May 10 2009

Main Cosplay Contest Rules

Published by Sarah Galbreath

MAiN COSPLAY CONTEST

1. Eligibility: Anyone ages six (6) and up may enter in the [HALL COSPLAY] event. Entrants ages six to thirteen (6-13) must have their parents’ permission to enroll, and they MUST be accompanied by a legal guardian or relative of age. Children below the age of six (6) CANNOT enter cosplay on their own, but they can be considered a “prop” in a performance.

2. Costume Guidelines:

  • No costume is NO COSTUME. If the outfit can be mistaken for every day wear (L from Death Note or Brock from Pokemon, for example), it may not be entered into the contest alone. However, it may be entered with a group.
  • Costumes must cover at least as much area as a bikini–NO EXCEPTIONS. This is a family friendly event. Thongs are not allowed unless covered by skirts/shorts or capes.
  • If you did not make your costume, DO NOT enter it in the contest. For example, do not enter a store-bought costume; we WILL notice.
    • If someone (such as a mother or father) helped to make a large portion of your outfit, please give them credit on the entry form.

3. Reference material is required in order to judge fairly. Please bring a clear photo (or several clear photos) of your character for the judges to compare to your cosplay. It is likely the judges will not know of every single character and their respective costumes that are entered. This will make things run more efficiently.

4. THERE WILL BE SKITS! HOORAY!

5. The divisions are as follows:

  • Singles
  • Groups
    • Groups with skits may only have six (6) people on stage at one time as a safety precaution.
    • More people may be entered as part of the group skit, but only six (6) are allowed on stage at one time.
    • Group walk-ons, where the group simply poses for a picture, may have the entire group on stage, if it is within reasonable size.
6. Time Limits:

  • Walk-ons will be given thirty (30) seconds to one (1) minute to show off all of the hard work they put into their costumes.
  • Skits will have a maximum time limit of two and a half (2.5) minutes.

7. There will be plenty of prizes this year in several different divisions, including “Judge Favorites”. Be sure to enter the correct one on the form contestants should have ready to turn in during pre-judging! :) **

8. Finally, winners for the [MAIN COSPLAY] event will be announced alongside the winners of the [HALL COSPLAY] event after the [MAIN COSPLAY] event has ended. A list of the winners for both contests will also be posted in the forums.


*Please note that these rules are subject to change at any time before Tokyo in Tulsa 2009.
**A list of prizes and award placements will likely be added once they have been decided upon, so look forward to that! :D

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