Just like massive exhibits within the US, cosplay conventions are slowly returning to the calendar in Europe as effectively, and that features Japan Expo, held in France and the most important of its variety on the continent.

It’s been three years since we final ran a gallery from the present, which is billed as “the biggest festival for Japanese culture and entertainment in Europe”. This yr’s occasion befell between July 14-17 in Paris, and whereas there aren’t attendance figures obtainable but, the final one—held in 2019—introduced over 250,000 individuals by means of the doorways of the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center.

The pictures under have been kindly offered to us by Stéphane You, and you’ll try extra of his work at his Instagram and Facebook pages.