(TrendHunter.com) Taking cosplay to a more aggressive level, an Otaku kickboxer, Youichirou Jienotsu Nagashima, crushed his opponent after entering the ring as cosplay character Hatsune Miku! In previous bouts, the bone-breaker

California-based Lolita Fashion Collective Cosplay Oneesan will host celebrated Japanese clothing label Angelic Pretty and eclectic New Classical ensemble Kokusyoku Sumire at "Yumemiru Musical Paradise" an exclusive event at Los Angeles' Kyoto Grand Hotel, Nov 8-9, 2008. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1481304.htm

One of the many, extremely refined, cosplayers featured in MANGA MAD movie.

8 Film Festival

Russia Samara, September-October 2008: Open Student Film Festival 8

The following film genres are welcome to participate in the contest:

classic drama

film adaptation

love story

detective story

action film

comedy

school story

musical film

art house

sports film

cover film

anime-cosplay film

The topic of the year 2008 Festival is Me and My Home.Applications are to be submitted by e-mail: film812@yandex.ru; by regular mail: 443099 Russia, Samara, ul. Kuybusheva, 96, House of Cinema, Volga-Film Studio (please put the 8 mark on the envelope). The deadline for applications is September 7, 2008.

Please provide the following information in your application:

Name, school/college/university, your genre (in case of screen adaptation or cover film please provide the source), film name, brief annotation, address, contact phone and/or e-mail, photograph of the author.The ready DVD films are to be sent by September 21, 2008 to

All-Con is a 3-day convention which provides an umbrella of content supporting fans of Television, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Renaissance, Anime, Cosplay, Costuming, Theater / Performing Arts, Artists, Crafts, Collecting, Model Construction, and Film Making. The annual convention is open to the public from Friday March 7th through Sunday March 9th in Dallas, Texas. (PRWeb Jan 7, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U2luZy1Qcm9mLVRoaXItUGlnZy1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=

Comiket @ Tokyo Big Sight is the biggest event in Japan. Twice a year " summer & winter " over three days, with more than 140,000 fans of manga and anime attend each day. Comics are ultra-ubiquitious with an omnipresence...