Kansas City’s Premier Anime Convention
Naka-Kon 2010 Cosplay Rules
Hallway Cosplay General Information
Do you like to cosplay but do not like a lot of people staring at you? Are you an avid cosplayer who has too many costumes for just one event? Is your favorite costume inspired by an anime, but not actually from Japan, making it ineligible for the main-stage event? Whichever it is that you are, Hallway Cosplay is for you! Come down to the Hallway Cosplay area (located in the Vendor Room) during the time slots given, fill out a short form, pose for a picture, then be on your way. Sounds like fun, right? However, there are some rules you will need to follow:
Hallway Cosplay Rules
- All entries must be registered convention attendees of Naka-Kon 2010.
- All entries must pertain to the anime genre (anything inspired by anime counts here!).
- Our judges have not seen every anime available, so bring reference materials (printed photos of your character).
- You may enter alone or in a group; however, a group counts only as a single entry.
- You may enter multiple costumes, but not the same costume multiple times.
- If you enter your costume in the Hallway Competition, it may not be worn for the runway competition. Runway and Skit winners may not enter the Hallway Competition.
- Have FUN!
Hallway Cosplay entry times:
Friday: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and noon to 2:00 p.m.
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Main Cosplay Competition Information
Naka-Kon 2010 cosplay will have two types of competitions: the runway competition and the skit competition. Please limit your entry to one category.
Naka-Kon will limit cosplay contest registration to 80 entries. (Groups are considered a single entry).
All costumes must be based on Japanese anime, Japanese manga, J-rock, J-pop, Japanese live action cinema, or Japanese-origin video games. If your costume originates from any other country, it does not qualify. (Please feel free to enter those costumes in the Hallway Cosplay Contest).
Contestants many not use stage time to make political, religious, insulting, or other demonstrations not related to their entry.
Runway Competition Rules
- All runway entries must be a registered convention attendee of Naka-Kon 2010.
- All costumes must conform to the PG or TVY7 rating. Children may be in attendance so keep it clean and no nudity. In addition, the hotel requires shoes, make sure you wear them even if your character does not we will understand!
- All costumes must be completed before the mandatory cosplay meeting. Repairs may be made in the green room.
- All costumes must be majorly self-made. Costumes may be made by one person and modeled by another. If you plan to enter the workmanship judging and a friend or mother made the costume for you they must be present at the time of judging and they must also be a registered convention attendee of Naka-Kon 2010.
- All entrants of the runway competition will have a maximum of 60 seconds on stage. Remember to use that time to pose, people will want pictures and if you move around too much you will be a blurry cosplayer.
- All contestants under the age of 16 must submit a parent permission form. (E-mail cosplay@naka-kon.com to get one). In addition, they need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- No winning costume from previous Naka-Kon cosplay competitions may enter again (it is just not fair). In addition, if your costume has won an award at a larger convention it will not be eligible to win at Naka-Kon 2010.
- Safety First!
- No throwing objects onstage or into the audience.
- No leaving objects on the stage.
- No flames or smoke effects.
- No jumping off the stage.
- Walk up the stairs and no running on stage.
- No real weapons (all costumes must conform to the weapons policy, ask permission for a large prop by e-mailing cosplay@naka-kon.com).
- If you have a large costume or something poking out of it (e.g. wings, spikes, chains...) watch out for those around you.
- Be courteous and respectful. Remember to obey all state laws as well!
- Runway groups may have no more than five members. E-mail cosplay@naka-kon.com if you feel you need to have a larger group; however, your time limit will remain at 60 seconds.
- Attempt to eat, drink, and use the restroom facilities prior to the contest.
- The cosplay staff has the right to disqualify anyone for any logical reason.
- Please DO NOT surprise the cosplay staff. Feel free to surprise the audience, but e-mail cosplay@naka-kon.com or speak to the cosplay staff at Contest Registration to notify us of unconventional plans!
- All cosplay participants must sign up between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Friday night or between 9:00 a.m. and noon on Saturday of the convention. No submissions will be taken after noon on Saturday. Fill out all the paperwork you are given, it will make the cosplay staff's work a little lighter!
- There will be a mandatory meeting at 2:30 p.m. on the Saturday of the convention. If you have a group, all members of the group must be in attendance to participate.
- Please bring hard (printed) copies of pictures of your character(s). Remember, as much as we would like to we have not seen everything and neither have the judges. Reference photos may not be returned.
- All contestants will be required to choose a skill level. Listed below are the levels and their qualifications.
- Youth: Any contestant under 13 years of age.
- Beginner: Any contestant who has never won an award in any costume, cosplay, or convention competition.
- Experienced: Any contestant who has won one or two awards in any costume, cosplay, or convention competition.
- Master: Any contestant who has won three or more awards in any costume, cosplay, or convention competition or someone who has income over $10,000 a year from costuming, cosplay, sewing, prop construction, wig construction or styling, or any other costume or cosplay related field.
Note: These categories are guidelines, so if you are unsure of where you would fall or if you feel that the rules place you in a higher category than you belong please contact the cosplay coordinator (cosplay@naka-kon.com) for help determining your placement.
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Skit Competition Rules
- All participants in skit entries must be a registered convention attendee of Naka-Kon 2010.
- All skits must conform to the PG or TVY7 rating. Children may be in attendance so keep it clean and no nudity. In addition, the hotel requires shoes, make sure you wear them even if your character does not we will understand!
- All skit entries will have a five-minute time limit no matter how many people are in the skit. Remember just because you have five minutes does not mean you have to use it all.
- All contestants under the age of 16 must submit a parent permission form. (E-mail cosplay@naka-kon.com to get one). In addition, they need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- No more than six people may be on the stage at a time, unless cleared by in advance by e-mailing cosplay@naka-kon.com.
- Pre-record everything. No microphones will be available and people will not be able to hear your unamplified voice. In addition, skits may include a song but may not be made up entirely of karaoke.
- Safety First!
- No throwing objects onstage or into the audience.
- No leaving objects on the stage. (Please bring your own stage ninja.)
- No flames or smoke effects.
- No jumping off the stage.
- Walk up the stairs and be careful if your skit involves any form of combat or fake falls.
- No real weapons. (All costumes must conform to the weapons policy ask permission for a large prop by emailing cosplay@naka-kon.com.)
- Be respectful and courteous. Remember to obey all state laws as well!
- Attempt to eat, drink, and use the restroom facilities prior to the contest.
- The cosplay staff has the right to disqualify anyone for any logical reason.
- All skit entries must submit a TYPED script to register for the skit competition. If you feel your script may be questionable please send it to cosplay@naka-kon.com early. The cosplay staff would hate to see your hard work go unseen because of something that could easily have been fixed prior to the convention.
- Please DO NOT surprise the cosplay staff. Feel free to surprise the audience, but e-mail cosplay@naka-kon.com or speak to the cosplay staff at Contest Registration to notify us of unconventional plans!
- All skit participants must sign up between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Friday night or between 9:00 a.m. and noon on Saturday of the convention. No submissions will be taken after noon on Saturday. Fill out all the paperwork you are given it will make the cosplay staff's work a little lighter! Turn in your audio CD and your typed script at this time as well.
- There will be a mandatory meeting at 2:30 p.m. on the Saturday of the convention. If you have a group all members of the group must be in attendance to participate.
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Weapons Policy
- Prohibited items include, but are not limited to:
- Live steel
- Firearms - including airsoft rifles, even modded
- Explosives
- Devices that emit fire
- Devices that shoot projectiles - including water
- Devices that generate smoke or confetti
- Devices that emit excessive noise or light
Remember that police and security will treat anything that looks like a real gun like a real gun.
- All large props such as wings, staffs, weapons, etc. must not be hazardous or disruptive to attendees, especially in the hallways. (i.e. block hallway traffic, hit other con-goers in passing, etc.)
- Throwing, pointing, swinging, brandishing, or mock-fighting with weapons or props is prohibited unless attendees are posing for photographs in a designated photography area.
- Naka-Kon reserves the right to check any and all weapons or equipment, or require that weapons or equipment be removed from the convention area.
If you have questions about the weapons policy, please contact security@naka-kon.com.
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