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Animegao costumes are used both in professional stage shows and by cosplayers, sometimes called "dollers", who make custom masks of various characters. It is still a very minor part of the cosplay scene in Japan, though throughout the mid-2000s, it began attracting attention in other countries, including the United States, Canada , and various ...
In kigurumi, the performers wear a plastic mask that was created by either molding or 3D printing and a matching flesh-coloured body suit (a zentai suit known as a hadatai). The body suit allows them less-detailed skin features, on the level of animated characters, and the mask allows a similar level of facial features. [1]
Fursuit making is a growing industry, with new costume makers who handcraft custom suits entering the market every week. [5] A few dozen of these makers are highly respected and command prices up to $4,500 or more for a full suit, [ 2 ] while there are several hundred more who charge less, usually between $600 and $1,000.
Kigurumi may refer to: Kigurumi (band), a Japanese J-pop duo; Kigurumi (着ぐるみ), Japanese term for a costumed character. Cosplay pajamas, a type of Japanese onesie that resembles an animal; Animegao kigurumi, a type of costumed character and cosplay with an anime mask; Kigurumi Harōkitei, a character in the manga series Joshiraku
Historically, the term kigurumi has been used in Japan to refer to the use of full-body mascot or masked outfits in performances and costume play, predating their use as pajamas. A more specific term to differentiate kigurumi masks is bishoujo kigurumi , sometimes incorrectly referred to as the mistranslation artifact animegao-kigurumi .
The term "cosplay" is a Japanese blend word of the English terms costume and play. [1] The term was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi [] of Studio Hard [3] after he attended the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles [4] and saw costumed fans, which he later wrote about in an article for the Japanese magazine My Anime []. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Formal gathering of members of the furry fandom The Dealers Den and fursuit parade at Anthrocon 2006 A furry convention (also furry con or fur con) is a formal gathering of members of the furry fandom – people who are interested in the concept of fictional non-human animal characters ...
A large group of fursuit owners at a furry convention. The furry fandom is a subculture interested in anthropomorphic animal characters. [1] [2] [3] Some examples of anthropomorphic attributes include exhibiting human intelligence and facial expressions, speaking, walking on two legs, and wearing clothes.