AniMatsuri 2024 and the era of the very first event of its kind in Estonia may be over but we still have a list of this year’s winners to reveal! We thank everyone who participated in the cosplay and cosplay photo competitions, the art competition, created AMVs, and tested their knowledge of all things Japan in the quiz. Next up, this year’s top!
Cosplay photos taken by Kirill Dogadajev. All rights reserved by the authors of their respective photos, videos, and art.
COSPLAY
AniMatsuri Travel Prize
Going to Vienna: Kauks god (Viktor, “Arcane”)
Travel prize runner-up: Lolly (Ada Mesmer, “Identity V”)
The Nordic Cosplay Championship
Going to Sweden: Yugoro (Dehya, “Genshin Impact”)
NCC runner-up: Arsigida (Vash the Stampede, “Trigun Stampede”)
Défilé
1. place: Enchanted (Frankie Stein, “Monster High”)
2. place: SaareTiiger (Aziraphale, “Good Omens” original design)
3. place: Medovaya Hannah (Alice, “Alice in Wonderland” limited edition doll)
Stage show
1. place: Zura (Matsuri Tokugawa, “The Idolm@ster Million Live!”)
2. place: Airi (Luka Megurine, “Vocaloid”)
3. place: Belomorkanal (Hello Kitty, Kuromi, My Melody, Rich Daddy, “Sanrio”)
Judges’ favorites
Elvea’s favorite: tedisnotblue (Cruella De Vil, “101 Dalmatians”)
Element Fox’s favorite: Sati (Cole, “Yaelokre”)
Caiva’s favorite: Double Rat Disaster (Rei Ayanami, “Neon Genesis Evangelion”)
Best novice cosplayer
br1t.cosplays (Lucy Gray Baird, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”)
J-Tsoon’s favorite
Kevinity (Sotheby, “Reverse: 1999”)
Audience’s favorite
Belomorkanal (Hello Kitty, Kuromi, My Melody, Rich Daddy, “Sanrio”)
COSPLAY PHOTO COMPETITION
1. place
Photographer: Sherka Photography
Cosplayer: Kauks God
Character: Touya “Dabi” Todoroki (“My Hero Academia”)
2. place
Photographer: RivenKi
Cosplayer: John
Character: Moreau (“Resident Evil Village”)
3. place
Photographer: Rineko
Cosplayer: VelcroNi
Character: Uta (“One Piece RED”)
Audience’s favorite
Photographer: W&B
Cosplayer: Jun Wang
Character: He Xuan (“Heaven Official’s Blessing”)
ART COMPETITION
1. place: Silvia Sigrid Sillaots
2. place: Anne-Liis
3. place: Mitski
AMV COMPETITION
1. place
Title: Kaiba Valge Mersu
Author: Aliise Arendi
2. place
Title: Kõikjal korraga (“Everything Everywhere”)
Author: HaldjasHelina
3. place
Title: My last AMV
Author: Mattias Mägi
QUIZ
1. place: IkiHina
2. place: I am stupid
3. place: EST AMV
