Cosplay – it's not about halloween

Rikku - Cosplay from Final Fantasy X-2

Rikku - Cosplay from Final Fantasy X-2

One of the things that have always fascinated and freaked me out about Japanese culture has got to be Cosplay. If you've been under a rock for the past ten years or just don't get out much, Cosplay is basically dressing up like your favorite anime character. Many cosplayers will probably hate that definition but it's pretty much true. Let's not deny it. While I'm freaked out about it, I'm really fascinated too, because I love Japanese anime, and well, if people are gonna dress up like some of the characters in my favorite animes, I might think it's pretty damn cool.

People spend a lot of time working on their costumes and outfits. And it's not even about halloween! You don't wear these outfits to a halloween party. These even may be the way that the people dress up in everyday life. Now seriously, I really find this crazy and alluring. But honestly, you'll never catch me in a Gundam uniform. Ever. Seriously.

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  • http://www.sporadicmind.com Danalyn

    Yeah, but you get to see hot chicks scantily clad…of course, you also get to see a lot of not-so-hot chicks scantily clad… :\

  • http://haroyoshi.com/ Yoshi

    Yeah, there's some freaky cosplay outfits out there. I'd rather not see them again.

  • http://www.nihongoagogo.com/ Michael

    I never quite understood cosplay, but… yeah. She's definitely rocking that… whatever it is.