AZA MIYUKO comes to Fukuoka!!

On September 15th, (Monday) the popular cosplayer AZA MIYUKO, known throughout the world came to Fukuoka! At asianbeat we'll soon be posting a fun little anecdote about AZA MIYUKO's experience of Fukuoka, so please stay tuned for this exclusive!

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2014.09.17

[Cosplayers Laboratory] - Korea - #008 AZA MIYUKO

In this eighth installment, we will be introducing you to AZA MIYUKO who has just this year participated in the "World Cosplay Summit" held in August as one of the Korean representatives! She became extremely poplular with her "Kuroneko" cosplay in Japan but at this event you will be able to see a wide variety of characters so be sure not to miss it!

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2014.09.10

#8 Otaku Girls Turn Out in Force for Comic World Taiwan!

In August 2014, I visited Taiwan to take part in their largest female-oriented dōjinshi market event, “Comic World Taiwan” (CWT). My travels have taken me to otaku events all over the world, but the sheer excitement and enthusiasm from the otaku that gathered at CWT was really something else.

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2014.09.10

Wonder Festival 2014 Summer Company Booth Report

We bring you a special article from Tokyo Otaku Mode on the "Wonder Festival 2014 Summer Company Booth Report," which took place on July 27th!

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2014.09.03

asianbeat Vietnam Summer Festival ★KIRAKIRA NIGHT★ Success!

On July 26th - 27th, asianbeat held an "asianbeat Vietnam Summer Festival ★KIRAKIRA NIGHT★! Over the course of the two days, over 8,000 people came to join us!

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2014.08.26

C3 in HongKong 2014 (C3 Japanese Anime Expo 2014)

This year, "C3 in HongKong 2014" has been officially approved by WCS(World Cosplay Summit) and the winner of the "C3 in HongKong 2014" had a chance to participate WCS finals as a representative! Let's see what this event was like!!

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2014.08.21

[Report from Aki in Hanoi] Japanese Fuji Matsuri (Japanese Wisteria Festival) in Hanoi

On Sunday June 1 the Cung Xuan center, Tuoi Tre Park was the home to a Japanese Fuji Matsuri (Japanese Wisteria Festival). For the last two years a multitude of festivals related to Japan have been held here.

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2014.08.01

asianbeat in Japan Expo, Paris!!

On 2nd to 6th July, asianbeat participated world-famous event, "Japan Expo"! There were many cosplayers at the venue and very popular yuru-chara mascots Kumamon and Funassyi were spotted at the event!

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2014.07.31

[Cosplayers Laboratory] - Korea - #004 Caruto

In this fourth installment our first male cosplayer makes an appearance! Caruto made a name for himself at the 2011 "ASIA VOCALOID FESTA." He made such a kawaii Miku that many people thought he was a girl! Ever since he has continued and has been upgrading himself over the past three years and has found himself a large fan base!

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2014.07.29

asianbeat Summer Festival ★KIRAKIRA NIGHT★ in Hanoi, Vietnam

The multilingual pop culture website, asianbeat has been gaining its recognition in Vietnam where Japanese pop culture contents such as manga, anime and cosplay are very popular among youth. asianbeat will be hosting a summer festival, ★KIRAKIRA NIGHT★ on Sat. 26- Sun. 27 July, 2014 in Hanoi, Vietnam, so come & join us!

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2014.07.18

[Cosplayers Laboratory] #010 - Taiwan - Cha-guang, Lie-shen

Cosplayer #010: The Taiwanese cosplay duo that made an appearance at the Cosplay World Summit 2013 are undoubtedly a crowd favorite - meet Cha-guang and Lie-shen.

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2014.07.09

asianbeat will be participating "Japan Expo" in France!

Japan Expo will be held in Paris, France this coming July. This year, asianbeat will be participating along with "Fukuoka Kanbe-Kun" and Japan Lolita Association to promote Fukuoka!

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2014.06.25

Feudal Warlords in the Modern World!

“Gunshi Kanbei” is the title of this year’s (2014) popular “Taiga drama,” and if you come to Fukuoka, you just might get the chance to meet Kanbei for yourself!

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2014.06.20

[Cosplayers Laboratory] - China - #017　Huang Jing-Xiang, Yue-Yue

For our 17th installment of "Cosplayers Laboratory," Huang Jing-Xiang and Yue-Yue impresses with his take on "The Hobbit!"

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2014.06.10

[Cosplayers Laboratory] - Korea - #003 Yuhee

Our third guest goes by the name Yuhee. She is extremely talented and can pull off any number of sexy or refreshingly casual. She has a background in voice acting, mostly for games and is a multi-faceted entertainer.

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2014.06.03

An anime-centric radio program by the name "Ani-tune ❤Fukuoka" is starting broadcasted by CROSS FM.

Have you heard? An anime-centric radio program by the name "Ani-tune ❤Fukuoka" is starting broadcasted by CROSS FM.

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2014.05.23

Hong Kong and Taiwan Enter the World Cosplay Summit!

The World Cosplay expands to take entrants from 22 countries!

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2014.05.16

[Cosplayers Laboratory] #009 - Taiwan - AKATSUKI Tsukasa

Cosplayer number 9: whether she's cosplaying boys or girls Akatsuki Tsukasa always appeals

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2014.05.15

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #102 Are all European Girls who Love Japanese Idols this Shy?

Continuing on from my article last week, in April 2014, I attended Italy’s largest Japanese pop culture event, ROMICS, for the first time since fall, 2011.

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2014.05.07

[Cosplayers Laboratory] - China - #016　Caicai

Cosplayer #016 is a 10 year veteran, it's Caicai.

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2014.04.22