Cospa
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese clothing
company specializing in the production of cosplay
costumes and other apparel for the otaku
fan base. The company started in May 1995 as the child company of Broccoli
. The name "Cospa" comes from an acronym
for .
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
company specializing in the production of cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
costumes and other apparel for the otaku
Otaku
is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
fan base. The company started in May 1995 as the child company of Broccoli
Broccoli (company)
is a Japanese media company that publishes manga, anime, and video games through its various subsidiaries.- About :Broccoli is the parent company of Broccoli Music Publishing, Broccoli International USA, and Anime Gamers USA Inc...
. The name "Cospa" comes from an acronym
Acronym and initialism
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters or parts of words . There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms , nor on written usage...
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External links
- Cospa official website
- English part of official website
- Cospa South East Asia official website
- INTERVIEW: Global Expansion for Otaku Fashion Brand COSPA - An interview with the co-founder of COSPA on Akibanana.com