Cosplay, a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centred on dressing as characters from manga, anime, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, Japanese movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume. Read more
The London MCM Expo at the Excel Centre is where all the geeks, wapanese, yiffs, gamers and comic book fans go and play dress up. weeaboo kids do the Caramelldansen, Kawaii cosplay, pro wrestling, pokemon card tournaments and manga illustration are all on show as well as guest appearences from the likes of Kathy Najimy from King of the Hill...