In Real Life

Watch An Orderly Japanese Nerd Horde. It Will Blow Your Mind.

Have you ever wondered what thousands and thousands of Japanese otaku (geeks) look like when they swoop on a single spot? They look like this.


January 4, 2012
In Real Life

How Do You Feel About These Comiket Costumes?

The winter Comiket, née Comic Market, is finished. The event’s cosplay will live on thanks to posts like this. Hooray, internet!


December 31, 2011
In Real Life

Hello New Plastic Friends!

Comiket, aka Comic Market, isn’t only about comics. It’s also about cosplay. And plastic figures.


December 30, 2011
In Real Life

Salute Comiket’s Cosplay Insanity: Day One

In Tokyo, Comiket, aka Comic Market, kicked off on Dec. 28. It’s not only the biggest self-published comic book convention in Japan, it’s the biggest in the world.


August 17, 2011
In Real Life

The Delightful Booth Companions Of Comic Market

What cosplayers wear at Comiket aren’t the only colourful clothes at Japan’s biggest self published comic fair. The outfits that the booth companions don are just as fetching.


August 15, 2011
In Real Life

Don’t Let Some Rules Stop Your Sexy

This weekend, the Comic Market, aka Comiket, tore through Tokyo. And earlier this month, new rules were revealed for skimpy Comiket cosplay: cover up!


August 8, 2011
News

Good Morning! Here’s 40 Minutes Of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

If the extended demonstration of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at Quakecon was good enough to fend off the onset of child birth to watch, then maybe you should grab a snack and settle in with it as well.


December 31, 2010
Nintendo

Did Japan Fall Out Of Love With Love Plus?

Anecdotal evidence at best, but a mountain of Love Plus items apparently didn’t exactly move like hotcakes at Comiket.


In Real Life

On A Quest For More Cosplay Photos?

Japan’s Comiket, aka Comic Market, grinds on, and folks are buying self-published manga, games and photobooks. But it’s really hard to overstate how big the event’s cosplay is.


In Real Life

On A Quest For More Cosplay Photos?

Japan’s Comiket, aka Comic Market, grinds on, and folks are buying self-published manga, games and photobooks. But it’s really hard to overstate how big the event’s cosplay is.

Previously, Kotaku posted the first day of Comiket cosplay. Here’s more, including shots of the second day’s festivities.

010年最後の晴れ舞台!, 今年最後の笑顔をありがとう!, コミケ79は気合いだ [Ota-Suke]

【速報】コミケ&となコス コスプレダイジェスト3 【コミケ79レポ】 [Moeyo.com]

[コミケ79]ガチからネタまで、コスプレいろいろ【ギャラリーその3】, [コミケ79]ガチからネタまで、コスプレいろいろ【ギャラリーその2】 [Kotaku Japan]