Cultural & Folk Festival · Asia-Pacific
Armageddon Expo’s regional cosplay contest in New Zealand: Junior (5-13), Novice and Open divisions for solo entrants and for pairs or groups, judged on costume craft and construction, with the printed Best Youth, Best Solo, Technical, Runner Up and Best in Show awards.
A ready-made cosplay contest with Junior (5-13), Novice and Open divisions for solo entrants, plus pairs and groups, judged on costume craft and construction, with Best Youth, Best Solo, Technical, Runner Up and Best in Show awards.
This template models a regional cosplay contest held alongside a pop-culture expo in New Zealand. It is built from the organiser’s own printed rules, so the divisions and awards are real, while dates, venues and registration details change every edition and should be checked before reuse. Cosplay here means making and wearing a costume of a character from anime, games, film or comics, and the contest rewards the making rather than the acting.
There is one item, the Cosplay Contest, entered in one of four divisions. Junior is for children aged 5 to 13, with a limited number of entries per city and parents allowed to help with a share of the work. Novice is for beginners at costume making. Open is for all non-professionals, and anyone who has studied costume or a related field for more than a year enters Open. Pairs and groups enter the Novice or Open division, so the template carries a pairs-and-groups team group for each.
Judging is on craft and construction only. Each entrant submits a registration form and a construction diary in advance, is interviewed by the judge at the event, is photographed and is then presented on the main stage. The rules print no marks, criteria weights, time limits or ranks, so the template uses a single item scored out of a default 100 and ships no judging criteria. Awards are given at the judge’s discretion: Best Youth for Junior, Best Solo for Novice, a Technical Award, Runner Up Best in Show and Best in Show.
The platform has no field for the self-made percentage rule, the limit on bought items, the ban on costumes that have already won an award, the prop-weapon safety limits, the one-entry-per-person rule or the promotion from Novice to Open. These belong on the Registration Page as written rules. The age bands for Novice and Open are a working default of 14 and over, kept apart from Junior, and the two overlap by design, so a coordinator should adjust them.
Where this event is run
Cosplay contests with beginner and advanced divisions run at comic, anime and gaming conventions in many countries. Organisers use skill-based divisions so that first-time makers are not scored against experienced costumiers, and a youth division so that children compete with others of their own age.
- New Zealand
Key facts
- One competition, the Cosplay Contest, for solo entrants and for pairs or groups
- Four divisions: Junior (ages 5-13), Novice, Open, and Pairs or Groups entered into Novice or Open
- Judged on craft and construction only, with a construction diary and an interview with the judge
- No marks, criteria, time limits or ranks are printed, so none are shipped; the item uses a default score out of 100
- Awards at the judge’s discretion: Best Youth, Best Solo, Technical Award, Runner Up Best in Show, Best in Show
- Novice and Open age bands are a placeholder of 14 and over and overlap by design
- Age groups
- 5
- Competition items
- 1
- Competitions
- 5
- Grade bands
- 0
- Rank awards
- 0
Age groups
Every candidate is placed into one of these groups by age, and competitions are run per group.
Junior
Candidates aged 5 to 13 compete in this group
Novice
Candidates aged 14 to 99 compete in this group
Open
Candidates aged 14 to 99 compete in this group
Novice Pairs and Groups
Candidates aged 14 to 99 compete in this group
Open Pairs and Groups
Candidates aged 14 to 99 compete in this group
Competition items
The events themselves — each with the category it belongs to and how judges score it.
Competitions by group
The full schedule matrix, sectioned by age group then category — which item runs for whom, and for how long.
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Cosplay Contest | Individual | — | — | 100 | — |
| Novice | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Cosplay Contest | Individual | — | — | 100 | — |
| Open | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Cosplay Contest | Individual | — | — | 100 | — |
| Novice Pairs and Groups | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Cosplay Contest | Team | — | — | 100 | — |
| Open Pairs and Groups | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Cosplay Contest | Team | — | — | 100 | — |
Grades and ranks
How scores turn into grade bands, and how many points each placing is worth.
| Grade | For | Condition | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | For | Points |
|---|---|---|
Frequently asked questions
Can I change this template after installing it?
Yes — installing it creates a fully configured, live event, not a locked package. Every age group, competition item, rule and scoring setting can be edited afterwards to match exactly what your event actually needs.
Do I need technical knowledge to set this up?
No. Installing a template does the setup work for you; you only need to review the details (dates, unit or house names) and open registration.
Want the fuller picture first? See our guide to judge scoring and tabulation software.
Install this template in eTalenter
Everything above is installed as a live, editable event in one step — age groups, items, rules and scoring. Start your own below.
Start a Armageddon Cosplay Contest (New Zealand) event
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