Photo Essay: The Secret World of Cosplay

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Take a peek into anime convention Katsucon 2010, held every year in Washington, D.C. TIME takes you through the transformation of anime lovers who put so many resources into their cosplay alias and costume. I just love the girl who becomes the witch from Bayonetta.

See the photos here on Time.com.

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  • http://twitter.com/thepeterha Peter Ha

    Forget Bayonetta. I’m down with Catwoman.

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