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Revision as of 21:28, 21 June 2010
| World Cosplay Summit | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | Oasis 21 |
| Location(s) | Higashi-ku, Nagoya |
| Country | Japan |
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Attendance | 12,000 in 2008[1] |
| Website | http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/wcs/e/ |
The World Cosplay Summit (世界コスプレサミット, Sekai Kosupure Samitto), also known as WCS, is an annual international cosplay event that promotes friendly international exchange through Japanese pop culture.[2][3] The event is hosted by TV Aichi and held in Nagoya, Japan. Since 2005 the event has held a cosplay contest, the World Cosplay Championship, thus the preliminary contests for the championship have been held in the respective countries of the participants. Because of the keen attention from abroad, as of 2008, three ministries of Japan give support to the event; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Since 2005, the event is held over a two day period; the Cosplayer Parade is on the first day and the Cosplay Championship is on the second day.
History
The first WCS was held in 2003, to introduce international popularity of Japanese anime and manga besides the fans through cosplayers,[4] and to brighten up Expo 2005 in Nagoya.[5]
2003
The first event was held on October 12 at Rose Court Hotel in Nagoya. 5 cosplayers were invited from Germany, France and Italy, and panels and photo session, etc. were done. TV Aichi, the host of the WCS, covered the anime and manga circumstances of Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France) and Rome (Italy), and produced a documentary of the event, "MANGA is a lingua franca of the world" (MANGAは世界の共通語). The program was broadcasted on November 24.
2004
Held on August 1 at Ōsu shopping area in Naka-ku, Nagoya. 8 cosplayers were invited from France, Italy and the United States. The Cosplayer Parade came to be held from this year. 100 Japanese cosplayers participated the parade at the first year with the abroad cosplayers.
2005
The event took two locations: the Cosplayer Parade was held at Osu on July 31 and the Cosplay Championship was held at Expo Dome on August 7 during Expo 2005. 40 people per seven country participate to the first Cosplay Championship, and the contest was won by Italy.[6] A purpose of the event was to brighten up Expo 2005 in Nagoya therefore host organizer of the Expo (the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition) supported the WCS in 2005.
2006
The venue for the Cosplay Championship was moved to Oasis 21 in Higashi-ku, Nagoya. From this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) support the event.
2007
The venue for the Cosplay Championship at Oasis 21 in Higashi-ku, Nagoya.
The event became a part of the 2007 "Visit Japan" campaign of the MLIT.
- In this year have problem with the weather.
2008
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) joined the event to support.
World Cosplay Championship
Regulation
- Wear a costume that conforms to the concept of the event. (Japanese manga, animation or video game characters)
Results
| Year | Grand Champion | Runner-up | Special award from "brother" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 1, 2 |
|
Giorgia Vecchini Francesca Dani Emilia FATA LIVIA Elena FATA LIVIA |
– | – | 
|
Nakamura-han |
| 2006 3 |
|
Maurício Somenzari L Olivas (Mah Psylocke) Mônica Somenzari L Olivas (Kawaii Aeris) |
|
Mariko Cyoko |
|
Goldi Aoisakuya |
| 2007 | 
|
Damien Ratte Isabelle Jeudy |
|
Kikiwan Naoki Shigure |
|
Linaloe Rodriguez Rivera Alejandra Rodriguez Rivera |
| 2008 |
|
Jéssica Moreira Rocha Campos (Pandy) Gabriel Niemietz Braz (hyoga de toalha) |
|
Zhao Chin Zhang Li |
|
Yui Mino |
| 2009 | 
|
YuRi RiE |
|
Bereniç Serrano Vidal (Piruletosa) Laura Fernández Ramos (Madoka) |
|
Elizabeth Licata (fatwetdog) India Davis (Dia) |
- ^1 Group Champion:
France (Pauline Mesa, Laurence Guermond Wendy Roeltgen) - ^2 Individual Champion:
Giorgia Vecchini - ^3 3rd: Italy (Alessandro Leuti, Alessia de Magistris)
Special Report Top5 Ranking World Cosplay Summit 2009
- 1. Japan Team (Sengoku Basara)YuRi,RiE
- 2. Spain Team (Candy Candy)Laura Fernandez,Berenic Serrano
- 3.
Thailand Team (Detroit Metal City)Pennapa Thanornpradit,Rujipas Distaprom - 4. Mexico Team (Vampire Hunter D)Abigail Mascherpa Garcia,Sabina Iglesias Arvide
- 5. USA Team (Sakura)Elizabeth Licata,India Davis
Guest Judges of World Cosplay Championship 2009
Go Nagai,Toru Furuya, Ichiro Mizuki, Hamada Britney,10 general judge
(From 15 Countries - Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand, United States)
Judges
| Year | Judges |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Leiji Matsumoto Hironobu Kageyama Ippongi Bang Akifumi Takayanagi (TV Aichi) Shin Nagai (Tokyo Mode Gakuin) |
| 2006 | Go Nagai Hiroshi Kitadani Essai Ushijima (Cosplay critic) Yuji Tokita (MOFA) |
| 2007 | Monkey Punch Ichirou Mizuki Essai Ushijima (Cosplay critic) Yuji Tokita (MOFA) Ken Nagata (MLIT) |
| 2008 | Yumiko Igarashi Rica Matsumoto 10 general judge |
Attending countries
(Attending countries in bold indicate first attend)
| Year | Attending countries | Guest commentator/s | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | , France, Italy, Japan | – | October 12 | Rose Court Hotel |
| 2004 | 5 | Germany, France, Italy, Japan, United States | – | August 1 | Ōsu shopping area |
| 2005 | 7 | China (PRC), France, Italy, Japan, Spain, United States | Tōru Furuya Tomoe Shinohara |
July 31 | Ōsu shopping area |
| August 7 | Expo Dome | ||||
| 2006 | 9 | Brazil, China (PRC), united states, France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Thailand | Tōru Furuya | August 5 | Ōsu shopping area |
| August 6 | Oasis 21 | ||||
| 2007 | 12 | Brazil, united states Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, Thailand | Tōru Furuya Shoko Nakagawa |
August 4 | Ōsu shopping area |
| August 5 | Oasis 21 | ||||
| 2008 | 13 | Brazil, China (PRC), Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United States[3] | Tōru Furuya Natsuki Katō |
August 2 | Ōsu shopping area |
| August 3 | Oasis 21 | ||||
| 2009 | 15 | Australia, Brazil, China (PRC), Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United States[3] | |||
Partner organizations or events
The following organizations have held the preliminary contests to select the representative of the country for the Cosplay championship since 2005.
Editora JBC
Howell International Trade Fair Ltd.
J-Popcon (da:J-Popcon)
Animexx / Connichi- Japan Expo
- ROMICS (it:Romics)
Cosplay Festa in Tokyo Dome City (Tokyo)- Cosplayers JAM Revolution (Osaka)
Samsung Everland
TNT GT
SCC Square
FICOMIC / Salón del Manga (es:Ficomic / es:Salón del Manga de Barcelona)
Negibose Thailand
FanimeCon [7]
Future partner organizations or events
Animania (since 2009)[8]
Cosplay Finland Tour (since 2009)[9]
Former partner organizations or events
- Hangzou True Design Company Ltd. (2005–2007)
- Epitanime (2005)
- Anime Expo (2005)
See also
References
- ^ "チャンピオンシップ開催！優勝国はブラジル！！" (in Japanese). World Cosplay Summit 2003 official website. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "World Cosplay Championship regulation: Article 8". World Cosplay Summit 2008 official website. 2008.
- ^ a b c Associated Press (July 7, 2008). "Japan hosts government-sponsored costume contest as diplomatic tool to promote culture". Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ "What's WCS?". World Cosplay Summit 2008 official website. 2008.
- ^ "World Cosplay Summit 2003 official website" (in Japanese). World Cosplay Summit 2003 official website. 2003.
- ^ "World Cosply Summit Ends in Aichi". Anime News Network. August 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^
"FanimeCon". Retrieved 2010-05-02.
{{cite web}}: Text "], FanimeCon. As of 10/03/2010." ignored (help) - ^ "World Cosplay Summit 2009: First new participating country selected & applications now being accepted to take part". World Cosplay Summit 2008 official website. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "World Cosplay Summit 2009: WCS2009 Second New Participating Country". World Cosplay Summit 2008 official website. 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
External links
Official website
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Partner organizations' websites
- Etapa JBC Brasil - (Portuguese)
- Danish Cosplay Summit - (Danish)
- World Cosplay Summit - (German)
- Cosplay Finland - (Finnish)
Cosplay summit Tour
- World Cosplay Summit official tour website in JAPANiCAN.com - Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.
- World Cosplay Summit tour 2009 in JAPANiCAN.com - Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.