TABLE OF CONTENTS
REVIEW Comiket 77
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PROFILES Jo Chris Gary Blacklash
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INTERVIEW Alice in Steampunkland
DO IT YOURSELF High Ponytail Wig Tutorial
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ARTICLE Portraying Dir en grey’s Toshiya
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FASHION & STREETFUL OF STORIES A Short History of Ura-Hara Fashion 50 What It Takes to Be a Lolita 54 16 PROFILES AmenoKitarou RainerTachibana Lionel Lum Walter Bratelli
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INTERVIEW Cosplay Society
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BEGINNER’S CORNER Sewing Tutorial
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ARTICLE Lighting in Cosplay Photography
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PROFILES Yaya Han Green Makakas Astarohime INTERVIEW Jesuke: The Passion for Cosplay
54 EDITORIAL TEAM Publisher: Otaku Entertainment Editor-in-chief: Ruxandra Târcă Coordinating Editor: Cristian Botea Art Director: Mihai Marcu Editors: Irina Georgescu, Măriuca Mihalache, Camelia Antal-Burlacu Photographers: Alexandru Dan, Tomaso Mainardi DTP: Afaceri Prospere Print&Pre-press: IDEA Design + Print Contact: team@cosplaygen.com Web: cosplaygen.com
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