On October 30th, in the spirit of Halloween, Level Up Video Games held its first ever cosplay contest. For those who don't already know, cosplay is short for "costume play." Most commonly, it is when people dress up as an anime or video game character. This phenomenon is hugely popular in Japan, and is rapidly growing in popularity in the United States and across the world. Thank you to all our friends and customers who showed up with such amazing costumes that made this event so successful. Also, a special thanks to After Con and its moderators who helped advertise.
The results were way better than anticipated, with about 30 people in costume competing, and many more who were there just here for the fun of it. First prize was given to Josh Landi who came in dressed as Gohan from the popular anime Dragon Ball.
Since this event was so successful, we have plans to make this an annual event! This year was definitely a learning experience for all of us and next year we hope to make it an even bigger event!
Check out the pictures of all the great costumes on our Facebook page, which you can access by clicking the above picture. Pictures are also available via our Flickr account as well.
