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, a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume.
In Japan, "cosplay" as a hobby is usually an end unto itself. Likeminded people gather to see others' costumes, show off their own elaborate handmade creations, take lots of pictures, and possibly participate in best costume contests.
The most specific anecdote about the origin of the word "cosplay" was that Nov Takahashi (from a Japanese studio called Studio Hard) coined the term "cosplay" as a contraction of the English-language words "costume play" while he was attending the 1984 Los Angeles Science Fiction Worldcon. He was so impressed by the hall and masquerade costuming there that he reported about it frequently in Japanese science fiction magazines. This ultimately triggered Japanese cosplay. This point is debatable, however, as the word fits in with a common Japanese method of abbreviation: combining the first two syllables of one word with the first two syllables of a second word (or, more precisely, the first two moras of each). Other examples of this include and .
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My Camera is finally fix and also I finally uploaded my cosplay costumes!!!
kamakaze18 (Brennen Hill) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:11:10 -0000
My Camera is finally fix and also I finally uploaded my cosplay costumes!!!
My 2010 Goal: 3 cosplay costumes: Tiana Green & Blue Dress and Iradessa AND to book a commercial.
DisneysSoprano (Michelle Moreno) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:19:59 -0000
My 2010 Goal: 3 cosplay costumes: Tiana Green & Blue Dress and Iradessa AND to book a commercial.
Oh wow... Looking at some of the 'cosplay' items on j-list... some full costumes, but they've also got school mizugi and seifuku...
drango (Jonathan Foale) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:13:39 -0000
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Cosplay - Fan art, character and non-anime costumes.
Cosplay Cassie - Contains images and fanart representing Sailor Earth.
Cosplay Closet - Custom-made anime costumes, including many Sailor Moon characters.
Meta Description: [ The Cosplay Closet provides high-quality, upscale, creative and unique costumes, inspired by anime, manga and game characters to individuals of all bodytypes. Award winning costumer, David Ramsay, will design and fabricate your next costume. ]
Crystallized Roses - A small west coast group that performs at conventions and performs musicals. Includes news, convention reports, profiles, songs, and images.
Meta Description: [ No Summary ]
Nummy Sushi Cosplay's Home - Contains images and performance information.
Sailor JAM-Boree Performing Cosplay Group - Information, pictures, reports, message board, videos and audio.
Meta Description: [ Official web site for the semi-professional Sailor Moon cosplay group, Sailor JAM-boree. ]
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