Cosplay-Sickness Syndrome (English Ver)
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By Mohamad Jihad & Muhammad Azis ZaelaniMedical Faculty of Yarsi UniversityJakarta, Indonesia
Cosplay-sickness syndrome is a syndrome where someone who is positively an Otaku, harrasses and insults one segment of Otaku-stuff which is called as Cosplay (Dress yourself as a character from anime/game/manga), and interpreted as pathologic, with some pathognomic symptoms
Some things that might directly cause this syndrome are
1. Bad cosplaySuitability between the costume and
the cosplayer is vital. Bad cosplay or not-suitable-ness could cause this syndrome to Otaku directly or indirectly since most Otaku knows the basic interpretation of a cosplay
2. Excessive favorityThe excessive-ness favority on a
certain series of anime, game, manga could cause this syndrome indirectly due to assumption so that his/her favorite series should be keep “clean”
1. A fashion designer 2. A new Otaku, or freshmen Otaku3. Specialized-Otaku An Otaku
who only specialized into one Otaku segment such as game only, anime only, or manga only
- Acute Mostly in fresh/new Otakus Cosplay phobia, Insulting with
harrassing, Slight depression, obviously avoiding cosplayers, Refrain to attend some Japanese festival when the cosplay activity is on place
These symptoms only involves psychological aspect
Could occur before or when the cosplay activity is on place
- Chronic Could occur in either new Otakus or old Otakus
Nausea, Vomit, Obvious and continuous harrassing, Madness, Deep depression, Shivers
Involves physiological aspectOccurs right when seeing the
cosplay activity is on place
The doctor should be an Otaku also who know about every segment of Otaku stuff generally
It’ll be better if the doctor knows about the patient’s favorite series also
The doctor should be neutral and not showing any signs of also being opposite to cosplay activity
Anamnesis Specialized to hobby, how many series that
patient love, and how love the patient onto that those series. Ask also whether there are any friend of the patient is also an Otaku
Physical Examination See and count the Otaku stuffs that patient
brought with him/her when he/she visit you. Also ask when he/she obtained it, and how
Additional examinationShow a sequence of photos of
cosplay to the patientSequences : - Starts from the series which is
strange to patient, until the series which the patient love
- Starts from the officially good ones, until the “bad” ones
Anamnesis and Physical Examination contribute to the positive-ness of this syndrome
Additonal examination can also means diagnostic and to measure the stadium/stage of this syndrome in the patient
- Communicative Talk and discuss with the patient about
cosplay art deeply Reduce activity of searching cosplay
picts radically Don’t go to the Japanese festival within
short period (< 6 months of interval between the 2 festivals)
Refer the patient to have some discussion with a cosplayer who know well about cosplay
Retrospective-playAsk the patient to do a cosplay of
any characters from any series that the patient love
- Medical/Pharmacy Anti-depression Diazepam,
Lorazepam, Buspiron Beta-blocker Atenolol, Propanolol Symphatolythic Acethylcoline Anti-anxiety Selegiline
Only for Chronic case which involves systemic physiology system of the body
Refrain to go to Japanese festivalsRelease/Ignorant to one of the
segment of Otaku stuffHate one or more of the series that
the patient used to loveNeurosis,Psychosis Last/End stage
In Acute cases, with a good cooperation from the patient, and the optimality and the precise-ness of the commenced therapy, the symptoms of this syndrome will be reduced well
In Chronic cases, the prognosis is Bad since it already involve physiologically and psychologically. The therapy might need longer time and more complicated
Relaps could occur either in Acute cases or Chronic cases