Dear old Google keeps turning up mentions of Worldcon in the Malaysian media. I found this article on cosplay fascinating for two reasons. Firstly I’m surprised and delighted at the apparent freedom these kids have to cross-dress in a country I’d heard was fairly repressive. Glenda?

In addition the article traces the history of cosplay back to a Japanese fan who was inspired by seeing That Masquerade at the 1984 Worldcon. So next time we see thousands of teenagers dressed as magical girls and cats, we can all blame Janet Wilson Anderson. 🙂