AnimeCon is een van de inspiratiebronnen van cosplay in Nederland. Een plek waar zowel beginnende als ervaren cosplayers hun hobby ten volle kunnen beleven. Overal op de conventie kom je cosplay tegen: veel van de bezoekers dragen hun prachtige kostuums, fotografen maken graag foto's en we organiseren veel evenementen rondom cosplay. 

Iedereen die geïnteresseerd is, kan cosplayen bij AnimeCon. Om iedereen optimaal te laten genieten van cosplay, bieden we tijdens ons festival meerdere cosplay-activiteiten aan. Van beginnende cosplayers tot experts, we bieden activiteiten voor iedereen.

Cosplay Competities op AnimeCon

Hier bij AnimeCon organiseren we meerdere cosplay competities, waar de beste cosplayers op het podium strijden en hun kostuums laten zien in de meest geweldige acts. Dit kan in solo-acts, maar ook in groepen. AnimeCon is er trots op dat we competities hebbenvoor elk niveau. Voor degenen die voor het eerst willen proberen het podium te vullen en voor degenen die Nederland willen vertegenwoordigen in een van de internationale wedstrijden in het buitenland, waar onze cosplayers het opnemen tegen enkele van de beste cosplayers ter wereld.

Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions
The idea for the “Tournament of Champions” was created by YuniCon in 2020, shortly before the Pandemic, and has been a work in progress since then. Their goal is to create a contest for solo cosplayers where crafting skills are valued equally, so the most complete costume will be the winner. They are now happy to announce, that the first official final will be happening...
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GICOF
GICOF
AnimeCon has always been the Dutch festival to go to for awesome international cosplay contests. A chance to experience spicy authentic Korean food, culture and cosplay to the AnimeCon Competition roster. A team of two BeNeLux cosplayers can win a spot at the great Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival (GICOF) held in September 2023.
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European Cosplay Gathering Group and Solo preliminaries
European Cosplay Gathering Group and Solo preliminaries
You may have heard about Japan-Expo in Paris before, because it's the largest Japanese Pop-culture related event outside of Japan. Ten years ago, they started a Pan-European Costume or Cosplay competition where only the Top 15 European Cosplay countries can compete! The Netherlands is of course considered as one of these fifteencountries! Japan-Expo, in its wisdom has chosen AnimeCon as the event that will send...
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AnimeCon Solo Cosplay Competition
AnimeCon Solo Cosplay Competition
Do you want to do something a bit more daring? Then the AnimeCon Solo Cosplay Competition is right for you.
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AnimeCon Group Cosplay Competition
AnimeCon Group Cosplay Competition
Cosplay, or Costume Play can be seen at all Anime and Game-related events. Cosplayers are people dressing up like their favourite cartoon, comic or game character. Quite a lot of people cosplay at AnimeCon. The Cosplay Competition at AnimeCon is more than just showing your cool outfit! At our Cosplay Competition we require contestants to not only wear a great, self-made costume, they also have...
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Cosplay Workshops 

Misschien wil je er gewoon meer over weten of wil je meer kennis opdoen over de materialen. Bezoek in dat geval een van de vele workshops over cosplay. Of je kan naar één van de dealers gaan die gespecialiseerd zijn in cosplay, zoals Cosplayshop.be. 

Cosplay Snatch Game
Cosplay Snatch Game
A fun, interactive game modeled after the famous Snatch Game from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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World Cosplay Summit
World Cosplay Summit
For the last several years, AnimeCon has been invited to join the fun in the World Championships of Cosplay, the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) in Nagoya, Japan! This means that during our regular Cosplay Competition, the best team (according to WCS judgment rules) of two Cosplayers will be chosen to represent The Netherlands as official Dutch entrants for the competition in Japan!
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AnimeCon Group Cosplay Competition
AnimeCon Group Cosplay Competition
Cosplay, or Costume Play can be seen at all Anime and Game-related events. Cosplayers are people dressing up like their favourite cartoon, comic or game character. Quite a lot of people cosplay at AnimeCon. The Cosplay Competition at AnimeCon is more than just showing your cool outfit! At our Cosplay Competition we require contestants to not only wear a great, self-made costume, they also have to perform an act; in-character as the character they are portraying.
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AnimeCon Solo Cosplay Competition
AnimeCon Solo Cosplay Competition
Do you want to do something a bit more daring? Then the AnimeCon Solo Cosplay Competition is right for you.
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European Cosplay Gathering Group and Solo preliminaries
European Cosplay Gathering Group and Solo preliminaries
You may have heard about Japan-Expo in Paris before, because it's the largest Japanese Pop-culture related event outside of Japan. Ten years ago, they started a Pan-European Costume or Cosplay competition where only the Top 15 European Cosplay countries can compete! The Netherlands is of course considered as one of these fifteencountries! Japan-Expo, in its wisdom has chosen AnimeCon as the event that will send the Dutch representatives to the European Cosplay Gathering (ECG) at Japan-Expo in July! You can win an expenses paid trip including hotel rooms to Japan-Expo where you will have to compete and represent The Netherlands...
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GICOF
GICOF
AnimeCon has always been the Dutch festival to go to for awesome international cosplay contests. A chance to experience spicy authentic Korean food, culture and cosplay to the AnimeCon Competition roster. A team of two BeNeLux cosplayers can win a spot at the great Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival (GICOF) held in September 2023.
Lees meer over dit event
Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions
The idea for the “Tournament of Champions” was created by YuniCon in 2020, shortly before the Pandemic, and has been a work in progress since then. Their goal is to create a contest for solo cosplayers where crafting skills are valued equally, so the most complete costume will be the winner. They are now happy to announce, that the first official final will be happening at YuniCon 2023, 20. – 22. October 2023, with selections happening all over Europe during the entire year. Including at our very own AnimeCon!
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Cosplay fotografie



Foto corners
Natuurlijk, als je niet op het podium wilt schitteren, zijn er vele andere mogelijkheden voor je hobby. AnimeCon heeft bijvoorbeeld verschillende thema-achtergronden, die je kunt gebruiken voor je foto's.

Cosplay Fotografie
Over fotografie gesproken, naast de fotografen van AnimeCon zelf, zijn er ook veel fotografen. Dus als je in bent voor cosplay fotografie, dan is AnimeCon de place to be. We hebben wel enkele huisregels wat betreft fotografie. Twee tips voor zowel cosplayers als fotografen: maak wat (business) kaartjes wat je kan ruilen voor contact. En vraag altijd voordat je een foto maakt, ook al is het maar een kiekje. Op die manier krijg je het beste resultaat.

Maar bovenal, als je naar AnimeCon komt, zal je veel mensen ontmoeten die ook van cosplay houden. Geniet van de gezelligheid met oude en nieuwe vrienden!