The First Contest For Cosplay
the third festival of Japanese contemporary culture J-FEST. Among other things, the festival hosted the first contest for cosplay.
Cosplay - short for costume play - «costume play." Participants characters transform into anime, manga, video games, etc. Themselves (usually themselves, though in Japan there is a market for the production of costumes and accessories for cosplay) costumes are made and attributes. In Japan, cosplay - a very popular hobby, but gradually it is gaining popularity in other countries. In Russia, according to some reports, a community of cosplayers of 250 thousand people.
I must admit - I'm not a fan. Most of the characters represented in the competition, I do not know, so in a report signed photos I could not (maybe someone can learn from the participants themselves or opponents, then I will gladly add a signature). But the extent and quality of some of the costumes I was amazed. I did not expect so serious approach.
