{"id":503,"date":"2020-10-13T15:46:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/?p=503"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:16:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:16:16","slug":"take-a-look-at-all-the-best-cosplays-of-the-2020-anime-convention-in-tokyo-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/take-a-look-at-all-the-best-cosplays-of-the-2020-anime-convention-in-tokyo-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a look at all the best cosplays of the 2020 Anime Convention in Tokyo, Japan!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cosplay (\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec, kosupure), a portmanteau of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term &#8220;cosplay&#8221; applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject and it is not unusual to see genders switched. Favorite sources include anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, and video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-584x392.jpg 584w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-1184x795.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/johnny-wang-qj5i0SEVNuk-unsplash.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rapid growth in the number of people cosplaying as a hobby since the 1990s has made the phenomenon a significant aspect of popular culture in Japan and some other parts of Asia and in the Western world. Cosplay events are common features of fan conventions and there are also dedicated conventions and local and international competitions, as well as social networks, websites and other forms of media centered on cosplay activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-584x389.jpg 584w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/erik-mclean-2V0PGUcNORE-unsplash.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does it mean?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The term &#8220;cosplay&#8221; was coined in Japan in 1984. Cosplay is very popular among all genders. It was inspired by and grew out of the practice of fan costuming at science fiction conventions, beginning with Morojo&#8217;s &#8220;&#8221;futuristicostumes&#8221; created for the 1st World Science Fiction Convention in New York City in 1939.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-1024x729.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-600x427.jpg 600w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-584x416.jpg 584w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-1184x843.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/odindesignthemes.com\/vikinger-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/adam-muise-B1sfrMcLVv0-unsplash.jpg 1251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cosplay (\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec, kosupure), a portmanteau of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term &#8220;cosplay&#8221; applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. 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