Hanami Games – The ultimate figurine competition!
Squid Games are a thing of the past – now it’s your characters’ turn! The Hanami Games start, and only the strongest, most skillful and fastest survive!
The challenge: Imagine your favorite characters have to fight their way through the deadly trials of HanamiCon. A race against time, a sweat-inducing game of skill or a fight for survival – how would you stage them?
Whether it’s epic showdowns, tricky traps or nerve-wracking duels – your creativity determines the game!
What do you have to do?
Set up your characters in an action-packed scene, take a photo and send it to us! The most creative and wildest productions will be crowned!
Are you ready to send your characters into the toughest fight of their lives? Then join in and show us who will survive the Hanami Games!
Rules:
- Please note the following rules:
The edited image (as jpg or png) and the unedited image (as jpg) must be uploaded by the registration deadline. The submitted photo must be clearly named without the participant’s name! BSP: final_image.jpg and unedited_image.jpg
- WIP pictures or “making-of” pictures are welcome so that the jury can better assess your efforts. The WIP images must be clearly labeled, e.g. wip_1.jpg, wip_2.jpg, wip_x.jpg.
- No links (Drive, Cloud, Dropbox,…) are allowed. Please only fill in the registration form and do not put any water marks on your pictures.
- Morally questionable, offensive, discriminatory, racist, violence-glorifying or pornographic images are excluded from participation.
- At least one figure must be visible in the photo. Thematically, however, the figures should have a connection to anime, manga, games or comics. Not permitted: Children’s toys, Barbie dolls, porcelain dolls and similar figures as well as collectible figures made from surprise eggs.
- The submitted image will be on display at HanamiCon as part of an exhibition, and should be a minimum size of 2000×3000 pixels for printing, A4 size or larger, for optimal display at HanamiCon. Allowed file formats are jpg and png.
- The submitted work must not have been published on the Internet or in other competitions prior to HanamiCon.
- If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to figurenfoto@hayuko.at with the subject: “Figures WB HanamiCon 25”.
The closing date for entries is 20.05.2025 at 23:59.
By entering the competition, entrants confirm that they have read, understood and agree to the competition rules.
We wish you lots of fun!
The winners of the figure photo contest will be announced at the award ceremony on Saturday and the prizes will be presented there. If you are unable to attend the award ceremony, please provide your contact details at the information stand.
ATTENTION! The audience winner will be announced on Sunday at the award ceremony!
