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  2. Cosplay - Wikipedia

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    The term "cosplay" is a Japanese blend word of the English terms costume and play. [1] The term was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi [] of Studio Hard [3] after he attended the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles [4] and saw costumed fans, which he later wrote about in an article for the Japanese magazine My Anime []. [3]

  3. Animegao kigurumi - Wikipedia

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    Animegao kigurumi is a type of masked cosplay that has its origins in the official stage shows of various Japanese anime but has also been adapted by hobbyists. In Japan , most performers refer to this kind of cosplay as 'kigurumi' ( 着ぐるみ ) instead of 'animegao' (アニメ顔, meaning "anime face"), which has been used overseas in order ...

  4. Costume - Wikipedia

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    Cosplay, a word of Japanese origin that in English is short for "costume display" or "costume play", is a performance art in which participants wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea that is usually always identified with a unique name (as opposed to a generic word). These costume wearers often interact to ...

  5. Cosplay Complex - Wikipedia

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    Cosplay Complex (こすぷれCOMPLEX) is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) [1] series directed by Shinichiro Kimura and animated by TNK.It is centered on the after school cosplay club at East Oizumi Academy and follows the girls in the club as they practice so that one day they may be able to compete in cosplay competitions.

  6. Gibi ASMR - Wikipedia

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    Gibi is considered one of YouTube's top ASMR creators. [5] Her videos have been recommended by authors for Bustle, [14] Den of Geek, [15] Heavy.com, [16] and Insider. [17] Writing for The New York Times Magazine, Jamie Lauren Keiles called Gibi "the LeBron James of touching stuff," and wrote favorably of her genuine online persona.

  7. Crossplay (cosplay) - Wikipedia

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    Crossplay's origins lie in the anime convention circuit, though, like cosplay, it has not remained exclusive to the genre. While it is similar to Rule 63 (gender-bending) cosplay, it can be differentiated by the performer becoming completely immersed in the codes of another gender, rather than picking and choosing what behavior enhances the ...

  8. Lolita fashion - Wikipedia

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    The novel is about a middle-aged man, Humbert Humbert, who grooms and abuses a twelve-year-old girl nicknamed Lolita. [ 119 ] [ 120 ] [ 121 ] Because the book focused on the controversial subject of pedophilia and underage sexuality, "Lolita" soon developed a negative connotation referring to a girl inappropriately sexualized at a very young ...

  9. World Cosplay Summit - Wikipedia

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    In 2024,The WCS organizing committee has announced that the video division will return and renamed the World Cinematic Cosplay Summit and change to online event competition on June 8–9 and broadcast live on officially on Facebook, Twitch, X (Twitter) and YouTube, while the WCS Championship will remain on its original schedule in August.The ...