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dc.contributor.authorHacker, Randi
dc.contributor.authorVarner, Mindy
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-20T20:32:19Z
dc.date.available2014-03-20T20:32:19Z
dc.date.issued2009-11-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/13334
dc.descriptionThis is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
dc.description.abstractBroadcast transcript: Typical Tokyo office worker by day. Warcraft Princess by night or on weekends. This is the type of double life the dedicated cosplayer lives. Cosplay--or kosupure in Japanese--is the latest recreational activity for manga maniacs. Cosplayers spend hours devising, creating and donning elaborate costumes designed to transform them from salarymen or women to anime and video game characters such as Astroboy or Parasite Eve. At an average cost of $300 per ensemble, this is no-low budget amusement. The payoff? Well-dressed cosplayers could just be chosen to become Cosplay Idols, paid spokesmodels for the big game makers themselves thus effecting the complete transformation from Cosplay to Cospay. #hacker #japan #varner #ceas
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCenter for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPostcards from Asia;0172
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://audioboom.com/posts/875244-0172-cosplay
dc.subjectJapan
dc.subjectTokyo
dc.subjectCosplayer
dc.subjectManga Maniacs
dc.subjectAstroboy
dc.subjectCosplay Idols
dc.titleCosplay
dc.typeRecording, oral
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