Who is the average "Cosplayer"?

"Richard Dyer (1979) has noted that fan activity is most intense among social groups for whom role/identity conflicts are most acute. The members of these groups carry the baggage of socially marginal identities, and include adolescents, women, and participants in gay "ghetto culture"... people who deviate from the "norm"." (Lewis. Fandom, Lived Experience and Textual Use.)

Sailor Moon

But what about this guy?

- the white, middle class male with an affinity for technology?

Star Trek

Is there a definite answer as to who Cosplays? Or can and will everyone and anyone?

Main Cultural Groups - Japanese and Western:

Japanese:

• Manga (Fruits Basket, Bleach)
  
• Anime (Sailor Moon, Naruto)
• Video Games
  

Western:

• Television & Film (Sci-Fi - Star Wars, Star Trek. Other - Harry Potter, Daria, Kill Bill)
  
• Comics (Batman, Superman, Tank Girl, Scott Pilgrim)
• Video Games
  

- http://www.cosplay.co.uk/