Sentence:  According to a student from France who went to Japan to study Japanese, "Universities in France are like Halloween when otaku students engage in these <WSD>cosplays</WSD>. They take Japanese language because of anime, but they see after a few classes that it's hard and not fun. Many drop out" (author interview, 2009). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A skit or instance of this art or practice.