2011 Costume Contest

What convention experience is complete without folks dressing up like their favorite anime, manga and video game characters?  The Florida Anime Experience’s costume contest will take place Saturday (time TBD) and we encourage everyone who dresses up to enter.  Registration will be on site only for 2011.  Now, THE RULES:

  1. You must have purchased an entry into the Florida Anime Experience in order to enter/present on stage for the costume contest.
  2. The Costume Contest is a family oriented event.  Please keep all costumes to a “PG-13″ rating (i.e. no nudity or overly revealing costumes.)
  3. No store bought costumes. Costumes must be 50% crafted or more. You may purchase parts of a costume, but said parts must be disclosed during the judging process. If you are not the maker of your costume (and simply modeling), said creator of the costume must be present with you upon entry.  If the costume wins an award, the award will go to the creator of the costume.
  4. All weapons and props must conform with Florida Anime Experience rules, convention center policies and local laws regarding concerning carrying a weapon.  If in doubt, don’t bring it.
  5. Please provide reference images of the character you are dressed as.  We cannot guarantee the judges will know what your character looks like, so having something to compare to will help you as much as them!
  6. All entries must be sourced from an anime, manga, or video games of Japanese origin.  This means “original characters” are not permitted in the contest.
  7. Florida Anime Experience reserves the right to modify, update, or amend the rules at any time… just in case.
  8. Have fun.

AWARDS

  • Best of Show (aka “THE winner”)
  • Best Individual (aka “the winner that’s not THE winner”)
  • Best Costume Group (aka “the folks who looked cool together in costume”)
  • Best Prop (aka “that’s a cool thingy you made for your costume”)
  • Honorable Mentions (aka “you were good enough for us to notice”)
  • Judges Award (aka “the judges have favorites that didn’t win something else”)
  • The Wasabi Award (aka “don’t ask; we’re giving it out because we can”)

SATURDAY, 6:30 PM (Main Events) – sign up for the contest
SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (Main Events) – doors open for the Costume Contest
SATURDAY, 7:30 PM (Main Events) – Costume Contest