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Enako, who is known as Japan’s top cosplayer, returned to this year’s Summer Comiket event and attracted a jaw-dropping sized crowd to take pictures of her.
Summer Comiket 2019 attracted around 730,000 attendees, breaking the previous record of 590,000 at 2013’s event, according to Crunchyroll.
コミケ名物えなこりんの囲み#えなこ#C96 #C96コスプレ pic.twitter.com/3JAoTJo83V
— ドルディー (@doldd) August 11, 2019
The 25-year-old cosplayer, who makes one million yen ($9,481) a month through cosplay, attended the third day of the four-day Summer Comiket event on August 11 dressed as the character Rem from the anime “Re:Zero,” SoraNews24 reported.
えなこりん撮影中
名物の巨大囲み！#えなこ #えなこりん pic.twitter.com/7XFJaDZZkd
— ヨネ様 (@nenefive) August 11, 2019
Similarly to last year’s event, a crowd quickly gathered outside as she posed for photographers.
えなこりん大運動会#コミケ96 #コミケ96コスプレ #えなこ@enako_cos pic.twitter.com/HK0WRQ7mbQ
— タケシ・ジ・エンド (@TAKESHiD_senars) August 11, 2019
鬼がかってるな…#えなこ pic.twitter.com/oMS9Ac2snv
— しょーへい @ 別名:たまごろう🐱 (@shotanman1118) August 11, 2019
Even though the model stood quite a distance from her fans, photographers were well prepared for the occasion. Equipped with long-lens cameras, the photographers focused on Enako and took shots as if she were up close.
初えなこを拝んできました。
とりあえず可愛かった#C96 #えなこ pic.twitter.com/UgPlypFnqb— ヤマシロ (@iI5dBgmWoxqkVGX) August 11, 2019
可愛い( 〃▽〃)#えなこ pic.twitter.com/57aHALCgYv
— 聖白蓮 (@hijiri818) August 12, 2019
After the event, Enako took to her official Twitter page to thank her fans.
夏コミ3日目はレム(リゼロ)のコスプレで一般参加してました！
暑い中撮影してくださった皆さん、ありがとうございました…！#C96 #C96コスプレ pic.twitter.com/HWxlrutpFE
— えなこ (@enako_cos) August 11, 2019
“I took part in the third day of Summer Comiket in REM (Re:Zero) cosplay! To everyone who took photos of me while it was hot, thank you very much!” the model wrote.
Her tweet garnered over 158,000 likes and 38,000 retweets.
Featured Image via Twitter / enako_cos
