2009.08.02

The Newsflash of WCS2009 Championship

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WCS

The WCS championship was held at OASIS21 on August 2, 2009.
The representative cosplayers of 15 countries showed their performance. In these performances, YuRie, Japanese representative successfully obtained the world champion. They become the first world champion in the Japanese representatives. And also this was the first time that Japan preliminary round had held the same day of the WCS championship.
The application of the entry from official web site, 5 teams had passed the first judge showed their performance to aim for the seat of Japan representative at SUNSHINE SAKAE.
SKE48, a special supporter of the WCS2009 had a live performance. It was broadcasted to the place of the championship. SUNSHINE SAKAE was heated up by them. Especially the audience gave the biggest claps for cosplayres to decide the Japan representative.
Finally YuRiE was chosen as the Japan representative, ran to OASIS21 that had already finished until the 7th team performance in the championship.
As a prize of grand champion of the Japan preliminary round, they were presented high class sewing machine [Home –Rock –Kagari III df4] by Brother Industries.

The list of Japan preliminary round entrants *Witten in the order of appearance

YuRiE
[YuRi]
Sengoku Basara:Sanada Yukimura
[Rie]
Sengoku Basara:Date Masamune

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[yuuna]
Gurren Lagann:Nia=Teppelin
[Shiyu]
Gurren Lagann:Simon

Barbara
[Mariko]
Phoenix:Romi
[Choko]
Phoenix:Phoenix

Hasse
[Kikiwan]
Macross Frontier:Ranka Lee
[Shikure Naoki]
Macross Frontier:Sheryl Nome

Campanella
[Saku]
Black Butler:Ciel Phantomhive
[Ai]
Black Butler:Ciel Phantomhive

SUNSHINE SAKAE presents WCS2009 Japan preliminary round

Showing the wonderful opening picture in the hall, the WCS2009 had started that the representative cosplayers appeared by a couple team with wearing the actually costume.
As guest judge:Go Nagai, Toru Furuya, Ichiro Mizuki, Britney Hamada and 10 of public judges from official web site judged the championship.
Britney Hamada appeared with a familiar suitcase and made the audience laughed with her humorous speech.
The details of performance of each countries are coming on our web site:The report of WCS.
After finishing of 15 performances, SKE48 a special supporter and Ichiro Mizuki had a [Majinger-Z] live performance in addition Ichiro Mizuki had a single live. The hall had been full of excitement.
After the live concert MC and all representative cosplayers of 15 countries came on the stage. Finally it was the time of result announcement.

Brother Prize:United States
Elizabeth Licata
India Davis
They were presented MyMio MFC850CDN(Brother Industries) by SKE48 a special supporter.

Runners-up:Spain
Berenic Serrano
Laura Fernandez
The trophy was presented by Ichiro Mizuki and the Anime-goods was presented by Britney Hamada.

Ground Champion:Japan
YuRi
RiE
The trophy was presented by Go Nagai and ,the airline ticket catalog for the overseas representative of the preliminary round by Toru Furuya and the Foreign Minister prize by Kenjirou Moji the director of Public Diplomacy Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The end the guest judges made a speech to bless them.
Go Nagai "I am glad to get the first victory of Japan."
Ichiro Mizuki "I would like to sing at the top of the parade next year."
The representative Cosplayers of 15 countries moving forward of the stage, waving their hands, The WCS had closed.

The list of the WCS championship entrants *Witten in the order of appearance

Denmark
Sigge Tine Ludvigsen
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha:Hayate Yagami
Ida Kirkegaard
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha:Reinforce

Korea
Lee. Seon Hye
Fate/stay night:Saber
Hong. Sang Ho
Fate/stay night:Gilgamesh

Germany
Iris Herrmann
Romeo x Juliet:Romeo
Annabel Huwig
Romeo x Juliet:Juliet

Singapore
Andrea Tan
Macross Frontier:Sheryl Nome
Jill Ho
Macross Frontier:Ranka Lee

France
Albanese Cecilia
Magic Knight Rayearth:Hikaru Shidou
Turpin Eva
Magic Knight Rayearth:Umi Ryuuzaki

Italy
Elena D'Ambrosio Valentina
BLAME!:Cibo
Marco Battistini
BLAME!:Killy

Thailand
Pennapa Thanornpradit
Detroit Metal City:Johannes Krauser II
Rujipas Distaprom
Detroit Metal City:Jack ill Dark

Australia
Katherine Lee
Bubblegum Crisis:Nene Romanova & Boomer
Gabriella Lowgren
Bubblegum Crisis:Priss Asagiri

Brazil
Renan Aguiar de Castro
Fullmetal Alchemist:Alphonse Elric
Geraldo Jose Cecilio Junior
Fullmetal Alchemist:Edward Elric

United States
Elizabeth Licata
Cardcaptor Sakura:THE FLOWER
India Davis
Cardcaptor Sakura:Sakura Kinomoto

Finland
Iris Ronkko
Trinity Blood:Esther Blanchett
Arttu Seppi
Trinity Blood:Leon Garcia de Asturias

Spain
Berenic Serrano
Candy Candy:Candice White Ardlay
Laura Fernandez
Candy Candy:Anthony Brown

China
Shi Jian Xiong
THE KING OF FIGHTERS:Iori Yagami
Zeng Zhaoyun
THE KING OF FIGHTERS:Kyo Kusanagi

Mexico
Sabina Iglesias Arvide
Vampire Hunter D:Doris
Abigail Mascherpa Garcia
Vampire Hunter D:D

Japan
YuRi
Sengoku Basara:Sanada Yukimura
RiE
Sengoku Basara:Date Masamune