Cosquerade

Cosquerade in Dreamination on Dec 23 (Fri)

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:12:44 +0000

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Have a wonderful COSPLAY-CHRISTMAS in Hiroshima! Enjoy cosplay at “Hiroshima Dreamination”, fantastically lighted up Peace Boulevard!

Cosquerade in Dreamination
on December 23th (Friday)

*WHEN:
December 23th (Friday), 2011 from 3:00pm to 10:00pm
For more information, visit http://www.dreamination.com/

*WHERE:
Around “Peace Castle” in Hiroshima Dreamination at Peace Boulevard North-South greenbelt. Changing room will be located in “Hiroshima Crystal Plaza”.

*TICKET:
500yen for the changing room. Tickets will be sold at the venue. Rental costumes will be available from 500yen for cosplay beginners.

If you are a member of Cosplayers Archive, here’s the page:
http://www.cosp.jp/event_info.aspx?id=22818

ATTENTION
Make sure you have read our guidelines. Any inappropriate costumes, performances or activities will be removed.

Exsite Vol.2 Cosquerade on Nov 19 (Sat) & 20 (Sun) at Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:14:44 +0000

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Collaborating with “EXsite”, we are going to have another exciting event featuring cosplay art gallery, and maid cafe! (Don’t know what that is? Wikipedia has a good article) This time, we can enjoy cosplay not only in the venue but also OUTSIDE the venue and at “Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum”! Get involved and have much more fun at Cosquerade!

Exsite Vol.2 Cosquerade Programming

■On November 19th (Saturday) 1:00pm to 9:00pm
Cosplay party / Free rental costumes available (opens from 2:00pm to 7:00pm, requires a valid piece of ID)
WHERE:
Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch (in the entire building and the open space in front of the entrance)
A part of Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum (Japanese garden, closes at 4:30pm)

■On November 20th (Sunday) 10:00am to 5:00pm
Cosplay party / Free rental costumes available (opens from 11:00pm to 3:00pm, requires a valid piece of ID) / Cosplay lecture for beginners by Hiroshima Jin University (requires a reservation, visit their website and contact)
WHERE:
Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch (in the entire building and the open space in front of the entrance)
A part of Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum (Japanese garden)

■From November 21st (Monday) to the 23rd (Wednesday)
10:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibition of Maid cafe Maypretty and Silky: a must-see opportunity to have a look at official costumes and artworks of Maypretty and Silky, two maid cafes that used to be in Hiroshima.
WHERE:
Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch (First floor)

*Price: ALL FREE!
*Coordinated by: Art platform G / Cetra Hiroshima

Photos of Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch

Photos of Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum

Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum closes at 4:30pm.
On request from the venue, we are going to have stricter cosplay guidlines. (e.g. high-exposure costumes)

Flyer

Floor map

Hiroshima Anicom 2011

admin — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:06:22 +0000

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ANIME, MANGA, GAME, COSPLAY, ETC…
ALL-IN-ONE EVENT FOR HIROSHIMA’S OTAKU ENTHUSIASTS!

Hiroshima Anicom 2011
on Nov 12th (Sat) and 13th (Sun), 2011

On November 12th (Saturday)
“Cosquerade”, cosplay event / “GOMA GOMA GIG produced by LOVERIN TAMBURIN”, live on stage / Exhibition of Hiroshima’s creators and students.
On November 13th (Sunday)
Hiroshima Anison Live!
See the below for detail.

WHERE:
Hiroshima Minami Ward Community Cultural Center
Click here to see the map

QUESTIONS?
Contact us from our contact form or call 082-251-4120 (Hiroshima Minami Ward Community Cultural Center, 9:00am to 9:00pm. closed on Mondays)

Hiroshima Anicom character designed by Tasuku Shibama (Hiroshima Monogym)

What’s On November 12th (Saturday)

Cosplay: Cosquerade in Hiroshima Anicom

WHEN: 9:00am to 3:00pm
WHERE:
2F: Reception, Cosplay stage
3F: Changing rooms, Japanese room for cosplay photoshoots
* Please DO NOT eat or drink here
TICKET: 500yen for the changing room (FREE for non-cosplayers)

RENTAL COSTUMES AVAILABLE
Comes in Men’s, Women’s and kids’ from major manga, animation and games. 500yen each.

Photos

Live: “GOMA GOMA GIG” produced by LOVERIN TAMBURIN

WHEN: Open at 3:30pm / Starts at 4:00pm
WHERE: at the hall
TICKET: 2,500yen
Bands: a・a(COVER UNIT) / Mebius / LOVERIN TAMBURIN / Rice Riot / Dark Seraphim feat. Lee Sangun and more…

Exhibition of Hiroshima’s creators and students

WHEN: 9:00am to 9:00pm
WHERE: Gallery and lobby on 3F

Monogym in Hiroshima Anicom 2011
Check out artworks and play card game produced by students of Hiroshima Monogym!
See the detail on Facebook

Photos

What’s On November 13th (Sunday)

Hiroshima Anison Live!

Check out a live performances on stage by awesome bands! All the songs and music are from Japanese animation and games!

WHEN: Open at 10:30am / Starts at 11:00am
WHERE: at the hall
TICKET: 500yen

Photos

Upcoming Events

admin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:28:01 +0000

Dec 23 (Fri) Cosquerade in Dremination

http://www.cosp.jp/event_info.aspx?id=22818

Have a wonderful christmas time in Hiroshima! Enjoy cosplay at “Hiroshima Dreamination”, fantastically lighted up Peace Boulevard.

500 yen for changing rooms / rental costumes available

“Cosquerade on Halloween 2011″ at Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch

admin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:27:48 +0000

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Cosquerade is an event dedicated to Japanese pop culture. If you like Anime, Manga, or Cosplay, this is the place for you! Join our cosplay party! Everyone is welcome!

Cosquerade on Halloween 2011
on October 9th (Sun), 2011

From 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
* The changing rooms will be available from 10:00 am.
* The changing rooms can be used after 3:00 pm TO CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES TO THE NORMAL.

*Location : Multipurpose hall and basement floor of Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch [See detail]

Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch is one of Hiroshima City’s Important Cultural Properties since the building survived from the Atomic bombing. The building has been open as a historical museum and for non-profit cultural activities by the municipality. We wish everyone to know what the atomic bombing was like by seeing a piece of historic sites in Hiroshima.

*Price : ALL FREE!
*Presented by : Hiroshima Cosqerade Committee [See detail]
*Contact : Have questions? Use our contact form!

What’s at Cosquerade

Cosplay Zone

Mr. Kouguchi, the head of Hiroshima Cosquerade Committee
Hiroshima's oldest cosplayer!?

Enjoy cosplay (contraction of Costume & Roleplay), which is now world-widely popular culture originated in Japan!

No matter where you are from, feel free to join us! If you haven’t tried cosplay before, this is the best place to get started! Free changing room and a wide variety of free rental costumes are availabe.

Cosquerade is a must-see opportunity for experienced cosplayers and photoshooters, too. Cosquerade has extended the cosplay area and now we can use the Roman style main hall that is very photogenic for cosplay. It’s ALL FREE OF CHARGE!

【Attention】→See our guidelines for regulations.

Free Rental Costumes

Generously sponsored by Trymax and Hiroshima Otaku-map, free costumes from major Japanese anime, manga, and games are available for cosplay beginners.

* Requires a valid piece of ID for rental costumes.

Free Photo Studio

Professional photographers and facilities from Studio UP are ready for cosplay photoshoots! Bring your own memory card, and the photographers will take + save photos into it.

Acceptable card: CompactFlash (recommended) / SD / SDHC / MicroSD / MicroSDHC / xD-Picture Card / Memory Stick

* Make sure your name on your card so we can hand it back.

Artwork Exhibition Zone

Check out our collection of artworks by Hiroshima’s artists and creators!

Artwork Exhibition By Hiroshima Monogym

Hiroshima Monogym is a private school dedicated to the growth of writing, manga, illustration, and more. Their artworks will be exhibited.

Research Presentation

By West Japan Regional Culture and Contents Research Group.

Miyajima Bunko

“Miyajima Bunko” is a set of novels edited by Hiroshima Animation City. Novels are based upon stories of Miyajima, one of World Heritage Sites in Hiroshima.

Free Workshop By PriorTech

Print demonstration by PriorTech.

Stay up-to-date on our website!

Creator’s Cosquerade is Coming Soon!

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:05:02 +0000

Thanks a lot for your visit! We’re looking forward to meeting you at another Cosquerade!

Next Cosquerade is Coming Soon!

Cosquerade is an event dedicated to Japanese pop culture. If you like Anime, Manga, or Cosplay, this is the place for you! Everyone is welcome!

Creator’s Cosquerade -Artwork Exhibition By Hiroshima Monogym-
*Date : August 28th (Sun), 2011 from 11:00am
*Location : Pacela 9th floor “Culture Art Place” *Price : ALL FREE!
*Presented by : Hiroshima Cosqerade Committee [See detail]
*Contact : Have questions? Use our contact form

Artwork Exhibition By Hiroshima Monogym

Hiroshima Monogym is a private school dedicated to the growth of writing, manga, illustration, and more. Their artworks will be exhibited, and some goodies for take-out will be available.

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Cosquerade at Hiroshima City Naka Incineration Plant

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:00:35 +0000

Thanks a lot for your visit! We’re looking forward to meeting you at another Cosquerade!

Enjoy Cosplay at the state-of-the-art facility! Rental costumes available!

Are you interested in cosplay? Looking for an amazing location for cosplay photoshoots? Want to take photos of cosplayers? “Cosquerade Plant” is the place for you! No matter if you are a cosplay enthusiast or just a beginner, everyone is welcome!

* Ask and get a permission from copsplayers before photoshoots / uploads.

Cosquerade at Hiroshima City Naka Incineration Plant on July 17th, 2011 (Sun)
Starts at 11:00 am / Ends at 3:00 pm
Rain or shine

*English and Chinese staff will be available.
*Rental costumes from major Japanese anime, manga, and games are available for cosplay beginners. Available in men’s, women’s, and kids’ sizes.

Timetable
10:00 Start cosplayer entries & using changing rooms
11:00 Start guest entries
15:00 Close cosplay zone
16:00 Close changing rooms

Location
Hiroshima City Naka Incineration Plant 2F “Ecorium” and the park (reception and changing rooms on 6F)
1-5-1 Minami-Yoshijima, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

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»See the details of the location and its access.

Price
500 Yen for the changing room
*Free admission for non-cosplayers.
*Changing room will be free of charge if you bring your kids (under 10) with you. (An adult must be one per child)

Attention
*Requires Photo Pass to be distributed at the event for photoshoots.
*DO NOT record movies.

»See our guidelines for cosplayers and guests.
Information and guidelines are subject to be changed. Stay updated on our website.


Click to enlarge the flyer

Next Cosquerade is coming in October!
October 9th, 2011 (Sun) 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Former Bank of Japan’s Hiroshima Branch
ALL FREE!

Cosquerade at Hiroshima City Naka Incineration Plant

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:43:24 +0000

Next Cosquerade is Coming Soon!

Cosquerade is an event dedicated to Japanese pop culture. If you like Anime, Manga, or Cosplay, this is the place for you! Join our cosplay party! Everyone is welcome! Share fun time with “Cosplay”, one of Japan’s pop cultures!