Cosplayer Meeting Carnival Edition
Matsucon hosts the 14th Cosplayers Convention

Edit in Canva & Photoshop
On Carnival Monday, the first cosplay meetup of the year took place, as well as the fourteenth meetup organized by our friends at Matsucon. It had been two months since the last cosplay event, held in December last year, so the community was eager to get together and share.
The Metropolis Shopping Center was the chosen venue, which was perfect since Florecio Jiménez Avenue, where the Carnival parade takes place, is right in front of the mall. So, after enjoying the cosplay meetup, many took the opportunity to enjoy the Carnival parade as well.
El lunes de Carnaval tuvo lugar el primer encuentro de cosplay del año, así como el decimocuarto encuentro organizado por nuestros amigos de Matsucon. Habían pasado dos meses desde el último evento de cosplay, celebrado en diciembre del año pasado, así que la comunidad estaba ansiosa por reunirse y compartir.
El Centro Comercial Metrópolis fue el lugar elegido, lo cual era perfecto ya que la Avenida Florecio Jiménez, donde tiene lugar el desfile de Carnaval, está justo enfrente del centro comercial. Así que, después de disfrutar del encuentro de cosplay, muchos aprovecharon para disfrutar también del desfile de Carnaval.



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The contest had been announced well in advance on Matsucon's and the mall's social media accounts, and the best part was that it was very well attended. Well-known cosplayers and newcomers gathered in the central area of the stage to take photos, interact with the audience, and, of course, sign up for the contest.
The cosplay or catwalk contest was free, anyone could sign up, regardless of whether or not they had experience as a cosplayer, even anyone who dressed up for Carnival could participate. Registration was completely free, and participants just had to wait for the activity to begin. There was an area decorated for Carnival so that the audience could take photos.
El concurso se había anunciado con mucha antelación en las redes sociales de Matsucon y del centro comercial, y lo mejor fue que contó con una gran asistencia. Cosplayers conocidos y recién llegados se reunieron en la zona central del escenario para hacerse fotos, interactuar con el público y, por supuesto, inscribirse en el concurso.
El concurso de cosplay o pasarela era gratuito, cualquiera podía apuntarse, independientemente de que tuviera o no experiencia como cosplayer, incluso cualquiera que se disfrazara para Carnaval podía participar. La inscripción era totalmente gratuita, y los participantes sólo tenían que esperar a que comenzara la actividad. Había una zona decorada para Carnaval para que el público pudiera hacerse fotos.


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Three well-known cosplayers in the community were selected as judges to have the difficult task of choosing the winners. The guys at MAtuscon have been varying and alternating the jury in recent events to make everything more transparent. In addition, the prize for first place was quite attractive. The cosplayer who won the contest would receive $50.
The catwalk show was good and entertaining. Each participant was called up and gave a short performance as their character. Many did very well. There were some costumes that I had already seen at other events, as well as young people who are just starting out in cosplay.
Tres cosplayers bastante conocidos en la comunidad fueron seleccionados como jueces para tener la difícil tarea de seleccionar a los ganadores. Los chicos de MAtuscon han ido variando y alternando el jurado en los últimos eventos para que todo sea más transparente. Además, el premio para el primer clasificado era bastante atractivo. El cosplayer que ganase el concurso recibiría 50 dólares.
La pasarela fue buena y entretenida. Cada participante fue llamado y realizó una breve actuación como su personaje. Muchos lo hicieron muy bien. Había algunos disfraces que ya había visto en otros eventos, así como gente joven que se está iniciando en el cosplay.

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The audience's applause was immediate, although, of course, some had their group of friends who made quite a noise to show their support. After everyone had taken to the stage, there was a ten-minute break while the jury deliberated to decide who would be the lucky winner.
Special mentions were given to two children and another rather original cosplayer, the Monopoly one. The surprise was the winner of the contest, who was participating in a cosplay event for the first time and worked hard to make the Chainsaw Man costume. She was very excited to have won and will use part of the prize to improve her cosplay.
It was an entertaining afternoon that kicked off this year's cycle of cosplay activities. Matsucon will announce future activities soon.
Los aplausos del público no se hicieron esperar, aunque, por supuesto, algunos contaban con su grupo de amigos que hicieron bastante ruido para mostrar su apoyo. Después de que todos subieran al escenario, hubo una pausa de unos diez minutos mientras el jurado deliberaba para decidir quién sería el afortunado ganador.
Se otorgaron menciones especiales a dos niños y a otro cosplayer bastante original, el del Monopoly. La sorpresa fue la ganadora del concurso, que participaba por primera vez en un evento de cosplay y trabajó duro para confeccionar el disfraz de Chainsaw Man. Estaba muy emocionada por haber ganado y utilizará parte del premio para mejorar su cosplay.
Fue una tarde entretenida que dio el pistoletazo de salida al ciclo de actividades de cosplay de este nuevo año. Matsucon anunciará próximamente futuras actividades.
Photographs taken with mobile phone Tecno Neo 2 - Cover made with the Canva application - Gifs and separators made by me in photoshop
















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It's amazing that people have been able to enjoy this event after two months without any activity, and that it's happening during carnival season. For various reasons, I missed carnival in my city, and I'm glad you were able to go to this event. I know you really enjoy it.
I always think about how much effort it takes to make a costume like that, not only in terms of money but also time and creativity. Some of them are spectacular, and the kids wear them in a wonderful way, as if they were actors. A lot of work goes into that cosplay event, and it's worth enjoying. It would be an event I would go to mainly for the artistic aspect.
It's great that they always set up a space to take photos and also have the catwalk and the jury. I can imagine how the participants feel. Spectacular, JC, and very good photos! Thank you very much and hugs!🤗
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El encuentro estuvo bueno, entretenido y los cosplayers disfrutaron del concurso, la que gano el primer lugar era su primer cosplay, ahora seguro se entusiasma en hacer otros cosplay.
Y fuera del centro comercial estaba el desfile de carrozas y comparsas, así que muchos aprovecharon para al terminar la actividad, ir a ver los carnavales de la ciudad y ver si agarraban caramelos de los chinos que eran quinees mas repartían 😆
Esos caramelos que golpean? Mejor estar lejos!!!🤣
Honestly, it sounds like it was just a really fun afternoon. You can imagine how loud the applause must have been. And it’s nice that the winner was a first-timer. You can feel how happy and proud she was, especially since she worked hard on her Chainsaw Man costume and even plans to improve it more. I wonder what costume will she do next convention.