Introduction -- Welcome to the world of cosplay. What is cosplay, and who are you? ; A girl drawing in the corner -- The history of cosplay. The boomerang effect ; How cosplay saved my life ; The fire fairy ; The growing pains of a fringe culture -- The creative expression of cosplay. Conventions ; The cosplay guest ; Cosplay in focus ; Going beyond re-creations -- The duality of cosplay. Negativity in cosplay ; The cosplay body issue ; Racism and blackface in cosplay -- The industry of cosplay. Becoming Yaya Han ; The cost of building a cosplay empire ; Cosplay as a career -- Conclusion. The dream of cosplay.