COS is the abbreviation of English cost, the verb is COS, and people who play COS are generally called COSER. Generally speaking, the earliest Chinese translation of COSPLAY came from Taiwan Province Province, which means role-playing. But because this translation is the same as the role-playing game (RPG) in the game, in order to avoid the similarity, the author prefers another translation-dressing up. As far as today's COSPLAY is concerned, its form and content generally refer to the use of clothing, trinkets, props and makeup to play ACG (animation, comics, games) or some roles in Japanese Vision Rock and movies. Thus, COSPLAY contains a vast space for its positioning. It can even be said that as long as there is COSPLAYER, this field is definitely the mainstream of teen pop culture today.

COSPLAY origin

Speaking of the original origin of COSPLAY, it is generally believed that the birthplace of COSPLAY is in Japan. Of course, if it is based on the concept of COSPLAY in today's era, this can be said. But in a broad sense, the real birthplace of animated COSPLAY is definitely the United States in the western hemisphere, and even if we really want to discuss the original form of COSPLAY, the author can tell you without hesitation that COSPLAY first appeared in the centuries before the first year of AD! Because whether it is the costumes of Greek sacrifices that existed around 1000 BC, or the great troubadours who co-authored the Iliad and Odyssey in the 8th century BC, they are actually playing the role of others. The former became the prophet and prophet of later generations, and successfully cosplayed the existence of the apostles, while the latter, like the originator of today's stage plays, cosplayed the deeds of those epic heroes. In fact, the meaning of COSPLAY's inclusion and dressing up is not only an external visualization, but more importantly, it should go deep into the hearts of COSPLAY people. Okay, let's get down to business. Next, let's talk about the real birthplace of COSPLAY-the United States.