5th August / World Cosplay Championship 2018
The World Cosplayer Championship is the final stage where the top team for each year is determined.
More then 30 teams of cosplayers were selected from WCS preliminary rounds carried out in 35 countries and regions to come to Nagoya.
It's an exciting contest where performers are judged with not only their costumes but also staging and performance.
Who will become the winner of this year's World Cosplay Championship!?
Event Overview
Event: World Cosplay Championship 2018
Time: August 5, 2018 (Sun.) Opens at PM 3:00, Starts at PM 4:00
Venue: Dolphins Arena (Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Main Arena)
Entry Teams
【36 teams】※UAE and Puerto Rico were absent
Australia / Brazil / Belgium / Canada / China / Chile / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / HongKong / India / Indonesia / Italy / Japan / Korea / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / Myanmar / Netherlands / Philippines / Portugal / Russia / Sweden / Singapore / Spain / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / UK / USA / Vietnam
【New!】Costa Rica / Bulgaria / South Africa
Performance Order
| order | team | order | team | order | team |
| No.1 |
Italy |
13 |
USA | 25 | Thailand |
| 2 |
HongKong |
14 | Spain | 26 | Russia |
| 3 |
South Africa |
15 | UK | 27 | Korea |
| 4 |
Belgium |
16 | Netherlands | 28 | Sweden |
| 5 |
Costa Rica |
17 | France | 29 | Mexico |
| 6 |
Malaysia |
18 | Brazil | 30 | Portugal |
| 7 |
China |
19 | Japan | 31 | Philippines |
| 8 |
Canada |
20 | Kuwait | 32 | Myanmar |
| 9 |
Denmark |
21 | Bulgaria | 33 | Switzerland |
| 10 |
India |
22 | Taiwan | 34 | Chile |
| 11 |
Australia |
23 | Finland | 35 | Indonesia |
| 12 |
Vietnam |
24 | Singapore | 36 | Germany |
Special Guest
Singer: Ichirou Mizuki
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Ichirou Mizuki is a pioneer singer best known for his work on theme songs for anime. He is referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the Aniki (アニキ"big brother") of the anison, or anime music genre. After making his debut in July 1968, Hayakawa recorded the opening theme for anime and tokusatsu like Genshi shonen Ryu, Mazinger Z, Captain Tsubasa, Captain Harlock, Masked Rider Series in the following years. Until now, he has recorded over 1200 songs for various soundtracks as well as original singles and albums. 2018 marks his 50th anniversary since his debut. |
Guest Judges
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| Chief Judge Toru Furuya |
Singer Ichirou Mizuki |
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| Achi Trienale 2019 Artistic Director Daisuke Tsuda |
Cure WorldCosplay Director Tatsumi Inui |
Cosplay Championsip 2017 Grand Prix WCS2017 Team China |
and more!!
観覧チケット
Price : 2,000 JPY
Ticket URL : https://wcs2018-championship.peatix.com/
Note
* For those who want to come in costume, please pay special attention to the following instructions. We appreciate your understanding.
* The seat width is about 50 cm. Please take that into consideration.
* In case that your costume hinders or blocks the field of view of the audiences who sit behind you, we might ask you to take off your costume.