"Pop Culture Hiroshima", an event organized by the city of Hiroshima, offers cosplay, an artist alley, concerts, guests, a stage program and much more. The slogan “Peace is fun!” brings the fascination of pop culture from Hiroshima to the world. Music and pop culture, such as anime songs and cosplay, connect people across national borders.

Since 2017, “Pop Culture Hiroshima”, together with the association “Music Brings Peace”, has been promoting international cultural exchange and conveying the message “Peace is fun”.

This year, DoKomi is looking for a team to represent Germany at the cultural exchange in Hiroshima. The winning duo will have the opportunity to travel to Japan and participate in parades, a showcase and many other events to promote cultural exchange and promote peace and Hiroshima.

The rules for the preliminary round can be found here. LINK

The rules for the final are listed here. LINK

The application deadline for DoKomi 2025 will be announced.

Participation in the competition is permitted from the age of 18.

Costumes may be purchased and there will be no competition in Hiroshima.

The goal of the preliminary competition is to send a team to Hiroshima for pure cultural exchange. Therefore, participants must be proficient in English or Japanese.

Excluded from participation are former and current representatives of the following competitions: “European/Extreme Cosplay Gathering”, “World Cosplay Summit”, “International Cosplay League”, “Clara Cow's Cosplay Cup”, “Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival” and “Pop Culture Hiroshima”. In addition, current and former champions of the “German Cosplay Championship” and the “Cosplay Performance Championship Germany” are excluded. This regulation was specified by Hiroshima and could be limited to a few competitions after consultation.

If you have any questions about the cosplay competition, please contact the responsible organization at Shirou@dokomi.de.

Application

The application phase will run from 10 March until 10 April.