Entries for the Japan preliminary are now being accepted.
Every year there are slight changes to the preliminary format in Japan, there have been web representatives, and cosplayer groups from Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya. This year there will be only one preliminary in Nagoya and the format will be interesting. The Japan preliminaries will take place at the same time as the Championship itself. This means there will be a greater opportunity for the representatives from each country to meet and talk to the cosplayers who participate in the preliminaries.

The deadline for entries is the 6th of July. There will be a staging practice on August 1st and the preliminary will take place on August 2nd.

I have heard of a few representatives from previous years who want to give it a go again, it will be exciting to see who will be the Japan Team for 2009!

※選考会に参加するチームの皆さんには
前日の8月1日（土）にチャンピオンシップのステージでの
リハーサルがあります。
（代表選考会ステージでのリハーサルは当日です。）