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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]
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 ...
Animegao kigurumi is a type of masked cosplay that has its origins in the official stage shows of various Japanese anime but has also been adapted by hobbyists. In Japan , most performers refer to this kind of cosplay as 'kigurumi' ( 着ぐるみ ) instead of 'animegao' (アニメ顔, meaning "anime face"), which has been used overseas in order ...
Model and costume designer, featured on SyFy channel's Heroes of Cosplay and the TBS reality show King of the Nerds. United States [31] [32] Moeka Haruhi: Professional wrestler, gravure idol, and actress known for cosplay. Japan [33] Angela Hill: Professional mixed martial artist who has appeared in cosplay before fights. United States [34] Sica Ho
Cosplay Complex (こすぷれCOMPLEX) is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) [1] series directed by Shinichiro Kimura and animated by TNK.It is centered on the after school cosplay club at East Oizumi Academy and follows the girls in the club as they practice so that one day they may be able to compete in cosplay competitions.
The World Cosplay Summit (世界コスプレサミット, Sekai Kosupure Samitto WCS) is an annual international cosplay event, which promotes global interaction through Japanese pop culture. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It developed from a cosplay exhibition held at the Aichi Expo in 2005.
The Harajuku area is known internationally as a center of Japanese youth culture and fashion. [3] Jingu Bridge has become one of the locality's popular landmarks. Since the 1960s, it has attracted numerous cosplayers , performers, people dressed in visual kei , lolita fashion (sometimes in gothic variations), or similar outfits, and tourists.
Kasou Taishou (欽ちゃん＆香取慎吾の全日本仮装大賞, Kinchan ando Katori Shingo no Zen Nihon Kasō Taishō, All Japan Kasoh Grand Prix, internationally known as Masquerade [1]) is a semi-annual Japanese television variety show that is run on Nippon TV and first aired in 1979.