Japanese Cosplay Characters and Costumes

by Michele Hiromi

by Lee Michelle

Japanese Cosplay is about the person becoming a chosen character or idea. The person looks and acts exactly like the character they are portraying.

All over the world in modern day subcultures are forming, concentrating on wearing specific costumes and act out the chosen characters behaviour. Many of the cosplayers take characters from fantasy films, books, comic characters, and science fiction roles, and in instances they imitate the animal kingdom representing mostly mythical creatures such as dragons and unicorns.

Competitions and festivals are held worldwide, with emphasis particularly in Japan each year where people gather to exhibit their exquisite Japanes cosplay costumes as well as viewing other cosplayer’s costumes, most of the costumes being handmade and others ordered to specification from shops specializing in costumes.

In Japan as well as other countries have special facilities where you can rent costumes for a night of ecstasy and passion. Specialized facilities like hotels or inns cater only for the sex industry. The costumes you can hire for the occasion range from school uniforms, nursing outfits, or whatever suits your fetish they will accommodate you with the outfit you request.

The Japanese cosplay industry has long been the home to professional cosplayers since the rise of Comiket the Tokyo Game Show, as well as other conventions, there is a misconception that cosplay is specific only to Japan. The term Cosplay is from Japanese origin but this flamboyant occupation is now supported by practicing fans globally.

There are special Japanese cosplay agencies and video game companies that have models, modelling only cosplay costumes. Many film and video companies are scrambling to hire cosplayers. The cosplayers are seen as fictional characters in flesh. Cosplayers have virtually replaced the agency models, as they have the ability to re-create the character they portray with accuracy, and are able to stand apart from standard models.

Japanese cosplay originated in Japan, and majority of cosplay still takes place in Japan. Cosplay is considered to be typical behaviour in Japan, and has spread across the globe just as anime has becoming a popular hobby and various print media features cosplayers.

However there are costumes worn without any conviction by Japanese cosplayers that westerners would not consider wearing as it would be culturally not correct like a Nazi uniform or any other uniforms worn by dictators in the past. Japanese cosplay does not only cover specified role playing but covers all kinds of obsessive fandom.

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