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NAGOYA —
A pair from Italy took the grand prize for costume role-players at an annual world championship in Nagoya on Sunday, beating contenders from 14 other countries. The contest marked the climax of the World Cosplay Summit 2010, a signature summer event in the city which various entities including the Foreign Ministry jointly organized to enhance exchanges featuring characters in Japan-originated animated films, manga comics and games.
The winning pair, dressed as Link and Ganondorf, characters in a game titled ‘‘The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,’’ performed an action-filled three-minute play on stage in front of an audience of about 15,000. It is the second cosplay championship title for Italian contenders since the competition was launched in 2005. The summit itself in noncompetitive form was launched in 2003 to appreciate the unique subculture originated in Japan together with frenzied fans around the globe.
IT'S GANON AND LINK
Italian pair selected as world 'cosplay' champion Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
However,
they can't beat these Link cosplayers
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