The Brisbane Preselection Round did not disappoint with great costumes stepping up to the plate.
The first place Preselection Finalists from this Festival were Jemima and Grace as the duo team "Another World Breathing" a cosplay from the anime, Gundam SEED/Destiny.
Second place went to Greg and Anna from "The Mighty Noob Patrol" duo team with their Fate/Stay Night cosplay.
Read on to find out more about each of these Finalist Duos.
TEAM MEMBER 1: Jemima Cowderoy, as Lacus Clyne from Gundam SEED/Destiny
Personal experience:
What got you into cosplay?
In late 2006 I was forced to leave acting school in order to find a job and earn money, so when friends told me that they would be cosplaying at the next year’s Supanova convention, I was eager to get involved in a new kind of creative performance. I had been an avid anime fan for six years, and leapt into cosplay with great enthusiasm. It was a thrill to portray the anime characters who had been so inspiring to me. Spurred on by the high standard of my first competition, I set about improving my cosplay for the next convention. I was thrilled when my work paid off and I won the Animania Brisbane Cosplay Competition on the one day of the convention that I was able to attend. I’ve been a committed cosplayer ever since!
TEAM MEMBER 2: Grace Cowderoy, as Cagalli Yula Athha from Gundam SEED/Destiny
Personal experience:
What got you into cosplay?
I have found no better way to experience the characters I love than to portray them as an actor. When my sister began cosplaying last year, it seemed like an exciting new activity, and after seeing the range of costumes and performance at the recent Supanova convention, I’m very excited about entering the world of cosplay. I hope that my love of anime and my acting and performance experience will help add an extra level to my cosplay (plus, my sister’s teaching me to work a sewing machine properly!).

TEAM MEMBER 1: Greg Hurst, as Shiro from Fate/Stay Night
Personal experience:
What got you into cosplay?
Friends.
TEAM MEMBER 2: Anna Kucharski, as Saber from Fate/Stay Night
Personal experience:
What got you into cosplay?
I have made dresses inspired from movies before, but it was friends who put me onto anime and cosplaying.
