Dressed to thrill, cosplayers bring fantasy to life at comic expo
Fans of animation and video games descend on convention centre for five-day event
Sexy, silly, cute and outright bizarre sums up the atmosphere at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday, the opening day of the annual Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong fair.
The event showcases the latest trends in comic books, animation and computer games, but has also become a stage for Hong Kong's burgeoning cosplay culture.
"I feel more likeable, unique and cute when I am dressing up," said 15-year-old Lai Oi-ying, who arrived dressed in a Pikachu costume, one of the main characters from the Japanese series .
"I love Pikachu's personality and character and want to make him better known to others by bringing him to life."
Kiki Fung, a 15-year-old cosplayer, came dressed as the eyepatch-wearing femme fatale from the Japanese anime .
"After putting on this costume, I feel like I'm a totally different person," Fung said. She spent about HK$600 on her outfit, most of which she bought over the internet. "It's also kind of nice because I've never had so many people want to take photographs of me," she said.
In leather trenchcoat and shaggy blonde wig, Jennifer Sora Bae, 16, was living out her interpretation of Belphegor from .
