Comments on: Halloween: Japan’s Most Recent Holiday

By: Dain Q. Gore

Dain Q. Gore — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:41:00 +0000

They did not, but the term became immediately associated with Japanese pop culture:

“The term cosplay is a portmanteau of the English words costume and play. The term was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi of the Japanese studio Studio Hard while attending the 1983 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Los Angeles. He was impressed by the hall and the costumed fans and reported on both in Japanese science fiction magazines. The coinage reflects a common Japanese method of abbreviation in which the first two moras of a pair of words are used to form an independent compound. Costume becomes kosu (コス), and play becomes pure (プレ).”

from the Wiki

By: Muse

Muse — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:08:00 +0000

Umm, Japan didn’t come up with cosplay…

Seems like companies are always eager to jump on any bandwagon that will help them earn more, holidays included.

By: tobus

tobus — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 05:40:00 +0000

A linguist “wondering” through conbinis and shopping malls….

I am sorry, but I had to (⊙ω⊙)

By: Jonathan Allen

Jonathan Allen — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 02:25:00 +0000

another good video of Friday night last week from Tokyo Fashion http://youtu.be/XCNFA90H38Q

By: Sugoida

Sugoida — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:32:00 +0000

“However, don’t be surprised if you hear Rihanna or Lady Gaga rather than the Monster Mash at a Japanese Halloween celebration.”
I approve.

By: Ma-Chan

Ma-Chan — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:12:00 +0000

Yes by ‘western’ I meant west in relation to the continents. “American-Halloween”