Denmark - Cosplay Judge
Anso is a Danish cosplayer who has her specialty in the play’ part of cosplay. Anso has worked as an actor/character performer for over 6 years as well as a cosplay teacher at a Danish Ungdomsskole. Through her 8 years of cosplaying has embarrassed herself on Tiktok and Instagram for an audience of over 60,000 followers. Anso has won multiple performance competitions back in Denmark, but is now mostly known for hosting on stage. Anso can’t wait to see all the exciting cosplays and performances!
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US - Cosplay Judge
Re:Star is an International award-winning cosplay performance & craftsmanship-focused duo from the USA. The duo is recognized for their flashy and stage-ready costume style influenced by Japanese stage performers; however, the pair love to immerse themselves in learning new techniques for every project. Members Ash and Chaosity have a diverse portfolio in both craftsmanship and stage performance, and have performed around every corner of the USA in cosplay competitions and idol festivals; Even internationally at the Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival 2024, placing 1st representing the USA!
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Sweden - Cosplay Judge
Mayo has been cosplaying since 2009 and was the first representative for Sweden in international competitions such as Eurocosplay, Nordic Cosplay Championship, World Cosplay Summit and European Cosplay Gathering. Most recently she placed second in Polymanga Global Easter Cosplay 2024. She is also a seasoned cosplay judge and the WCS proxy-organizer for her country since 2016. When creating costumes Mayo likes working with many materials, but enjoys sewing and hand embroidery the most. In recent years she has had a lot of fun making costumes from Genshin Impact.
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Denmark - VTuber Guest
He is an award winning WEBTOON writer, and the CEO of Merryweather Media. He has written webcomics since 2012, and has contributed writing to countless original works, as well as stories for many popular VTubers and corporations, such as Hololive, VShojo, NIJISANJI, First Stage Production, and even wrote DISCORD’s official WEBTOON.
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Japan - Music Geust
MION is an award-winning Japanese singer-songwriter from Nagoya, Aichi, who has ranked #1 on the Oricon Singles Charts with her hit single 'Summer Magic'. When she was 16, she won the Outstanding Performance Award at YAMAHA's Music Revolution competition which helped launch her professional career.
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Finland - VTuber Guest
Lumi is wolf girl who will never hold back her iconic “Awoo”’s from the audience, of which according to her moderators, she has done over 100,000 of during her time as a streamer. Being one of the world’s first Nordic VTubers, she has appeared in VR concerts alongside many famous talents from all over the world. She likes singing, puzzle games, and has the ability to make almost anything into a comfy community experience.
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Korea - K-Pop+ Judge
Let the experience speak for itself: Collaboration with K-POP artist: Luhan, Jay Park, The Boyz, and More. Former: 1Million Dance Studio Instructor, Millennium Dance in Singapore Instructor, Loen Entertainment Dance Trainer, Forest Entertainment Dance Trainer. International Workshops — 59 countries and 124 cities. Judge in numerous contests
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Finland - K-Pop+ Judge
“I started my dance journey quite typically by training ballet, modern and show dance. Later on i discovered hiphop and started training various street styles and have actively parttaken and competed in the finnish street scene since 2015. In my teens i fell in love with k-pop, especially the performance and creativity aspect of the style. I joined a k-pop cover group which i trained and competed with between 2018 & 2021."
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Estonia - K-Pop+ Judge
Mellin brings over 10 years of dance experience to the judging panel, with expertise as a choreographer in diverse styles. Specializing in street styles and K-pop, her passion has taken her training from local studios to all the way to Korea. She is a member of Estonia’s girl band BLIX and the founder of Uni+ed, the country’s first K-pop cover group.
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Ukraine - Photo Cosplay Judge
Hi! My nickname Pugoffka! I’m cosplayer and cosplay photographer from Ukraine, Kyiv. I started my photography career in 2009. I’ve been photographing for more than 10 years and have done more than 2000 cosplay photoshoots and I have been a judge for more than 50 cosplay competitions. As I travel a lot, I get a chance to shoot cosplayers from whole the world. Often on the conventions I hold workshops about photography and editing of cosplay shoots. I like to share the experience that I have gained over the years of my practice with other people. And I hope that my experience will be useful. Also I’m a cosplayer and I like to cosplay characters from video games.
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France - Photo Cosplay Judge
Omaru, or James de Ocampo, is a Filipino photographer and videographer residing in Paris. Commencing his photography journey in 2008, he immersed himself in the French cosplay community from 2009. Since 2010, he’s been creating compelling cosplay videos, garnering success with multiple releases. Leveraging his extensive experience, he now freelances with brands in France and Europe, showcasing a creative style focused on natural light in both photo and video production.
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Belgium - Photo Cosplay Judge
“N8e, or Kristof Nachtergaele, is a Belgian photographer who in his spare time has been going to conventions since 2007 after having been told about cosplay and conventions by a work colleague. First local and later all over Europe he started taking pictures of cosplayers and some of the big contests. He has a strong preference for flash photography.”
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