents gathered at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday for Arizona Matsuri, the annual celebration of Japanese culture. Among the colorfully dressed ...

Anime cosplay in 2026 blends nostalgia with bold innovation, from iconic One Piece and Attack on Titan crossovers to intricate Genshin Impact designs. Fans are embracing premium, comfortable costumes ...

Halloween is just a few days out now, and that means the spooky season is in full swing. As parties begin making their way across the globe, no place is more excited to celebrate Halloween than ...

The hollowed halls of the Javits Center in New York City are accustomed to ferrying cosplayers around conventions. Whether it’s New York Comic-Con in October or Anime NYC in August, the Manhattan ...

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Since 1992, Anime Expo has been bringing the cosplay heat to the Los Angeles Convention Center, and this year was no exception. Once again the vicinity to Hollywood brings out some of the most ...

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With autographed posters in hand and decked head-to-toe in a cosplay creation of her very own, Sarah Shepherd beamed as she walked away from a table where two voice actors from the Japanese anime ...

It’s an acceptable mantra for Spike Spiegel, the planet-hopping, doom-evading bounty hunter at the heart of Cowboy Bebop, but for a writer adapting one of the most acclaimed anime of all time into a ...