What is cosplay?

cosplay or costume game is a form of art in which people dress like characters or ideas. Cosplaying can take the form of a perfume art, with Cosplayer inhabiting the identity of character and action, or can be considered in general as an artistic expression without aspect of performance. Cosplaying is not the same as dressing for events such as Halloween or masquerade balls, although cosplayers can wear their clothes and personas for such events, and is accompanied by a very distinctive and unique subculture. In addition to the equipment of themselves, such as known characters or concepts, people also participated in a game where they took different personality, taking their costumes to a new level. Over time, the trend has spread to other regions of World and Cosplayers today inhabits characters from a wide range of fandom, from the novels of Harry Potter to Princess Mononoke .

cosplayer can spend a considerable amount of time and matefrom behind the costume. Very accurate details are difficult to focus on very accurate details, with costumes as much known information. For example, Cosplayer would take the time to dye the fabric if he couldn't find a perfect color match and amulets, images and unique ornaments could be made manually if the replicas could not be purchased. Cosplayers also works very hard to enter the personalities of the characters who dress to behave and speak as their characters.

Harajuku district in Tokyo is a famous place for cosplaying and for radical youth modes in general. Cosplay can also be seen on the display on the main conventions, parties and events that are thrown specifically ProCosplayers, including competitions in which people are assessed on the basis of their costumes, character knowledge and acting skills.

sometimes confuse cosplay with fetishism or playing roles playing, especially because many cosplayers indulge in crosssplay in which they dress like the characters of the opposite sex. In fact, cosplay is different from these subcultures, although some Cosplayers like to engage in playing roles and others can be involved in the Fetish communities. The aim of cosplaying is to dress, have fun and bring life a fictional or historical character and experience interaction with the community as this character. Cosplayers can also revive concepts or anthropomorphize things that are not alive, such as famous railway trains.