Anime Matsuri has teamed up with New York Anime Fest to bring the Yume Cosplay Prize closer to the Texas region by sending a winning cosplay duo to NY.
In additon to the winners of the various categories in the AM Masquerade Contest, the judges will pick a duo to compete at New York Anime Fest for the Yume Cosplay Prize.
These winners will go directly to the final round of competition at NYAF where they will compete for the final prize, a trip to Tokyo Anime Fair.

The Prize:

The Yume Cosplay Prize awarded to our final winners is a week-long trip to Tokyo, Japan. This trip consists of Two economy-class tickets to and from Japan, A five-night-stay in a double room in a Tokyo hotel, Two VIP tickets to the Tokyo Anime Fair's Public Days, and $1,000 to spend while in Japan.
Various additional prizes ñ including collections of anime and manga ñ are awarded to runners up. The next Tokyo International Anime Fair takes place in March 2011.

Rules:

Costumes MUST be made by the wearer or a member of their group
Contestants MUST enter as teams of two (or if the winning group has more than two people, the judges reserve the rights to pick the best two candidates)
Contestants MUST be 18 or older as of October 9, 2010
Contestants MUST be citizens or legal residents of the US or Canada
Contestants MUST have valid Passports
Contestants MUST be available to travel to NYC from Oct. 8-10, 2010
Contestants MUST be available to travel to Japan in March 2011.

*Anime Matsuri reserves the right to refuse entry or disqualify anyone.

*In the New York City Finals, all cosplay teams are judged in the following categories - Craftsmanship (10 points), Stage Performance (10 points), Professionalism (5 points).

*The trip to NY is sponsored by Anime Matsuri, hence the winning team will represent Anime Matsuri in NY (and Japan, if they win). A great attitude is everything!
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For more information about NYAF, go to their official website.

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