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2014 Kigurumi Chronicle

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

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March 22-23: character kigurumi become a scheduled public interaction in Family Park

AnimeJapan 2014 ran March 22-23 in Tokyo Big Sight East Halls 1-6. The organizer report says Family Park's interaction stage presented Doraemon, Sgt. Frog, and other character kigurumi in sequence. Families, adult anime fans, and couples joined commemorative photographs and handshakes. An adjacent photo area displayed character dolls including Crayon Shin-chan and Raccoon Rascal.1

This is an official-character or mascot context, not an animegao participant event. Its chronological value is narrower: by 2014, character kigurumi had been organized at a general anime convention as a public program centered on photography and handshakes.

March 22-23: Cosplayers World's indoor and outdoor photography infrastructure operates

The same post-event report confirms that Cosplayers World operated both indoor and outdoor photography areas. The indoor area supplied sets and backdrops tied to titles including Kantai Collection, Attack on Titan, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The outdoor area drew anime, game, and manga cosplayers and photographers, including international participants. With support from ACOS and COSPA, the event also offered costume rental for JPY 1,000 per hour, giving first-time cosplayers a public entry route.1

Source

  1. AnimeJapan, “AnimeJapan 2014 Report,” https://anime-japan.jp/2014/report/ ↩↩