World Cosplay Summit Competition
Are you ready to take your Cosplay to the next level?
SMASH! & WCS Australia brings you the World Cosplay Summit Competition, giving you and a close friend the chance to compete in cosplay together. Win yourselves a trip to Nagoya, Japan & the opportunity to participate in the World Cosplay Summit Japan 2019.
What is the World Cosplay Summit Japan?
The World Cosplay Summit (WCS) is a competition focused around costuming and performance of a cosplay pair. The competition takes place annually in Nagoya, Japan during summer. There are currently 37 participating country, each represented by their best cosplay duo in the nation.
Numerous prizes are to be won at this competition, and the winner will be crowned the coveted title of World Cosplay Summit Grand Champion.
The event typically spans over 10 days with multiple tourist location sights visits, Japanese cultural experiences. You will also get the rare opportunity to meet celebrities & Japanese Government officials.
Become part of a once in a life time experience like no other!
About the World Cosplay Summit Australia
WCS Australia organises events to promote cosplay within the Australian community. Each year, SMASH! holds a preliminary competition, where WCS Australia selects the best cosplay duo to represent Australia in Japan.
The winners of the SMASH! preliminaries will be gifted with 2 tickets to Nagoya, sponsored by Japan Airlines (JAL). WCS will also subsidise other travel related expenses.
Please read the rules and procedures document for more details.
Rules have been changed since last year, so be sure to read them thoroughly.
For inquiries, please email: wcs@smash.org.au
Important Dates
Expression of interest due
11:59pm, 15th April 2018
Portfolio due
11:59pm, 1st July 2018
Preliminary Competition date and location
SMASH! – ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre, July 14th-15th 2018
Expression of Interest
Expressions of Interest are due at 11:59pm, 15th April 2018.
Although this is an optional part of your WCS entry, submitting an Expression of Interest means you get priority over last minute entries.
Additionally, you get sent reminders for important deadlines, notifications if rules change, and other important competition related updates.
You will also get notifications for Rehearsal & Pre-judging times.
To submit your Expression of Interest, fill out the form and submit to wcs@smash.org.au.
Portfolio
Portfolios are due at 11:59pm, 1st July 2018.
This is a compulsory part of Participating in the World Cosplay Summit Competition.
Entries without portfolio submissions delivered by the due date will not be allowed to compete.
To submit your portfolio, fill out this template (here) and submit to wcs@smash.org.au.