Posted on 05/16/2005 5:27:44 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Well-to-do Shanghai Kids Act Out Their Fantasy
A group of Shanghai children rehearse before their turn to perform on stage at a 'COSPLAY' (costume play-acting) event in Shanghai, China May 15, 2005. The children dress as their favourite cartoon or comic character and perform segments of the show for an audience. Picture taken on May 15, 2005. HONG KONG OUT REUTERS/Mark Ralston
Reuters - May 15 9:03 PM
Between the two pictures, I think we saw children on the top and the one on the bottom in living standard.
Indeed, Ken, indeeeeeeeed.
That sounds like it could be fun for kids. I'll bet that could catch on here. It would be a fad, like laser-tag and DIscovery Zone. Somebody with money ought to finance a couple of these places and then sell franchises.
Probably is fun. I see it's spread across the Sea of Japan as well as the Pacific: Cosplay is a staple among anime fans in Japan (not just, and not mostly children) and has spread to the US (among anime fans). Actually, it's usually fairly pathetic--especially when they try to dress up as the gorgeous doe-eyed heroines with impossibly long flowing hair, who can only exist on animation cells because the laws of physics and actual human anatomy won't support the beautiful hair or eyes.
(Think Trekkies or Star Wars fans for a more widespread analog here.)
As a very long-time anime fan and convention staffer for many years now, they generally have a blast showing off their hard work in making their costumes. I never got into cosplay myself, but sometimes very impressed by some of their handy work.
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