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Cosplay as a Mode of Entertainment

Sunday, 29 January 2012 | 03:23 | 0 comments

Cosplay has become a big part on Japanese entertainment fans. With events ranging from anime, tokusatsu, and gaming genre, it's a great way to show each fan's passion and love for the genre they have chosen.

It originated as a combination of two English words, costume and play. The term was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi of the Japanese studio Studio Hard while attending the 1984 Los Angeles Science Fiction Worldcon.

Cosplay costumes vary greatly and can range from simple outfits to highly detailed "mecha" suits, which one needs to make themselves, or buy a commissioned one. The enjoyment of finishing and wearing it during events greatly pays off every hardships and money paid on creating their costumes.

The most popular form of presenting a cosplay is by wearing it to a convention. The single largest event featuring cosplay is the semi-annual doujinshi market, Comiket held in Japan during summer and winter. It alone attracts hundreds of thousands of manga fans. Outside Asia, there is the annual San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC, and London MCM Expo in the UK.

Different people have individual reasons on why they want to cosplay. Most people do it for fun and enjoyment, while others do it as a job. And to make each cosplay successful, the cosplayer needs to have first hand knowledge on the character they roleplay, and of course, enjoy what they are doing.

Check out awesome cosplay pictures at Gamer's Bin Cosplay Section! If you want to share your own cosplays, don't be ashamed to join us and post there.

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