World Cosplay Summit Partners with Anime News Media "ANIME FREAKS"

WCS Inc. (World Cosplay Summit Executive Office) is pleased to announce a media partnership with the anime news media "ANIME FREAKS" to enhance information dissemination for the World Cosplay Summit.

This collaboration aims to continuously share the appeal of the World Cosplay Summit, which brings together cosplayers and fans from around the world, with anime fans both domestically and internationally.

The main focus of this partnership will be to disseminate event information, participating countries and regions, performers, related programs, and scenes from the event through "World Cosplay Summit 2026" (Abbreviation: CosSami 2026) in collaboration with "ANIME FREAKS."

World Cosplay Summit 2026 is scheduled to be held in various locations in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, from July 31 (Fri) to August 2 (Sun), 2026.

◆ Background of the Media Partnership

The World Cosplay Summit is one of the world's largest cosplay events, held with the aim of promoting international exchange and cultural dissemination through cosplay.

In recent years, Japanese pop culture, including anime, manga, and games, has seen a growing fan community worldwide. Cosplay, too, has evolved as a culture that connects people across borders and languages through love for works and expressive power.

The World Cosplay Summit is committed to strengthening its information outreach to reach more people with the appeal of cosplay culture, targeting anime fans both in Japan and abroad.

"ANIME FREAKS" is an anime news media outlet that delivers news, features, interviews, and event reports related to anime. In addition to its Japanese version, it offers multilingual content in English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, and other languages, enhancing its global information dissemination to anime fans worldwide. Through this media partnership, we will provide information about the World Cosplay Summit from multiple perspectives, aligning with the viewpoints of anime fans both domestically and internationally.

◆ Key Collaboration Details for CosSami 2026, the First Year

In 2026, the first year of this media partnership, we will focus on disseminating information about World Cosplay Summit 2026 and leverage the strengths of both parties.

The World Cosplay Summit will introduce "ANIME FREAKS" as a media partner and promote awareness of this collaboration through its official website and social media. "ANIME FREAKS" will provide information to anime and cosplay fans in Japan and abroad by publishing news about World Cosplay Summit 2026, featuring articles on events and programs, reporting on events during and after the summit, and introducing participating countries and regions, representative cosplayers, performers, and related projects.

In addition to articles and social media content, we will discuss and gradually implement specific collaboration details, including on-site initiatives, to ensure that more people can enjoy World Cosplay Summit 2026.

Specific content and release dates will be announced sequentially as they are decided.

◆ About WCS Inc.

WCS Inc. is a company that plans and operates the "World Cosplay Summit," one of the world's largest cosplay events. Through the promotion of cosplay culture, international exchange, and regional collaboration, it delivers the appeal of Japanese pop culture to Japan and the world.

Company Name

WCS Inc.

Representative

Tokumaru Oguri, Representative Director

Location

Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Business Activities

Planning and operation of the World Cosplay Summit, business development related to cosplay culture

Official Website

https://wcs.co.jp/

◆ World Cosplay Summit 2026 Overview

The World Cosplay Summit is one of the world's largest cosplay events, held with the aim of promoting international exchange and cultural dissemination through cosplay. It features a variety of cosplay-centric programs, including the "World Cosplay Championship" where representative cosplayers from around the world gather, stage events, photo sessions, parades, and related programs.

Event Dates

July 31 (Fri), August 1 (Sat), August 2 (Sun), 2026 (3 days)

Venue

Oasis 21 / Aichi Arts Center (Main Hall) / Hisaya-odori Park / Osu Shopping District / Hisaya-odori Garden Flarie / Central Park / Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER / SLOW ART CENTER NAGOYA

Participating Countries/Regions

41 Countries/Regions: Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Ecuador / France / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Italy / Japan / South Korea / Kuwait / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Mongolia / Morocco / Netherlands / Philippines / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Saudi Arabia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad and Tobago / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam *The United Arab Emirates will not participate due to circumstances.

Organizer

World Cosplay Summit Executive Committee (Composed of: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau, Chubu Centrair International Airport Co., Ltd., Osu Shopping District Federation, The Japan Times, Ltd., TV Aichi Corporation, WCS Inc.)

Official Websites

World Cosplay Summit 2026: https://worldcosplaysummit.jp/

World Cosplay Championship: https://wcc.worldcosplaysummit.jp/

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World Cosplay Summit History

World Cosplay Championship

◆ About Event Coverage

We welcome event coverage for World Cosplay Summit 2026. Please cover the passion of the cosplayers and the international atmosphere of the event spreading throughout Nagoya and Sakae.

Media accreditation requests can be made through the following page:

https://www.worldcosplaysummit.jp/media

Regarding Downloadable Press Data

Please download the data from the Google Drive below and use it for your articles.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mnLBjUEEpuLHjS13usdgubCzqzOsQX6f?usp=sharing