COSPLAY, A PORTMANTEAU OF "COSTUME PLAY", IS AN ACTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE ART IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS CALLED COSPLAYERS WEAR COSTUMES AND FASHION ACCESSORIES TO REPRESENT A SPECIFIC CHARACTER. COSPLAYERS OFTEN INTERACT TO CREATE A SUBCULTURE, AND A BROADER USE OF THE TERM "COSPLAY" APPLIES TO ANY COSTUMED ROLE-PLAYING IN VENUES APART FROM THE STAGE. ANY ENTITY THAT LENDS ITSELF TO DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION MAY BE TAKEN UP AS A SUBJECT. FAVORITE SOURCES INCLUDE ANIME, CARTOONS, COMIC BOOKS, MANGA, TELEVISION SERIES, AND VIDEO GAMES. THE TERM IS COMPOSED OF THE TWO AFOREMENTIONED COUNTERPARTS - COSTUME AND ROLE PLAY.