WCS 2008 finished a couple of weeks ago but participants from past and present are still in Japan and many showed up for a dinner hosted by Cosplay.com in Tokyo last Friday night. Here are pictures of some familiar faces:

Here is Goldie, master mobile suit builder and Tokyo representative for WCS 2006, here is a blog entry from a couple years ago where he is putting on his suit and posing. (go to last page in link for profile)

On the right is Georgia, Individual Competition winner for WCS 2005 and Roberto posing with a lost jacket that they were reunited with. (Sorry, link only in Japanese)

Above are the winning team from WCS 2006 Mauricio and Monica from Brazil. (go to last page in link for profile)

Here is Francesca from the Italy group team for WCS 2005 and Paulo. (scroll down in link for pictures, sorry, only Japanese)

Above is Nadia, half of the WCS 2008 team from Italy.

Here is Pol, translator extrordinaire for the WCS event belting out a tune at karaoke after dinner. Winners of WCS 2007, team France and the pair representing Osaka for WCS 2008 were also present but I didn't get any pictures, sorry :(