{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3f825da86bff21edb97e7660","clusterId":"c_0b89ad5e3a6c43bc27b4520f","slug":"taiwan-cosplayers-recreate-sangokugunenden-arena-heroes-at-taipei-expo","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Taiwan Cosplayers Recreate Sangokugunenden: Arena Heroes at Taipei Expo","summary":"The 2026 Comic Exhibition ran July 23-27 at the Taipei World Trade Center, its 25th edition, drawing about 635,000 visitors over five days. The event was held jointly with a gaming and esports industry exhibition and a film toy and toy creation exhibition, with more than 120 companies and over 1,200 booths. Among the game company booths, Sangokugunenden: Arena had one of the larger presences, offering cosplay photo sessions and playable demos. Two of its characters drew attention in photo features published by Inside. Cosplayer Li appeared as Sun Shangxiang in a white and navy costume with gold embroidery, holding a large bow, with flower ornaments and a sharp gaze. Cosplayer Zoey appeared as Xiao Qiao in a vermilion outfit with gold thread embroidery and delicate hair ornaments, pairing a soft smile with a dignified look. Both sets of photos were taken by photographer Nogi Akira.","whyItMatters":"The exhibition bills itself as one of Asia's largest comic and anime events, and the roughly 635,000 attendance figure across five days reflects that scale.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eInside published two photo features from the 2026 Comic Exhibition, held July 23-27 at the Taipei World Trade Center. The show marked its 25th edition and ran jointly with a gaming and esports industry exhibition and a Taipei International film toy and toy creation exhibition, with more than 120 companies and over 1,200 booths. The Sangokugunenden: Arena booth offered cosplay photo sessions and playable demos, and both costumes were photographed by Nogi Akira.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun Shangxiang (Sangokugunenden: Arena)\u003c/strong\u003e: Cosplayed by Li in a white and navy costume with gold embroidery, holding a large bow.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXiao Qiao (Sangokugunenden: Arena)\u003c/strong\u003e: Cosplayed by Zoey in a vermilion outfit with gold thread embroidery and delicate hair ornaments.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cosplayer Li posed as Sun Shangxiang from Sangokugunenden: Arena at Taipei's 2026 Comic Exhibition, in a white and navy costume with gold embroidery and a large bow. The show drew about 635,000 visitors over five days.","twitterPost":"Xiao Qiao got her own feature too: cosplayer Zoey in a vermilion outfit with gold thread embroidery and delicate hair ornaments. Both sets shot by Nogi Akira at the 2026 Comic Exhibition, which ran more than 1,200 booths.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Inside published two cosplay photo features from the 2026 Comic Exhibition in Taipei, one on Sun Shangxiang and one on Xiao Qiao from Sangokugunenden: Arena. 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