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Review of “Let's Go Cosplay Fan Magazine”:

Cosplay reference materials are difficult to obtain in the United States, and this magazine is a wonderful addition to our growing collection.  We recommend "Let's Go Cosplay Fan Magazine", for the quality of cosplayer photography as well as quantity of useful information.  A special pictorial entitled, "Viva! Cosplayer Typhoon", includes 13 celebrity cosplayers in a variety of sexy costumes.  Lovely twins, Luke and Michiru modeling game character and G-Taste fashions.  This magazine also contains extensive reports of 6 cosplay events, with hundreds of photographs of both male and female cosplayers.  An interesting section, "Cosplayer My Room Watching", chronicles the daily lives of 3 female cosplayers.  Includes "before & after" photographs of the women in casual clothes and then in costume, as well as constructing and preparing their costumes for events.  The "Cosplay Street- Special Item & Costum" section highlights cosplayers and details of their costumes.  Cosplayers were asked what part of their costume was the most challenging and/or of interest to them.  We liked the fact the photographs are well composed, lit properly and full-length (even including the shoes).  The magazine offers useful tips on constructing Card Captor Sakura, Furikuri, Dead or Alive 2 and Final Fantasy IX costumes.  Manga, cosplayer polls, shopping directories, website listings and so much more!

This magazine is jammed packed with information.  The numerous cosplay images gives one a clear idea of the anime and video game trends in Japan.