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Do cosplay cosplayers understand the characters they cosplay?

I think nowadays, primary school students can use their pocket money to play cosplay. Do you think they know more than you?

If it’s a commercial cosplay and the cosplayer is a model who doesn’t understand 2D, then they definitely don’t understand it. Even friends who are in the same circle may not fully understand the character they cosplay. Some just follow the trend, follow club activities, and regard cosplay as a kind of fun & social interaction. For example, I once made a Gundam cosplay with my husband, but I have never watched Gundam. He pulled hard. Sometimes I make my own films, just because I like the character very much, some very, very much, and some I just took a look at and thought it was very beautiful. I don’t know exactly what this character does.

In the early days, cosplay was just a type of people who did things they loved very much. They could be said to be in-depth patients, so the saying "To cosplay, you must understand your own role and have a certain understanding to be qualified." Just like some model toy enthusiasts, in the early years, only everything had to be purchased with money. In the past, the majority of netizens, if they liked model toy, they had to spend money to buy it. If they just looked at pictures, they also had to spend money to buy magazines. , even if you have no money, you still have to spend time going to the model shop to look at it. Even if you play games, if you play pirated copies, you still have to spend a few dollars to buy a pirated disk~ Especially those who play cosplay, there was no market at that time, so they could only make and paint by themselves, and the materials were still very expensive. Those who don't have the ability to do it can only look back and sigh, or pay someone to do it. If you put so much effort into making cosplay and playing cosplay, you must really like it

And you must be a rich person... At that time, most of the people who were able to play cosplay were very qualified people, and they didn't know how to do it. Just troll anyone. But now, with the development of the economy, people who once never dared to think about cosplay can now dress up in cosplay. Moreover, prop artists, clothing stores, makeup artists, photographers, and post-production have become industries. People who want to see cosplay , mod play, just search on the Internet, and there are people who collect it for everyone every day, and then they advertise to earn some hard work and get hacked... Especially those who play pirated games, they used to spend 5-10 yuan to buy a pirated copy to play a game.

No one is buying the genuine games that have dropped to 10 yuan now. Those who say the circle is chaotic are always those who really like it. It is a good thing for the circle to grow, but it is also inevitable for many people who don't understand anything to come in. If you want to maintain innocence, you can only stay in a small circle. You can't blame others. You can only blame everyone for getting more and more. The richer you are, the more you can do whatever you want. There is nothing that one month's salary cannot solve. If there is, then two months' salary can't solve it. Finally, no matter whether the cosplayer understands the character of his cosplay or not, please at least respect the fruits of his labor. If you want to correct his inappropriate behavior, please provide guidance in person. The above are all personal opinions.