Cosplay Contest 2025
presented by Spark7 & Cosplay Shop
The Cosplay Contest is a must at HanamiCon again this year!
Register by 18.05. 2025 with the required data and first convince the jury in the preliminary evaluation and later the audience during the catwalk on stage with your cosplay.
No performance is necessary!
Prices:
1st place – 300€ sponsored by Spark7 + prizes in kind Cosplay Shop
2nd place – 150€ sponsored by Spark7 + prizes in kind Cosplay Shop
3rd place – 50€ sponsored by Spark7 + prizes in kind Cosplay Shop
Rules:
- Cosplays that have already placed in other competitions are excluded from participation. The same applies to own creations and OCs.
- Modifications of characters are only eligible with proper reference, such as Zach Fischer versions of Blizzard characters or Hannah Alexander designs, etc.
- Furthermore, cosplays that are not 80-90% self-made will be disqualified (exceptions are e.g. shoes, the use of a third-party printer for 3D printing, etc.).
- Also excluded are all those persons who have not reached the minimum age of 18 at the time of the pre-selection.
- If one or more reasons for exclusion/disqualification are not disclosed until after the event, any ranking will be retroactively revoked by disqualification.
- By registering for this competition, you agree to return any prizes in such a case.
Registration:
Please submit the form below by 18.05.2025.
Important: We need the portfolio in PDF format!
This should definitely include the following:
- min. 1 to max. 5 well-detailed reference pictures (important: pictures of the character, not of you in cosplay)
- 10 to max. 15 WIPs (Work In Progress pictures, i.e. pictures of your work process)
- A list of the materials used
- A rough estimate of your working hours
- A (short) description of your work steps, as well as your choice of materials (preferably in English)
- Picture(s) of the 70-80% completed cosplay
- The portfolio should not exceed 30 pages.
- A reference image of the character you want to have displayed on the stage (max. 5 MB).
Each participant will be allocated a start number and a time slot for their pre-judging. Please be there at least 10 minutes before your pre-judging slot to avoid delays.
Preselection:
Due to the limited number of 20 participants, we will make a pre-selection in cooperation with a selected jury. In this case, the pre-selection jury is not the jury for the final competition and only serves to evaluate the individual applications. It is therefore important that your portfolio is as complete as possible.
Each participant must have a valid ticket for HanamiCon in order to participate
(the competition is on Saturday, 31.05.2025). The ticket can be purchased in advance or at the
box office.
The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on Saturday, 31.05.2025,
. If you are unable to attend, please let the information stand know
and leave your contact details.
The contest is from 18 years!
