{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9a4b742071dfc67596880e52","clusterId":"c_7eb718c0ceecb03500e9eba8","slug":"ikeharo-2026-draws-a-record-172-000-as-cosplay-photo-report-turns-to-games","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"IkeHaro 2026 Draws a Record 172,000 as Cosplay Photo Report Turns to Games","summary":"Inside published the second photo report from Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2026, held October 30 to November 1 in Tokyo. The event drew a record 172,000 visitors in its 13th year. The report features Tsuna Nekota as Koneko from VSPO!, Mirana as Dorothy from Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, KAPI as Jane Doe from Zenless Zone Zero, Mayo Mayoi and Mitsuba in Wuthering Waves cosplay, and Ekubo as Yoko Littner from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.","whyItMatters":"Game characters from Wuthering Waves, Honkai: Star Rail and NIKKE shared the venue with older anime cosplay, and the record gate count says the Ikebukuro format still pulls a crowd that the photo reports are built to serve.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 13th Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival ran October 30 to November 1 under clear autumn weather, and 172,000 people came through, a record for the event. Programming included IkeHaro Night on Friday, the IkeHaro Cosplay Parade through Ikebukuro streets, a Gachi Photography Area for popular layers, and booths for Wuthering Waves and NTE.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside\u0026#39;s second photo report collects the layers who worked the venues around Naka-Ikebukuro Park, Sunshine City and Ike-Sun Park, with game characters drawing particular attention alongside anime cosplay.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsuna Nekota as Koneko (VSPO!)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @Nyan2_2zzz\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirana as Dorothy (Goddess of Victory: NIKKE)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @mirana_pink\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKAPI as Jane Doe (Zenless Zone Zero)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @KAPI_827MP\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMayo Mayoi as Chisa Kuchiba (Wuthering Waves)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @Emyoi_i\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsuba as Yangyang: Xuanling (Wuthering Waves)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @mitu_ba0128\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAko as Gilberta (Arknights: Endfield)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @ako_tyou\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbisenbei as Iroi (NTE)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @ebisen_bei_kosu\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHare as Marie Iochi (Blue Archive)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @rr_emon_cos\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEkubo as Yoko Littner (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)\u003c/strong\u003e: X: @peko_ekubo\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tsuna Nekota cosplays Koneko from VSPO! in the IkeHaro 2026 report, so the festival's record 172,000 crowd is being read through game and vtuber characters as much as anime ones.","twitterPost":"IkeHaro 2026's cosplay report leans on game and vtuber characters, with Tsuna Nekota as Koneko from VSPO! alongside NIKKE and Zenless Zone Zero picks.","threadsPost":"Tsuna Nekota appears as Koneko from VSPO! in Inside's second IkeHaro 2026 photo report, next to Dorothy from Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and Jane Doe from Zenless Zone Zero. The record 172,000 turnout is being documented through game and vtuber characters as much as anime ones.","newsletterBlurb":"Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2026 ran October 30 to November 1 and drew a record 172,000 visitors in its 13th year. Inside's second photo report covers nine layers, including VSPO!'s Koneko, NIKKE's Dorothy and Yoko Littner from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. 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