MAIN CATEGORIES:
🐙Photo Voting Contest:
-Put your photo into 1 of the templates from here or the bottom of the info page here and share it on social media, tagging the host and judges. Encourage people to like, share, and repost to submit their votes.
-You must be following Resachiic, CraftySorceress, Destibee_cosplay, AllNighterCosplay, Cherimage_cosplay, & Chibbycookie.
- Submit your post url link to this application form.
- The photo entry with the most likes/shares/reposts combined will win and be announced during the livestream.
🐙Video Voting Contest:
- Upload your video to dropbox/drive/one drive/proton drive/etc.
- You must be following
Resachiic,
CraftySorceress,
Destibee_cosplay,
AllNighterCosplay,
Cherimage_cosplay, &
Chibbycookie.
- Submit the file download link to this application form.
- During the livestream, we will broadcast your video entry and the audience will vote on it.
🐙ADDITIONAL VIDEO CONTEST REQUIREMENTS:
- 2 minutes maximum (including intro/credits/bloopers)
- Specs: 720p/1080p/4K (no lower than 720p), 30fps, 16:9 or 9:16 , .mp4 or .mov
- Stock photos/VFX/SFX are permitted, but no generative AI is allowed to create your video.
- No minors are allowed to appear in the video.
- You must submit written permission to this application from everyone appearing in the video- DM screenshots are allowed.
- See full video requirements here:
https://www.resachiic.com/2026/08/2026-halloween-cosplay-contest.html
🐙RULES:
* Contestants must be 18+ years old. Any minors shown will automatically disqualify your entry.
* Contestants may not alter their skin tone with makeup, paint, etc. to another human skin tone. We will address this on a case-by-case basis, and it may ultimately result in immediate expulsion from the Cosplay Contest.
* Characters from NSFW/18+ series are allowed, however all contestants must wear enough clothing to not violate indecent exposure laws. This will be livestreamed on YouTube/Twitch, so sensitive areas must be sufficiently covered; for example swimsuit coverage.
* Hate speech of any type (Political, non-political, quotes, etc.) will not be permitted at this Cosplay Contest in any way. Hate Speech is defined as “abusive or threatening speech or writing that expresses prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or similar grounds.” ~ Oxford Dictionary.
* Harassment, intimidation, or disparagement of any kind towards Cosplay Contest contestants, judges, or staff, whether in person or online, will not be tolerated and may lead to immediate disqualification, removal from the event, and/or a ban from future entry.
* Generative AI of any kind is prohibited.
* As this is a Halloween Cosplay Contest, gore and graphic violence is allowed. However, please see the rules about hate speech and altering your skin tone. If the host and judges believe your entry violates the rules or Twitch/YouTube’s TOS, we may have to disqualify it.
* Costumes that have already won awards are allowed to enter this Cosplay Contest.
* You may enter more than 1 category, but you can only submit 1 cosplay per category.
* Characters can be from any franchise. Fanart and original designs are permitted as long as you credit the original designer.
* Costumes do not need to be handmade- closet cosplays and store-bought cosplays are allowed. If you are entering a commissioned cosplay, you may not take credit for the original creator’s work.
* Even if attire does not specifically break the rules listed here, we reserve the right to request that you modify your entry or disqualify you.