Anime took the world by storm, and what followed in its wake? Cosplay! Short for “costume play,” cosplay is sweeping the convention scene, and now its craft is revealed to you! This paws-on HOW TO guide shows you exactly how to become the catgirl or anime critter you’ve always wanted to be. Beginning and experienced cosplayers will find creative, easy, and cheap ways of transforming from just plain human to purr-fectly out of this world.

Catgirls are popular in anime, and they come in all different forms of feline.

Find the catgirl within you and join the world of cosplay!

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Learn how to:
• turn ordinary fabric and accessories into contest winners
• create genre-specific costumes from scratch
• duplicate your favorite character or invent your own
• find hard-to-get imported items
• cosplay for competition and just for fun
• cosplay on a budget

PLUS you’ll also find:
• patterns, measurements, and sewing techniques
• resource lists, websites, and where to find character models
• full-color photos, plans, and drawings

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A few sample pages

Gerry Poulos is a long-time anime reviewer, illustrator, and photographer. He has worked as a journalist in the anime community for many years and has seen and photographed literally thousands of cosplayers from all over the world. He lives in eastern Ohio.