The Machi*Asobi event in anime studio ufotable's Tokushima backyard famously takes place on the water with Hyoutan river dock-side talks by the creators and stars and board tours of giant banners hung under the local bridges. One of the many Fate/stay night cosplayers at this Golden Week edition went next-level as an intrepid Cú Chulainn Lancer pressed his luck, taking to the water on a paddleboard.

And some dry-land Lancer-service

Some examples of the bridge banners, as visited by voice actress Sakura Nakamura (High School Fleet's Kaede "Marikōji-san" Marikōji, Girls und Panzer's Akebi Sasaki, Monster Musume's Rachnera):

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.