Discover the new heroines of the cosplay world! The five winners of #MyBestCosplay2022 have been selected!

The five winners of "#MyBestCosplay2022," a contest to discover new heroines of the cosplay world, have been announced.

Cure, Inc., which operates the cosplay platform "Curecos," held "#MyBestCosplay2022" with the aim of providing cosplayers with a place to be active and a new contact point with fans. The Grand Prix went to Kaou Toriumi, 2nd place to Hitomin, 3rd place to Suzu Choura, 4th place to Usagi Tenrai, and 5th place to Nagiho Kumomo.

The grand prix winner, Kaou Toriumi, will receive an advertising model for the cosplay magazine "COSPLAY MODE" and an appearance on the cover of the event pamphlet for Japan's leading cosplay event, "acosta! The five winners will be interviewed in "Curecos Plus," a media specializing in cosplay operated by curecos.

Photos and comments of the winners
■Grand Prix: Kaou Toriumi
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＜Comment
Hello, my name is Kaou Toriumi. Thank you very much for making this contest 1st place, which is a wonderful result!
I am very happy that you took the time to support us...!

This is not the first time for me to participate in this kind of contest, and I have participated in various media, but each time there are people who support me, and I am very grateful for the results. Like the publication in the paper, I am very happy when the result is left in the form of a memory and in everyone's hands.

I would like to continue to work hard so that I can give back to everyone who supports me by giving them something wonderful, so please continue to support me in 2023!

Runner-up: Hitomin
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＜Award-winning comment
Thank you very much for winning second place in the Curecos My Best Cosplay 2022!
I am very surprised that I was....
I am very honored and grateful for the result.
Thank you to all of you who supported me.

It is the most fun for me to be my favorite character or wear my favorite costume and show myself off, but it makes me even happier and more encouraged when I have people cheering for me. I want as many people as possible to see my cosplay, so I will continue to improve my quality and do my best in my activities.

Second Prize winner: Jyuzu Chora
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<Awarding comment> First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their support over the holiday season and New Year.
First of all, thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy year-end and New Year holidays to support us, and thank you to everyone who got to know us through Curecos.
I myself was able to see many wonderful works during the period.

I have been cosplaying for about 20 years now with a focus on regional development, but I have always loved original costumes as much as copyrighted ones, and even went to Okinawa for a photo shoot with a mermaid tail. I am very happy to have won third place in the contest in such a memorable year!
Encouraged by this award, we will continue to do our best in the future!

4th place winner: Rabbit Libra
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＜Comments on receiving the award
Thank you very much for selecting my work for My Best Cosplay 2022...!
I didn't think I would win a prize, so I was delighted and surprised at the same time.
Thank you to the photographers who took wonderful pictures, to everyone who supported me, and to the judges for this wonderful opportunity.
I hope to continue challenging myself with creative cosplay filled with my favorite elements, in addition to copyrighted works.
I will continue to enjoy my activities on Twitter and Curecos, but I will do my best to improve the quality of my work...!
Thank you very much for your support.

5th place winner: Nagiho Kumomo
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<Award comment> Thanks to everyone who supported me!
Thanks to everyone who supported me, I was able to win 5th place! Thank you very much.
I am glad that I was able to create an original cosplay that was not based on an existing character, and that I was able to create a girl in such an outfit that I really wanted to do! I am glad that there were some who liked our original cosplay, and I am sure that the circle of original cosplay will continue to expand.
I hope that the circle of original cosplay will continue to expand!
I hope that 2023 will be a fun year of cosplay and Curecos for everyone!

Judges' Comments
Daimon Taro, editor-in-chief of the cosplay magazine "COSPLAY MODE
As a judge, it was very difficult to judge. Everyone seemed to understand their own strengths and expressed them in their own unique way.
In an event like this, where there are no fixed criteria for selection, I think the best thing to do is to believe in your own way of expression. In addition to this, I feel that the five prize winners were able to characterize themselves. If you can make yourself known as a character, you can use that character and play with it again. I feel that Kaou Toriumi, who won the first prize this time, excelled in this respect.
Costume play, which stands for "Costume Play," tends to focus on the costume, but for this year's selection, we paid attention to the makeup. Although it is at odds with the aforementioned characterization of oneself, transforming into something different from one's own face is one of the joys and pleasures of cosplay.

The diversity of cosplay is immeasurable, but I judged the entries from two points of view: "this time, a characterization of oneself" and "becoming a face different from oneself. Everyone's works were excellent, and I could feel the new possibilities of cosplay since the beginning of the year. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Mr. Nishizawa from acosta!
Thank you to everyone who participated in My Best Cosplay 2022.
It was a lot of fun to see the variety of cosplay photos again this year.
Many of the costumes were of high quality, and some of the pictures seemed to tell a story, making it difficult to decide who to vote for.
Please continue to make the industry exciting with your wonderful cosplay in 2023!
Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

About Curecos
Curecos" is a platform for cosplayers to have their cosplay works evaluated and for fans to support cosplayers. By posting their own cosplay photos, cosplayers can use their account as a portfolio of their activities.
Cosplay fans can also use the account as a place to discover new cosplayers and support cosplayers' activities with "likes" and paid comments.

About the Cosplay Token Project
Cosplay Token (COT) is a cosplay token that uses 500 blockchain technology with the mission of bringing new value to the cosplay community around the world.
COTs can be earned by uploading photos on the Curecos website, and are expected to be in great demand by cosplayers who have an overwhelming fan base and in countries where credit card penetration is low.
The COT is expected to be used not only on the site but also at thousands of events around the world through the wallet.
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About Cure Inc.
The company operates "Curecos," an online service that allows users to support cosplayers and obtain NFTs using the virtual currency cosplay token (COT), and "Curecos Plus," a news media dedicated to cosplay.