Secondly, I typically cosplay characters that I myself care about.

其次，我一般只扮演我喜欢的角色。

I've grown to love these characters for different reasons, but nevertheless, I care for them like you care for a character in a novel you love, or a movie you enjoy.

我对这些角色一见倾心有很多原因，我喜欢它们就像你喜欢小说或者电影中的人物一样。

I want to kind of 'pay homage' to these characters by re-creating them in the best way I can.

我更好的再现这些角色的同时也对这些角色表达着一种敬意。

As an actor, I enjoy the element of occasionally being in character as well.

作为演员，我也很享受这种偶尔入戏的感觉。

Finally, I enjoy the people. I've made a lot of friends through this hobby, and every few forms of social gathering can compare with the true Cos experience!

最后，我喜欢这群玩角色扮演的人。因为这个兴趣，我结交了很多朋友，几乎没有什么社会活动能比真正的角色扮演更有趣。

As it is, I can say that my reasons for cosplaying haven't really changed all that much since I began... and I like it that way. I'm here to have fun, and I hope that never changes."-- Matt

正如我所说，我喜欢角色扮演的理由自开始就从未改变过，我喜欢那种感觉。角色扮演能使我获得乐趣，我希望这一点永远不会改变。

The reason I started doing this was, well, I've been looking for an "analog" hobby for a while now.

我开始玩角色扮演的理由是，我想发展自己模仿方面的兴趣。

I mean I do a lot of things with computers and electronics.

我大多时间要和电脑和电子工程打交道。

I work at a computer company and I am on the computer most of the time in my off hours.

我在一家电脑公司就职，下班时间也总上网。

I got bored one day so me and a friend went to Fanime, an anime convention in San Jose.

有天我觉得特无聊，就和朋友一起去一个在San Jose，参加一个叫Famine的动漫展会。

There we saw a lot of great costumes from anime that I recognized and from video games too.

在那儿我看到许多在漫画书和电子游戏中见过的装扮。

I sort of wanted to tackle a costume, and that's where it all started. -- Dennis

这是我萌生置办一套装扮的想法，从那起我就开始我的角色扮演之旅了。---丹尼斯

I first heard of this phenomenon when I moved to the USA three years ago (from Germany).

我是在3年前搬到美国才听说这个现象。(来自德国）。

I joined an anime club and we planned a group trip to the biggest anime convention here, Anime Expo.

我加入了一个动漫俱乐部，随后我们一起计划去当地最大的动漫展会。

The idea of dressing up as a drawn character fascinated me and I started planning a costume.

扮演漫画中的角色这个念头是我十分激动，于是就开始自己设计服装。

After wearing it to the convention I was completely addicted.-- Christina

穿上装扮之后，我就完全沉醉于角色扮演了。---克里斯提娜。