Cosplay Arabia - January 2021

Cosplay Arabia • january 2021
-Smolellie: It was one of the best and
most fun experiences I’ve had in 2020
ever since the lockdown. Making the
panels and submitting the stuff was all
fun; judges, Baraa and Ibrahim were all
friendly and fun to interact with.
-R9P: CAMEC and Speedy Comics
were the smoothest competitions
I’ve entered, rules were simple,
requirements were simple, help was
always there on Instagram, many
categories to choose from which
allowed using previous cosplays rather
than making new ones during the
pandemic.
-Maan: I liked the community that I
met in the zoom meeting.New friends,
new cosplayers, that was fun.
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Cosplay Arabia • january 2021
easy to collect cosplayers from all
the Arab countries and working
with them... but it works!! The
meeting with the other cosplayers,
Rosemagpie and Ibrahim was pretty
cool. I had fun & I hope one day we
have the opportunity to meet each
other
@_breavo
Overall, it was a great experience
and I would definitely recommend
other people to join in the future.
-Noonz: It was a super exciting
experience. I missed cosplay
competitions & having cosplayers
gather (virtually) to do what they
-Awesomeology: I joined Speedy
comics’ online contest which was my
first official participation in an online
competition. I’ve always admired the
room for creativity when it comes to
online contests because you basically
have everything but a stage to perform
on, which may seem quiet odd for
traditional cosplayers but I think it’s a
fresh take that allows more skills to be
unleashed while creating the skit.
I entered the contest as Jafar from
Aladdin, modified my last cosplay
performance to a digital one andI
created my own set up with LED lights
and homemade fog *Smiles*
There was of course the help of my
friend Reem (@VanityToons) who
was my camera-man and director.
But yeah, eventually I ended up
winning the 1st place in the villains/
superheroes category. I wouldn’t say I
was surprised to win but I must say it
was overwhelming to finally land first
place.
-Pending Waifu: Well, it was
my first cosplay competition ever
actually! and being virtual got
me really engaged in creating an
immersive feel to my cosplay. I really
wanted to give it my all and it was
just such a great experience!
-Karmela: CAMEC’s online
competition was definitely a new
experience for me, with our current
situation I believe these competitions
still helped me build and improve my
skills in cosplay and photography!
“MAKING THE PANELS AND SUBMITTING
THE STUFF WAS ALL FUN; JUDGES, BARAA
AND IBRAHIM WERE ALL FRIENDLY AND
FUN TO INTERACT WITH”
love & enjoy was exactly what I
needed at times like these. Also,
everyone who managed this
competition was super friendly,
understanding & helpful. I could
really tell that they appreciated the
art in cosplay.
-Hesakura and Seii: CAMEC was our
first online competition in the middle
east. It was a very thrilling and exciting
experience being able to compete with
various talents across the middle east
from the comfort of our home. The
variety of categories offered for the