Cosplaying the media mix: Examining Japan's media environment, its static forms, and its influence on cosplay

Cosplaying the media mix: Examining Japan's media environment, its static forms, and its influence on cosplay

Cosplay—costume role-play—has dramatically increased in popularity over the past 20 years in conjunction with the cultural institution of anime, comic book, manga, science fiction, and other related fandom conventions. Cosplay was prominently established in Japan before gaining attention in North Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthew Ogonoski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2014-06-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
Subjects:
Anime
Cel bank
Convention
Database
Fandom
Moe
Posing
Role-play
Stasis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2014.0526

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2014.0526

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