A survey has revealed unexpectedly high levels of interest in cosplay among Japanese women, with some 30% having either tried it or wanting to try it.
The online survey was conducted by market research firm iShare, and asked 565 Japanese men and women aged 20-40 about their attitudes to cosplay.
When both genders were asked whether they had an interest in cosplay, 9.9% answered they would like to try, 8.3% had actually tried it, and 28.5% were interested in watching it but not cosplaying themselves, making for a total of 46.7% with an interest.
However, amongst women the numbers were higher, with 13.6% interested in trying, and 14.7% actually having tried it. Younger women were even more interested, with 15.8% wanting to try amongst those in their twenties.
17.5% of those interested listed anime and manga as the theme of cosplay they would most like to undertake, after which came kigurumi (almost certainly referring to cartoon character suits) with 14.7%, maid and waitress uniforms (12.4%) and military uniforms (also 12.4%).
Top anime subjects for cosplay were Haruhi, Fullmetal Alchemist, as well as visual-kei bands like L’Arc en Ciel.
Although many Japanese women are quick to condemn men for having an interest in anime-related cosplay, it seems many are interested in trying themselves…
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30% of women like to dress up purely for attention? That number seems a little low to me.
I bet all these surveys are being pulled out of Tokyo or other largely populated areas. A ton of people in Japan don't even know what cosplaying is or even what anime is. This paints a pretty good picture of the obsessive Japanese that seem to represent their entire country nowadays, but that's only a small percentage of the entire population.
A Japanese girlfriend/wife who loves cosplay.
What more could sad, sad ronery weeaboos on Sankaku ask for from a 3D girl?
Very small sample - disregard this information.
well that was an interesting survey...
Hi
I liked to read this survey... it is interesting, I would love to talk to a nice japanese girl interested in cosplay, I am living now in Spain, my interests are pretty normal, just talking for the moment.
I am a man, 45 years old, good person, 100% respectful,
hope to hear from you
rrcastaway@gmail.com
best wishes
Cosplay itself is not bad, but how far you go with it (12 year olds dressing like sluts on halloween in the US).
This survey is probably a little misleading based on what the Japanese consider 'cosplay'. Cosplay in Japan is a much more liberal term, which can mean dressing up in costume for non-specific things, such as an occupation (similar to the 'Halloween' variety costumes). I would say that western people who are familiar with the cosplay term associate it more directly with dressing as a character from some media.
Heh. 565 people isn't really that much especially if that includes both men and women, and you then project the choices on the entire female population of the country.
Hey, Artefact!
L’Arc~en~Ciel is NOT a visual-kei band!
That was what it said in the article. What would you call them then?
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Arc%E3%80%9Cen%E3%80%9CCiel#L.27Arc.E3.80.9Cen.E3.80.9CCiel.E3.81.A8.E3.80.8C.E3.83.B4.E3.82.A3.E3.82.B8.E3.83.A5.E3.82.A2.E3.83.AB.E7.B3.BB.E3.80.8D [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/L]
Larc members denied that they are "visual-kei".
The band is a J-rock/J-pop band
In another piece of news, 30% of Japanese Women are fugly and don't know how to cook.
55% on the fugly part and 40% on the don't know how to cook part.
by your theory its 5% who can do both ?
Huh? No one said anything about the two being mutually exclusive...
"..as well as visual-kei bands like L’Arc en Ciel"
Laruku? Sure it's not Malice Mizer...?
Yeah, L'Arc was VK for only a short period of time after they started their band (back with Pero and Sakura... ). Fail, fail.
Try again.
Then again, i can't really imagine how ppl are going to dress as the guys in Laruku since they don't really have somekind of distinguishable dress codes. Well, unless the cosplayers make a impersonating disguise as them..
I've seen some pretty good cosplayers of L'Arc out there (mainly Hyde, though, of course ). If they do it properly, they can pull off the outfits and you'll know upon first look who it is.
Yet no mention of the apparently unanimously lusted after ladies indicated in the supporing picture? I'm sure they're a more popular choice than L’Arc en Ciel, not that I've seen either
Wai-, what? Since when visual-kei have anything to do with 2-D?
Just think a secons and you know the reason. Visual Kei is actually close to dressing as 2D character.
Wanted: Sexy lady to cosplay as Lum. Must be willing to grab my ass and call me "Darling" at climax whilst shocking said ass with a cattleprod. Please contact Major Bukkake. No traps.
If you can find the lady and the costume, I have a cattle prod she can borrow.
Have my own, thank you. Just waiting for the dream.
Sorry, I can be of no more help then.
Not the shock induced bukkake blast!
It's electrifying!
So that explains your avatar's shocked expression.
LOL
ROFL. Nice comment, Major!!
Holy shitballs! Cattleprod? LOL
WOW O_O !!!! That's so.....COOL!XD
so 3d knows 2d is superior and want to become 2d
For fucks sake, please capitalize your sentences in future. Also learn better English.
By doing this you will appear less like a monosyllabic retard.
I mean come on: "so 3d knows 2d is superior and want to become 2d" - YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT. YOU FAIL AT WRITING THINGS AND POSSIBLY ALSO AT FORMULATING THOUGHTS.
Corrected: "So, it seems that 3D people know 2D people are superior and therefore wish to become 2D people themselves"
And since when there's this thing called 2D people? I've never seen a 2D girl walking on the street -_-"
this is the internets......grammer iz ded hear....
Oh wow. Anon correcting Anon on the correct usage of Engrish grammar on teh internet.
Might I just add that your concern is unnecessary.
C'mon, who writes in such proper sentences in comments??
Don't be a prude and chill, dude...
darinka the prune joose
looks like anonymous was able to aggravate anonymous effectively.
Internet English Teacher - Serious Fucking Bizness
Your lulz levels are not enough.
Troll is a fail.
lol rather "3d thinks it would be fun to cosplay as 2d." 2D is an ideal concept but I don't feel inferior; I just accept it as it is. Do you have a problem with that? @3@
If 2ds don't adjust those uppity attitudes they may never acquire waifu status.
<3 Cosplaying traps
Maybe Maybe xD
Oh fuc-...
I second this comment!
I cosplay and my wife does not. I shouldn't have married a filipina
im filipino and i agree with you
totally agree, even If I'm filipino would never look for a filipina wife.
these surveys are stupid... i mean , everytime i read something like that on SanCom the amount of people asked are less than 1000
Someone tell me since when Japan wasn't built on irony
That result doesn't suprise me... Females in japan love dress that way that they look "moe" for guy. To bad that at western countrys woman try to look like whores (at last that what they do when they want to look sexy)...
Trying to look like whores isn't that bad when they actually aren't whores.
But sadly, they are.
And Twilight fangirls.
Dunno which is worse...
565 out of 100 millions is not much of a test group...
Awesome XD
Something I would like to know is how many of those interested in cosplaying would do it only because its a good excuse to dress up like a bunnygirl-like costume without guilt.
Well of course Women would be interested in Cosplay, its in their nature to want anything clothes related, thats how our world works.
what about men?
28.5% were interested in watching
Although many Japanese women are quick to CONDEMN men for having an interest in anime-related cosplay, it seems many are interested in trying themselves…
wth is this..
Not all women are the same. Maybe in Japan, the majority of them might be pricks but I wouldn't know. I don't know much about Japanese women but they seem fickle according to what otaku have to say.
:3 There's plenty of women who don't mind otaku-ish hobbies AND are interested in it.
Crazy chicks are crazy. You have to get used to it if you want to have a gf...
You don'tknow the half of it bro', but you speak the truth.
Amen!
Cuz it's SEXAY
Tsundere attitude?
So 3D are tsundere, no surprises there.
"D-D-Don't misunderstand, it's not like I'm wearing this for you."
And those who aren't are Yandere.
my rule for cosplay is go all out/BE CONVINCING or dont cosplay at all. if you do it half assed, be prepared for the extreme criticism
The only thing that I can think of is maybe it's the way they look at it? "Oh, he's looking at another woman cosplaying. He HAS to be cheating."
It annoys me that if we look at a man that isn't our lover, and he gets mad he's controlling, but if we pull the same damn crap he's gotta be a cheater, regardless of how true it is or is not.
Thats called being insecure.....
If you don't trust each other and understand that looking is fine, then you haven't grown up.
I may pick-up pizza for dindins, but will look at burgers too. However when I get home, I'm still eatin pizza.
I hope you understand the analogy....
I understand the analogy. I'm just trying to understand why 'Pizza' gets so upset. And I'm pizza!
Oh god I just got the urge to commit cannibalism of the pineapple and pepperoni topped variety.
(I'm aware that 'Pizza' was 'the girlfriend', but I had to make the horrible joke and pretend it was 'female' for it to work.)
Insecurity is no excuse to be a bitch because your boyfriend has eyes, then doing the same, you know?
Don't you know it's not the same thing if they are interested?
women are attention whores with no respect for the self?