First Laughs at the Costume Players' Unique Cosplay Matching! Introducing the male cosplayers who made "Comic Market 97" a frenzy [2019/12/28-31].

Comic Market 97 (C97), the world's largest coterie magazine exhibition, was held for four days from December 28, 2019, and closed on December 31.

One of the best parts of Comiket is the cosplayers strutting around the various venues. This year again, many unique cosplayers decorated the venue.

Female cosplayers tend to attract most of the attention, but what always attracts attention on SNS and other social networking sites are the inventive cosplayers with their own stories to tell. Neta cosplayers are mainly active at the entrances, where they are seen by many visitors to Comiket.

Although the quality of the individual cosplayers is high, the most attractive aspect of cosplay is the "Awase" (unity) that occurs when several people gather together. There was a group of older female characters from the "Ghibli" series, and another group of little girls who were the main characters from "Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

In addition to the quality of the cosplay, skill is also required in the creation of the backgrounds, weapons, and other modeling materials. Cosplays such as "God's pronouncement" made of cardboard and "Holy Grail-kun" made of red velour fabric showed the gap between cheap-looking and gorgeous materials.

Male character cosplay, which has been on the rise in recent years, was also a treat. A wide variety of cosplay was shown, including Kibana from "Pokémon: Sword Shield" and foreign characters such as Keines, Elmeroi, and Archibald from "Fate/Zero.

So, here are some of the stories and male cosplayers who enlivened the venue over the four days of "Comic Market 97".
⇒"Demon Slayer" was very popular? The corporate booths were immediately closed for handouts due to Enako's appearance. Photo report of the angels who colored "Comic Market 97" [2019/12/28-31].

⇒Focus on the corporate booths where you can feel the momentum of Chinese content! Introducing the beautiful cosplayers who appeared on the second day of "Comic Market 97" [2019/12/28-31].

■Cosplay by Noriyuki Makihara
Ms. Mamikoto