"Cosplay was just starting to be popularized around when we (first) did the costume contest," Kanetani says. "At the time, one of the anime vendor booths wanted to have all these cosplayers be ...

Many attendees are dressed in cosplay, short for costume play, though it's not required to attend. Most cosplayers try to ...

Anime fans powered up in their best cosplay all weekend long for all things Japanese pop culture at Kawaii Kon.

A new photo features Emily Rudd’s Nami, Jacob Romero’s Uso and Tax Skylar’s Santi rocking costumes similar to their anime version in One Piece. The live-action adaptation of Nami maintains ...

Some of the fans are dedicated cosplayers, visiting all Comic Con and anime conventions, and spending all their time and money on handmade costumes. We met Jenni Hashimoto, a 25-year-old cosplayer ...

Over 70,000 heroes, villains, anime characters and everything in between transported into the Kansas City Convention Center ...