[AsianAtHeart]

I'm hit & missing the point of this thread. But I get the part about unfair comparison. You are obviously an extreme purist.

Alot of Americans that do cosplay view it as dressing up, for the most part; it's all in good fun. I've seen some amazing cosplays, but they're rarely in threads like these, they seem to want to stay on Deviant Art or Anime conventions.....or you can surf cosplay pics here, even, there are some really good ones. I saw an awesome Lelouch the other day.