コスチュームプレー

noun

cosplay

Refers to dressing up as a character from anime, manga, games, etc. Often abbreviated as コスプレ, which is far more common in modern usage.

See also: コスプレ

• 彼かの女じょはアニメのキャラクターのコスチュームプレーを楽たのしんでいる。

  She enjoys cosplaying as anime characters.

noun

period drama; costume drama; costume play

Used for theatrical or film productions set in a historical period, emphasizing elaborate costumes. Less common than 時代劇 for Japanese period pieces.

• その劇げき団だんは毎まい年とし、コスチュームプレーを上じょう演えんしている。

  The theater company puts on a costume drama every year.