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2021 Maskerade Contest

While we can’t see your gorgeous faces at the Naka-Kon March 2021 show, we’re hype to see them (well...half of them) at our virtual Mask-erade cosplay contest!

For the March 2021 cosplay contest, instead of a traditional cosplay contest, we’re celebrating personal protection, and the creativity of our contestants to make a mask that pairs well with a cosplay. Using your crafting know-how, create a mask that is functional, fashionable, and is themed from a Japanese media or culture source. Make a mask that represents the media source, or a mask you think a character or entity from that media source might wear. This contest encourages creativity so feel free to think outside the box.

This event was inspired by the Match your Mask-querade contest run by Anime Expo Lite (with permission). What a great way to celebrate our love of cosplay, creativity and keeping viruses away!

Read the rules here.

Award Winners

Best In Show
Oddly Cosplay
Yugi from YuGiOh
Best Beginner Presentation
SigrúnCosplay
Kurama from Yu yu hakusho
Best Beginner Craftsmanship
Pompous King Elliot
Katsuki Bakugou from Boku No Hero Academia/My Hero Academia
Best Beginner Overall
Consequence Cosplay
Asuka Langley Soryu from Neon Genesis Evangelion
Best Master Presentation
Wig-Wig Cosplay
Fuu from Magic Knight Rayearth
Best Master Craftsmanship
Barefoot Sewing
Black Smoke Shenron shadow dragon gijinka from Dragon Ball GT
Best Master Overall
Undeadtoasty
Zuko (Blue Spirit) from Avatar the Last Airbender
Judge's Choice
Zipper Nova
Ignis Scientia from Final Fantasy XV
Judge's Choice
Miss Pincushion
Isa from Kingdom Hearts
Judge's Choice
Tripping With Scissors
Ven from Kingdom Hearts
Judge's Choice
The Machine Cosplay
Riku from Kingdom Hearts

Beginners

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SigrúnCosplay
Kurama from Yu yu hakusho
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Consequence Cosplay
Asuka Langley Soryu from Neon Genesis Evangelion
Annachi Loialty
Chongyun
Coro
Reika Kitakami from THE iDOLM@STER Million Live
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Zipper Nova
Ignis Scientia from Final Fantasy XV
Child of Water Cosplay
Lio Fotia from Promare
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Pompous King Elliot
Katsuki Bakugou from Boku No Hero Academia/My Hero Academia
SheaTia
Mitsuri kanroji from Demon Slayer
Spooky Pooky Cosplay
Madoka from Madoka Magica

Intermediate

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Undeadtoasty
Zuko (Blue Spirit) from Avatar the Last Airbender

Masters

BadAsh Cosplay
Rinoa Heartilly from Final Fantasy 8
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Miss Pincushion
Isa from Kingdom Hearts
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Oddly Cosplay
Yugi from YuGiOh
La Vie Cosplay
Judar from Magi, Labyrinth of Magic
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Wig-Wig Cosplay
Fuu from Magic Knight Rayearth
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Tripping With Scissors
Ven from Kingdom Hearts
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The Machine Cosplay
Riku from Kingdom Hearts
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Barefoot Sewing
Black Smoke Shenron shadow dragon gijinka from Dragon Ball GT