Cosplay Contest

• Craftmanship
  Cosplays must be 50% made to be in Craftsmanship. Anything other must be in the Masquerade section. Craftsmanship must arrive for prejudging in order to be in the competition.
• Masquerade
  This category is for any outfit only slightly modified or bought. Show us your runway skills!
• Kids
  For children ages 13 and under.
• Judge’s Choice
  Our A2F Judges will present this award to a cosplayer that stood out to them whether it be due to craftsmanship or stage presence!

By entering the Arkansas Anime Festival Cosplay Contest, you agree to the following:

• I give permission to A2F and its designees to photograph and/or video record my costume and performance and to use these photographs and videos as the convention sees fit.
• I also attest that I am eligible to compete as per the A2F Cosplay Contest rules and that all information on the entry form is true and correct.
• I also hereby acknowledge that I will be asked to sign a copy of this entry form at the Cosplay Contest check-in at the convention.

1. All participants must be registered attendees of Arkansas Anime Festival.
2. All costumes must conform to convention, jurisdiction, and state guidelines for public decency. Shoes are required.
3. Profanity and obscene and/or lewd gestures are simply not allowed.
4. Costumes and presentation shall not be used as a political, religious, etc. statement
5. Participants must complete the registration form to enter.
6. Arkansas Anime reserves the right to have the final word on all decisions.
7. No airhorns, glitterbombs, or confetti’s should be used on or off stage.

1. Costumes from both Japanese and western media are allowed. This includes anime, manga, video games, comic books or film adaptations, and etc. Costumes outside these categories require pre-approval.
2. Costumes larger than a standard door frame require pre-approval.
3. Only one entry allowed per person.
4. Participation in the contest includes going before judges during a scheduled time slot as well as walking across the stage during the Arkansas Anime Festival Cosplay Contest event.
5. All costumes must cover “swimsuit areas” – no nudity. Body-paint costumes are not eligible for craftsmanship. Please see diagram above.
6. Do not wear or use anything that will damage, destroy, or ruin the costume(s) of other attendants or the hotel space.
7. Costumes must be self-contained. No connections to electricity, water, amps, projection, PA’s, etc. will be provided.
8. Contestants are encouraged to notify staff if their costume has restricted movement, vision, or is otherwise bulky so we can best accommodate you.
9. Contestants are also encouraged to inform staff if they themselves have any physical or visual impairments that would require accommodations for walking on stage.
10. Entries in the contest will be expected to walk on stage to present their work.

1. Live steel is not allowed. This includes real swords, knives, blades, guns, etc. Prop blades must be fake and dull.
2. No real weapons whatsoever, including airsoft guns. Prop weapons must be obviously fake. Prop firearms must have an orange tip with no projectiles loaded. All ranged weapons may not be tightly strung. Ammunition may not be carried onstage.
3. Live projectiles are not allowed. Objects may not be thrown into the audience.
4. Replicas may not be pointed in the direction of another human being.
5. Fire, flames, explosives, flash powder, smoke, lasers, etc. are not allowed. Electronic flashes are only permitted with pre-approval.
6. No smoke or vapor of any kind will be allowed.

Those found to be in violation of these rules will be reprimanded.