Animefest, the oldest festival of its kind in the Czech Republic, took place last weekend at Brno Exhibition Centre. A festival for all anime fans celebrated its 15th anniversary and offered a very rich programme throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Photo: @BrnoDaily
Brno, May 25 (BD) – The festival was dominated by its competitions, which included the main Cosplay Competition as well as the categories of Cosplay Debut, Best Cosplay Video Contest, International AMV Contest and FestDance.
Are you wondering what Brno Exhibition Centre looked like filled with so many cosplays? Watch our video – Brno Daily Reports!
All categories of the competition offered great cosplays, videos and music, but the most impressive Animefest 2018 cosplayers were:
Cosplay Contest
Groups (awarded by jury):
1st place – Ali, Germia, and Ketrin as Hades, Skadi Dragonskin and Bellona from Smite (qualified for ECG 2018 in France)
2nd place – Arisu and Toph as Jessie and Woody from Toy Story 2 (qualified for Clara Cow Cosplay Cup 2018 in the Netherlands)
3rd place – Mary Odinson and Lucy Mess as Alysum Alie and Hysteria Alice from Alice: Madness Returns
Solo (awarded by jury):
1st place – TanakhT as Sven from Dota 2 (qualified for ECG 2018 in France)
2nd place – Mischievous Jane as Loki from Thor: Ragnarok
3rd place – Rea as Sonoda Umi from Love Live!
People’s Choice Award:
Ali, Germia and Ketrin as Hades, Skadi Dragonskin and Bellona from Smite
Cosplay debut:
Jury award:
Minami as Hellblade from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
People’s Choice Award:
1st place – Minami as Hellblade from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
2nd place – Nešikovný Jakub as Rost from Horizon: Zero dawn
3rd place – Elda as Nozomi Toujou from Love live! School Idol Festival
The rest of the programme featured music, games, martial arts, and Japanese board games, among other activities.
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