Get ready for the first World Cosplay Summit on the African continent
South African fans will have the chance to compete to represent the country at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan in July.
Icon Comic and Games Convention, South Africa’s longest running comics, gaming, cosplay and pop culture event, will be hosted by Emperors Palace from June 29 to July 1.
The event will take place in The Palace of Dreams’ Red Roman Shed.
Icon CGC is an annual event that has been running for the past 25 years, giving everyone from ‘hardcore geeks’ to the ‘geek-curious’ a platform to gather, play and appreciate the latest advancements in pop geek culture.
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The event also features a raft of entertaining activities, including live-action role-playing demonstrations and a comedy show guaranteed to have Icon goers in stitches.
“We are proud to be hosting an event of this calibre and international standing,” says Celesté-Anne Nicholas, Emperors’ group entertainment manager.
“It’s particularly special that we have the opportunity to be involved in this event this year, considering Icon 2018 will serve as the first World Cosplay Summit (WCS) event on the African continent.”
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Winners of the first WCS event will be flown to Nagoya City, Japan, at the end of July to represent South Africa at the global event, where cosplay winners from all five continents will battle it out for the title of World Cosplay Champion.
Day and weekend passes, as well as VIP tickets, are available for purchase from tixsa.
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