The official website for Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes has announced that this year’s event, which was scheduled to be held in the Ikebukuro area, Tokyo, on October 31 and November 1, 2020, is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a replacement, an online event “Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes ONLINE Cosplay Big Thanks Festival” will be streamed on Nico Nico Live from 17:00 (JST) / 01:00 (PT) on October 31.
And, “COSPLAYER OF THE YEAR 2021,” an open contest to decide the best cosplayers that was scheduled to be held at the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes, will be broadcast on Nico Nico Live only.