Cosplay

thumb|upright=1.6|Cosplayers at Yukicon 2014, a fan convention in Finland thumb|Three cosplayers at the Comic book convention|Comic Con in [[Long Beach 2014, representing James T. Kirk (Star Trek), the superheroine Wonder Woman (DC Universe), and supervillain Loki (Marvel Universe)]] A cosplay (a portmanteau of "costume play") is the activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role-pla

Japanese manga series

restaurant in which waitresses perform as maids

thumb|upright=1.25|A large group of fursuit owners (fursuiters) at a convention in 2007.

meetable or cartoon costumed performers

Japanese manga series

type of cosplay

theme restaurants and pubs that originated in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, around the late 1990s and early 2000s

Fancy dress party

Star Wars fan club dedicated to replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor

competition

sexual fetishism relating to uniforms

fancy dress costume or stock character defined by said outfit

300px|thumb|alt=A woman wearing a golden costume mermaid tail and a bikini lies on the beach.|Woman wearing a costume mermaid tail (Miami, Florida, 2003). 300px|thumb|A mermaid performance in Jakarta, Indonesia Mermaiding (also referred to as artistic mermaiding, mermaidry, or artistic mermaid performance) is the practice of wearing, and often swimming in, a costume mermaid tail.

is a Japanese clothing company specializing in the production of cosplay costumes and other apparel for the otaku fan base. The company started in May 1995 as the child company of Broccoli. The name "Cospa" comes from an acronym for .

masked costume cosplay

Japanese musical group; visual kei

Japanese OVA series

cosplay restaurant subgenre

2011 film by Morgan Spurlock

COSplay MODE Magazine (COSMODE) is a Japanese-language magazine about cosplay. 何回投稿しても載せてくれない糞雑誌とっとときえてなくなれつぶれちまえ