Accordingly, cosplay represents an aesthetic that is neither realist nor abstract that young people can use to re-invent themselves through their idols. Though it seems like cosplayers are breaking away from their everyday routines, they are really just doing what humans do instinctively.
而 cosplay 代表的，是一種「既非寫實、亦非抽象」的美學形式，年輕人藉著仿效，對現存的動漫角色進行「再創作」，表面上好像溢出了生活常軌，其實是順應了人類的模仿本能。