Chennai has a good crowd that’s interested in cosplay. Ariel Cosplay Etsy Check out our ariel cosplay selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our costumes shops. The three time cosplay winner is, however, not worried about winning. Ratikha Venugopal from Chennai, well known for her national cosplay wins, is excited to be a part of animecon in the city. Unfortunately I don’t have the time right now to write up a tutorial for Auriel but if you have questions feel free to send a message and I will do my best to help This costume was made over the course of a few months.
This event, however, is very exciting for us anime lovers,” he grins.Ī bigger cosplay competition with prize money of Rs 1.5 Lakhs, judged by movie costume designer P Poornima Ramaswamy, Vijay Choraria, Promoter and Managing Director of Crest Ventures and Nitesh on its final day was the biggest event of the edition. “We do have an Anime interest group in IITM which is more of a culture club. Having slurped up two Ramen tubs to win the Ramen eating contest on Friday, Sashwath, an Engineering Design student from IIT Madras shares that it was indeed his first time at an Anime Convention. Nitesh’s team had spent close to 6 months putting the event together for the first time in Chennai. The cosplay consists of wings and the white and gold armor of Auriel. Some of the events organised in Chennai included Ramen eating contest, treasure hunt and a cosplay contest on its final day. “We have set up an exclusive Manga lounge, we’ve got origami and calligraphy workshops, performances by cosplayers and karaoke booths to capture the interests of the crowd.” The event saw the likes of Chiichi (World Cosplay Summit India participant, 2017), Onorin (India gaming Show 2017, runner up), Chakbi (Shangri la Cosfest Winner 2017) and Tsuyoshi Shiba (Cosfest Champion 2016). Nitesh shares that while Animecon focuses mainly on cosplay contests, the team has focused on its cultural aspect in Chennai.