Cosplay Mania Official Poster

Plan… Build… Cosplay!

Cosplay.ph, in cooperation with SM Megamall, SM Megatrade Hall, Brother Philippines, and Lineage II, invites you to Cosplay Mania, the biggest cosplay-centric event in the country, on October 12, 2008 (Sunday) at the SM Megatrade Hall 3, Mega B, SM Megamall. Be prepared to…

• PLAN! Learn about cosplay tips and tricks from veteran cosplayers in our Cosplay Workshops and Discussions! Find inspiration from past costumes in the Animax Maximum Cosplay Resume Contest and Cosplay Historical Gallery! Check out the activities we have in store via the Cosplay Mania Passport System and get a chance to win cool prizes!
• BUILD! Shop around the exhibitors’ hall and join the bidding for pre-made costumes in our Cosplay Auction! If building costumes from scratch interests you, marvel at the works in our E-Games Costume Building Contest, where competitors race the clock to build elaborate costumes!
• COSPLAY! Strut your stuff down the catwalk in the Brother Project Cosplay contests! Fight it out with other cosplayers in the Lineage II Costrip Fighter Alpha! Have your photos taken in the Level Up! Games Screenshot Arena! Play it up on video in our HeroTV CosTube Video Contest!
• And so much more! Check out our official website for more details: http://www.cosplaymania.com

Come and join the fun this October!  See you at Cosplay Mania!

Brother Project Cosplay: Individual Cosplay

One (1) Overall Winner – 15,000php worth of cash and prizes

• 1 Trophy
• 1 Sewing Machine from Brother Philippines
• 6,000php worth of Photo Shoot Package from Van Goth Photography
• 3,000php cash prize

Five (5) Best in Category – 6,000php worth of cash and prizes each category

One (1) Best Anime/Manga
One (1) Best Western Comics/Cartoons
One (1) Best Video Games
One (1) Best TV/Movie/Liveaction
One (1) Best Jrock/Jpop

Each will receive:

• 1 Trophy
• 1 Labeller from Brother Philippines
• 3,000 php worth of gift certificates
• 1,000php cash prize

One (1) Best Lineage II Cosplay

• 5,000php worth of cash and prizes

One (1) Best Level Up! Cosplay

• 5,000php worth of cash and prizes

Brother Project Cosplay: Group Cosplay

One (1) Group Cosplay Winner – 15,000php worth of cash and prizes

• 1 Trophy
• 12,000php worth of Photo Shoot Package from Van Goth Photography
• 2,000php cash prize
• 1,000php worth of gift certificates

E-Games’ Costume Building Contest

One (1) Overall Champion – 20,000php worth of cash and prizes

• 1 Trophy
• 1 Sewing Machine from Brother Philippines
• 2 pcs of Labellers from Brother Philippines
• 5,000php cash prize
• 5,000php worth of gift certificates

One (1) Runner Up

• 5,000php worth of E-Games merchandise

Lineage II Costrip Fighter Alpha

Three (3) Winners

• 1 Trophy
• Goody Bag from Lineage

Cosplay.ph Resume Contest

1 Overall Winner – 7,000php worth of cash and prizes

• 6,000php worth of Photo Shoot Package from Van Goth Photography
• 1,000php worth of gift certificates

FilCosplay Fan Art Contest

First Place winner:

• Taga-ilog Artwork
• a signed replica of his Bucket Helmet
• a tarpaulin copy of the winning banner
• goody bag
• gift certificates

Second Place winner:

• Taga-ilog Artwork
• a tarpaulin copy of the winning banner
• goody bag
• gift certificates

Third Place winner:

• taga-ilog artwork
• goody bag
• gift certificates

To further these objectives, we shall have the following activities:

• Cosplay Mania Passport – Embark on a journey to Plan… Build… Cosplay!  All delegates to Cosplay Mania will be given a passport to be stamped at participating booths within the convention hall.  Passports with completed stamps will be entitled to goodie bags and special raffles!
• Cosplay Contests – A series of contests featured during the event itself; these are not just your usual cosplay catwalk!  We have also lined up group cosplay, costume building, and video-making contests, all to highlight the current cosplay community’s ingenuity, creativity, resourcefulness, and artistry!
• Cosplay Workshop and Discussions – A series of workshops and discussions designed to run during the event itself.  These provide a great place to learn how to cosplay from the cosplayers themselves!  Featuring tutorials on basics of costume and props creation, sharing of past cosplay experiences, and cosplay tips and tricks, there’s something new to learn!
• Cosplay Historical Gallery – Think you know your Philippine cosplay history?  Think again!  With this pictorial presentation featuring the highlights of the colorful history of Philippine cosplay, who knows?  You might see some familiar younger faces!
• Exhibitors and Sponsor booths – A venue for sponsors and exhibitors of cosplay-related tools and materials to display and sell their wares. Sell directly to your target audience and let your name be known among cosplayers!

We are currently finalizing more activities. Visit the Cosplay Mania 2008 Official Event Website at http://www.cosplaymania.com for more news and updates.

If you are interested to be a part of this event, you may email Kero (pbairan@cosplay.ph) or Sephiroth (hdedios@cosplay.ph) for sponsorship packages details.

Feel free to browse through the website for details on the event’s contests and activities. In browsing the website, we encourage you to use Mozilla Firefox to fully access the site. We shall be loading the site with more content in the next few days, so please check back often for updates!

In the meantime, let me share with you our teaser poster – featuring cosplay.ph members hitman as Optimus Prime from Transformers the Movie and kero as IronMonger. Also watch out for more online teasers!

Cosplay Mania 2008 Teaser Poster

You spot them in almost every gaming, anime, toy, and young-oriented event:  the colorful cosplayers.   In any event that includes them, cosplay competitions have regularly served as true crowd-drawers and pleasers. Event-goers have enjoyed the colorful and vibrant costumes, the fabulous catwalks, and the resourceful artistry of these cosplayers.  However, cosplay by itself has rarely been the focus of these events.

As such, Cosplay.ph, the leading web-based community of Filipino cosplayers, plans to change this with  Cosplay Mania.  This event aims to put the spotlight on the Filipino cosplayer and celebrate the many positive aspects—the creativity, the resourcefulness, and the pageantry—inherent in this hobby.    With activities such as cosplay catwalks, tutorials, demonstrations, historical galleries, and many others, the event serves, not only as a venue for interaction and entertainment, but a way to develop and educate as well.

You can be a part of this event!  We are looking for partners and sponsors that would help us to achieve our goals.  Interested parties may email Kero (pbairan@cosplay.ph) or Sephiroth (hdedios@cosplay.ph) for sponsorship packages details.

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What will we have? Costume building contests! Catwalks! Tutorials! Demonstrations! PhotoOp Areas! Costume Galleries! Costume bazaar! Plus, many more!

Excited yet? Cosplay Mania: a celebration of the creativity, fun, and ingenuity of the Filipino cosplayer! In this event, Cosplay is King.

Mark your calendars: October 12, 2008 at the SM Megatrade Hall 3. Watch this space for more details!