Cosplay是英文Costume Play的缩写,中文译为角色扮演,一般是指人物经过化妆和造型装扮成动画、漫画、电玩中的角色,或是一些日本视觉系乐队以及电影中的某些人物。角色扮演始于日本,最早是用来在促销活动中吸引看客的,如今它已演变成为一种非主流的文化,拥有大量的cosplay迷,其中以80、90后年轻人居多。 Cosplay is an acronym for Costume Play in English. It is translated into Chinese for role play. Generally, characters are dressed up and styled as characters in animation, comic books and video games, or some Japanese visual bands and some characters in movies. Originally in Japan, role-playing was originally used to attract viewers in promotional activities. Today it has evolved into a non-mainstream culture with a large number of cosplay fans, of whom 80 and 90 are mostly young.