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A cosplay contest is of course a must at KokoroKon! Meldet euch bis 31.01.2026 mit den erforderlichen Daten an und überzeugt zuerst die Jury in der Vorbewertung und später das Puplikum beim Catwalk auf der Bühne mit eurem Kostüm!
No performance is necessary!
But that’s not all! At the Kokorokon you have the chance to qualify for the Tournament of Champions qualify! Das Finale findet auf der YuniCon 2026 statt!
In the final, you will represent Austria and compete against 14 other international participants!
Rules:
- Costumes that have already placed in other competitions are excluded from participation. The same applies to OCs.
- Modifications of characters are only eligible with proper reference, such as Zach Fischer versions of Blizzard characters or Hannah Alexander designs, etc.
- Furthermore, costumes that are not 80-90% self-made will be disqualified (exceptions are e.g. shoes, the use of a third-party printer for 3D printing, etc.).
- Also excluded are all persons who have not reached the minimum age of 18 years at the time of pre-selection.
- If one or more reasons for exclusion/disqualification are only discovered after the event, any ranking will be retroactively revoked by disqualification.
- By registering for this competition, you agree to return any prizes in such a case.
Registration:
Bitte schicke uns das unten stehende Formular bis 31.01.2026
Important: We need a portfolio in PDF format!
This should include:
- min. 1 to max. 5 well detailed reference images
- 15 bis max. 40 WIPs (Work In Progress Bilder, also Bilder von eurem Arbeitsprozess mit einer ausführlichen Beschreibung)
- A list of the materials used
- A rough estimate of your working hours
- (Brief) description of your work steps as well as your choice of materials (preferably in English)
- Picture of the 70-80% completed cosplay
- The portfolio should not exceed 30 pages.
- A reference image of the character (displayed on stage, max. 5 MB).
Each participant will be allocated a starting number and a time slot for their pre-judging. Please be there at least 10 minutes before your pre-judging slot to avoid delays.
Preselection:
Due to the limited number of 20 participants, we will make a pre-selection in cooperation with a selected jury. In this case, the pre-selection jury is not the jury for the final competition and only serves to evaluate the individual applications. It is therefore important that your portfolio is as complete as possible.
Jeder Teilnehmer muss ein gültiges Ticket der KokoroKon haben um teilnehmen zu können
(der Wettbewerb ist am Samstag dem 14.02.2026) Das Ticket kann im Vorverkauf oder an der
Abendkassa erworben werden.
Die Gewinner*innen werden im Zuge der Preisverleihung am Samstag dem 14.02.2026
bekannt gegeben. Wenn ihr nicht anwesend sein könnt bitte beim Infostand bescheid geben
und eure Kontaktdaten bekannt geben.
Prices:
1st place: 500€ + prizes from Cosplay Shop.be
2nd place: 250€ + prizes from Cosplay Shop.be
3rd place: 150€ + prizes from Cosplay Shop.be
