The term "Tominoko-zoku" a name taken from the Gundam animation film director, Yoshiyuki Tomino, and is a parody of the term Takenoko-zoku. Photos cosplay participants who dances while wearing costumes also come loaded Gundam robot. Although the actual articles about Tominoko-zoku only intended to seek sensation, the article managed to make the "cosplay" as a term common among anime fans.
Before the term cosplay is used by the electronic mass media, the assistant announcer Minky Yasu had often do cosplay. Costume characters are often worn Minky Momo Minky Yasu in onshore gathering Radi-karu mami no communication between the other broadcast by Radio Tokai since 1984. Furthermore, the same radio program began a cosplay contest. From 1989 to 1995, ranking aired on TV Asahi cosplay costumes that are popular in the show Hanakin Land Data. Around 1985, cosplay hobby more widespread in Japan because of cosplay has become an easy thing to do. At that time Captain Tsubasa accident figures are popular, and only with a T-shirt T-shirt Captain Tsubasa soccer player, people can "air-cosplay". Cosplay activity reportedly began to group activities since 1986. Since it also began popping up amateur photographers (called camera-Kozo) who likes to take pictures of cosplay
