That has meant that characters have become more and more like pop idols, and cosplay has become more and more commonplace. The popular comic book Saint Seiya is a good example of this trend. It began as a plot-heavy book about struggles between male characters, but it changed with the times and is now a favorite among girls and cosplayers.
例如很受年輕人歡迎的《聖鬥士星矢》，原本是劇情取勝的男性格鬥漫畫，隨著動漫潮流改變，最後卻變成許多女生熱愛的美少年作品，並成為眾多 coser 鍾愛的經典漫畫。