Eiichiro Oda's long-running shonen manga adventure One Piece is always a favorite theme for cosplayers. The costumes are fun, but it's the story and action that really hooks in the fans like Meghan and Catrina.
"The friendship that the characters share is really cool," said Meghan. "...and the fights!" added Catrina. "I like that ALL the characters fight, not just the boys."
Over 18,000 anime, manga, Japanese fashion and pop culture fans came out to the 2nd annual New York Anime Festival at Manhattan's Jacob K. Javits Center. Special guests included the creators of Vampire Hunter D, author Hideyuki Kikuchi and artist Yoshitaka Amano; Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, anime voice actress Rie Tanaka and the designers of Lolita couture house Baby The Stars Shine Bright.
- Read more a report from Day 1 and 2 of NYAF '08
- Visit Shonen Jump's official One Piece manga webpage