1 All entrants must have a valid Sangawa Project badge. Sangawa Project staff and guests are not permitted to compete.
2 Costumes may be from any source including original characters. Reference images are encouraged, but not required.
3 All costumes must display creativity from the entrant. This means pieces are either hand crafted, modified, or individually gathered items (‘closet’ cosplay.)
Costumes purchased as a set or fully commissioned costumes are not permitted to enter.
Judging is done based on the cosplay only, physically looking like or acting like the character are not considered criteria.
4 Group entries of up to four people are permitted. All members must either be from the same media or linked by a common theme. Prize distribution is up to the group, additional prizes will not be given. Only one sign up form per group. The person who submits the sign up form is responsible for communicating with the group.
5 Pre-con sign ups will be taken on Eventeny. Judging times will be assigned beginning Monday, February 2nd. Additional time slots may be available at con.
6 Judging will be on Saturday afternoon at a TBD time.
Please arrive no more than five minutes earlier than your assigned time for judging. Staff will check you in at the door and send you in when it’s your turn.
Entrants will have a maximum of 4 minutes to talk about their costume with our judges.
7 Awards will be given for Best Crafted to a cosplay with mostly handcrafted parts, and Most Creative to the best use of mostly found items. Any other awards will be based on user turn out at the judges’ discretion. Awards earned here do not count towards your craftsmanship ranking at Tekko.
8 Winners will be announced at the Variety Show on Saturday night (exact time TBD) in Main Events, and posted on Sangawa Project’s social media. If unable to attend, winners can pick up their certificates at Registration until it closes on Sunday. Prizes will not be mailed.
For any questions, please email cosplay@teamtekko.us
