WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT 2008

Japan - Osaka Venue

Partner Organization:

COSPLAYERS JAM REVOLUTION
First held on December 23rd, 2006.
At present it is the most high-profile cosplay event in the Kansai region.
This new-style event has acquired a good reputation as it defies the boundaries of regular cosplay events through its free events, tie-up events with anime/games and such, and women-only events.

1:

May 10th (Sat)
Entry for the World Cosplay Summit 2008 opens on the official homepage.

2:

July 4th (Fri)
Deadline for entry.

3:

July 5th (Sat)
The results of the second round of the contest as decided by the judges will be emailed to all 10 group applicants who participated.

4:

July 13th (Sun)
The Japan Preliminary Contest will be held at COSPLAYERS JAM@WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT 2008 -WEST JAPAN GRAND PRIX- (Kyocera Dome Osaka). The judges choose 1 team from the 10 candidate teams.

Deluxe prize

At the dazzling Japan preliminary rounds, the cosplayers who will be crowned victors will receive the top-class prize of a "Home Lock Stitch Kagari III DF4 Sewing Machine" from Brother Industries.
The "Home Lock Stitch Kagari III DF4' features adjustable stitches and secure, uniform sewing. It gives a beautiful finish, from thin to thick cloth. Make sure you win this lock sewing machine when you compete in the preliminary round!

Perks for participants:

*We'll give you free tickets to the Cosjam event and discount tickets to the cosplay shop and studio "Lovepop Studio" located in Nihonbashi, Osaka.
*We'll also give discount tickets to the "Lovepop Studio" and the Cosjam event for those who don't pass the application process.

How to participate in the preliminary contest:

Participation is for 1 team of 2 people.
*Cosplays are to be taken from Japanese manga, animation and game characters.
*Costumes are to be hand-made.It is forbidden to use ready-made goods.Hopefully, contestants themselves will hand-made their costumes, but friends and family are allowed to help out.
*Performances in the second round of the preliminary contest are to be completed within 3 minutes.
*Please arrange sound for your performances yourselves.

1st Round Judging/Selection Process:

The sponsors of the World Cosplay Summit 2008 will choose from the documents and photos received.

2nd Round Judging/Selection Process:

Using Japanese anime, manga or games in performances within a 3 minute time frame, contestants will be judged on the originality of their performances.

2nd Round Judging:

The judge grades them by three categories "Performance", "Costumes" and "Loyalty to the original work and composition of the performance".
[1] Performance (10 points)
Strength of performance, creativity,entertainment value.
[2] Costumes (10 points)
Workmanship/quality, and how faithful the costume is to the character in the original work.
[3] Loyalty to the original work and composition of the performance (5 points)
How faithful is the performance to the original work’s story and characters?

Judges:

TV AICHI, etc

Event:

COSPLAYERS JAM@WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT 2008 -WEST JAPAN GRAND PRIX-

Location:

Kyocera Dome Osaka

Date of preliminary round:

July 13th (Sun), 2008

See the preliminary round report.

See the photo gallery.

See the representative profiles.