Beyond Shibuya! Why are super cosplayers “gathering in Ikebukuro”?
The “Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest 2022” was held for two days from October 29 to 30 at Toshima Municipal Toshima Midorino Disaster Prevention Park (nicknamed “IKE-SUNPARK”) in Ikebukuro.
The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest is a cosplay event that includes various events such as “Cosplayer Of The Year 2023,” where cosplayers compete for the grand prize of the year and their love of cosplay, and the “World Cosplay Summit Stage,” where cosplayers from around the world show their cosplay.
Events such as the “Ikehara Cosplay Parade” held from Sunshine Street in front of Hareza Ikebukuro and the “Cosplay Gathering” where cosplayers of the same work or theme enjoy taking group photos with other cosplayers are also held on a pre-COVID-19 crisis scale. Ikebukuro was vividly decorated by cosplayers.
In “Cosplayer Of The Year 2023,” the centerpiece event of the “Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest 2022,” 87 Pumpkin won the overall grand prize. On stage, he said, “I never thought I would receive such an award. I was very happy to be able to interact with so many cosplayers. Thank you very much.
In addition to the parade and stage, many cosplayers participated in the event, showing off their cosplay of the games “Uma Musume,” “FGO (Fate/Grand Order),” “Harakami” and the anime “SPY x FAMILY,” “Chainsaw Man” and “Oni no Kane”.
People from various backgrounds, including those who normally work as accountants in companies or receptionists as civil servants, enjoyed an extraordinary experience as they underwent spectacular transformations in the locker rooms.
