TV in Japan

This is cosplay. With dudes in skits and goth getups. Singing their hearts out. On the train. On TV. In Japan.



UPDATE: TViJ reader Clarence writes in with this info:

The men are dressed up as Gothic Lolitas or Gosurori. There's a big difference between that subculture and the Goth subculture in Japan.

So what exactly is a Gosurori? Ask the Wiki and you shall find.

I remember seeing a number of girls dressed up like this when I visited Harajuku, the cutting-edge fashion district of Tokyo. Little did I know that was I seeing something rather rare in Japanese culture. I just assumed it was quasi-normal to dress like a Victorian Era doll.

I would wager my weirdness-gathering abilities that someone, somewhere has created an entire website that categorizes cosplayers into species-specific types. Hopefully with pictures and everything.

Links, anyone?