For most of the post 80s, it is very familiar with the Japanese Anime which had been brought into mainland form the 1980s. Among these interesting and appealing animations, the following four animations are undoubtedly the favorite anime cosplay they like to do.
Firstly, the hananoko_runrun, I think it is the first anime which had bring the post 80s great happiness. Xiao Pei, the leading role of the cartoon, had gained a magic flower key and she could do many unbelievable thing under the assistance of the key. To most girls of the 1980 generation, they likes the cartoon simply because XIAO Pei can have different beautiful princess dresses of short evening dresses by the power of flower key. For most girls, they tend to portray XIAO Pei in some special days, which can give them the chance of wearing various cosplay costumes and showed others a changeful image.
Secondly, the Sailor Moon, it is also a story about beautiful young girls, it has influenced many girls of the 1980 generation. In the cartoon, the pretty girls and their superior courage had won many loyal fans. In a period, you could see many colorful clothes which are a little the same as the clothes appeared in Sailor Moon-Japanese School Uniform.
Thirdly, the Slam Dunk, it is about basketball and handsome boys. For most boys of the 1980 generation, they like this cartoon since it has a inmate relationship to their favorite sports basketball, and most of them want to as smart as Rukawa Kaede, also as cool as Sakuragi Hanamichi As a result, once a time the basket ball with NO 10 and 11 were sole like a hot cake since every boy was dreaming of being the second Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi. Moreover, the cartoon also attracted a group of girls who had been fascinated by the handsome boys in the story, and they even urged their boy friends to wear like the roles of the anime.
The last but not the least is of course the Naruto, it has such s profound influence that most of my university classmates escape from the class just for watching the Naruto in dormitory. In university campus, it is very normal to see a Naruto Costume show, and the most favorite is Sasuke Cosplay since Sasuke is the most cool and personalized role in the animation.
To the whole generation, Japanese anime is no longer a strange thing, and they can do some cosplay show for fun. The reason why they like to do this II think it is mainly because the cartoons has brought them a happy childhood and they want to reappear it again by this unique artistic form.