I’m a huge fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since I grew up watching the classic cartoon and movies. The level of skill and dedication demonstrated by the individuals engaged in Cosplay is phenomenal!Ī friend quoted me after we spent the day at ComicCon 2017 Why the Shredder? Since the inception of Lanka ComicCon, Cosplay has grown exponentially with a huge community of Cosplayers coming together at the event. Favorite sources include anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, live-action films, television series, and video games.Ĭosplay is fairly new to Sri Lanka. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject and it is not unusual to see genders switched. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term “Cosplay” applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. The word Cosplay, coined in Japan in 1984, is a portmanteau of the words costume play. This is my journey to ComicCon 2018, where I Cosplayed “ The Shredder” from the classic 90’s cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Īccording to Wikipedia, Cosplay is a performance art in which participants called Cosplayers wear self-made costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. I decided that this year I would put more effort into my Cosplay. I bought the make-up, stockings, Gun and Hat the day before ComicCon 2017. However, my first Cosplay was a botch job.
