At first glance, the term "cosplay" seems completely incomprehensible and ambiguous, but for people associated with the game and in the world of manga that has a significant meaning. Cosplay is short for "Costume Play", and can be defined as a set of people who are dressed in clothes that mimic their favorite video game, manga or the nature of science fiction.
It's being hailed as a performance art in the world and has more fan. People who participate in the cosplay are known as cosplayers. Cosplayers take painstaking efforts to replicate perfectly the morning dressed in suits and with their idols to the smallest detail. The intent and purpose of cosplayers is to portray their favorite character in every way imaginable, not only limited to your attire. You can include playing with his characteristic behavioral traits and uttering trademark of capture, this is like an actor assimilate everything related to the role he / she is playing.
Cosplays are places where a standard is not uncommon to find people wandering fraternize with other similarly attired. When it comes to cosplay, there is no restriction of gender or age, people from all walks of life who have a passion for art are invited to participate, all that is required to select a character from any medium to idolize and dress accordingly.
Cosplay Unlike other traditional costume as Halloween rates as it does not require any specific day to be issued, it is a practical lesson about evergreen and can be done anytime of year. The place of a cosplay can be any place where the public gathers, such as malls, amusement parks, cartoons and game shows or discos and cafes.
In Japan, cosplay has received general acceptance and has infiltrated everyday life to an extent that there are now dedicated cafés and clubs, where members of staff dressed as characters from anime or game you are a delight to visit all Cosplay fans. Even people who are not visiting places cosplay enjoy the atmosphere to share unconventional project.
The origin of Cosplay is a bit controversial and shrouded in uncertainty with a generally accepted view that everything began in Japan and quickly spread to other Asian countries like Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. It is equally popular, although slight changes in the Western Hemisphere where people elaborately dressed as your favorite comic book, cartoon or movie character.
This scribe, during a visit to Japan was fortunate to meet a Cosplay in Tokyo held a convention center where the main topic was a popular manga (Japanese comics) which became a video game too. Later I discovered that it was sponsored by the company responsible for the video game version of the comic and the common practice for companies to organize cosplays.