With the growing popularity of anime, it should come as no surprise that fans looking to bring these characters to life via cosplay have also grown in recent years. At numerous conventions and various ...

The Economist has a short piece about the state of cosplay in China. “Cosplay” is a neologism from Japan, short for “costume play,” and it refers to dressing up as your favorite characters from anime ...

It is probable that Western fans learned the term “cosplay” from their fellow fans in Japan, and the word has now evolved into a more general term for dressing up as characters. Amanda Ellard When I ...