JapaneseStreets today attended West Power 2007, one of the larger cosplay events in West Japan. Some 80 photographs of this event have been uploaded to our photo section.
Some of the characters we encountered:
• Firi from Lamento (game)
• Naria and Eria from The Vision of Escaflowne (anime)
• Sarutobi Sasuke from Sengoku Basara (game)
• Cloud from FF7 (game)
• Cutie Honey from Cutie Honey (manga/anime)
• Aukusou from Five Star Story (manga)
• Suiginto and Shinku from Rosen Maiden (anime)
• Garuhodo from Samurai Spirit (game)
• C.C., Ruruushu, Suzaku and Yufemia from Kodo Gears (anime)
Click here to see all the photographs
About the AuthorInspired by the stunningly creative street fashion that exploded on the streets of Tokyo and Osaka in the late 1990’s, photo-journalist Kjeld Duits launched JAPANESE STREETS in 2002. This makes JS one of the first fashion blogs on the net, and the very first to cover Japanese street fashion.
Recent articles by Kjeld Duits:
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