Winge draws distinctions between Japanese and American styles of cosplay at conventions, which typically consist of a masquerade aspect: cosplayers exhibit their characters for an target market. In North America, this masquerade consists of performance, writes Winge, whilst in Japan it's far a whole lot extra static.
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In addition, she writes, Japanese cosplayers have a tendency to limit dress put on  to conventions, even as American cosplayers take their costumes into the public. 
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