Cosplayers take over Paris video games fair as Halloween nears<br /><br />Alleys at the Paris Games Week video game fair were filled with life-sized video game, manga and comic book characters on Sunday, October 27, as cosplayers flocked to the event.<br /><br />Just a few days away from Halloween, fans dressed up as their favorite characters and took photos with fellow enthusiasts.<br /><br />"We started (cosplaying) for Halloween at first," said cosplayer Jerome Magnat, dressed as the main protagonist of a recent Korean video game.<br /><br />"We bought (costumes), then we started making them, then we switched to cosplay because we thought: 'It's much more fun to be able to do this more often' since Halloween takes place once a year."<br /><br />Cosplaying is a growing trend in France with increasing numbers of people trying their hand at crafting costumes and role playing characters from various series and games.<br /><br />Since 2016, cosplayers from all over France have also been competing in the French Cosplay Cup, which awards the best costumes with a prize.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br />Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters<br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#themanilatimes<br />#worldnews<br />#paris<br />#cosplay<br />
