Ikebukuro Cosplay Event - Raw Footage
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While I was in Tokyo I checked out Ikebukuro Cosplay Event held at a local park. The event ran for two days though I was there just for a few hours on Saturday. This video is just raw footage I shot - just roughly 7 minutes. I originally planned to insert some of these scenes into my cosplay CMV but in the end, didn't have enough room.
The event was hosted in part by NicoNico and they have a stage with cameras to provide streaming. Pretty surreal to see live streaming of a cosplay event - in the US, I don't think any cosplay gathering or con gets live streaming... maybe DragonCon. I know Crunchyroll and NicoNico sometimes have booths in dealer but they usually don't stream the con's events. Fun fact : NicoNico's main headquarter is based in Ikebukuro.
It is open to the public though in many cases, cosplay events would have a fee for cosplayers and photographers while this one there was no fee - except for the cosplayer for the changing room.
The cosplayers changed at a nearby mall where they pay a changing room fee. I believe it is 500 yen (around $4.50). Information about the event was provided on the website.
The cosplayers could only be in certain area of the streets and park. Usually cosplayers are not allow to enter stores in costume though for this event, there is a map on their website listing specific stores they can enter.
I don't have the full info about the stage. I know the world Cosplay Summit did a presentation and afterwards there were other walk-on events. I'm assuming those cosplayers are those vetted by cosplay social media sites such as CosplayMode, Cure and Cosplay Archive.
The best analogy to here in the States would be if a local con set-up a two day event in the park where the public could enter without fee and they they set-up a stage, had cosplay skits and walk-ons and Crunchyroll stream the event and the population of San Diego Comic Con happen to attend.
The numbers listed for the event was 250,000 by one news report (link at bottom) which I'm not sure how they came about that number. I paid no ticket nor did I sign into the event. I just walked into a park. 10,000 cosplayers were to have attended. That number can be confirmed because cosplayers had to change in the changing area and pay a fee so there'll be a record of that.
In all, it was an interesting experience and I'm eager to return to Japan to explore more of how cosplay works there.
News articles relating to the event
I posted up some photos I took over on my Cospix account
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The event was hosted in part by NicoNico and they have a stage with cameras to provide streaming. Pretty surreal to see live streaming of a cosplay event - in the US, I don't think any cosplay gathering or con gets live streaming... maybe DragonCon. I know Crunchyroll and NicoNico sometimes have booths in dealer but they usually don't stream the con's events. Fun fact : NicoNico's main headquarter is based in Ikebukuro.
It is open to the public though in many cases, cosplay events would have a fee for cosplayers and photographers while this one there was no fee - except for the cosplayer for the changing room.
The cosplayers changed at a nearby mall where they pay a changing room fee. I believe it is 500 yen (around $4.50). Information about the event was provided on the website.
The cosplayers could only be in certain area of the streets and park. Usually cosplayers are not allow to enter stores in costume though for this event, there is a map on their website listing specific stores they can enter.
I don't have the full info about the stage. I know the world Cosplay Summit did a presentation and afterwards there were other walk-on events. I'm assuming those cosplayers are those vetted by cosplay social media sites such as CosplayMode, Cure and Cosplay Archive.
The best analogy to here in the States would be if a local con set-up a two day event in the park where the public could enter without fee and they they set-up a stage, had cosplay skits and walk-ons and Crunchyroll stream the event and the population of San Diego Comic Con happen to attend.
The numbers listed for the event was 250,000 by one news report (link at bottom) which I'm not sure how they came about that number. I paid no ticket nor did I sign into the event. I just walked into a park. 10,000 cosplayers were to have attended. That number can be confirmed because cosplayers had to change in the changing area and pay a fee so there'll be a record of that.
In all, it was an interesting experience and I'm eager to return to Japan to explore more of how cosplay works there.
News articles relating to the event
I posted up some photos I took over on my Cospix account
FOLLOW ME!
STORE
COSPLAY YOUR WAY
#Cosplay #CosplayinAmerica
