At the Daniel Boone Regional Library’s Cosplay Con Monday night, more than 100 people came to show off their costumes and cheer for their friends posing on the runway.

Cosplay events, where people dress up as a favorite fictional character, are growing in popularity — and in cost. But creatives in mid-Missouri are working to keep cosplay accessible and affordable for people in the region.

“I’m from here, so it’s nearby, so it’s really fun to be able to go here and do what we love and see other people,” said Emelyn Henderson, who cosplayed as Sailor Jupiter from the manga and anime series Sailor Moon.

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Some attendees dressed up as characters as new as Zoey and Mira from “KPop Demon Hunters,” a Netflix movie that just released in June. Other

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