Rules

Team

• This competition is for solo contestants only.
• The solo contestant may be from any part of the world.

Costumes

• You must wear a self-made costume.
• You may use small props that were store bought.
• Your cosplay may be from an animated movie, anime, cartoon, comic, live action movie, manga, official art book, stage musical, TV series, video game or visual novel.
  Personal creations and fan art are not allowed.
• You are not allowed to compete with a costume that has already won any prize at a national or international competition.
• Costumes previously used in any AnimeCon preliminary should be altered according to feedback by the judges.

Act 

• You may perform a brief act or character driven walk on-walk off on stage that may not exceed 90 seconds.
• AI is not allowed in any way, though having someone else voice your lines or using a voice changer is allowed.
• Stage ninjas are allowed in some way: our staff can hand you a prop or item from backstage or press a button for you. Interaction with the cosplayers on stage is NOT allowed.
• You may not use any items that can spill on the stage, like bubbles, glitter, confetti etc.
• You may not use live fire, dry ice, live steel weapons or other things that could be a danger to yourself or others.
• For our cosplay weapons guidelines read the house rules. Dutch weapon law will always apply!
• You may not perform an act already done at AnimeCon, it needs to be a new performance.

Preparation

• Once entered, you will receive a form to fill in the details of your performance. This will have to be handed in on March 21st, 23:59h at the latest.
• In this form you will have to provide: 
  - Script with cues
  - Work in Progress pictures from all parts of the costume and relevant props, 
  - Reference pictures, 
  - Any audio/video you want to use during the skit.
• In the case of 3D-printing: add a screenshot with history screen to your WiPs.

Competition 

• This competition will only go ahead if there are three or more sign-ups at the time of March 21st.
• You must attend AnimeCon at least on the day of the competition
• There are no age restrictions.
• Participating in this competition restricts you from entering any international solo preliminary.
• Participating in our competitions will take up most of the day with rehearsals in the morning, judging in the afternoon and the competition right after that. Please keep this in mind when planning other activities.
• Dressing rooms and showers are provided by AnimeCon.
• In the case of cancelling your participation within two weeks of AnimeCon without a valid reason, you will not be able to sign up again for one year.

Judges

• AnimeCon’s Guest Relations team select an international panel of judges ranging in several disciplines. If you have any suggestions or questions, please direct them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• It’s not possible to correspond with the judges about the results of the cosplay competitions, but asking for feedback afterwards is encouraged.

Winners 

• Winning teams and solo contestants will receive an entry ticket to the next edition of AnimeCon.
• The AnimeCon cosplay competition sponsor CosplayShop Be should always be visible when posting award photos online.