Hello! We’re finished with the desktop publishing phase of the first issue and the magazine is off to print! Cosplay Gen’s first issue is going to be launched at Otaku Festival 2010 in Bucharest (Romania) on May 14-16. Here’s the second preview of the first issue and the last one till we launch the magazine.

Thanks for your love and support and stay tuned!
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Both Maki & Taka are regular contributors to TokyoFashion.com, a Harajuku-based English language website dedicated to Japanese street fashion. The site is updated daily with fresh street fashion photos from Harajuku and other areas of Tokyo. TokyoFashion.com also covers runway shows, fashion events, fashion news, and anything else related to fashion in the world’s most crowded metropolis.

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First of all, my skill set and level of quality evolved over the past 10 years. I learned how to sew when I got into cosplay, and I am completely self-taught, so, depending on the costume I wanted to make, I had to learn new skills and evolve in my sewing and crafting techniques. These days I feel fairly confident that I could tackle almost any costume that catches my interest, but I also want to continue to challenge myself and hone my skills.
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Hi there, we’re almost done with the desktop publishing phase of the magazine and then it’s off to the printers! In the meantime we offer you a small preview of how Cosplay Gen is going to look like.

We hope you like it!
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Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland, a story about a girl named Alice who winds up in a fantasy world full of creatures when falling into a rabbit hole, has influenced many works along the way since its debut in 1865 and its impact can be seen even in comics or manga and anime. Cosplayers Bandit Ying, Dan The Farmer and Cvy, inspired by both steampunk culture and Alice in Wonderland’s fantasy world, have made their own original version, with the best of each, a steampunk Alice in Wonderland crossover.
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I want to make a costume. I want to put on latex and leather and a corset studded with screws, and I want to wear a wig, fake lashes and cupid bow lips in black. I want to move around, tall and regal, and see the world through someone else’s eyes. I want to wear gloves and ignore the heat and the sweat going down in rivulets on my spine under the synthetic material, because I want to be black and shiny and mysterious. I want to be Macabre Toshiya.
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