In recent years, cosplay is developing rapidly in our country. Why the cosplay developed so fast? The rapid development of cosplay must have its internal and external reasons.
The Internal Reason
The cosplay cultural characteristics determine the reasons for the popularity among young people. The cosplay activities combine the creative, rebellious, visual as one. It fits the psychological needs of teenagers. The cosers take part in the cosplay activities not only the love to the anime, but also reflects the youth groups’ desire to express and the dissatisfaction to the real life. With the rapid development of Chinese society, the youth face much invisible pressure from the community, school, and families. They play their favorite anime roles, through expression, gesture interpretation of another people; reach the soul of the emotional exchange and the satisfaction. At the meantime, in the course of the production and performances, can also easy for Cosers to get a sense of achievement and honor. Therefore, the cosplay activity in youth groups to obtain welcome and has developed rapidly.
The External Reason
China’s cosplay is gradually towards commercialization. The Chinese governments support the Chinese animation. Coaplay performance and visual became the main means of publicity firm. It brings popularity for animation. Then animation becomes more and more commercialized. Not only driven the animation around the trafficking, but also appeared to sell Cosplay costumes, props, culture publication based industrial.