Costumes And The Fun They Offer
Emulating cartoon characters that I watched was one of my favorite things to do when I was just a child. Once I have taken interest in a character, whether it be American or Japanese cartoons, there’s no stopping me. And because of this, my family regularly gives me costumes of my favorite cartoon characters, for they are rather supportive of me and any hobbies that I may have. Oh, I was so happy at that time! Now I don’t just copy the movements of my favorite characters, I can now look just like them! For during the day wearing costumes will feel hot and uncomfortable, I usually wear my costumes during night time.
Nowadays, I don’t wear costumes anymore, at least not on a regular basis now that I am now a grown up. Despite of that, my interest in costumes remains the same. Today, I have many hobbies, but one of them is definitely collecting costumes. And right now I am more fascinated at the highly detailed costumes compared to the costumes back then. When I have the time, I would go online and browse 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 in these days, there are now costume roleplay, or cosplay, conventions. In cosplay conventions, people gather together wearing various kinds of costumes. Although the word cosplay is originally coined in the east, people from other countries, especially in the west, are beginning to accept the term as well. The cosplay events between the east and the west are basically the same. Their only difference it that western cosplay events commonly feature characters from western cartoons. Japanese cosplay, however, commonly feature anime characters. But this rule is not really written in stone. Usually you will see anime characters in American cosplay conventions and western super heroes on eastern cosplay events.
Another fun thing about being a cosplayer is that you can wear costumes not intended for your gender. Without raising suspicions about your gender preference, you can crossdress during cosplay conventions. So, during such events you will commonly see a boy wearing a Sailor Moon costume or a girl who wears a Mr Potato Head Costume.
Making your fantasy a reality though clothes, costumes are really an interesting thing. Because it really is fun, many adults have joined the costume craze. When I have the time, I think I will join some cosplay events because I think they are a lot of fun. I suggest that you should try it at least once. Millions of happy cosplayers can’t be wrong, after all!
