Join Anime Los Angeles’s first Hall Cosplay Contest!
Calling all cosplayers! Are you proud of your latest cosplay creation? Are you interested in showing off your costume, but aren’t really sure about entering a big stage competition like ALA’s Masquerade? Do you think you put together something that’s just really dang cool? Then we’re looking for YOU!
ALA’s Hall Cosplay Contest is dedicated to celebrating all levels of cosplay crafting skill in the halls of the Long Beach Convention Center. There’s no stage, no performance element, and no pre-planning needed!
How To Enter
There are two ways to enter the Hall Cosplay Contest:
- Just wear your cosplay around the con!
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- If you’re a registered attendee of the convention wearing something self-made – whether it’s a whole costume, a wig, a prop, or just a cool accessory – then just wear your costume to enjoy the con as you normally would!
- Our team of Roaming Judges have one mission for the event: to seek out cosplayers doing cool things with their crafting & give them Ribbon Awards.
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- Come to our Office Hours!
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- Each day of the convention we’ll have predetermined hours in our dedicated space where our Featured Judges will be ready to review your cosplay creations. There are no sign ups, just show up during the daily designated time slot.
- Con attendees who participate in Office Hours will be considered for both Ribbon Awards and our Overall Awards.
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Office Hours & Location
Exhibit Hall Booth FAN10 (near the autograph tables)
Thursday Day 1: 2pm – 6pm
Friday Day 2: 11am – 1pm; 3pm – 5pm
Saturday Day 3: 10am – 2pm
Sunday Day 4: 11am – 1pm
Awards
Overall Awards:
[Awarded to eligible Office Hours participants]
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1st / 2nd / 3rd Place
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Each winner will receive a special ALA rosette, front row seating at this year’s Masquerade, and will have the opportunity to walk the stage during the Masquerade half time show!
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Judges’ Awards
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Each winner will receive a special ALA rosette!
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Ribbon Awards:
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Prop Award / Accessory Award / Wig Award / Costume Award / Creativity Award
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Each winner will receive an exclusive ALA ribbon!
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Featured Judges

Stitchfully Bewitched
Brewing one mean seam at a time, Stitchfully Bewitched is an award-winning cosplayer based in NorCal. With over a decade of experience in cosplaying and sewing, she has a deep affection for costume designing. She enjoys making intricate, detailed, and constructed outfits, especially historically inspired garments

Winged Gear
Winged Gear is a Northern Californian cosplayer with over 15 years of cosplaying experience. She is a self-taught costume and prop maker who has competed in countless cosplay competitions and achieved numerous awards for craftsmanship throughout the years. As a well-rounded cosplayer, she enjoys cosplaying from anime, video games, science fiction, and other fandoms.

Chikkupea
Chikkupea is an internationally award winning cosplayer based in Southern California with over 10 years of costume making experience. Known for her clean construction, she has a passion for sewing and loves anything blue, poofy, or glittery.
Panel of Roaming Judges:
toriteacosplay | pogurt | lunar.lyn | hyliancream | midnightpursona | brondoescosplay | izuumuu_cosplay
Please contact our Department Heads at [email protected] with any questions.