Why to Fall in Love with Cosplay

Cosplay is drawing more and more attention nowadays. People start to accept cosplay and no longer see cosplay as an ridiculous and naive activity. .We can find that it is not only popular in Japan but also in a lot of western countries. Like many people committing to cosplay activities, they join in different kinds of cosplay shows to show their good jobs, including cosplay costumes, the cosplay wigs, cosplay accessories, and make friend with other cosplayers meanwhile.

Why is it so popular gradually?

Firstly, all of us may have dreamt of becoming a hero in the cartoons, comics, or japanese manga when we were young. But we all know that it’s just a dream and will never come true, even when we grow up. Then cosplay just offer us a good chance to make it. In cosplay world you can play all characters you would like to be. You may creat your own charming and misterious cosplay world, it is a fantastic thing for every person. Imagine one day you can be as sweet as lolita when dressing up lolita dresses.

It can also be a way of identifying with a character. This is less common than it’s normally perceived to be; few people who make a Death Note cosplay as Light from Death Note fully agree with his philosophy. But identification doesn’t need to be complete. Fans think that Light (and Spike Spiegel and Goku and Naruto) are interesting people, and thus worth showing off to the world.

It’s also distinctive. Fandom is a culture, after all, and members of a culture seek ways to differentiate themselves, to show that their culture is unique. Cosplay is a perfect way to do that; who dares to dress up in garish colors and wear a wig for a weekend except cosplay fans?

Finally, cosplay is a good interest for fun. It is a amazing way to share one’s spare time, and helps fans to believe they’re unique; as much as we say we believe we’re unique individuals, we need physical actions to demonstrate it, to reinforce that to our minds.