China crowned cosplay king at World Cosplay Summit

Thrilling news for cosplay enthusiasts all over China: the Chinese players won Grand Championship of the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) in Nagoya, Japan, Aug. 6. The Chinese duo, Xue Yan Xue and Tian Tian won for their costumes and performance from "Blood: The Last Vampire," a horror-action film released in Japan. In second place was Mexico; Japan, the originator of cosplay, came in third. This was the 15th annual World Cosplay Summit, which began in 2003 to discover who's the best of the best when it comes to cosplay, and China's first win. Team China players put on performance from "Blood: the Last Vampire" at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Japan.

Team China players accept the prize at the awards ceremony for the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Japan.