Young Halloween revelers crowd the Shibuya “scramble” intersection in Tokyo on October 31, 2014, as police try to maintain order. (Courtesy Jiji Press)
Inui Tatsumi dressed up like Sarutobi Asuma from the manga and anime series Naruto. (Courtesy Inui Tatsumi)
Women dressed up as characters from the video game Idolmaster on stage at the 2014 Niconico Cosplay Collection event (left); cosplayers performing at the 2014 Tokyo Game Show event as characters from the Monster Hunter 4 video game (right). (Courtesy Cure)
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