Its like killing two birds

with one stone, I get to

enjoy myself at the
cosplay convention and
at the same time I learn
how to sew and craft
items for my costume,
how to apply makeup and
act for my cosplay
character.
-Joselyn Jok, 21

A PEEK INTO:

THE COSPLAY WORLD

Have you ever wondered why some people dress up as character
from a comic book, anime, or cartoon shows?
We do think that everybody, at some point of

What is cosplay you may ask? Cosplay is

their life have desired to be a superhero, a vil-

short for costume-play and it is about por-

lain or a princess from their favorite show.

traying a fictional character by acting and

Some of these desires never fade in certain

dressing up as them from head to toe. Co-

people and this lead them to the world of co-

splays popularity rose up in the 90s and it

splay. If youre a fan of fictional stories such

probably originated from Japan. So, what

as Harry Potter, the Marvel series or the Japa-

encourage people to spend their money and

nese manga series, the world of cosplay is not

time on cosplay and why do they do it?

a new thing.

Whats the point of doing

things if it does not bring joy?
Cosplay is an art and it is fun to
do. According to Joselyn Jok,
she doesnt mind spending
time to make and sew her own
cosplay costume even though
shes busy as a student because she really enjoys doing
it. When they put on their costume and went to a cosplay
convention the satisfaction they
got when their picture is taken
and admired by other is golden.
She added, Its like killing two
birds with one stone, I get to
enjoy myself at the cosplay
convention and at the same
time I learn how to sew and
craft items for my costume,
Joselyn Jok, posing in front of

Photo from Operationrainfall.com

the Logos Hope ship in her

favourite character, Akagi from

A cosplay convention gath-

how to apply makeup and act

for my cosplay character.

ers cosplayer together and

For cosplayers, when they

this is where the art of cosplay

get to express the character

is understood. They meet peo-

that they love, have fun while

People cosplay for various

ple that share the same inter-

doing it, and make new friends

reasons and the top reason is

est and some prefer cosplay

along the way, its enough to

they want to express the things

as a method of socializing.

justify why they cosplay. The

that they love and enjoy. The

Cosplaying is where I meet

experience and attention they

love of a fictional character

my

new

gain when they are in their ele-

from their favourite movie en-

friends, socializes and inter-

ment as a hero, princess, villain

courages them to act and dress

acts. We come from different

or

up like one. The amount of en-

backgrounds but since we

worth the money and time

ergy and time a cosplayer

share the same love and inter-

spent. So, now you know what

spend to dress up as their fa-

est for cosplay we get along

encourages people to do co-

vourite character in a cosplay

well with each other. says

splay! Aint cosplay world fun

convention and in the role play-

Joselyn Jok, an electrical engi-

and exciting?

ing shows how devoted they

neering student who is doing

are to that character.

cosplay.

the Kantai Collection Anime

Series.

friends,

makes

otherworldly

creature

is