In theory, a cosplayer is free from the restrictions of everyday life when in costume, but there is some gender discrimination even in the cosplay world. In Japanese cartoons, male characters are traditionally effeminate and even "pretty."
日本的卡漫傳統裡，一直有著陰柔俊美的男性角色傳統，很適合 coser「女扮男裝」，表現其中維妙維肖、含蓄曖昧的美感。