Comiket, aka the Comic Market, is the world’s largest fair for self-published comic books. It’s held twice a year in Tokyo and has grown from some 600 visitors in 1975 to over half a million.
Apparently with concerns about public indecency offences in mind the organisers have banned sexy cosplay. This is somewhat odd as there is no shortage of sexy comic book material for sale during the event itself.
The often raunchy Japanese tabloid Tokyo Sports report;
[Under the new rules] any costume with visible underwear or genitals is banned, as well as anything which greatly emphasises the genital region. Not wearing underwear is also banned. Anyone wearing swimwear must also wear supporters or underwear.
The revisions are severe, but the biggest change is this:
“For the chest, the standard is for no more than a third of the skin to be uncovered, and for no underwear to be visible (for women only).”
One lady cosplayer has this to say: “There are lots of cosplayer girls who hone their bodies for this event and look forward to being fussed over by photographers. These girls are going to be gutted by the ban. Young, cute, busty or scantily clad cosplayers are all popular. It’s all a nice fantasy world.”
Picture credit: Mega Mihinata.
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