By Maureen Ker | August 5th, 2008 | | Print

HERO WORSHIP: Markisha Montgomery as Kiba from Naruto, a manga and anime series.

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The scene seemed straight out of a Japanese comic book: a young maiden swathed in a kimono stood demurely under a row of blossoming cherry trees, her long hair flecked with pink petals. Next to her, a samurai warrior wielded a wooden sword.

But this was no manga page: The setting was Brooklyn.

“I’m playing Naminé from Kingdom Hearts!” declared college student Michelle Folvar, 19, as she strolled the Brooklyn Botanic Garden recently.

Folvar is not a performer or movie extra — she’s a dedicated “cosplayer.”

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4 Responses to “‘Cosplay’ Kids Bring Anime to Life”

1. Comment by alice
   August 6th, 2008 at 1:49 am

   cosplay not only for kids actually….many age people join in cosplay, and it will be business in the near future.

2. Comment by markisha
   August 11th, 2008 at 12:16 am

   (Blush) hayaya! Such a nice picture of me,un!! Ahaha! ^////^ I had lots of fun at that matsuri!! I can’t wait to go to the next one,un!\(>w<)/

3. Comment by Candice Johnson
   August 16th, 2008 at 9:26 am

   I’m glad someone did a story on cosplay…if I had the money because costumes are costly… I would dress as a character from the anime bleach

4. Comment by Anime Shop
   March 7th, 2010 at 8:08 pm

   Nice=]

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