Birds of Cosprey are Teca and December Wynn. They were selected at Anime Expo 2019, qualifying in beautiful costumes of King Yasha and Ashura from Tsubasa – Reservoir Chronicle. Their selection a year ahead of the 2020 Championship will allow for a full year to prepare for Japan. They will head out to Japan in July 2020 – please stay tuned for their adventures to come and check out the official WCS Japan 2020 Trailer!

GarnetHart Costumiers are Garnet Runestar and J.Hart Design. They were selected at Anime Expo 2019, qualifying in opulent costumes of the Good Hunter and Yharnam from the video game Bloodborne. They represented the United States in multiple events over 11 days, cosplaying from Princess Jellyfish, Paradise Kiss and Howl’s Moving Castle. They pre-qualified for the final Championship Round in Japan as one of 8 teams selected in the first edition of the WCS Tokyo Round, a runway style exhibition of each team’s championship costumes. At the final Championship Round they placed 2nd overall and became the first team to win the Biore Award for Excellence in Make Up.

Congratulations Team GarnetHart Costumiers!!!

Aimee and Noh Bunny

Selected at Anime Expo 2004

Umister and S0nified

Selected at New York Anime Festival 2007

HoneyBunny, Lisa, Lynnleigh and TokyoKitty

Selected at Anime Expo 2005