In fiscal year 2023, the domestic shipment value of the Japanese costume play clothing market in Japan was forecast to reach around 28 billion Japanese yen. Cosplaying is a substantial part of Japanese popular culture, in which participants dress up as characters inspired by popular works like manga, television series or video games.
Domestic shipment value of costume play (cosplay) clothing within the otaku market in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023
(in billion Japanese yen)
fiscal years 2014 to 2022; the Japanese fiscal year starts April 1 of each stated year and ends March 31 of the following year
Special properties
the market size is based on the domestic shipment value
Supplementary notes
*Forecast.
Research objects were organizations and providers of contents, products and services pertaining to otaku categories.
Data prior to fiscal year 2019 come from previous reports.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.71 U.S. dollars or 0.64 euros as of January 2024.
Values have been rounded.
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Yano Research. (January 5, 2024). Domestic shipment value of costume play (cosplay) clothing within the otaku market in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051921/japan-costume-play-clothing-market-retail-value/
Yano Research. "Domestic shipment value of costume play (cosplay) clothing within the otaku market in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. January 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051921/japan-costume-play-clothing-market-retail-value/
Yano Research. (2024). Domestic shipment value of costume play (cosplay) clothing within the otaku market in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051921/japan-costume-play-clothing-market-retail-value/
Yano Research. "Domestic Shipment Value of Costume Play (Cosplay) Clothing within The Otaku Market in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2022 with a Forecast for 2023 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051921/japan-costume-play-clothing-market-retail-value/
Yano Research, Domestic shipment value of costume play (cosplay) clothing within the otaku market in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051921/japan-costume-play-clothing-market-retail-value/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Domestic shipment value of costume play (cosplay) clothing within the otaku market in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Yano Research, January 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051921/japan-costume-play-clothing-market-retail-value/
