A fork of Rural Dictionary
Costume Play Cosplay is for fun and it doesn't matter how you look like. Don't judge other cosplayers!
?: "I don't have the same skin color as the character." / "I'm fat and the character isn't. :(" ?2: "Shut up. :) Cosplaying is for fun and it doesn't matter."
Cosplay is an abbreviation of "costume-play". The term refers to dressing up as an anime/manga/game character. Cosplay is a popular hobby of teen-aged girls in Japan, and is also prominent amongst anime fans worldwide. Sometimes, cosplays can be very good; with a well-crafted, well-fitting costume that looks like its original reference. Such cosplays often require hours of hard work, and considerable seing talent. Other times, cosplays can be horrendous; especially when fat, balding, middle-aged men decide to cosplay as Sailor Moon, or when a costume really doesn't fit the wearer.
Shizuka likes to cosplay as characters from different anime series on weekends. "Aww, man! That fat dude dressed up as Sailor V. over there really shouldn't cosplay!"
Cosplay- The act of gathering raw and ready made materials to create a 3D object from a 2Dreference. Cosplay are referenced from not just Japanese anime or manga but from video games and even american comics. Cosplay can be anything from weapons to clothes to even automotives or animals. The skills required to complete a finished "Cosplay" include anything from: sewing, woodcraft, knitting, sculpting, metal working, painting, fabric dying, hair styling etc. A large component of cosplay is the understanding of composition and proportion so that the costume will look correct on yourself as it does the character you are trying to emulate.
My hobby is Cosplay
kos-pley n. The habitual act of dressing up like comic book or cartoon characters favored by enthusiasts, nerds, and batshit weirdos with a loose grip on reality.
"There was an alarming rise in tentacle-rape incidents at this year's anime cosplay convention."
Cosplay is when you kind of be or pretend to be someone else. You put on makeup if you need to. You have to look like the character you are cosplaying. For example cosplay as hatsune miku you need a wig and makeup along with eye contacts. You can cosplay as anyone or anything. It's like dressing up. You also have to act like the character you are cosplaying as. Like if your character was Cold and greedy then tou have to act that way. If your character is Kind and shy then act that way. So act like you are the character. If you were cosplaying as hatsune miku then act like YOU ARE Hatsune Miku.
Person: I'm cosplaying as Naruto! Kpoplover123: I'm cosplaying as Nana from afterschool <3 Cat12: I'm cosplaying as Mine from Akame ga kill.