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For immediate release 2015, April WCS Inc. Cosplayers Archive Inc. We are proud to announce that on April 1, 2015 WCS Inc. (Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City; Managing Director: Tokumaru Oguri) and Cosplayers Archive Inc. (Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City; Managing Director: Yoshida Hajime) have merged management formats. ■The goals of the management merger From 2014, the 22 countries and regions of the World Cosplay Summit management company and “Cosplayers Archive”, the largest Japanese cosplay social networking site, have merged their management for the following reasons. ①Cosplayers can better utilize and reinforce both the online and offline communication network developed to promote cosplay around the globe by the World Cosplay Summit event; and to expand beyond the firmly established Japanese online community developed by Cosplayers Archive with cosplayers from around the world. ②Formation of a Global Cosplay Platform Using the above-mentioned structure to build an online system for cosplayers around the world. Announcing WCS Inc. and Cosplayers Archive Management Merger World Cosplay Summit Japan USA China Thaila nd … … … … Individual country preliminary rounds and various cosplay events. Offline content （WCS） ・Share to photographs taken at events ・Follow up communication with new friends made at events. Online content （Cosplayers Archive） ・information sharing on held events ・event reports ・organize cosplay meet-ups prior to events being held *Currently a network of 22 countries and regions with 31 countries and areas wanting to join. Cosplayers Archive Global Japan USA China Thaila nd … … … … World Cosplay Summit Online Offline
