COMPETITION GUIDELINES
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CHARACTER
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1.) CHOSEN CHARACTER MUST BE FROM A GAME, ANIME, MANGA, OR MOVIE. ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
2.) CHARACTER MUST NOT BE FROM A HENTAI ANIME, HENTAI MANGA, OR HENTAI GAME.
3.) CHARACTER MUST NOT SHOW PARTIAL OR COMPLETE NUDITY.
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COSTUME
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1.) COSTUME OF THE CHARACTER MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SOURCE MATERIAL. FAN ART BASED CONCEPTS ARE ALLOWED. ALTERNATE DESIGN IS ALLOWED AS LONG AS IT IS FROM THE OFFICIAL COPYRIGHTER.
2.) GENDER BENDING AND CROSS DRESSING ARE ALLOWED.
3.) ALLOWED STORE-BOUGHT PROPS AND ACCESSORIES ARE THE FF: WIGS, LENSES, FOOTWEAR. ALL OTHER COSTUME PARTS AND ACCESSORIES MUST BE HAND-CRAFTED. NO USING OF REPLICA PRODUCTS BOUGHT FROM A STORE.
4.) NO METAL PROPS ALLOWED. METAL ENFORCED ARMORS ARE ALLOWED AS LONG AS THE METAL PARTS ARE PROPERLY HIDDEN AND CANNOT CAUSE HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE.
5.) SQUIRT GUNS MUST HAVE NO LIQUIDS INSIDE.
6.) AIRSOFT GUNS MUST HAVE NO LOADED BULLETS.
7.) ALL OTHER PROHIBITED ITEMS ONSTAGE INCLUDE: REAL WEAPONS, HUMAN PROPS, LIQUIDS, AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
8.) ALL COSTUMES MUST UNDERGO CHECKING AND VERIFICATION BY THE ORGANIZERS OR MARSHALS ON OR BEFORE THE COMPETITION CALL TIME. ALL PROPS WILL BE LABELED ACCORDINGLY BY THE ORGANIZERS OR MARSHALS, DEPENDING ON THEIR SAFETY LEVELS.
9.) COSPLAYERS WITH BIG ARMORS MUST BE ASSISTED BY AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON.
10.) THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 2 PERSONS IN THE GROUP TO COMPETE, HUMAN PROPS ARE ALLOWED AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED AS WELL.
11.) 1ST PLACE OR CHAMPION WINNERS OF THE PAST BON ODORI COSPLAY EVENTS OR ANY COSPLAY EVENTS ORGANIZED BY THE CEBU COSPLAYERS GUILD ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPETE.
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REGISTRATION
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REGISTRATION IS SUCCESSFUL WHEN THE FOLLOWING COSPLAYER HAS NOT VIOLATED ANY GUIDELINES AS STATED ABOVE.
JOINING FEE: PHP 100.00/Person ( EVENT ENTRANCE FEE AND CONTEST REGISTRATION FEE)
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CHOOSING OF THE TOP COSPLAYERS
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1.) DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARTICIPANTS, CRITERIA FOR JUDGING STARTS FROM MOMENT THE HEAD JUDGE START CHOOSING COSPLAYERS
2.) DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS, THE HEAD JUDGE WILL CHOOSE THE NUMBER OF COSPLAYER EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF AGREED CONTESTANTS BY THE ORGANIZERS AND/OR THE CLIENT.
3.) THERE WILL ONLY BE 5 CHOSEN GROUPS FOR THE COMPETITION.
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ON-STAGE PERFORMANCE - SKIT
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1.) ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL DO THE COSPLAY SKIT PERFORMANCE. A 2-4 MINUTE SKIT MUSIC WILL BE PLAYED DURING THE SKIT PERFORMANCE FOR EACH COSPLAYER
2.) PYROTECHNICS, DRY ICE, AND OTHER USE OF CHEMICALS ARE NOT ALLOWED. CONFETTI, TRASH OR OTHER MATERIALS THAT CAN UNTIDY THE STAGE IS NOT ALLOWED.
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IMPORTANT NOTE
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THE EVENT ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BAN THE COSPLAYER FROM JOINING THE COMPETITION SHOULD THEY FAIL TO ADHERE TO THE RULES STATED ABOVE.

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CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:
50% - ACCURACY OF COSTUME
30% - SKIT PERFORMANCE
20% - AUDIENCE IMPACT
TOTAL 100%