I have shown you cosplay makeups, photography skills, and photos, but I didn’t tell you the history of cosplay. Today I will tell you some history and facts of cosplay.
Cosplay culture has originated in japan, since it is one of the most developed places for manga and anime. The estimated yearly economic impact is 230 trillion YEN.
Thousands of manga and animations are
published each year. Cosplayers do cosplay for those manga and animations. In japan, tons of people put away their shyness only when they dress
up. Then the cosplay
phenomenon spread to China, America and Europe.
Let us explore further, cosplay in its basic form was here even before Christ. The Greeks performed cosplay when they were doing sacrifices. They dressed up as their gods and pretended that they had godlike powers.
Cosplay culture became a solid part of pop culture throughout the recent couple of years. We can find Cosplayers in the comic conventions and in all kinds of cosplay events. Nowadays there are more than 46 big conventions and about 100 small ones happening all around the world every year. And the number is growing by each year.
In United States, the greatest convention is San Diego’s comic-con. In its premiere in august 1970, there were only 145 attendees. Today, the number of attendees is 136,000. The attendance of New York comic convention was around 33,000 people in 2006. But in 2013, the number of attendees has jumped to 133,000.
Currently are 14 big comic conventions in United States
every year.
On the other hand, cosplay became a pop culture not only because people notice cosplay more, but also it is a great way to be entertained and relaxed. When people dress in costumes, they pretend that they are characters from fictional worlds. This is how people can get rid of pressure and stress for a while.
Do you have a favorite fictional character? Do you still have a wonderland dream? Maybe it is time for you to do some cosplay now. So whom are you dressing up as?
