A cosplay enthusiast performs during the 12th Shanghai comic convention held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, East China, February 23, 2013. (Xinhua/Lai Xinlin) A ...

In Shanghai, China's economic capital, a ban on cosplay was imposed ahead of Halloween this year. However, citizens continued to "guerrilla cosplay" against the crackdown and shouted "freedom." This ...

This past weekend saw Shanghai’s first Comic Con, and the city is still figuring out what to do with it. The audience is loosely divided into two groups: fans, who came for a chance to be a part of ...

A booth model fixes her makeup at the 2013 ChinaJoy gaming conference on July 25, 2013 in Shanghai. The young woman explained she was still feeling under the weather after coming down with a cold two ...

Participants dressed as Japanese animation characters gather outside the Hong Kong convention centre on the first day of the annual Hong Kong Comics Festival and Game Fair Credit: AP The annual fair ...

A contestant wearing a cosplay outfit arranges his wig during the 8th Annual China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, in Shanghai on July 29, 2010. (Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images) Liquid ...