Twenty-three-year-old Hsiao Chen, a cosplayer since high school, says her high-school animation club was like a "protective umbrella" to her: "We all egged each other on, and could get crazy together. We didn't have to worry so much what other people thought."
民國 72 年次、從高中開始玩的小辰說，同儕與動漫社團就像一把保護傘，「人多可以壯膽，大家一起瘋，比較不怕外界異樣的眼光。」