The cosplay industry is adjacent to the gaming industry. There are many game-related cosplayers at Comiket and other events, and there is also a cosplay area at Tokyo Game Show, so the relationship is very close.
This time, I went to the venue of “World Cosplay Summit 2024” held at Oasis 21 in Nagoya, a major event in the cosplay world, and I would like to tell you about the event.
First, the Cosplay Summit was held for three days from August 2nd to 4th. On Friday the 2nd, there was only a night parade, and general exhibitions such as booths were held on the Saturday and Sunday of the 3rd and 4th.
Although it was extremely hot in Nagoya, with temperatures reaching 38 degrees on the day, the venue was packed with layerers and visitors. The number of visitors over the three days exceeded 250,000!
As for the game booth, there was a huge NieR:Automata photo booth on display.
Sound good ! The booth of a smartphone app game called Kotaro was busy with many cosplayers.
In addition, at another adjacent venue, the “World Cosplay Championship 2024” was being held, where representatives from all over the world competed in cosplay and performance. As a gamer myself, I really enjoyed this show, as there were obviously a lot of game-based cosplays, and the performances included many famous scenes from games.
Although it was not a gaming event in the purest sense, as I mentioned at the beginning, gaming and cosplay are adjacent genres, and I felt that it was a fun event for gamers as well.
World Cosplay Summit 2024 official website
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