Cosplay

 

 Channel flicking and I saw the aweful 'Weekend Sunrise' feature about 'Cosplay' or an originally Japanese inspired revitalisation of dressing up in costume for fun gatherings/clubs and events!! Not just comicon conventions, manga or anime but all kinds of stories based in comics, books, movies etc... It's interesting to me that 'come in cosume' events had seemed to me to be less popular in recent years [certainly in youth activities I've been around] often seeing a few keen participants alongside makeshift cape or funny hat wearing reluctance... that's different to a culture of encouraging simple 'DIY' costumes that aren't expensive... it's more not wanting to appear too geeky or just thinking nobody else will bother!!

   Against that trend we often gather on a Saturday night for dinner at a local pub with an upstairs function room that often hosts costumed birthday celebrations!!

   Either way, I reckon there's a lot of fun to be had and a cohort of young people who'd really embrace the energy and effort of going to all the trouble of dressing up!! I sense  a combined youth event coming up!!!

   Be warned, as you go searching for cosplay you'll find a selection of rotund or busty comic superheroes with afew Dr Who's tossed in... Check it here and here