Costumes Are Fun, Fun Are Costumes
Emulating cartoon characters that I watched was one of my favorite things to do when I was just a child. There’s no stopping me once I have taken interest in a character, whether it be from American or Japanese cartoons. My family is rather supportive of this habit of mine, because of this they always give me costumes of my favorite cartoon characters. I was so excited and happy when I got my first costume! Now I don’t just copy the movements of my favorite characters, I can now look just like them! However, I would just wear them during the night time, for they will be more comfortable than wearing it during the day.
Now that I am a grown up, I don’t wear costumes anymore, or at least at a regular basis. Despite of that, my interest in costumes remains the same. Now, one of my hobbies is collecting costumes. The costumes now are truly highly detailed now compared to back then, in which I am truly fascinated. At times I would go to the net browsing for costumes. I would see Superman Costumes, Naruto costumes (from the Japanese anime), the Simpsons costumes, a Mr Potato Head Costume, StarCraft Costumes, and many more that really makes me happy for they are all great.
Halloween and Christmas are the usual seasons that you can wear your costumes, for during these seasons many people are throwing costume parties. But now there exists costume roleplay conventions, or more popularly known as cosplay conventions. It is where many people gather together wearing different kinds of costumes. Though initially a foreign word to Americans, people in the west are now accepting the word cosplay that is first coined in Japan. American and Japanese cosplay are basically the same, with their only difference is that American cosplay features characters from the west, so it is common to see people wearing a Batman costume, Shrek Costume or a Mr Potato Head Costume during such events. Japanese cosplay, however, commonly feature anime characters. But still you will see anime characters in western cosplay conventions and vice versa, for this rule is really not written in stone.
Another fun thing about being a cosplayer is that you can wear costumes not intended for your gender. You can crossdress without raising suspicions about your sexuality during cosplay events. Because of that, you will usually see a girl wearing a Mr Potato Head Costume or a boy wearing a Sailor Moon costume.
Costumes are really interesting for it can make your fantasy a reality, even if only through your clothes. It is so fun, that even adults have joined the fun. As for me, I think when I have the time I will join some of these events, for they seem a lot of fun. You too should try it at least once. After all, millions of happy cosplayers can’t be wrong!