Cosplay

Cosplay or costume playing is dressing up as character in the manga (Japanese comic arts) or anime (Japanese animation show). This hobby inspired by extraordinary and eye catching costumes of the character from manga and anime. Cosplaying is a hobby which needs our creativity and budget also.
Nobody knows who was found cosplay. It was start from manga and anime booming in post 90’s. The manga and anime have many different characters with many different and fantastic costumes. This hobby was born out of the Japanese youth subculture on the streets outside of Harajuku station and around the district of Akihabara. The teenagers there not only wear like in manga and anime, they also make their own style. Everything is for make them eye catching.
Nowadays, not only in Japan we can find cosplayers. In our country, there are many cosplayers and manga-anime freaks. Same as in Japan, they inspired by manga and anime in dressing. In some town like Jakarta and Bandung, there are some cosplayers clubs. Which one of them is competitor for the others in costume playing contest.
For make a great costume, a cosplayer needs long time and lot of money. Looking for an idea is the first and hardest thing they must do. But, looking for the material for the costume is not easier. Sometime, a cosplayer use wasted materials to make their costume as well as they want. But, it’s OK as long as they can make a good costume from them.
Cosplay increases our creativity and imagination. Cosplay is also a brilliant way to learn about Japan and their cultures. Slow but sure, cosplay changes the way teenagers dressing. In the future, maybe Harajuku moves to our streets.