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more about #manga TRT-X: While costume wise the west can often keep up with the east, in terms of overall "performance" the east frequently dominates. There's something about... more » the7k: Based on my experiences at AWA - hell yes. I've seen a great deal of wonderful cosplays by westerners. Sure, there are a lot of bad ones, but that's t... more » scrapking: "Cosplay could even be considered dressing up as a policeman or a nurse." I can't speak for the rest of the world, but in Canada at least, cosplay wh... more » PapaBear434: Can The West Cosplay With The Best Of Them? Oh, I'd say we could. The real question we should all be asking ourselves is, do we really WANT to? I m... more » Resev: DAAAAAAAMN!!! more » maraxusofk: Dare y'all to tell these g's that they can't cosplay. Do it. more » chaindrop: Ryuuk says hi more » Chesu: I don't have much to say about the article... but aren't the two at the top from New Dominion Tank Police? more » Nexus6: To me Cosplay is like Karaoke. Interpret that any way you want to. more » drizzt_rocks: Well for one thing atleast the japanese do not have nearly as many fat chick cosplays. Thank god ... more » Owosso: Was... was one of those chicks a guy? The one with the really long gun? (har har) more » maraxusofk: Tell me she doesn't cosplay well. more » Helba: I understand the position of the article, and let me say I don't think there's some superiority running through the blood of J-cosplayers; I think the... more » TheWaffle: More of the Puma girls, please. I didn't even think people *remembered* Tank Police! more » Leanid: When we're looking at the lows, America can go reeeaaallllyyy low. At the same time, I feel that it also has some of the best. The Japanese average is... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: The worst thing about the western vs japanese cosplaying thing is the exact same stupidity from all other xenophobic racist comments out there... much... more » NoBullet: Cosplay was invented in America. Once again Japan cant think up anything for themselves and steal someone else's idea, try to improve it and try to ge... more » 0xC001D00D: All the japanese Link cosplay I saw are ridiculous, those instead looks quite beautiful more » VaioStreams: oh shit, let me put my 2 cents in here...maybe 3 that woman, Bella something. she's not fat. not at all. she's not a toothpick either. but there in l... more » Purple Dave: I have to admit that I sorta had a Japanese-do-it-better feel for cosplay, but I didn't realize they were all wearing store-bought costumes. That's k... more » -
#feature
Can The West Cosplay With The Best Of Them?
There is a stereotype — an unfair stereotype — that Westerners cannot cosplay. More » -
#squareenix
Square Enix On Why Manga Doesn't Sell As Big Overseas
Final Fantasy maker Square Enix doesn't only make Final Fantasy. The Japanese company also has an anime and manga division, responsible for titles like Saki and Full Metal Alchemist. More » -
#gallery
Otaku Cars Galore!
Over the weekend, the second annual ItaG Festival was held in Tokyo's Odaiba. Something like 800 itasha were on display, sporting anime, manga and game characters. More » -
#culture
Japanese Internet Reacts To BBC's Dying Nation Claims
The Japanese population is shrinking. That doesn't have much to do with video games, now does it? Or does it? More » -
#strikewitches
Moe Military Airplane Game Coming To Xbox 360
Futuristic military sorcery franchise Strike Witches has been announced for the Xbox 360. Originally illustrated in mags, Strike Witches went on to become a light novel, manga and anime. More » -
#manga
Eternal Sonata Manga Looks... Different
I just now got around to reading the manga adaptation of Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (a.k.a. Eternal Sonata) by Kuroi Mimei and I've got to say — I'm a little weirded out. More » -
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#manga
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Manga Kicks Off
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days isn't due out in North America for another two months or so, but maybe the manga will tide you over 'til then. More » -
#manga
Bar Girl Game Now Bar Girl Comic
D3 Publisher's upcoming Xbox 360 title Dream C Club lets players booze it up with maid-uniform-wearing night club hostesses. The game is text heavy, perfect fodder for a comic book. More » -
#wii
Japanese Space Opera Manga In Japanese *And* English
Leiji Matsumoto, famed creator of space opera Space Battleship Yamato, is debuting his new manga on the Wii's online Shopping Channel. Best of all, it will have English. More » -
#haruhisuzumiya
SEGA Says "Ahoy!" With Haruhi Suzumiya
What's better than a pirate? A Haruhi Suzumiya pirate! SEGA's upcoming Wii title The Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya is getting its own limited edition "heroine collection." More » -
#maximumrisky
Erotic Game Makers In Female Manga Form
Manga with saucy female content is nothing new at all. Ditto for erotic games. But a manga about female erotic game makers making shojo erotic games? -
#japan
Konami's PSP Shounen Fighter
Battle of the manga titans! Konami has announced a 3D PSP "action" fighting title featuring characters from Kodansha's Shounen Magazine and Shogakukan's Weekly Shounen Sunday. -
#whiteknightchronicles
White Knight Chronicles Gets Manga Preview
The official Japanese website for Level-5's PlayStation 3 RPG White Knight Chronicles has updated with a manga ebook prequel set 10,000 years before the events in the game. More » -
#hollywood
Dragonball Movie Title Evolves
Everyone's favorite upcoming goofy Hollywood flick Dragon Ball is apparently getting a slightly reworked title: Dragonball Evolution. This isn't yet confirmed by studio 20th Century Fox, but URL DragonballEvolutionmovie.com redirects to FoxMovies.com. More » -
#manga
Japan To Get WiiWare Manga
Japanese Wii owners will soon be able to get their manga on without even turning their heads away from the TV screen. Welcome to the future, don't forget to eat and sleep. More »
