Anime culture retains influence amongst Nepali youngsters

Sep 19, 2022

Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep 19, 2022, (ANI): Thousands of people flocked to the site of Otaku Jatra, Nepali anime and cosplay festival that now is being organized timely as the Japanese animation takes hold on Nepali youngsters. Anime and Hentiehas continued toinfluence amongst youngsterswhich now has become an integral part of their life. Most of youngsters, especially the millennial and generation Z are fond of the animated characterswhich drove them to the event despite the rainfall since morning. The first anime ever released on TV- Astro Boy was released in Japan around 1963. Since then many of the American and European countries came forward with anime which has become the blockbuster. Generation Z (generation reaching adulthood in the second decade of the 21st century)has started accepting and adapting anime as source to learn real-life skills, hardships, friendship, courage and determination to pursue the dream, time management and teamwork. This distinct feature has driven the youths towards anime. A portmanteau of “Costume Play”, cosplay is an activity and performance art where participants wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent mostly a fictional character seen in anime. People dressed as characters often interact to create a subculture and also perform the role playing tasks in venues apart from the stage. Anime, cartoons, comic books, Mangas, TV series and video games are the main source for cosplays. It is believed that the tradition of cosplay came out of practice of fan costuming at science fiction conventions in New York in early 20th century. The word cosplay is said to have been coined from Japan on mid 20th century.