World Cosplay Summit 2007 opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - People from Japan and 12 other countries dressed as characters from comic books and animated cartoons walk through a shopping street in Nagoya on Aug. 4 as the World Cosplay Summit 2007 begins in the city.

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Cosplayers parade down the Osu shopping street in Nagoya, central Japan, on the final day of the annual World Cosplay Summit on Aug. 6, 2023.

Cosplayers parade down the Osu shopping street in Nagoya, central Japan, on the final day of the annual World Cosplay Summit on Aug. 6, 2023.

Cosplayers perform in a cosplay contest during the annual World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 5, 2023.

Cosplayers perform in a cosplay contest during the annual World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 5, 2023.

Cosplayers perform in a cosplay contest during the annual World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 5, 2023.

Cosplayers from various countries parade in a shopping arcade in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Aug. 7, 2022, for the 2022 World Cosplay Summit.

Cosplayers from various countries parade in a shopping arcade in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Aug. 7, 2022, for the 2022 World Cosplay Summit.

Cosplayers from various countries pose for a photo in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Aug. 7, 2022, for the 2022 World Cosplay Summit.

Cosplayers from various countries parade in a shopping arcade in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Aug. 7, 2022, for the 2022 World Cosplay Summit.