Ready to wow the judges and the crowd? ✂️🎭 Our Anirevo 2026 Cosplay Contest is your chance to bring your favourite characters to life and showcase your creativity on our biggest stage!

Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned cosplayer, our contest is open to all experience levels — from meticulous craftsmanship to dazzling skit performances. Celebrate your passion and hard work, and get valuable feedback from some of the best in the community.

🔗 Sign up on our Contests Page! 

Meet our Guest Judges:

Raisor Cosplay

Raisor Cosplay is a veteran cosplayer and crafter based in Vancouver. With over 10 years of cosplay crafting experience under his belt, Raisor Cosplay is well rounded in multiple skills including sewing, wig styling and makeup, and primarily excelling in armor, props and electronics. Raisor Cosplay is very excited to meet all the amazing cosplay contest contestants this year! Please also visit his table if you want to talk about crafting, gaming or Gunpla!

Awards:

• Best Journeyman – Game Con Canada 2024
• Advanced Craftsmanship (duo with Atelier Radius) – Tsukino-Con 2024
• Best in Show (duo with Atelier Radius) – Tsukino-Con 2019

Socials:
IG @raisorcosplay
X @RaisorCosplay

Saltine Cosplay

Saltine Cosplay is a BC creator who has been cosplaying for over 12 years. Her passion is foam smithing; using foam and thermoplastics to create armor, weapons, and props, but also dabbles in needlework, electronics, 3D printing, and resin work. Form, accuracy, and functionality is always at the forefront of her work, and Saltine continues to push herself to find new and creative ways to find that balance, while staying true to the character she is portraying. 

From popular fandoms such as World of Warcraft, Critical Role, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Magic the Gathering, Saltine Cosplay finds inspiration in creating fantasy, anime, and sci-fi cosplays that have exaggerated and intricate elements.

Awards:

• Novice 2nd Place – Game Con Canada 2025
• Best in Show – Anime Revolution 2025
• Judges Choice – Metro Con 2025

Socials:
IG/FB @saltinecosplay
TikTok @saltine.cosplay

Gaia Gremlin

Gaia Gremlin is a Calgary born Métis cosplayer residing in Vancouver, who’s been cosplaying and crafting since the summer of 2013. She’s self taught in all areas of costume crafting, using each costume as an opportunity to try something new, and each failure as a lesson. Being an environmentally conscious cosplayer, she focuses on making costumes out of recycled textiles and materials whenever possible.

Gaia loves to play with cosplay by genderbending or reimagining character designs, and adding extra details as much as possible. She almost never makes things screen accurate, opting instead to change designs to suit her unique style.

Awards:

• Best Masters – Metrocon 2025
• Runner up Cosplay Creation – Otafest 2017
• Best in Show – Anime Revolution Winter 2015
• Best Makeup – Fan Expo Vancouver 2014
• Runner up Beginner – Cos & Effect 2013

Socials:
IG/FB @GaiaGremlin
TikTok @GaiaGremlin