CHIBA, Japan -- Last month, dozens of gamers stood patiently in line in a dimly lit area of the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo, waiting to be summoned into the company of fantasy warriors.
When their turn came, many posed with men and women dressed to look like heroes from the post-apocalyptic role-playing action game Wuthering Waves, complete with wigs in bright shades of pink and blue.
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