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Enjoy cosplay with people all around the world! "WorldCosplay" open!

2011-12-28T12:39:00.005+09:00

We are pleased to announce the launch of "WorldCosplay (Beta)", our new web platform for cosplayers!
WorldCosplay is a place for all international cosplayers and cosplay fans to share photos and find new favorite cosplayers.

Enjoy cosplay with people all over the world! "WorldCosplay (Beta)"

WorldCosplay is completely new and different from Cure for several points.

We are working so that WorldCosplay will be an open and worldwide platform for cosplayers.
For example, you can share your favorite photos via Twitter and Facebook.
Also, we have various international rankings for cosplayers!

The website is currently available in 12 languages; Japanese, English, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Spanish, French, Korean, Thai, Portuguese, Russian, German and Italian.
WorldCosplay is still in beta but we are hoping that Cure users try it out and give us feedback!

We look forward to seeing you at WorldCosplay!

* WorldCosplay is currently available only for PC but we are working hard to open the smartphone-optimized version soon.
* Please note that we will continue to work on the English version of Cure.

Joint Cure-COSMODE project is now accepting submissions for the 6th entry period!

2011-12-22T10:13:00.003+09:00

Thank you for visiting Cure.

"cosnaps in The World Wide" -the tie-up project of Cure and the Japan's top
cosplay magazine "Cosmode" is now starting to accept entries for
the 6th entry period.

This is a joint project of web and magazine.
The COSMODE editorial office will select photos from the entries submitted
through Cure and those selected will be featured in the "cosnaps in The
World Wide" corner.

This is a chance to get your cosplay photo on the leading Japanese
cosplay magazine "COSMODE"!
Get the chance by posting your favorite photo.

The 6th entry period will end at 15:00 on Jan 12, 2012 (Japan time)

The selected photos will appear on the Volume 44 of COSMODE
to be published on Feb 5, 2012.

When applying, you must agree to the contest rules.

Notes
Photos to be entered to the Contest must be;
- a photo of yourself in your costume,
- a photo in which you are the predominant subject, and
- a single image of yourself (no other human image).

"cosnaps in The World Wide" Entry form is available here.

We are waiting for your entry!

Joint Cure-COSMODE project is now accepting submissions for the 5th entry period!

2011-10-27T15:02:00.005+09:00

Thank you for visiting Cure.

"cosnaps in The World Wide" -the tie-up project of Cure and the Japan's top
cosplay magazine "Cosmode" is now starting to accept entries for
the 5th entry period.

This is a joint project of web and magazine.
The COSMODE editorial office will select photos from the entries submitted
through Cure and those selected will be featured in the "cosnaps in The
World Wide" corner.

This is a chance to get your cosplay photo on the leading Japanese
cosplay magazine "COSMODE"!
Get the chance by posting your favorite photo.

The 5th entry period will end at 15:00 on Nov 21, 2011 (Japan time)

The selected photos will appear on the Volume 43 of COSMODE
to be published on Dec 5, 2011.

When applying, you must agree to the contest rules.

Notes
Photos to be entered to the Contest must be;
- a photo of yourself in your costume,
- a photo in which you are the predominant subject, and
- a single image of yourself (no other human image).

"cosnaps in The World Wide" Entry form is available here.

We are waiting for your entry!

Joint Cure-COSMODE project is now accepting submissions for the 4th entry period!

2011-08-26T10:49:00.003+09:00

Thank you for visiting Cure.

"cosnaps in The World Wide" -the tie-up project of Cure and the Japan's top
cosplay magazine "Cosmode" is now starting to accept entries for
the 4th entry period.

This is a joint project of web and magazine.
The COSMODE editorial office will select photos from the entries submitted
through Cure and those selected will be featured in the "cosnaps in The
World Wide" corner.

This is a chance to get your cosplay photo on the leading Japanese
cosplay magazine "COSMODE"!
Get the chance by posting your favorite photo.

The 4th entry period will end at 15:00 on Sep 22, 2011 (Japan time)

The selected photos will appear on the Volume 42 of COSMODE
to be published on Oct 5, 2011.

When applying, you must agree to the contest rules.

Notes
Photos to be entered to the Contest must be;
- a photo of yourself in your costume,
- a photo in which you are the predominant subject, and
- a single image of yourself (no other human image).

"cosnaps in The World Wide" Entry form is available here.

We are waiting for your entry!

Joint Cure-COSMODE project is now accepting submissions for the 3rd entry period!

2011-06-27T10:45:00.017+09:00

Thank you for visiting Cure.

"cosnaps in The World Wide" -the tie-up project of Cure and the Japan's top
cosplay magazine "Cosmode" is now starting to accept entries for
the 3rd entry period.

This is a joint project of web and magazine.
The COSMODE editorial office will select photos from the entries submitted
through Cure and those selected will be featured in the "cosnaps in The
World Wide" corner.

This is a chance to get your cosplay photo on the leading Japanese
cosplay magazine "COSMODE"!
Get the chance by posting your favorite photo.

The 3rd entry period will end at 15:00 on Jul 15, 2011 (Japan time)

The selected photos will appear on the Volume 41 of COSMODE
to be published on Aug 5, 2011.

When applying, you must agree to the contest rules.

Notes
Photos to be entered to the Contest must be;
- a photo of yourself in your costume,
- a photo in which you are the predominant subject, and
- a single image of yourself (no other human image).

"cosnaps in The World Wide" Entry form is available here.

We are waiting for your entry!

Joint Cure-COSMODE project is now accepting submissions for the 2nd entry period!

2011-04-26T11:16:00.001+09:00

Thank you for visiting Cure.

"cosnaps in The World Wide" -the tie-up project of Cure and the Japan's top
cosplay magazine "Cosmode" is now starting to accept entries for
the 2nd entry period.

This is a joint project of web and magazine.
The COSMODE editorial office will select photos from the entries submitted
through Cure and those selected will be featured in the "cosnaps in The
World Wide" corner.

This is a chance to get your cosplay photo on the leading Japanese
cosplay magazine "COSMODE"!
Get the chance by posting your favorite photo.

The 2nd entry period will end at 15:00 on May 15, 2011 (Japan time)

The selected photos will appear on the Volume 40 of COSMODE
to be published on June 5, 2011.

When applying, you must agree to the contest rules.

Notes
Photos to be entered to the Contest must be;
- a photo of yourself in your costume,
- a photo in which you are the predominant subject, and
- a single image of yourself (no other human image).

"cosnaps in The World Wide" Entry form is available here.

We are waiting for your entry!

Cure-COSMODE joint project is now accepting submissions!

2011-03-01T12:07:00.005+09:00

Thank you for visiting Cure.

One of the most influencial cosplay magazine "Cosmode" and Cure have started a tie-up project "cosnaps in The World Wide".

This is a joint project of web and magazine.
The COSMODE editorial office will select photos from the entries submitted through Cure and those selected will be featured in the "cosnaps in The World Wide" corner.

This is a chance to get your cosplay photo on the leading Japanese
cosplay magazine "COSMODE"!
Get the chance by posting your favorite photo.

"cosnaps in The World Wide" is conducted on bimonthly basis.

The first entry period will end at 15:00 on March 17, 2011 (Japan time)

The selected photos will appear on the Volume 39 of COSMODE to be published on April 5, 2011.

When applying, you must agree to the contest rules.

Notes
Photos to be entered to the Contest must be;
- a photo of yourself in your costume,
- a photo in which you are the predominant subject, and
- a single image of yourself (no other human image).

"cosnaps in The World Wide" Entry form is available here.

We are waiting for your entry!

Launched 'Friend' feature!

2010-12-21T01:44:00.000+09:00

Thank you for visiting Cure.
Today, 2010/12/20(Japan time), We are introducing you a new feature, 'Friend.'

■What is 'Friend'?
Friend is a social relationship in Cure, which is almost the same as what you imagine with the word 'friend' in real world.
We decided to introduce this feature to encourage more direct communication in Cure,

■What can I do with this?
When you and somebody become friends, your friend's latest photos will be displayed on your 'My Cure' page, so you won't miss them any more!
You can set your profile and message's private settings to 'Friend only.'

More and more features that deal with 'Friend' are coming in the near future.

■How to become a Friend?
Visit somebody's profile page and click 'Add to Friend' to send Friend request.
You can add request message as long as 200 characters.

Once you send a Friend request, you can not cancel this.

■Confirming Friend request
When you receive a Friend request, an icon by the Cure's logo image will indicate you.
Click the icon to visit confirmation page.
Select 'Confirm,' 'Not Now' or 'Delete.'

Request denial will not be noticed by the requesting person.

■Privacy settings
New privacy settings' rule is as follows.
Open to...
- Everyone
- Cure members
- Cosplayers Only
- Friend + your fan club members Only
- Friend Only

You can not set profile and message settings separately.

We will keep updating our service so you can enjoy your cosplay life.

Thank you!

"JAPAN COSPLAYER OF THE YEAR 2010" Internet voting is being accepted now !

2010-09-21T11:38:00.004+09:00

From the Japanese cosplayers nominated by overseas fans, No.1 cosplayer will be chosen by you.

The winner will attend the Comic Party in Bangkok etc.

We look forward to your participation now ! !

http://asianbeat.com/en/cos2010.html

Notice of "Guest Book" closure

2010-08-31T20:05:00.000+09:00

Dear customers,

Thank you for using our service Cure.
We have to, unfortunately, inform you that "Guest Book" feature will be closed on Sep. 30th this year.
Guest Book, the feature to leave comments on profile, will be completely closed and all data will be deleted on the very day of its closure.
You will have to back up the data by yourself if necessary.
We apologize for your inconvenience.

We, however, won't let you down because this is part of improving our service.
Don't be disappointed too much!

Thank you.

Yours sincerely
Cure Developer Team

Anime Expo 2009 report is now available!

2009-08-25T16:13:00.000+09:00

Thank you for using Cure every time.

Cure's webmaster Tatsumi Inui and the most famous male cosplayer KANAME☆ visited Los Angels all the way from Japan!

One of the best and one of a kind Cosplay event, Anime Expo 2009, was so sensational and crowded with as many as 44,000 cosplayers. We found out that One Peace and FF are not only famous in Japan, but also overseas. Their quality was fascinating and we really enjoyed communicating with them.

Part2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD07bPuASSQ

Released two new features!!

2009-08-20T18:32:00.006+09:00

Released two new features!!

Thank you for using Cure every time.

We proudly inform you that we released two new features including photo comment and Star features.

Photo comment feature
Now you can get comments on your public pictures.
(You have to change configurations to get comment.)

You can choose one of "Login user" or "Cosplayer" to set who can leave comments on your pictures. Eather way, the users who are not logged in can not comment on any pictures.

Star feature

You can put star marks on any public pictures that you like.
You can't, however, put more than one star on one picture.
Remember, ONE for each!
Only the photo owner can see how many stars a picture got.
And NOBODY, including the owner, knows who stared on them.
Don't hesitate to push the star!

We will really appreciate you for using those new features!

Cure, now fully loaded with features that cosplayers love

2008-07-03T19:12:00.002+09:00

Becoming a Cosplayer Member will unlock functionalities that Normal Members cannot enjoy.Why don't you start a cosplayer career by communicating with other cosplayers?

☆Create a well-written profile
Start your career by introducing yourself to your friends.

>> Fill up your profile from "Edit your profile."

☆Upload your photos
You can upload 5 photos at a time, up to total of 200MB.
Title of the work and name of the character, so don't hesitate to upload your photos!

>> Upload your photos from "Manage Photos"

☆Start your fan club
Cosplayers can enjoy our FanClub feature which enables you to show photos and send messages only to your fans.
If you are a cosplayer, create one and gather your fans!

*When the number of your public photos becomes 10 or more, you can set your photos open only to your FanClub members.

>> Set up your FanClub from "FanClubManagement"

☆Control access to your pages
Configuring access control help you limit the access to your profile, diary, schedule, photos, and guestbook.

Examples of the control are:
"Open pages to public" : Open to anyone.
"Open pages only to Cure members" : Open to any Cure members.
"Open pages only to cosplayers" : Open to cosplayer members of Cure.
"Don't open pages to anyone" : Open to members in the allowd list.

>> Set up open-levels of your pages from "Access Control"

☆Advertise your profile with banners
Place banners on your blog or homepage to introduce your cosplay activities.

>> Copy and use the HTML code from "Link Banner" page.

Cure released!!

2008-06-11T22:10:00.003+09:00

On June 12 (June 11 in the U.S.), we have renewed our website "Cure(curecos.com)," Japan's most famous and popular cosplayer-community.
Cure is a long-time favorite to Japanese cosplayers. Due to its popularity, the number of cosplayers joined to our community has grown large enough to let us struggle with providing the best service out of our older system.
In order to meet our members' satisfaction, we have rebuilt the website from scratch, and today, we launched the renewed version of Cure. While improving our website, we have opened its door to the world wide cosplayers by preparing English written interface. Although English-version still doesn't have full functionalities, we're planning to add them in the order. Don't miss it!!
Thank you.