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Cosplay culture is gaining popularity in Kenya, where anime and manga fans are turning to creativity and recycled materials to recreate the looks of their favourite fictional characters. Thousands of enthusiasts attended the latest Otamatsuri anime and manga convention in Nairobi over the weekend, one of Africa’s largest events of……

Aug 25 — Cosplay has taken hold in Kenya, where fans must often get creative to dress up as their fantasy heroes

AFP Published:24.08.26 10:22, Update:24.08.26 10:50 Julius Mokaya puts the final touches to a prop for his costume for the Otamatsuri convention in Nairobi © AFP

Cosplay has taken hold in Kenya, where fans must often get creative to dress up as their fantasy heroes. 

Fan art and stan culture are evolving from niche hobbies into powerful forces that directly influence trends in fashion, music, and media. This is how active participation became the new pop culture currency.

Creative industries are a source of economic growth, contributing to the U.S. dominance of digital platforms and its service export surplus. At the same time, they are also part of broader digital ecosystems and long-term international influence, as competition over global audiences and information space intensifies. As Japan moves to strengthen creative industries as a…

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa is officially here! This is truly the most epic weekend, bringing together the most creative and fashionable fans in one electric place as we celebrate the power of fandom across the worlds of Disney.

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We’ve all experienced a time when we’re surrounded by people yet feel completely out of place. That’s the exact feeling Dodo Duckie starts from: a duckling raised among chickens, convinced something is wrong with him because he just can’t fit in.