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People who dress as characters from anime, manga, or video games are known as cosplayers. The term " | People who dress as characters from anime, manga, or video games are known as cosplayers. The term " | ||
+ | ===== Categories ===== | ||
+ | Cosplayers fall into three categories: 1) people who dress up as fictional characters from anime, manga, or video games; 2) those who dress up as members of specific professions, | ||
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+ | ===== Gender-Bending Cosplay ===== | ||
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+ | When cosplayers dress up and play characters of the opposite gender, this is known as gender-bending cosplay.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Layer ===== | ||
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+ | The slang term for " | ||
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+ | ===== Layer Support ===== | ||
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+ | A cleaning service called "Layer Support" | ||
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+ | ===== Takahashi Nobuyuki===== | ||
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+ | After attending Worldcon in Los Angeles, Japanese journalist and manga publisher Takahashi Nobuyuki first used the term " | ||
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+ | ===== Sailor Moon ===== | ||
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+ | When Sailor Moon's final episode aired in 1997, a " | ||
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+ | ===== Cosplay Cafe ===== | ||
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+ | The first cosplay cafe debuted in Akihabra, Tokyo, in 1999, and numerous others soon followed.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Dengeki Layers ===== | ||
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+ | Launched in 2003, Dengeki Layers is a magazine aimed at the Japanese cosplay scene.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== World Cosplay Summit ===== | ||
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+ | The inaugural World Cosplay Summit was place in Nagoya, Japan, in 2003.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Jessica Nigri ===== | ||
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+ | In 2009, Jessica Nigri rose to fame as one of the most well-known cosplayers in the world when she was pictured at San Diego Comic Con wearing a seductive Pikachu outfit.[([[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== No Costume Is No Costume ===== | ||
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+ | The "No Costume is No Costume" | ||
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+ | ===== Kris Lundi ===== | ||
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+ | Kris Lundi made an appearance as a naked harpy in 1974 at the 32nd WorldCon convention. In the competition, | ||
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+ | ===== Different Than Halloween ===== | ||
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+ | Because cosplay costumes are intended to depict specific characters rather than to reflect the meaning of a festive event, they differ from Halloween or Mardi Gras costumes.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Cosplay Is Not Consent Movement===== | ||
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+ | Women have created the " | ||
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+ | ===== Profit ===== | ||
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+ | Japanese suppliers of cosplay costumes report yearly profits of over 24 billion yen.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Boost For Confidence ===== | ||
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+ | Some cosplayers find that dressing up like heroes and well-known figures increases their confidence and self-esteem.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Blaster Pop ===== | ||
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+ | One cosplayer who attended the 30th WorldCon in 1972 carried a pretend blaster that shot actual flames; as a result, the event' | ||
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+ | ===== Complain About A Cosplayer ===== | ||
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+ | A woman complained to the police about a cosplayer' | ||
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+ | ===== Comiket ===== | ||
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+ | The biggest cosplay event is Comic Market (Comiket), a semi-annual doujin market. Thousands of cosplayers and hundreds of thousands of manga and anime enthusiasts attend the Comiket convention in Japan.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Scott Shaw ===== | ||
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+ | Scott Shaw dressed up as "The Turd" at the 30th WorldCon in 1972 in a peanut butter costume. Under the intense lighting, the peanut butter rubbed off, causing harm to other people' | ||
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+ | ===== Comic-Con ===== | ||
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+ | The San Diego Comic-Con and the New York Comic Con are the two most well-known cosplay gatherings in North America.[([[https:// |