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10-20-2008, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by godwine View Post
MMM, thanks for clarifying it, but isn't it a general assumption or stereotype that cosplayers ARE otaku? At least, thats the impression i get when talking to my uncle and cousin, but then they are a bit old fashion
SHOKOTAN is a very popular otaku cosplayer on TV these days, but it doesn't hurt that she is very cute. The cute factor goes a long way.

http://xorsyst.com/wp-content/upload...a-shokotan.jpg

Her blog is one of the most popular in the world.

I think that opinion might be more extreme in the US than in Japan, but cosplayers are considered otaku

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