Playing dress-up: Singapore's Straits Times looks at the cosplay phenomenon, in which fans dress as their favorite characters from manga, anime, video games and "even Hollywood movies." But, the newspaper discovers, cosplay isn't for everyone:

"Female students dominate Singapore's cosplay community. Mr Tan said many guys are not used to the idea of dressing up in fantastical costumes and parading in public.

"'It's also difficult for guys to cosplay since they cannot sew and can't keep very long hair for cosplaying purposes. We tend to lose many guys to National Service as well because cosplay is a time- consuming activity,' he added."