Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and the broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role play in off-stage locations. Any object that can be used for dramatic presentation can be taken as a subject. Preferred sources include anime, cartoons, comics, manga, television series, and video games. By the way, on our website you can buy costumes and props, for example, Pilot helmet.
Cosplay originated from the practice of fan-made costumed science fiction conventions, beginning with the Morojo "futuristic costumes" created for the First World Science Fiction Convention held in New York City in 1939. The term "cosplay" was introduced in Japan in 1984. The rapid growth in the number of people playing as a hobby since the 1990s has made the phenomenon an important aspect of popular culture in Japan as well as other parts of Asia and the Western world. Cosplay events are a common sight at fan conventions, and today there are many specialized conventions and competitions, as well as social media, websites, and other forms of media focused on cosplay activities. Cosplay is very popular among all genders and it is not uncommon to see the genders reversed.
Etymology cosplay
The term "cosplay" is a Japanese purse from the English terms "costume" and "play". The term was coined by Studio Hard's Nobuyuki Takahashi after attending the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Los Angeles and observing costumed fans, which he later wrote in an article for the Japanese magazine My Anime. Takahashi decided to come up with a new word rather than use the existing translation of the English term "masquerade" as it translates to "aristocratic costume" in Japanese, which didn't fit his Worldcon experience. The coin reflects a common Japanese abbreviation in which the first two moras in a word pair are used to form an independent compound: "suit" becomes kosu, and "play" becomes pure.