ANIME NYC 2019 MASQUERADE FEATURING BANG DREAM! GIRLS BAND PARTY!

Anime NYC loves cosplay! Whether you pulled a Team Instinct cap from your closet or spent months making your Yuri!!! On Ice free skate costume perfect, we want to shine a spotlight on you! On Saturday night at Anime NYC, cosplay takes over our Main Stage with the Anime NYC Masquerade featuring BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Compete for craftsmanship prizes as a walk-on – or an individual or group skit for the chance to win prizes for craftsmanship, showmanship, and of course fame, honor, and glory! And new this year, we have a BanG Dream! Special Cosplay Contest with its very own registration, judges, and prizes taking place during the Masquerade! Full details on participation are below. Registration for the 2019 Masquerade is now closed. All applicants will hear back on October 21 with more information.

SATURDAY MAIN STAGE MASQUERADE

The Anime NYC Masquerade featuring BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! will take place on Saturday, November 16 at 8 PM on our Main Stage. ALL MASQUERADE ENTRANTS MUST PRE-REGISTER. THERE IS NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. THE BANG DREAM! SPECIAL COSPLAY CONTEST REQUIRES SEPARATE PRE-REGISTRATION! If you want to compete in both the general Masquerade and BanG Dream! contest, you must apply for both.

MIKU ITO CONCERT

Our Masquerade will kick off with a special concert from Miku Ito from BanG Dream! Miku Ito is most known for her roles in BanG Dream! (as Kokoro Tsurumaki), The Quintessential Quintuplets (as Miku Nakano), THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live! (as Yuriko Nanao), and Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita (as Nanako Usami)!

ABOUT BANG DREAM!

BanG Dream! is a next-generation girls band project, a mixed-media franchise consisting of elements such as animation, comics, original songs, and live performances where the voice actresses perform on the same instruments as their characters. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! is a mega-hit smartphone game launched in the US in April 2018 and centered around the world of BanG Dream! Celebrate BanG Dream! at Anime NYC’s Masquerade by taking part in the BanG Dream! Special Cosplay Contest!

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SATURDAY MAIN STAGE MASQUERADE RULES

The Anime NYC Masquerade featuring BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! will take place on Saturday, November 16 at 8 PM on our Main Stage. ALL MASQUERADE ENTRANTS MUST PRE-REGISTER. THERE IS NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. COSTUMES

Costumes spanning the worlds of anime, manga, video games, musicals, books, and even comics and movies are all eligible for entry (original characters, too), but please note costumes must comply with Anime NYC’s Cosplay and Weapons Policies. ENTRY TYPES

There are two ways to compete… WALK ON – If competing as a Walk On, contestants will go on stage individually (or together if part of a group), exhibit two to three poses as our emcee reads the entrant’s costume description, and then exit. (Note: If you are doing a Walk On, you are automatically in the Craftsmanship competition and must attend pre-judging in order to walk on stage)

PERFORMANCE – If competing with a Performance, contestants will go on stage, perform their skit, and then exit. (Note: Performance entries do not need to be part of Craftsmanship judging.) CATEGORIES

The competition is split into three categories… Beginner – Anyone who has never won a major costume contest award.

Intermediate – Anyone who has won between one to three major awards.

Advanced – Anyone who has won four or more major awards. You are welcome to compete at a higher level should you want to. Professional costumers may only compete at the Advanced level. If entering as a group, your category is determined by the most experienced member of your group. Please note that group entries are judged as a group overall. Individuals in the group are not judged on an individual basis. AWARDS

Best Craftsmanship, and Best Performance will be awarded for each of the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced categories – as well as personal Judges’ Awards and an overall Best In Show. Any costume is eligible to compete on stage in performance, but only costumes that are at least 75% created by hand are eligible for Craftsmanship awards – with Craftsmanship Judging taking place prior to the Masquerade. If you are taking part in Craftsmanship Judging, you will be given a time to check-in up to eight hours before the contest begins during which time our judges will meet with you to review your costume. RULES

All participants will be required to attend a mandatory rehearsal before the Masquerade where you will walk through your routine on stage. (Full costumes are not needed for the rehearsal.) All participants must be 11-years-old or older to participate in the Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced categories of the Masquerade. If you’re younger than 11, please join us on Sunday for our Kids Costume Parade. More information below. When on stage, please keep the following guidelines in mind for time. We will be strictly enforcing this. Walk-On – 30 seconds

Performance (1-2 people) – Up to 90 seconds

Performance (3-5 people) – Up to 2 minutes and 30 seconds

Performance (6+ people) – Up to 3 minutes All music/backing tracks for performances must be submitted digitally in MP3 format and in advance. No music for performances will be accepted the day of the show. You will receive additional information on submitting your music/backing tracks in your acceptance email. When planning your time on stage, please keep in mind that there will be children in the audience. Please keep your costume and/or performance equivalent to a PG-13-rated film. No explicit sexual references, gestures, or language will be allowed. Any presentation that violates this rule will be disqualified and may be asked to leave the stage during their performance. Usage of any foul or abusive language is grounds for instant disqualification and removal from the Masquerade. All Masquerade participants must be Anime NYC attendees, and badges will be checked before competing. And here are some other things to keep in mind… Don’t jump off the stage. The audience is also not allowed to approach the stage.

No projectiles are to be thrown on to the stage and don’t throw anything from the stage.

There is no adult-related content allowed on stage. Keep all performances respectful and appropriate for general audiences.

All props, setups, and scenery must be taken down after your performance. Do not leave any items behind that can hinder the contestants after you. Don’t make a mess.

You must be able to walk on/off stage and maneuver freely in your costume without assistance. Sound cool? Sign up now!

BANG DREAM! SPECIAL COSPLAY CONTEST RULES

The Anime NYC Masquerade will present a BanG! Dream Special Cosplay Contest during the Masquerade on Saturday, November 16 at 8 PM on our Main Stage. SEPARATE PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO TAKE PART IN THE BANG DREAM! CONTEST. IF YOU LOOK TO TAKE PART IN BOTH THE GENERAL MASQUERADE AND BANG DREAM! CONTEST, YOU MUST APPLY TO BOTH. COSTUMES

ONLY costumes from BanG! Dream are allowed in the BanG Dream! Special Cosplay Contest. Your costume can be from any BanG Dream! anime, game, manga, or live concert, but it MUST be part of the BanG Dream universe. Costumes must be at least 75% created by the cosplayer or a member of the cosplayer’s group. ENTRY TYPES

There is only one way to compete… WALK ON – All BanG Dream! Special Cosplay Contest contestants will participate as Walk On contestants. There will be no performances or skits. All contestants will appear on stage together and will exhibit two to three poses as our emcee reads the entrant’s costume description. They will further answer a few questions on stage from our emcee about their costumes. AWARDS

All participants will be required to check-in for the Masquerade at approx 7 PM on Saturday night. Following check-in, they will be given additional details to help them prepare to come on stage. The Masquerade will then begin at 8 PM. The BanG Dream! Contest will take place during the Masquerade. You may enter in the BanG Dream! Contest solo or with a group. All participants must be 11 years old or older to participate. Please keep your costume and/or performance equivalent to a PG-13-rated film. No explicit sexual references, gestures, or language will be allowed. Any presentation that violates this rule will be disqualified and may be asked to leave the stage during their performance. Usage of any foul or abusive language is grounds for instant disqualification and removal from the Masquerade. All participants must be Anime NYC attendees, and badges will be checked before competing. THE BANG DREAM! SPECIAL COSPLAY CONTEST AND MASQUERADE HAVE SEPARATE REGISTRATION FORMS. IF YOU WANT TO COMPETE IN BOTH, YOU MUST COMPLETE BOTH APPLICATIONS. All Masquerade participants must be Anime NYC attendees, and badges will be checked before competing. And here are some other things to keep in mind… Don’t jump off the stage. The audience is also not allowed to approach the stage.

No projectiles are to be thrown on to the stage and don’t throw anything from the stage.

There is no adult-related content allowed on stage.

You must be able to walk on/off stage and maneuver freely in your costume without assistance. Sound cool? Sign up now!

SUNDAY KIDS COSTUME PARADE

Join us on Sunday to celebrate our youngest cosplayers (ages 11 and under) at the Anime NYC Kids Cosplay Parade led by cosplay guest Pitchfork Cosplay! All kids and parents are welcome to march in the parade with awesome Anime NYC swag provided for all kid cosplayers! The parade will meet on Sunday, November 17th at 3 PM at Cosplay Academy. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. No registration is required in advance!

SIGN UP

You must sign-up in advance to take part in Anime NYC’s Masquerade. There is no registration onsite. TO TAKE PART IN THE BANG DREAM! SPECIAL COSPLAY CONTEST DURING THE MASQUERADE, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE SEPARATE BANG DREAM! CONTEST APPLICATION. To sign-up, complete our online registration form by OCTOBER 7, 2019. Groups only need to fill out ONE entry form for the entire group. Please note, there are a limited number of spots in our Masquerade and applications are reviewed before selection. We look to accommodate as many cosplayers as we can, but we can’t guarantee all applicants will be accepted to compete. All applicants will hear back from us by OCTOBER 21, 2019, and if you’re selected to take part, you’ll then be emailed check-in information and additional contest details. APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2019 MASQUERADE AND SEPARATE BANG DREAM! CONTESTS ARE CLOSED! Have any questions? Please reach out to cosplay@leftfieldmedia.com. Got it? Good! Pick up some thread, duct tape, and a hot glue gun, and we’ll see you at the Anime NYC Masquerade featuring BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!