Cosplay is a costume game in which participants fully identify with their favorite anime, manga or movie characters, creating an identical look, hairstyles, accessories, copying the manner of speech, and even calling themselves by their character's name.

This word has been on the lips of almost every anime player lately. Cosplay has gone from individual enthusiasts to a huge community of costume enthusiasts that has spread all over the world. If you go cosplaying and you're not in an elaborate costume, you're in the minority. For example, you can choose an appropriate image, take a Destiny pistol. And then you already stand out from the crowd.

Initially, cosplay took its niche in the costume shows at events dedicated to science fiction and fantasy festivals. This practice of portraying a fictional character, and from time to time fully identify with him through the costume, enjoyed very many teenagers, and even middle-aged people. The main condition of Cosplay is to be dressed in costume, and to look like your hero. Cosplay was originally a kind of "theater" of the characters, but after a while it became part of the culture.

People cosplay for a variety of reasons

• whether it's for love of the character;
• want to enjoy the attention;
• To wear an elaborate costume;
• to portray a favorite character or to get respect from peers for creating elaborate clothing.

In fact, there are many other motives for this behavior by individual citizens, but the most popular ones have already been listed.

If during a masquerade you have to change into another person, then in cosplay the level of fusion with the character is important. It is not enough to look similar, it is necessary to speak in the tone of the character, to copy his manner of speech, facial expression, to use the same words and phrases, to react in a similar way - the cosplayer must feel his character from within.