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Hello everyone,

As you know on March 11th 2011 the massive Tohoku Earthquake struck Northern Japan. If you cosplay you have probably heard of the campaign called "Prayers from Cosplayers". By posting a photo on this page cosplayers from around the world can send Japan messages of hope and courage.

The response from cosplayers in Japan on the twitter feed has been amazing, if you have not added a photo and have been thinking about it, now is the time.

Send your pictures to the web page below with a message on an A4 size piece of paper or cardboard.

Please spread the word!


The Prayers from Cosplayers team

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Facebook: Prayers from Cosplayers
Twitter: PFC_JAPAN
e-mail: prayers.from.cosplayers0311<at>gmail<dot>com
http://www.prayersfromcosplayers.com
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Hello everyone,

As you know on March 11th 2011 the massive Tohoku Earthquake struck Northern Japan. If you cosplay you have probably heard of the campaign called "Prayers from Cosplayers". By posting a photo on this page cosplayers from around the world can send Japan messages of hope and courage.

The response from cosplayers in Japan on the twitter feed has been amazing, if you have not added a photo and have been thinking about it, now is the time.

Send your pictures to the web page below with a message on an A4 size piece of paper or cardboard.

Please spread the word!


The Prayers from Cosplayers team

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Facebook: Prayers from Cosplayers
Twitter: PFC_JAPAN
e-mail: prayers.from.cosplayers0311<at>gmail<dot>com
http://www.prayersfromcosplayers.com
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Wrong board bro

Ooops, thanks for the move BSaphire! Wink

I'm living in Japan but got a chance to come out to FanimeCon last year, people who are going are lucky its a lot of fun.  I hope everyone has a good time and if you've got the time send the PFC page a message of encouragement!

Hello everyone,

As you know on March 11th 2011 the massive Tohoku Earthquake struck Northern Japan. If you cosplay you have probably heard of the campaign called "Prayers from Cosplayers". By posting a photo on this page cosplayers from around the world can send Japan messages of hope and courage.

The response from cosplayers in Japan on the twitter feed has been amazing, if you have not added a photo and have been thinking about it, now is the time.

Send your pictures to the web page below with a message on an A4 size piece of paper or cardboard.

Please spread the word!


The Prayers from Cosplayers team

--------------------------------------------------
Facebook: Prayers from Cosplayers
Twitter: PFC_JAPAN
e-mail: prayers.from.cosplayers0311<at>gmail<dot>com
http://www.prayersfromcosplayers.com
--------------------------------------------------

mom says she has to go to the bank to get my passport... is it ok to send the resume in w.o it with that note atm, or should I wait for her to get back to me...?

Having your passport application in and providing proof of that should be sufficient, the finals in Japan are late July so that will be plenty of time. US citizens do not need a visa:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html#entry_requirements

Keep in mind also there is no strict age restriction for participation but if you are under 18 you will need consent from a parent. (Check WCS Participation Regulation #5 at the top of the thread)

Wait wait wait... So video games ARE allowed this year for the Final Competition? Is there any up-to-date current 2010 rules? All I have is the rules from 2009.

Yes, games originating from Japan are allowed at the championship this year so if you are thinking of a game related performance, by all means enter it in the competition. In the regulations on the WCS homepage the wording on using this is unclear, I notified staff about this on the weekend but as it is the Golden Week holiday in Japan now it will not be changed until tomorrow.

PsychicPsycho - No, you do not need to coordinate costumes for the media appearances. Usually, pairs will match costumes at the parade as well as other functions and I recommend this where possible. There is plenty of media coverage and matching costumes demonstrates attention to detail.
Again, there have been many cases over the past few years where pairs have not matched costumes - the costumes you wear at the parade and other functions have no relation with judging at the championship performance.

Hi Rette, you definitely can use the same performance in the preliminaries and the championship.

It asks somewhere in the rules on the WCS website that if the same performance is used, the performance in the championship should be "improved". This is pretty subjective,  you could go in to the championship with the exact same performance and have a lower chance of winning or augment the performance (could be music, costume, props etc.) and improve your chances in the final.

Shueisha is pretty tight in Japan with their copyright items and its not only WCS that feels the effects of this. With games allowed this year there are many many titles to choose from so your imagination is the limit!

Good Luck!!

Hi all,

I'm Edo, an organizer for the WCS event and looking forward to being at FanimeCon for the preliminary coming up. I hope we can have people watching the stage but it depends on how things work out.

Remy - You can pm me with any questions you have, if you are interested in the event regulations (keep in mind these rules are only for the final, preliminaries have the flexibility to set rules that are applicable to each participating country)  http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/wcs/2009/e/event/wcs_reg1.php

Thanks to Laura and Marisa!


*edit: repaired truncated sentence