cosplay

Cosplay, a shortened form of Costume Play, is generally found in Japan. However, it appears often at anime conventions in the United States. People make costumes and dress up as their favorite characters from various animation or video game series. At american conventions, groups of fans sometimes put together little skits with their favorite characters. This isn't done in Japan, as far as I know. As you can see, some of those girls look QUITE nice. Click the thumbnails to see larger images.

Ruri That's a nice Nadeisco costume.. b4k4 b4k4	Sakura I don't see many Hyper Police cosplayers..	5 Star Stories? No clue what character she is, but good costume.	Rimruru Aww, she's so cute. This character comes from the game Samurai Spirits
Merle Ultra cute Escaflowne costume! I love the cat ears.	??? This girl looks sort of like my friend Midori	Shiina Ringo this looks like shiina ringo cosplay. scary..	Multi there was once a little cyborg girl.. (To Heart)
Iori Yoshizuki (I"s) good pose, and a very nice smile. I like the purple stockings.	Chibi moon This is a very neat picture, even though I hate the character.	Garnet til Alexandros A FFIX cosplayer. Good quality materials, very nice costume.	??? I don't know who this character is either. Nice fan.
Toilet Hanako I bet high school girls would wear this in an instant if they could get away with it.	Dirty Pair Simple costumes, also not much material. ^__^	leather angel Very cool wings. and leather outfit. and silver hair. *drool*	Lain Interesting close-up shot. I wish i had a pic of the full costume.
Alexiel Interesting attempt at an Angel Sanctuary character. The wings are good, but the costume could use some more work.		Oniisama E? Good picture. She looks like she's waiting for someone to wind her up. It's odd to see someone cosplaying a doll though.