Child’s Cosplay
One
more hour and it is wrap up time. But as time keeps shorter and shorter I’m
becoming more impatient. If only I could command my teacher to dismiss us
early, I wouldn’t be so annoyed like this. You may be asking me why I behave
this way. Excited to Playtime? Or am I just uninterested with school? Well,
none of those. I’m even a consistent performer at school and not quite engaged to
different play activities. It is just that I need to catch my favorite TV
series. Those afternoon characters that was so magical to the extent that I
myself am controlled by their spell.
At
home I immediately turned on the Television and multitasked while changing
clothes and putting my school paraphernalia to their proper places. I heard the
opening song of the show that I used to sing along up till the end of its
lyrics. My concentration was at its highest degree. I only moved whenever
commercials took its time. After the episode, another similar show would
follow. Just like with the latter, my attitude was comparable.
As to my age,
I’m fascinated with Animes. These Japanese mangas appearance on TV easily
catches kids’ attentions like me. Its magical story and unusual context,
without hesitation made every child’s imagination somehow come to life.
I do not exclude
those educational-themed cartoons to my fascination but Animes were great.
Those pocket monsters, ghost fighters, dragon-like flames, card captors, magic
knights, etc. (too many to mention) added spice to my childhood years and
somehow of my teenage. Yes, THOSE YEARS.
The years I regretted
socializing with playmates to watch my pseudo playmates on TV. The years I
memorized those songs I didn’t understand. I also, by those years, wear
improvised clothes and props as weapons mimicking these characters. I collected
stuffs and drew my favorite characters on specialty papers. The years where I
did the things I wrote on the first paragraph, where I became a fan.
I bid goodbye to
my teenage years a year ago as turn to my twenties. This signaled me to move on,
look forward and change things for better. I forgot lots of things I used to do
before. Reminiscing was the only way I went back.
One time I was
cleaning my room when I found the old posters of mine of Dragon Ball Z, Slam
Dunk, Fushigi Yugii, One Piece, Flame of Recca, etc. (uhhh…I can’t help myself
but to enumerate and I hope you’re familiar of these). I used to keep them
before like treasures but now, they’re only but entwined at the back of my
cabinet. This event again gave me flashbacks, and made me teary eyed.
The next day I
gave my posters to my niece and then she decided to post them on her room. At a
blink of an eye her room was surmounted with magic I couldn’t elucidate. I
sighed and smiled. That same day, she called some of her cousins to her room.
To my discovery, they draw the characters on their notebooks with pens and
colors (that I myself have used to do way back years from now). Well, an
enthrallment and trance have transferred. How I wish they’ll appreciate as much
as I do. By the way, I have downloaded theme songs of my favorite Animes and I
want them to capture their melodies (I just, by now, imagine them enjoying its
tune). Ah, just to add, I searched pages of these Animes on Facebook and liked
all of them (missing them really).
I also have
witnessed how Animes still nowadays made influences to youngsters through being
Cosplayers. Unlike mine before of wearing cheap dress and props, they’re now
with expensive and more creative costumes. They looked beautiful and fantastic.
And to my eyes they made me reminded anew.
For now, new
opportunities and obligations became my focus. Finishing my studies and finding
a stable job was on my to-do list. I became more fascinated with the real
world.
I’m just glad I
became a fan and forever will be.
