Cosplay Subculture Rachael Driver Bowling Green Technical College Abstract This paper will be discussing the cosplay‚ or costume play‚ subculture. In this paper‚ it will also go over who makes up this particular subculture‚ what it takes to be a cosplayer‚ what this subculture does for society‚ how society sees those who participate in it‚ how and when it came to be‚ most famous cosplay costumes‚ and what this subculture provides for those who take part
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the dangers of losing our own culture as well as our individuality. Before this research project‚ I used to stereotype the cosplayers as ‘waitress’ and ‘weirdo’‚ but now I have completely changed my view. According to our interviewee Jessie‚ ’Cosplay can make me be my mirrored me‚ I feel happy because I am being myself by doing what I like’. What impresses me most is that they are not trying to stand out from the crowd; instead‚ they are just being themselves by acting their favourite manga character
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In the world of cosplay‚ there are many ways one could be involved successfully. While cosplay has been around since the 1930’s‚ it is just recently starting to branch out into more mainstream genres. A common type of cosplay is crossplay (crossdress and play) which is not to be confused with gender swap. The photo below shows a prime example of crossplay in which a female is representing a male character while adding her own twist to the costume yet still making the overall male character recognizable
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Title: “An Introduction to Cosplay” Specific Speech Purpose: To share to my audience about the cosplay scene in the Philippines and answer inquiries in their minds about cosplay. Statement: Cosplay’s popularity growth is fast and there are lot of questions in the mind of people about cosplay. It’s meaning and reason varies from person to person and there are negativities to it. Introduction Attention Step: “Cosplay. I know a lot of you have in mind‚ what is it with cosplay? What do people get from
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The effects that cosplay has on Women in the convention scene Cosplay has had a profound effect on women’s lives in the convention scene as cosplayers can be objectified by the costumes they wear‚ they can be seen as oversexualized as an object of desire rather than as a person. Cosplay can be empowering giving the wearier a feeling of independence‚ power. Cosplay gives you the freedom to be whoever you want to be. Cosplay allows you to create your own identity. Some People have an unreasonable
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held on cosplaying? Topic Outline: I. Introduction A. Definition of Cosplay B. History/Origin of Cosplay C.Importance and Purpose of Cosplay II. Discussion A. Effects of Cosplay to Cosplayers Way of Living 1. Positive Effects 2. Negative Effects B. Particular Way Cosplaying Helps in the Country C.Activities on Cosplaying III.Conclusion CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Cosplay is the short term used for the phrase “costume play”. It is an activity which
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find out how much they have actually spent. Costume play‚ or in short "cosplay"‚ is an art where participants wear costumes and accessories to role-play. Expressing adoration for a character is one of the main purpose why some otaku are passionate about cosplaying. Favourite sources where otaku get their ideas from includes manga‚ anime‚ comic books‚ video games and films. The most common form of presenting a cosplay is making and wearing a costume to a fans
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letting us going home late than usual in order to finish this research. .To Hetalia Cosplay Guild‚ that gave time to help us know their insights and opinions. . To the almighty God above‚ for hearing our prayers most importantly the times that we are lacking of hope and faith to finish this research. Again‚ thank you very much The Researchers CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND I. Introduction Cosplay is a type of performance art in which participants wear costumes and accessories to
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Information Design. As a high school student‚ she was a member of the Miriam College High School Pep squad. She also worked on art commissions for international clients‚ illustrating both digital and traditional artworks. Gosiengfiao became involved in cosplay after contacting other anime and video game enthusiasts in an internet fan forum called Animé Club. Encouraged by her friends from the forum‚ she started cosplaying in 2003 at the age of 15‚ joining various competitions in Metro Manila. Her first
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idea is to take a popular Japanese icon‚ in the form of the randoseru‚ and build on that to create a new product. As per discussions with people in the cosplay community‚ it would generally not be idea to sell directly to the community since endorsement recognition is very much important. Therefore‚ a partnership with Tuxedo Team‚ a popular cosplay group‚ was developed. This was made possible by Melo Lazatin‚ a student from ESA‚ who is a member of the group. The bag was further developed and innovated
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