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Cosplay or costume play is the role-playing act of putting on costumes and accessories in order to mimic and dress like fictional characters found in comics, animes and mangas.&nbsp;We speak to cosplay blogger&nbsp;and founder of Cosplay-Fun,&nbsp;Allen Yap and CEO of Professional Costume,&nbsp;Joey Sheon to find out more about the origins of cosplay, what draws people to it, and the community&rsquo;s reaction to the tragic murder of a 15-year-old cosplayer earlier in this year.

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