World Cosplay Summit
- 2013 March Events Stallholder Application
Sun, 27 Jan 2013 - 11:05pm - 2013 Dates
Thu, 27 Dec 2012 - 3:54pm - Guest of Honours + Last day to Pre-purchase tickets
Tue, 2 Oct 2012 - 8:22pm - Guest of Honours + Last day to Pre-purchase tickets
Tue, 2 Oct 2012 - 8:22pm - Sydney September Event Guide
Sun, 16 Sep 2012 - 11:02pm
Animania Festival is proud to host the World Cosplay Summit Preliminary Competition again in 2012!
- What is WCS?
- Hall of Fame
- 2012 WCS Preliminary Competitions + Submission Deadlines
- Rules & Documentation
- WCS Partner Links
- Follow Team Australia 2012
What is WCS?
The World Cosplay Summit (WCS) is an international level Cosplay competition held annually in Nagoya, Japan, and hosted by TV Aichi. The competition brings together contestants from all over the globe to showcase their prize-winning costumes. Some of the participating countries include Germany, France, Brazil, China, USA, and Australia.
2008 was a grand and extraordinary year for Cosplay as Animania Festival hosted the Inaugural WCS Preliminary Competition and Preselections for Australia. We expected fans to pull out all the stops to present the ultimate self-created costumes and we were not disappointed! Since, cosplayers blew us away with a whole new level of brilliant and detailed costumes, showing that Australia certainly has what it takes to compete with the best of the best in the world.
Hall of Fame
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Team Australia 2009 |
Team Australia 2010 |
Team Australia 2011 |
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Team Australia 2012 |
Team Australia 2013 |
2012 WCS Preliminary Competitions + Submission Deadlines
Unlike previous years, Animania Festival will host a single competition to select Team Australia 2013. There will be no Auditions/selection Rounds this year. Instead, cosplayers will be required to submit an Expression of Interest, followed by a portfolio in order to take part in the competition.
Take note of these important dates:
- Expression of Interest form due: 11:59pm, 27th April 2012.
- Portfolio due: 11:59pm, 24th August 2012.
- Australian Preliminary Competition date: 22nd-23rd September 2012 @ Australian Technology Park, Sydney (check Sydney page for venue details).
Rules & Documentation
- 2012 WCS Competition Rules & Checklist (Updated 23/01/2012)
- 2012 WCS Expression of Interest Template
- 2012 WCS Portfolio Template
- Example portfolio submitted by Go Wu Go! (Team Australia 2010)
- Cosplay judging guide 2012 (coming soon)
WCS Partner Links
World Cosplay Summit website
Official World Cosplay Summit english blog
Official DeviantArt World Cospay Summit Group
WCS Partner Countries:
- Germany
- Denmark
- Mexico
- Singapore
Following Team Australia 2012!
You can follow Team Australia 2012 on facebook, to see their progress and preparations for World Cosplay Summit 2012, this August in Nagoya, Japan!!
