Man Arrested for Selling Unauthorized Super Sentai Cosplay Costumes

A man was arrested by the Hiroshima Prefecture police on suspicion of violating Japan's copyright laws by selling unauthorized Super Sentai cosplay costumes.

The 39-year-old man named Nobue Katou is the president of Nagai Works earned 300 million yen (about US$3.04 million) from sales of selling Super Sentai cosplay costumes without obtaining Toei Company, Ltd's permission to recreate costumes from the company's popular superhero franchise.

Katou allegedly conspired with his employees from March to April to recreate four jackets from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The police suspect that the company earned about 32,000 yen (US$320) in net sales of those costumes during that period.

[Source: Anime News Network]

100 Cosplayers in Costume Took a Kyoto Train Ride!

Last August 25th, about 100 male and female cosplayers took some pictures while they are inside the train in a Kyoto Subway. The cosplayers took the Tozai line from Uzumasa station to Rokujizou station.

The said event was organized by GO-TAN and was also sponsored by various organizations, such as the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bereau. The participants of the said event talked about their hobbies until they arrived to their designated station.

Source: SGCafe