INDIA'S GREATEST COSPLAY STAGE. ONE ULTIMATE CHAMPION.
THE INDIAN CHAMPIONSHIP OF COSPLAY (ICC) IS INDIA'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP-BASED COSPLAY COMPETITION, BROUGHT TO YOU BY COMIC CON INDIA. AN INITIATIVE BY COMIC CON INDIA, THE ICC AIMS TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL TALENT TO GO PROFESSIONAL ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE AND OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS GROWN INTO THE MOST COVETED TITLE IN THE INDIAN COSPLAY COMMUNITY.
11 CITIES
11 QUALIFIERS
11 FINALISTS
EACH CITY HOSTS THE ICC QUALIFIER ON THE SUNDAY OF THE COMIC CON EVENT, WHERE THE CITY'S TOP COSPLAYER IS SELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE ICC FINALS. THE COMPETITION IS FIERCELY INDIVIDUAL NO GROUP ENTRIES; THIS IS A CRAFTSMANSHIP COMPETITION JUDGED ACROSS THREE SKILL CATEGORIES: NEEDLEWORK, ARMOUR, AND FX.
CATEGORIES & PRIZES
AWARDED TO THE COSPLAYER WHO DEMONSTRATES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF OVERALL CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ACCURACY, AS JUDGED BY THE EXPERT JURY PANEL.
DECIDED THROUGH ONLINE VOTES, WHERE FANS CAN VOTE FOR THEIR FAVOURITE FINALIST. THE JUDGMENT BELONGS ENTIRELY TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY CHOOSE THEIR FAVOURITE COSPLAYER
FINAL JUDGING PROCESS
JURY PANEL
THE FINAL JUDGING ROUND WILL BE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY BY A PANEL OF SELECTED JURY MEMBERS. JUDGES WILL RATE THE FINALISTS ACCORDINGLY BASED ON THE VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS
USE OF AI FILTERS DURING THE VIRTUAL SESSION BY THE PARTICIPANTS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
FAN FAVOURITE VOTING
DETERMINED THROUGH PUBLIC VOTING CONDUCTED VIA OFFICIAL COMIC CON INDIA PLATFORMS
VOTING STARTS FROM 15TH JUNE 2026 ONWARDS AND ENDS ON 21ST JUNE 2026 11:59 PM
THE LIVE COUNT OF VOTES WILL BE VISIBLE TILL 19TH JUNE 2026 11:59 PM.
VOTING STARTS FROM 15TH JUNE 2026 ONWARDS AND ENDS ON 21ST JUNE 2026 11:59 PM
ANY ATTEMPT TO MANIPULATE OR UNFAIRLY INFLUENCE VOTING MAY LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION
FAN FAVOURITE VOTING PROCESS:
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COSTUME CHANGE GUIDELINES
FINALISTS CAN PRESENT AN ENHANCED OR UPGRADED VERSION OF THE COSPLAY USED DURING
THEIR CITY QUALIFIER.
PARTICIPANTS MAY CHOOSE TO PRESENT A DIFFERENT CHARACTER AT THE ICC FINALS, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION:
THE NEW COSPLAY MUST NOT HAVE BEEN USED TO COMPETE AND WIN AT ANY PREVIOUS COMPETITION, WHETHER AT COMIC CON INDIA EVENTS OR ANY EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.
RESULT DECLARATION
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE VIRTUAL JUDGING PROCESS
THE TIMELINE FOR ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE COMMUNICATED OFFICIALLY
IMPORTANT NOTES
JUDGES’ DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BASED ON CUMULATIVE EVALUATION.
NO APPEALS OR RE-EVALUATIONS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
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