HINODE JAPAN 2026
Ship's log. Landfall on a world that honours the rising sun. The crew has grown: seven walk down the ramp, and nobody gets lost. The seneschal is pleased, the smuggler is already haggling, the psyker asks never to be taken out into the sun again.
Credits
Cosplay
Photographers
- Karpov Denis
- Андрей Бондаренко
Photos
HINODE JAPAN 2026 — the Trading in the Expanse cosplay group in an expanded line-up at the Japanese culture festival in Moscow (2–4 October 2026). The group was at the festival on 4 October as seven characters from Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, the Owlcat Games role-playing game.
In costume — the Rogue Trader, Abelard, Cassia, Argenta, Yrliet, Jae and Idira. The photoshoot features a group shot and character portraits by photographers Karpov Denis and Andrey Bondarenko; the backstage has a group selfie.




