toshie maeda, 28, is an office worker. she works so hard, she can never get away from her mobile phone, even on weekends, she says cosplay gives her a break from her busy daily life. >> translator: i enjoy posting photos of myself in halloween costumes on my facebook page. i can show my friends i get a kick out of it. and i can forget everything about my work. >> reporter: every year before halloween, maeda spends lots of time choosing her costume. every day after work she looks for a costume in akihabara, a tokyo district known for anime and manga collectibles. she spends more and more on halloween costumes as the year goes by. >> translator: i hope everyone will like my costume and say, hey, you are really into this. >> reporter: maeda is going to wear her new outfit at a pre-halloween party with her friends. she spends half an hour dressing up. she even cut the hair of the wig to make her look like a real character. maeda has dressed as the princess named mononoke from a japanese anime. >> happy halloween. >> reporter: