Editing Cosplay (section)

==Media==
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===Magazines and books===
Japan is home to two especially popular cosplay magazines, ''[[Cosmode]]'' (コスモード) and [[ASCII Media Works]]' ''Dengeki Layers'' (電撃Layers).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://layers.dengeki.com/ |title=AMW｜アスキー・メディアワークス 公式ホームページ |publisher=Layers.dengeki.com |access-date=10 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616183121/http://layers.dengeki.com/ |archive-date=16 June 2012 }}</ref> ''Cosmode'' has the largest share in the market and an English-language digital edition.<ref name="A Costume & Style Magazine for the Eccentric - About COSMODE"/> Another magazine, aimed at a broader, worldwide audience is ''CosplayGen''.<ref name="Cosplay Gen"/> In the United States, ''Cosplay Culture'' began publication in February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosplayculture.com/ |title=Cosplay Culture |access-date=17 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721033045/http://www.cosplayculture.com/ |archive-date=21 July 2015 }}</ref> Other magazines include ''CosplayZine'' featuring cosplayers from all over the world since October 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosplayzine.com/|title=CosplayZine|access-date=20 October 2014|archive-date=10 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610104320/https://www.cosplayzine.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Cosplay Realm Magazine'' which was started in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cosplayrealmmagazine.com/|title=Cosplay Realm Magazine|access-date=17 November 2020|archive-date=28 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628024616/https://www.cosplayrealmmagazine.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> There are many books on the subject of cosplay as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/cosplay |title=Popular Cosplay Books |website=Goodreads.com |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=6 February 2016 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419162120/https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/cosplay |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Documentaries and reality shows===
*''Cosplay Encyclopedia'', a 1996 film about Japanese cosplay released by Japan Media Supply. It was released in subtitled VHS by Anime Works in 1999,<ref>{{cite web |author=ANIMEfringe |url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.03/reviews/cosplayenc.php3 |title=Reviews – CosPlay Encyclopedia |publisher=ANIMEfringe.com |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423231433/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.03/reviews/cosplayenc.php3 |url-status=live }}</ref> eventually being released onto DVD in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4146036/|title=Cosplay Encyclopedia (2002)|date=7 March 2000|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=3 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503150713/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4146036/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''[[Otaku Unite!]]'', a 2004 film about otaku subculture, features extensive footage of cosplayers.
*''Akihabara Geeks'', a 2005 Japanese short film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137700/|title=Nippon no genba: Akihabara toshinose no monogatari (2005)|date=27 December 2005|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=28 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428204555/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137700/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Animania: The Documentary''<ref name="firefox"/> is a 2007 film that explores the cosplay cultural phenomenon in North America, following four cosplayers from various ethnicities as they prepare to compete at [[Anime North]], Canada's largest anime convention.
*''Conventional Dress'' is a short documentary about cosplay at [[Dragon Con]] made by Celia Pearce and her students in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vimeo.com/channels/64217 |title=Emergent Game Group on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo.com |date=12 October 2009 |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428165510/https://vimeo.com/channels/64217 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''Cosplayers: The Movie'', released in 2009 by Martell Brothers Studios for free viewing on [[YouTube]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=sdW-Ov6cUaI  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/sdW-Ov6cUaI| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Cosplayers UK The Movie – (Full Length HD Movie) |publisher=YouTube.com |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=10 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Crunchyroll]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/cosplayers-the-movie |title=Cosplayers: The Movie Full episodes streaming online for free |publisher=Crunchyroll.com |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831011529/https://www.crunchyroll.com/cosplayers-the-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> explores the anime subculture in North America with footage from anime conventions and interviews with fans, voice actors and artists.
*"I'm a Fanboy", a 2009 episode of the [[MTV]] series ''[[True Life]]'', focusing on fandom and cosplay.<ref name="animenewsnetwork"/>
*''[[Fanboy Confessional]]'', a 2011 [[Space (Canadian TV channel)|Space Channel]] series that featured an episode on cosplay and cosplayers from the perspective of an insider.
*''[[Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope]]'', a 2011 film about four attendees of San Diego Comic-Con, including a cosplayer.
*''America's Greatest Otaku'', a 2011 TV series where contenders included cosplayers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://americasgreatestotaku.com/page/about-americas-greatest-otaku |title=About America's Greatest Otaku – America's Greatest Otaku |publisher=Americasgreatestotaku.com |date=24 February 2011 |access-date=7 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213115620/http://americasgreatestotaku.com/page/about-americas-greatest-otaku |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref>
*''Cosplayers UK: The Movie'', a 2011 film following a small selection of cosplayers at the London MCM Expo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2139761/|title=Cosplayers UK: The Movie (2011)|date=30 October 2011|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=27 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427145551/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2139761/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''My Other Me: A Film About Cosplayers'', chronicling a year in the life of three different cosplayers: a veteran cosplayer who launched a career from cosplay, a young 14-year-old first-timer, and a transgender man who found himself through cosplay. It was released in 2013 and was a featured segment on ''[[The Electric Playground]]''.<ref name="elecplay"/>
*''[[Heroes of Cosplay]]'', a [[reality show]] on cosplay that premiered in 2013 on the [[Syfy]] network. It follows nine cosplayers as they create their costumes, travel to conventions and compete in contests.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.syfy.com/heroesofcosplay |title=Heroes of Cosplay |publisher=Syfy |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224816/http://www.syfy.com/heroesofcosplay |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*"24 Hours With A Comic Con Character", a segment from [[CNNMoney]] following around a known cosplayer while she prepared for and attended [[New York Comic Con]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/interactive/pf/24-hours-with-a-comicon-character/ |title=24 Hours With A Comic Con Character |publisher=CNN |access-date=22 October 2014 |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607084728/https://money.cnn.com/interactive/pf/24-hours-with-a-comicon-character |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''WTF is Cosplay?'', a reality show that premiered in 2015 on the [[Channel 4]] network. It follows six cosplayers throughout their day-to-day lives and what cosplay means to them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/wtf-is-cosplay/episode-guide |title=WTF is Cosplay? |publisher=Channel 4 |access-date=16 July 2015 |archive-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124152509/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/wtf-is-cosplay/episode-guide |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Call to Cosplay]]'', a competition [[reality show]] that premiered in 2014 on [[Myx TV]]. It is a cosplay design competition show where contestants were tasked to create a costumes based on theme and time constraints.
*''[[Cosplay Melee]]'', a competition [[reality show]] on cosplay that premiered in 2017 on the [[Syfy]] network.
*''[https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cosplayculture Cosplay Culture],'' a 90 minutes documentary that follows cosplayers during preparation and conventions in Canada, Japan and Romania. Includes a visit of Akihabara (Japan), a geek Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans and a historic overview explaining the origin of cosplay.

===Other media===
*''[[Cosplay Complex]]'', a 2002 anime miniseries.
*''[[Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!]]'', a Japanese TV variety show that includes the Cosplay Bus Tour series segment.
*''Super Cosplay War Ultra'', a 2004 freeware fighting game.
*A large number of erotic and pornographic films featuring cosplaying actresses; many of such films come from the Japanese company [[Total Media Agency|TMA]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Brian Ashcraft |url=http://kotaku.com/5902602/japanese-porn-is-overdosing-on-video-games-and-anime/ |title=Japanese Porn Is Overdosing on Video Games and Anime |date=17 April 2012 |publisher=Kotaku.com |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606113625/http://kotaku.com/5902602/japanese-porn-is-overdosing-on-video-games-and-anime/ |url-status=live }}</ref>