Authorities crack down on cosplaying on Halloween night in Beijing

Authorities crack down on cosplaying on Halloween night in Beijing

Police officers surround cosplayers in a commercial district in Beijing on Halloween night on Oct. 31, 2024, as authorities remain vigilant against possible anti-establishment movements lurking in the spread of Western cultural events like Halloween.

Authorities crack down on cosplaying on Halloween night in Beijing

Authorities crack down on cosplaying on Halloween night in Beijing

Security officers surround cosplayers in a commercial district in Beijing on Halloween night on Oct. 31, 2024, as authorities remain vigilant against possible anti-establishment movements lurking in the spread of Western cultural events like Halloween.

Cosplaying event in Japan

Cosplaying event in Japan

People cosplaying as game or animation characters pose in the western Japan city of Tokushima on Oct. 15, 2022, as they gather for a cosplay event.

Cosplaying event in Japan

Cosplaying event in Japan

People cosplaying as game or animation characters pose in the western Japan city of Tokushima on Oct. 15, 2022, as they gather for a cosplay event.

Online cosplaying event

Online cosplaying event

A cosplayer joins an online meeting of people with the same hobby of dressing as a character from a comic book, TV program and film, at his home in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 3, 2020, as people are requested to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Online cosplaying event

Online cosplaying event

A cosplayer joins an online meeting of people with the same hobby of dressing as a character from a comic book, TV program and film, at his home in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 3, 2020, as people are requested to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Online cosplaying event

Online cosplaying event

A cosplayer joins an online meeting of people with the same hobby of dressing as a character from a comic book, TV program and film, at his home in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 3, 2020, as people are requested to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Online cosplaying event

Online cosplaying event

A cosplayer joins an online meeting of people with the same hobby of dressing as a character from a comic book, TV program and film, at his home in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 3, 2020, as people are requested to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo