1997 Kigurumi Chronicle

This volume records events, works and publications from this year. Announcements and completed events are identified separately.

Verifiable nodes

April 4-6: completed TGS 1997 spring record

The official retrospective labels the second edition “1997 spring,” gives April 4-6 and 121,172 visitors, and says the response to the first edition prompted spring and autumn events.¹ This is event-wide operating context, not a record of kigurumi participation, making, or etiquette rules.

September 5-7: completed TGS 1997 autumn record

The same source labels the third edition “1997 autumn” and gives September 5-7 and 140,630 visitors.¹ Total attendance does not establish the scale, first appearance, or participation of any performance-costume category.

Source

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1. Tokyo Game Show / CESA, “東京ゲームショウ30周年,” 1997 spring and autumn entries, accessed 2026-09-03, https://tgs.cesa.or.jp/2026/30th ↩↩