About Cosplay
Cosplay is short for "costume play" an originally Japanese hobby of creating and dressing in elaborate and painstakinly accurate character costumes. With the advent of anime conventions, this hobby has spread across the world with anime itself. Cosplayers of almost every nationality compete and show off their costumes at anime conventions and shows around the world.Cosplay costumes are usually highly detailed to resemble the anime or video game character's outfit precisely. The costumes can either be made the the cosplayer themselves, or a professional costumer. In Japan, the hobby has become quite popular, and has even spawned cosplay-cenetered shops and stores.