コスプレアンドリューとデボンコスプレは何ですか • Performance art. Short for costume play • Participants are called レイヤー. Usually おたく。 • They gather at parties and large conventions, among other places (like cosplay cafes!) • レイヤーはしょうぞくとアクセサリーをきます。 • They attempt to impersonate characters for fun. • 千九百七十八年ごろにコスプレは始まりました。なるとのレイヤーです。コスプレの衣裳 • • • • • • • Costumes （衣裳‐いしょう）are elaborate, requiring strenuous attention to detail and meticulous hard work Or, money (cheapest 衣裳 run from around 100$ レイヤー take up sculpting, fibre-glasswork and fashion design to accurately render costumes レイヤー even dress up as the opposite sex (crossplay) Usually 女 dressing as 男美少年（びしょうねん） There are alsoアニメ顔（男は女です）アニメ顔 wear body suits and masks to best reflect the original appearance of their characters. へんなひとですよ。衣裳（いしょう）コスプレの双子コスプレカフェ Power Rangers キングダムハーツコミケット • コミケットは有名なコスプレのエベントです。 • 一番大きいコスプレのエベントです。 • レイヤーに会います。 • It’s a どうじんし market where people come to exchange self-made works • There are also many カメコ (photographers who photograph レイヤー) INFLUENCE ON THE WEST Similar events are now in the west: comicon, animecon Resultant from the increasing popularity of アニメ The 衣裳 of these レイヤー are more based on sci-fi and historical fantasy The phenomenon has spread throughout North America and Europe and is heading to South America and Europe Animecon in Helsinki MISC. INFLUENCES • Influenced the body mod market • レイヤー get contacts, tattoos and sometimes surgery to look like their character • Influenced fashion, resulting in styles like Gothic Lolita • Good レイヤー can now become models in print media, or even actors! NOTABLE COSPLAYERS だいすけえのもと- 日本のエンテレプレナー, １０月２００６年宇宙にいきました。 He intended to dress for the ride wearing the ガンダムしょうぞく of シャア・アズナブル, but he failed his physical. 残念（ざんねん）ですね。ゆいちろながしま – 日本のキックボックサー – ながしま makes all his entrances and publicity appearances dressed as different female アニメ characters, accompanied by cosplaying girls. Lee Teng-hui – Taiwan president, dressed up as the fictional character エダジマ・ヘイハチof the anime series 魁!!男塾（さきがけおとこじゅく）. THE END