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JAPANIMATION DAYOn the morning of April 17th, the site of Tour & Taxis will still bear the traces of one crazy night;the Vampire Ball. But another huge event will start at the BIFFF : the 8 th JAPANIMATIONDAY. Free entry for fans and curious passers-by who want to attend the COSPLAY or browseamong the stands of the Scy-Fi, Fantasy & Manga Market !5th CosplayInspired by American conventions where diehard genre fans puton customized pyjamas (Star Trek), a fleece of hairy ferret ordonuts in the hair (Chewbacca and Princess Leïa), the Japanesecosplay celebrates its manga and videogame heroes. A hugeinstitution in the land of the rising sun, this tribute quickly caughton with many people in Europe. The aficionados are growing innumbers and are ever more inventive, trying to outdo each other increativity and dressing themselves up in costumes that are farfrom the Lycra capes and the red underpants we used to wear askids. A genuine parade of freaks and wonders, life-sized souvenirsof the heroes who monopolized our Saturday mornings, this 3rdCosplay Edition is from now on what the anti-flea collar is to thewerewolf : indispensable !BUT, this year, the cosplay contest will becompetitive for the first time : the winner willhave the opportunity to go to Paris to takepart in the European Cosplay Competition!90