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Video Game Fashion Edit
Cosplay Imitates Anime and Video Game Characters


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Cosplay Imitates Anime and Video Game Characters
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Today we revisit Cosplay (or Cos-Play), which is short for “costume play” in Japan. An entire subculture centers around dressing up like anime and video game characters, or from live action television, fantasy movies, pop bands and much more.

Sometimes cosplay just means dressing up for fun in a costume.  It is believed that the concept was created a long time ago but the actual act of dressing up in public is becoming more popular in recent years.

Nov Takahashi is credited with coining the actual ‘cosplay’ phrase, which has since been interpreted in a thousand variations.







Cos-Play to Teach Geek’s English - Tokyo Cosplish School (GALLERY)

A Tokyo school has just begun teaching an innovative new subject called Cosplish, a hybrid of the words “cos-play” and “English.” The strange course focuses on three topics which have become increasingly… [More]



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Favorited by Allen Butler on Aug 5, 09
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You would have to be make of stone if cosplay girls did not bring a smile to your face.
Allen Butler on Aug 5, 09  0 Trends   94 Comments +2

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