Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure), short for "costume play",[1] is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea.
Favorite sources include manga and anime, comic books, video games and films.
The exponential growth in the number of people picking up cosplay as a
hobby since 1990 has made the phenomenon influential in popular culture.
This is particularly the case in Asia where cosplay influences Japanese street fashion and popular culture.
In Japan teenagers gather with like-minded friends in places like Tokyo's Harajuku district to engage in cosplay.
Since 1998 Tokyo's Akihabara district has contained a large number of cosplay cafés, catering to devoted anime and cosplay fans. The waitresses at such cafés dress as game or anime characters; maid costumes are particularly popular.
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