Announcing the Cosplay Mania Contests!
"We'll build these costumes... Bigger, better, stronger!"
"Catwalk jitters? Not a problem!"
"I am the best there is at what I do... and what I do is cosplay!"
"I can be whoever I want to be..."
Are you one of the bold and the proud? Find out if you have what it takes! Compete with the best of the best in Cosplay Mania 2009's competitions!
Lock tools and materials with the best cosplay craftsmen to create the biggest and strongest cosplay costumes in five hours in the Costume Building Contest! Conquer the catwalk and strut your stuff--alone or with your cosplay friends -- for Brother Project Cosplay! Strike a pose and showcase your best in the Animax Maximum Cosplay
Photo Contest! And get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see yourself and your friends on TV in our TV5 CosTube contest!
Are you ready? Take the Cosplay Mania 2009 challenge and find out! Click on the contest logo on the menu for details!
We shall be announcing other contests and activities, so check back frequently for more updates!
“Pare, naaalala mo pa ba yung Cosplay Mania last 2008?”

Whether you were an active participant, a casual visitor, or completely out-of-the-loop (e.g. kept outside the sold-out event), you can now catch all the highlights and thrills of the biggest cosplay-centric event in 2008, Cosplay Mania! The special edition Cosplay Mania 2008 DVD launched and previewed during the Cosplay.ph Christmas Party will be available for sale wherever you see the Cosplay.ph booth during events. For only P150, relive all the fun, excitement, and thrills of that magical day in October 2008!
The Cosplay Mania 2008 DVD will be available in the following events (look for the Cosplay.ph booth) this upcoming month:
- TAGCOM, February 28-March 1, 2009, Robinson’s Ermita Midtown Atrium
- PUP Pinoy A!ko, March 7, 2009, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa
- 2nd Philippine Cosplay Convention, March 28, 2009, Robinson’s Ermita Midtown Atrium
Cosplay Mania ‘08 Winners!

The first ever Cosplay Mania was held in October 12, 2008 at the SM Megatrade Hall 3. This ambitious convention boasted of a sold-out attendance and various activities.
The contests and activities include:







- Cosplay Historical Gallery
- Cosplay Auction
Cosplay Mania 2008 Chamber of Champions
We are pleased to induct the following winners into the Cosplay Mania Chamber of Champions! Congratulations to all the winners!
Overall Champion: Belldandy Grimarez as Voltron
Solo Cosplay Best in Category Winners
Best Anime: Mike Pascual as Voltes V
Best Video Game: Anne Athienza from Cabal Online
Best Western Comic and Cartoon: Matthew Mariano as Black Spiderman
Best TV/Movies/Liveaction: Jennessy Cordero as The Mask
Group Cosplay Winner: Group #5: Alvin Balce's Team - KOF Group
Special Prizes:
Best Lineage II Cosplayer: Saika Malagad as Lineage II Dark Elf
Best Level Up Games Cosplayer: Tza Gomez as Yuling of Perfect World
Winner: Abbie Jenka Lao, Representative
Champions: Team 2Xtreme

First Runner Up: Team BOTTLE HAMMER
Animax Maximum Resume Contest
First Place: Entry 15: Wryan Melendrez
Second Place: Entry 21:Xandra Co
Third Place: Entry 23: Laurice Carlos
Winner: Crayola Foundation
FILCOSPLAY BANNER CONTEST
First Place: Chibirinoa
Second Place: Delurianne
Third Place: Jenova
Cosplay Mania Wallpapers!
Manic about Cosplay Mania? Then there's no better time to change your desktop wallpaper!
To set as desktop wallpaper: Click on any of the four photos to view the wallpaper in full size (1024 x 768px). Right click then select "Set as Wallpaper" or "Set As Desktop Background".
Photography and editing by Kristine Soguilon. Wallpaper layout by Kero.
Lineage II October Mania Event Mechanics
Here are some of the mechanics for the Clash of the Titans and Clan Battlecry October Mania Events of Lineage II.
Clash of the Titans: Underground Coliseum Battle Tournament Mechanics
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to all clans. Each clan must form a group of seven (7) consisting of one from each race and one race of their choice
o Human, Orc, Elf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Kamael = six (6) + one (1) race of their choice
- Open to all levels and classes. A maximum of one (1) hero class is allowed per team.
REGISTRATION
- All participants must register at the Cosplay Mania event at SM Megatrade Hall 3 on October 12
- The team’s party leader can pre-register his team at the Lineage II forums
- Only four (4) teams will be eligible to join per server [ 4 X 2 (Aria and Blackbird) = 8 teams]
- A first-come, first-served registration system will be employed to determine eligible teams
- Teams who pre-registered at the forums will receive a special prize
- Walk-in teams who did not pre-register will still be eligible but will not get special prizes
- Teams will be disqualified if the WHOLE team fails to show five (5) minutes before their match
- A waiting list will be made. The team who gets disqualified will be replaced by the next team on the list
GAMEPLAY
- Only two (2) teams per server can battle per given round
- Matches will be determined randomly (draw lots)
- Tournament format is single-round eliminations, best-of-three finals
o T1 vs T2 > Winner1
o T3 vs T4 > Winner 2
o Winner1 vs Winner2 > Server Champion
- Teams will be given three (3) minutes to prepare for battle. Once inside the Coliseum, players will not be allowed to go back
- Both teams must register at the Kuram NPC
- The battle will last for 10 minutes. All skills will be allowed
- A team can win in two (2) ways:
o Wipe the rival team’s members in succession. If no one from the rival team is resurrected before that team is wiped out, the other team will automatically win
o If the tournament ends without both team getting wiped out, the team with the highest total of kill points will win (one point per each member kill)
- Each team will have a resurrection tower. A team can destroy the other’s towers to help wipe out the other team. Fallen members can be resurrected by their partymates
- Treasure boxes containing buff herbs will randomly appear on the battlefield
- Prizes will be given immediately after the match
- The event mechanics is final and subject only to L2 Community Group’s discretion
PRIZES
Aria Server Champion- 3,000PHP + L2 in-game items
Aria Runner Up- 2,000PHP + L2 in-game items
Blackbird Server Champion- 3,000PHP + L2 in-game items
Blackbird Runner Up- 2,000PHP + L2 in-game items
Clan Battlecry: Event Mechanics
REGISTRATION
- Open to all clans
- Minimum of 10 members per clan can register at the event booth
EVENT
- Clans will be provided with materials for the Clan Flag-making contest upon registration (materials will be provided for the sake of uniformity)
- Clans will be given three (3) questions to be used for their battlecry
- Clans must submit their flags and written battlecries on or before 4:00 pm. Any late entries will not be entertained
- Battle cry and Flags restrictions:
o No copyrighted logos, emblems, and other images
o No offensive contents such as pornography, gore and other graphical content
o No foul or sexually-suggestive language
o No racist, sexist, political, stereotypical, or sacrilegious themes
- Clans will be asked to go onstage to perform their battlecries
- Scores will be judged according to the following criteria:
oOriginality (20%)
o Creativity (20%)
o Intensity (30%)
o Audience Impact (30%)
- The event mechanics is final and subject only to L2 Community Group’s discretion
PRIZES
1st place- P4,000PHP + L2 in-game items
2nd place- P2,000PHP + L2 in-game items
3rd place- P1,000PHP + L2 in-game items
Win a brand new Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP, iPOD Nano, or Brother Electronic Labeler in our Cosplay Mania 2008 Passport Promo!
Visit any one of the sponsor or activity booths listed behind your ticket to accumulate points, making you eligible to be in one of the four raffles. Based on the total amount of points you accumulate, your raffle ticket will qualify for certain raffles as outlined below:
40 Points (Perfect) – Qualifies for Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP, iPod Nano, and Brother Electronic Labeler raffles. Also, you will receive a gift pack from our sponsors (including a steel mug and a free Pocari Sweat) while supplies last.
30 Points (Amazing) – Qualifies for Sony PSP, iPod Nano, and Brother Electronic Labeler raffles.
20 Points (Great) – Qualifies for iPod Nano and Brother Electronic Labeler raffles.
10 Points (Good) – Qualifies for Brother Electronic Labeler raffle.
Once all points are tallied, each raffle ticket is put into one of the four qualifying boxes at the redemption booth. At the culmination of the event, one of the four boxes is randomly determined and a raffle stub is pulled out of one of those boxes. Every time a bigger prize is given away, the lowest value box is removed from the random boxes that will be eligible (ie. For the iPod Nano raffle, the 10 Points (Good) Box is removed from the boxes that qualify to win).
Official Press Release
Plan… Build… Cosplay!
Cosplay.ph, in cooperation with SM Megamall, SM Megatrade Hall, Brother Philippines, and Lineage II, invites you to Cosplay Mania, the biggest cosplay-centric event in the country, on October 12, 2008 (Sunday) at the SM Megatrade Hall 3, Mega B, SM Megamall. Be prepared to…
- PLAN! Learn about cosplay tips and tricks from veteran cosplayers in our Cosplay Workshops and Discussions! Find inspiration from past costumes in the Cosplay Historical Gallery! Check out the activities we have in store via the Cosplay Mania Passport System and get a chance to win cool prizes!
- BUILD! Shop around the exhibitors’ hall and join the bidding for pre-made costumes in our Cosplay Auction! If building costumes from scratch interests you, marvel at the works in our E-Games Costume Building Contest, where competitors race the clock to build elaborate costumes!
- COSPLAY! Strut your stuff down the catwalk in the Brother Project Cosplay contests! Fight it out with other cosplayers in the Lineage II Costrip Fighter Alpha! Have your photos taken in the Level Up! Games Screenshot Arena! Play it up on video in our CosTube Video Contest!
- And so much more! Check out our official website for more details: http://www.cosplaymania.com
Come and join the fun this October! See you at Cosplay Mania!
Cosplay Registration and Category Updates for Cosplay Competition
Good news for individual cosplay registrants! We have decided to increase the individual cosplay limit to 150 cosplayers. Due to these changes, there will be 8 winners for individual categories which would be as follows:
- Best Overall Cosplayer
- Best Anime/Manga Cosplayer
- Best Video Games Cosplayer
- Best Western Comics and Cartoons Cosplayer
- Best Jpop/Jrock Cosplayer (cosplaying the artist or celebrity)
- Best TV/Movies/Live-Action Cosplayer
- Best Lineage Cosplay
- Best Levelup Cosplay
Also, we will be limiting group cosplay registration to 5 groups, instead of 10.
Reminder to all cosplayers: Original and harajuku cosplay will not be allowed. For more details on the cosplay guidelines, please proceed here. For questions and suggestions, you can direct them to FilCosplay Forums.
































