0 the hobby of dressing as and pretending to be a character from a film, TV programme, comic book, etc.:
This Star Trek tunic is perfect for cosplay or conventions.
1 to dress as and pretend to be a character from a film, TV programme, comic book etc., as a hobby:
They cosplay as videogame characters.
A cosplay contest is held, where arbitrated best costume winners are presented.
As with other kinds of cosplay, many hobbyists have costumes of established characters from games or animations.
She is tall and usually has to get cosplay tailor made.
Next to the stage is an area to buy or order cosplay costumes, and the employees all wear an incredible array of cosplay finery.
The plot exists almost entirely to give excuses for staging cosplay-like battles.
The convention offers anime screenings, video games, a dealers room, guest panels, fan panels, cosplay competitions, and many other events typical of an anime convention.
The characters here, usually in a kind of cosplay, are drawn to represent an inanimate object or popular consumer product.
The convention offers anime screening, videogames, an art auction, guest panels, cosplay, and many of the other events typically found at an anime convention.
