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a portmanteau of the English words "costume" and "roleplay", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume. The standard cosplay party/event can be very complictaed if it is themed to a particular anime, movie, game or manga. Music can consist of anime theme music or game music, which can be very extensive Anime/Cosplay |
