This year’s World Cosplay Summit kicked off with the weekend with their Central Park underground shopping center parade and group photo session in the Central Park Square.
Japan is currently in the middle of a heat wave, so temperatures were hot as expected… maybe even warmer than usual. The format of the WCS was changed up a little bit. Instead of having Group ‘knockout’ stages on Saturday and the Top 10-12 teams compete for the finals, this year the whole thing was put on one stage and winner takes all!
So for Saturday, I was able to spend most of the afternoon mingling through the crowds and take random photos of the various cosplayers who all flocked to Oasis 21 to show off their costumes and characters.
My idea here was to take fewer photos but more focused on expressions and mood, which worked out perfectly… both Friday and Saturday I shot into the twilight and evening hours which was quite different from the past several years.
On Sunday, I didn’t go out to Osu for the parade… too hot to run around taking photos there then relaxing to get over to the Championship venue without being over-heated. So, I just relaxed at home and made my way over to the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphin Stadium) and got my pass to get in and set up for the 4 1/2 hour cosplay marathon.
Complete highlights and event coverage from the World Cosplay Summit 2018… below are select images from the entire event with complete photo galleries from the Underground Parade (Fri), Oasis 21 (Sat) & the Championship Finals (Sun).
WCS 2018 Results
| Award | Country | Team | Cosplayers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |  |
Team Mexico |
Banana Ed Banana Luis |
| Runner-up |  |
Team Indonesia |
Yumaki Machibun |
| 3rd Prize |  |
Team Thailand |
Jasper Z (Zei) Kutto |
Sponsor’s Awards
| Award | Country | Team | Cosplayers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Asia | |
Team Mexico |
Banana Ed Banana Luis |
| Spearhead |  |
Team Vietnam |
Tanuki Wasabi NAkun |
| niconico | |
Team Mexico |
Banana Ed Banana Luis |
| Futaba | |
Team Mexico |
Banana Ed Banana Luis |
| Brother |  |
Team Denmark |
Aik0hime TinYasuo |
| Azure Lane | |
Team Indonesia |
Yumaki Machibun |
| Laguna Ten Bosch | |
Team Mexico |
Banana Ed Banana Luis |
| Rinn | |
Team Mexico |
Banana Ed Banana Luis |
[…] out the article over on SPOT-Report for complete highlights and event coverage from the World Cosplay Summit 2018. Below are select […]
[…] evening hours which was quite different from the past several years. Check out the article over on SPOT-Report for complete highlights and event coverage from the World Cosplay Summit 2019. Below are select […]