Where? Comic-Con: Cosplay at Conventions

Meet Some Cosplayers---
...and pay attention to "what kind" of people they are...

Cosplay in North America
Comic-Con (also known as the San-Deigo Comic-Con Intentional) is the largest fandom based convention in North America, with an estimated 140, 000+ attendees in 2010.

It Showcases:

• comic books
• science fiction/fantasy and film/television
• horror
• anime
• manga
• animation
• video games
• web comics
• fantasy novels

Cosplay is often the dress code...




Cosplay in Europe
France is where America and Japan seem to merge with an equal mix of manga/anime based Cosplayers to comic book and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Cosplayers.

France is home to Le Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d'Angouleme (The Angouleme Internantional Comics Festival), which is the largest fandom based convention in the world...

It is also home to the The Paris Manga Convention




Cosplay in Japan
With a heavy focus on anime, manga and video games, here are some examples of Japanese Cosplay...

Grimmjow Jaggerjack - Bleach

Sakura - Naruto

Lucy Misora - ToHeart2



Note The Different Demographics?

Can you pinpoint the "main" group?

Is there one?