The SHINE mascot parade of the last year is getting a bit of a touch up.

Introducing Youth Parade COSMO, inviting guests like cosplay extraordinaire, Philippine’s representative to AFA09 Cosplay competition and animax’s ani-mate, Alodia together with her imoto-san, Ashly, the MYnT girls, and The Mash, official Weiss Schwarz(WS) player, Voice actor for the WS anime and a DJ of radio Hibiki in Japan.

They should not be a stranger to Singaporeans since they have all been here before, at last year’s Anime Festival Asia.

Additional features included the Moe Moe Kyun Maid cafe, performances by the MYnT girls and also the the appearance of Clive, the Mecha Cosplayer, Representative of Singapore for AFA09 cosplay competition, he is the one that did, Gundam double O in 2009.

Other highlights includes a Gundam Caravan, to teach the young and new, what is GUNPLA and how to build it. A WS tournament, and a learning session, to teach the game of WS.

Of cos, the COSMO Mascot Parade will not done, without a Mascot parade. So the online registration of the parade is now open and you can do so on the website.

To throw in a bit of sweetener, here is a video of the mascot parade last year.

Below is a detail information listing found in the event listing.

General Info
Date: 3rd July 2010
Time: 12 pm to 8 pm
*Registration is from 9 am to 12 pm
Venue: Orchard Cineleisure

Event Details
• 4 categories to choose from
o Anime & Manga
o Comics & Cartoons
o PC & Console Games
o Movies & TV Shows

• Participation Goodie Bag for all contestants
o A pair of Cathay movie tickets
o Limited Edition Animax T-shirt
o SHINE Youth Festival Collectibles

• 30 Seconds of Fame!
o Each contestant is given 30 seconds on stage to impress both the judges and the voters

• Voting System
o All contestants will be given a number tag to wear during the event
o Public can vote for their favourite contestant
o Contestants can walk around during the entire event to garner votes
o Voters are eligible for lucky draw to win a SONY PS3 (contestants can vote for themselves!)

• Grand Finals
o The winner of each category will participate in the Grand Finals to become the Ultimate COSMO Champions
o Each winner will get 1 minute on stage to convince the judges and voters on why they deserve to win

• Attractive Prizes
o Each Category will have 3 prizes
1st Prize of Cash $500 and trophy
2nd Prize of Cash $300 and trophy
3rd Prize of Cash $100 and trophy
o Ultimate COSMO Champions will win a pair of tickets to Japan and Ultimate COSMO Champion Trophy

Programme
09:00 am to 11:30 am Registration
11:30 am to 12:30 pm Anime & Manga category
12:30 pm to 01:30 pm Comics & Cartoons category
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm PC & Console Games category
02:30 pm to 03:30 pm Movies & TV Shows category
04:00 pm to 06:00 pm Mascot Parade + Results Tabulation
07:00 pm to 07:30 pm Ashley & Alodia Performance
07:30 pm to 08:00 pm Grand Finals + Announcement of results + Awards ceremony

General Rules
1. Contest registration is on a first come first served basis
2. Closing date for registration is on 27th June 2010
3. Contestant must be youths between 15 and 35 years old
4. Each contestant may only participate in one category
5. The character that the contestant is costume-playing must be from one of the four specified categories
6. There is to be no obscenity on stage including cursing, swearing, inappropriate nudity etc.
7. Contestant must be present during results announcement to claim their prize
8. Any contestant who does not comply with the rules will be disqualified

More information can be found about the event(Mascot Parade) at:
MASCOT PARADE – Home

To be exact, the location should be *Scape Mall, the next building next to Orchard Cineleisure.

Website: http://mascotparade.org/ Community Portal: http://www.mascotparade.org/Cosmo/

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