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Cosplay is the merging of the words costume and play. Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, and video games.

 Hyper Japan was held from the 22nd - 24th of July at the Olympia Two in London.

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Hyper Japan 2011 - Costumes and Activities

Hyper Japan was held from the 22nd - 24th of July at the Olympia Two in London.

by Shan Bertelli in United Kingdom on 24/07/2011

Cosplay Battle competition and prize giving and Kawaii finalists at the Hyper Japan '11 event  held at the Olympia Two in London over the weekend of the 22nd - 24th of July.

Arts & Entertainment

Hyper Japan 2011 - Cosplay and Kawaii Competitions

Cosplay Battle competition and prize giving and Kawaii finalists at the Hyper Japan '11 event held at the Olympia Two in London over the...

by Shan Bertelli in United Kingdom on 24/07/2011

24/07/2011 - HYPER JAPAN 2011 - Cosplay & Kawaii Star - United Kingdom - UK's biggest J-culture event
24/07/2011 - Hyper Japan 2011 - Costumes and Activities - United Kingdom - Hyper Japan was held from the 22nd -...
24/07/2011 - Hyper Japan 2011 - Cosplay and Kawaii Competitions - United Kingdom - Cosplay Battle competition and prize...
23/07/2011 - Hyper Japan 2011 - United Kingdom - Olympia 2 was the venue for the UK...
22/07/2011 - Cosplay Manga characters arrive at Hyper Japan 2011 - London - United Kingdom - Cosplay, the Japanese pastime of...
18/06/2011 - Oishi World Cosplay Summit - Bangkok - Thailand - The final round of the Oishi World...
30/10/2010 - Cosplay at the Cathedral of Buenos Aires - Argentina - Youth get together to dress up cosplay...
03/10/2010 - Cosplay Mania X in the Philippines - Philippines - The biggest cosplay event of the year,...
18/09/2010 - Darth Vader and 501st Legion launch book in Oslo, Norway - Norway - Sith Lord Darth Vader and troops of the...
01/08/2010 - The Feast of San Salvador’s Patron Saint. - El Salvador - People marching during the Inaugural...

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Hyper Japan 2011 - Cosplay and Kawaii Competitions
Cosplay Battle competition and prize giving and Kawaii finalists at the Hyper Japan '11 event held at the Olympia Two in London over the weekend of the 22nd - 24th of July.
Hyper Japan 2011 - Costumes and Activities
Hyper Japan was held from the 22nd - 24th of July at the Olympia Two in London.
HYPER JAPAN 2011 - Cosplay & Kawaii Star
UK's biggest J-culture event
Harajuku Style costumes adorn Hyper Japan 2011- London
Harajuku style costume, was the main attraction at Hyper Japan 2011, UK's biggest Japanese culture event at Olympia Two. Harajuku style is a Japanese fashion adopted by teenagers a...
Hyper Japan 2011
Olympia 2 was the venue for the UK's biggest J-culture event, featuring manga, gaming, shopping and cosplay. Above all, Hyper Japan was about fundraising for earthquake-struck Japa...
Japanese Lolita tea party at Hyper Japan 2011 - London
Fans of Lolita fashion attended a tea party as part of Hyper Japan 2011. Lolita fashion, or Rorīta fasshon, is a fashion subculture originating in Japan based on Victorian clothing and ...
Cosplay Manga characters arrive at Hyper Japan 2011 - London
Cosplay, the Japanese pastime of dressing-up like their favourite Manga comic characters, has arrived in the UK. A few attended the first day of the three day Hyper Japan 2011 event bei...
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