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As Otaku culture continues to permeate the west we continue to see it in mainstream media more often. Such as the New York Times, which has profiled CLAMP on their website. The article delves into the different styles CLAMP uses in their works as well as their relevance as female authors in the manga business.

It also shows that being girls, they have an advantage in reaching the female audience:

“It’s common in girls’ manga for a character to transform, as Sailor Moon does, and we wanted to incorporate that into ‘Sakura,’ ” Ms. Ohkawa said. “But many of them always wear the same outfit, so we wanted to add a twist. We feel it’s pretty sad for a girl to wear the same outfit all the time.”

I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with CLAMP and my girlfriend loving everything this troup of deviants put out only fuels the fire, but I’m still here, posting this. Go read.

[NY Times / Via ANN]

Check out this stunning collection of cosplay photography by Carter McKendry, aka Seiya235. He’s been to some of the biggest cosplay events in Japan and has captured the good, the bad and the someone-gouge-out-my-eyes ugly. Lots of fujoshi eye candy. Here’s some of my favorites.

I-no from Guilty Gear, Azumanga, Lilith from Dark Stalkers

Besides anime and video game cosplay there is also photos of many others of japan’s sub-cultures, gothic lolitas, leather punks, ganguro girls, ravers and… this.

After all, no cosplay collection is complete without some crossplay. Be sure to check out the rest of his photos here.

[Seiya235]