If you’re coming to San Diego Anime Con in costume/cosplay, then join us at 7:00pm on Saturday, November 22, 2025! You MUST have a Saturday or 3-day pass/ticket for San Diego Anime Con to participate in the Cosplay Contest!
You MUST have a Saturday or a 3-day pass/ticket to San Diego Anime Con to have your registration submission considered.
THE PRIZE
Pictured below is the actual 8 pound WWE-style championship belt that the winner of the Annual San Diego Anime Con Cosplay Contest will win!
Click here to register for the San Diego Anime Con Cosplay Contest!
More information on the prizes and judges coming soon!
The Judges
Maka
Maka is a San Diego native, now living in Los Angeles and working in tv and film as a specialty costumer. Her favorite thing about cosplay is getting to figure out how to build costumes and bring them to life from 2D to 3D! When she’s not creating for work, she spends most of her spare time creating new cosplays and spending time with her dog.
SuncakeMooncake Cosplay
SuncakeMooncake Cosplay is an award-winning cosplay duo from sunny Southern California! They’ve been cosplaying since 2008, with 10 of those years focused on competing in cosplay masquerades, both individually and with their cosplay group, Robot Unichuck Cosplay. While they specialize primarily in sewing, they’ve also honed their skills in other forms of fabrication, including tailoring, corsetry, embroidery, fiber arts, 3D printing, foamsmithing, wig styling, photography, and more!
As former competitve figure skaters and dancers, Suncake and Mooncake enjoy creating choreography and skits for masquerades, videos, and other performances. They also love hosting educational panels to spread the art of cosplay to newcomers and veterans alike. They’re very excited to attend San Diego Anime Con, where they hope to introduce new fans to the world of cosplay!
Cosplay Contest Coordinator
Ari B / The Fashionable Cupcake
Ari, also known as the Fashionable Cupcake, is a hobbyist competitive cosplayer and maker. She has been cosplaying seriously since 2013, and competing since 2016, with many craftsmanship and performance awards under her belt. She is a textile specialist, and loves working with different fabric-based techniques such as dye, embroidery, and patternmaking. She has been running cosplay contests at local events since 2022, and pre-pandemic worked on fashion shows for J-fashion events. When not working on cosplay, she is probably watching anime, reading romance comics, or spoiling her three cats. You can find her staffing many SoCal events, including San Diego Comic-Con, WonderCon, San Diego Anime Con, and many more!