Cosplay
Do you love bringing your favorite characters to life? Now’s your time to shine!
Join us for our upcoming Cosplay Showcase! Whether you're a seasoned cosplayer or just starting out, we welcome all fandoms and skill levels. Please display your creativity, craftsmanship, and passion on stage at Nihon Matsuri!
This year, we will have two showcases instead of a contest.
Location: We will have a sign up table by the stage.
Sign-up: On-Site Sign-ups are available. No pre-registration necessary. Space is limited.
[1st Showcase] 10:50 am - 11:10 am
[2nd Showcase] 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Fill the questionnaire and sign the agreement of the rules and guidelines for the interview upon check-in.
We invite cosplayers to share their artistic interpretations of Japanese culture, as depicted in anime, manga, games, and various other media.
Before planning on participating the showcase -
We kindly ask that all participants take a moment to carefully review the rules and guidelines.
Rules
1. As Nihon Matsuri is meant to celebrate and educate people about Japanese culture, all costume source materials must be of Japanese origin. In other words, anime, manga, Japanese video games, J-pop/rock, Takarazuka, Super Sentai, J-dramas, and Japanese Mythology are acceptable. Any non-Japanese source (cartoons, comic books, TV shows, etc) will only be allowed if the source material or design is in some way relevant to Japanese or Japanese-American culture.
2. All walk-ons must be rated PG, as Nihon Matsuri is open to the public. We aim to keep the performances family-friendly.
3. Please keep in mind that some attendees may not be deeply familiar with the source material or the specific characters. Your consideration in making your performance clear and engaging for all will be greatly valued.
4. For the comfort, safety, and well-being of our younger participants, we require that all contestants aged 12 and under be accompanied by a responsible adult throughout their participation in the showcase.
5. Performers are responsible for ensuring the stage remains safe and clean. Therefore, all items brought onto the stage must be easily removable by the performer at the end of their performance, and the following are prohibited: open flames, thrown objects, messy substances (including liquids, powders, gels, and sticky materials), feathers, confetti, and glitt
6. For the safety of all attendees, all prop weapons must be easily distinguishable from real weapons, incapable of firing any projectiles, and peace-tied to prevent movement of any moving parts.
7. The following actions are strictly prohibited on stage: open flames, throwing objects, and the use of messy substances (including, but not limited to, liquids, powders, gels, and sticky materials).
8. Participants may enter as an individual or as part of a group. Please consider groups that can contain no more than seven people. Entries of any age are welcome! However, any contestant under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
9. There are no application fees.
Thank you for your support.
