SMASH! Presents Extreme Cosplay Gathering
CALLING ALL Aussie COSPLAYERS!
ECG (Extreme Cosplay Gathering) has made its way downunder to SMASH! Chibi this year and has opened its doors to Australians to showcase their talents internationally! ECG is a costuming (50%) and performance (50%) based cosplay contest on an international scale. The competition brings together the best cosplayers from all over the world to perform on Europe's largest cosplay stage at Japan Expo in Paris, where they can share the passion of cosplay and live one great experience!
This year at SMASH! Chibi, we will be selecting a solo Australian representative to compete in Season 14 of ECG Finals at Japan Expo in 2026.
Who Can Participate?
- The competition is open to anyone who is wearing a costume that is representing characters from anime/animation, manga/manhwa/comics, video games, movies, TV series, J-Music (e.g. Vocaloid), and stage musicals. The costumes must have official reference therefore, personal creations and fanarts are not allowed in this contest.
- Figurines and dolls, if suggested as the main source, must be produced from the original copyright owners, not from a third-party company buying or renting the license. Figurines and dolls may serve as additional references as long as they are identical to the original source.
- Participants’ costumes must be visually appropriate for all ages.
- Entries are strictly limited to per-registration that are filled online. No entries will be accepted on the day.
- The Participant is not allowed to enter with a costume previously awarded ANY prize at ANY other cosplay competition event.
- All costumes presented by the Participant must be at least 80% hand-made.
- Each Participant must be 18 at the time they get selected.
- The Participant and Stage Ninja must be either Permanent Residents of Australia or Australian citizens.
Prizes
The Winner will receive:
- A Trophy!
- 2x Return Flights to ECG Finals at Japan Expo 2026 (For the Winner and their Stage Ninja/Helper. Further details in the Rules)
The Runner-Up will receive:
- A Trophy!
More details for more potential prizes will be provided closer to the date of the competition!