Austria from Hetalia, looking classy as ever!
Probably the best non-professional Zelda and Link cosplayers I've ever seen...and I've seen a LOT.
It's Team Rocket! Hey, that's my Pikachu! Give it back!
THIS LIFE-SIZED ZOROARK IS A COSTUME. THERE IS A PERSON IN THERE. ISN'T IT MINDBLOWING?! :O
Zoroark and her (yes, the creator and model is a girl) trainer, May :)
Zoroark's groupies (family, I'm guessing), Hilbert, Hilda, and May.
A Kingdom Hearts group!
Zomigosh! I''ve spotted Lugia in the Costume Contest!
Flygon and Giratina
Flygon and Giratina again :)
A Pokemon battle vs. Flygon and Giratina! Gee, who do you suppose is winning? 9_9
After winning the battle, Giratina dragged Flygon off the stage. :)
More of Zoroark and Hilbert in the Costume Contest :) (That's Zorua whom Hilbert is holding out, not a Pokesnack)
Rocking hard...?
Another pose :) Each entry got two to four poses before leaving the stage.
Of course they won their division :) They were the Journeyman division, meaning they've shown somewhere between 7 to 15 costumes (or something like that). Less than that puts a contestant in the Novice division, and more puts them in the Master division. In addition to prizes in each division, each of the three judges give out a Judges' Choice award.
This group's costumes were well done, but I think that it was lame that they got in the contest, which is obviously JAPANESE anime and games, on the technicality that Batman: Arkham Asylum was supposedly produced in Japan. Bull crap, I say. >:(
Plus, their Catwoman was a Fatwoman, and Batman was actually a Fatman...and a girl. Poison Ivy and the Riddler were SPOT-ON though.
Hetalia Finland and Seychelles
America and (female) Italy of Hetalia
America-sama shows Italy-kun who's the boss HERO by giving her a noogie. Italy gave up quickly :)
"Modern" Zelda and Ganondorf. LAME. >:(
As they left the stage, Ganondorf grabbed Zelda and ran. The judge said, "Is there a Link in the audience? We have a problem."
A Super Mario Bros. group, featuring Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach!
They had a super-quick little skit-thingie where Peach hit a block, and Mario dragged a star across the floor and Luigi got it :)
Luigi: "GET A ROOM!" (he really said that!)
This entry reminded the judge of a puzzle :)
HOW IS LADY GAGA JAPANESE?! D:<
There were about eleven of these characters, "Grell"s, running around. A group of them somehow ended up in the same place (and Axel from Kingdom Hearts somehow got in this pic, too ^_^)
I LOVE THIS GUY'S HAT!!! (And personal hat attendee XD)
Walking ramen.
WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?!
Sealand and the Italy and America from the contest.
Hat guy and hat-antendee guy again ;)
These guys met each other for the first time walking in the doors, and they were joined at the hip for the rest of the day :)
Aren't they cute? ^_^
Shadow Link and Purple Link! I wanted to ask S.L. how she got her skin like that, but I didn't get a chance.
Russia! One of only about five people who knew who I was...
Another Russia. :) This one was better at posing.
Sly Cooper! I haven't heard from him in AGES!
Canada-kun and a different America-sama! There were about five or six Canadas, but this was the only one I got to photograph.
I was looking through this artist's portfolio, and suddenly I exclaimed, "Omigosh, it's YOU!" This is Sara Joy, better known as Mavuriku!
France, as full of it as ever :)
A candid shot of France by the fountain. He didn't know I was there. :)
This guy was almost as creepy as the really bad Tails fursuit (wearing a sweater and jeans) walking around...I didn't get a snap of him, but he was CREEPY.
Revolutionary War England and America-sama! Many kudos for creativity!
A didgereedoo in the music centre (where the costume contest was being held)! :D
All costumes and creations are (c) to their creators, and all characters are (c) to their respective companies. All I own are the photos :)
