*Attended Virtually **Vtuber (Hololive) The first event was held in Megatrade Hall 3 in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong on October 12, 2008.
which revolved around three main activities: Workshops, Costume Building Contest and the Cosplay competition for individuals and groups.
It also gave those competing in the group cosplay category the option to use digital visual effects to augment their performances.
The last was the change of their title brand from calendar year 2010 to Roman number X, which became the reoccurring promotional symbol to represent the move to SMX Convention Center as well as the event's theme of "A Decade of Cosplay", where the event celebrated 10 years of cosplaying in the Philippines.
This was in response to the long lines that plagued its past events when ticket sales were sold on the day itself.
[11] The Philippine Team, represented by Amado Carl Hernandez (AC) and Zhel, won this year's AFA's Regional Cosplay Competition.
[12] The event also invited International Cosplayer Guests Pinky Lu Xun of Indonesia, YukiGodbless and JiakiDarkness of Thailand, and returning guest Clive Lee of Singapore, all of whom became judges for the event's TORCH, Project Cosplay and Costume Building Contest.
[14] Other notable international partnerships that graced the event included Bandai, Gunpla Japan, Crypton Future Media and CosplayGen.
This year's event is still held at SMX Convention Center beside SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, but with the dates moved to September 29 and 30, occupying Function Room 3, 4 and 5.
A Premium Pass was introduced that would give visitors the opportunity to attend Kaname and Reika's Meet and Greet closed-door activities.
All of them were introduced weekly in a series of Guest Reveals presented on Cosplay Mania's Facebook page.
This year, a new logo was launched that incorporated sleeker, more modern-looking lines but retained the corporate colors of the event.
All of them were introduced weekly in a series of Guest Reveals presented on Cosplay Mania's Facebook page.
Notable supporters of the event include Japan's Haneda Music Festival,[18] Magic: The Gathering, Doraemon and even the appearance of the official Pikachu mascot which was recently named by Japan as the official mascot for the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup.
The stage are, dubbed Hall S, was smaller in size than last year, but has enough space in allowing audiences to comfortably enjoy the cosplay competition and the JAM concert.
Most notable are Cosplay Carnival, NexCon, TORCH series, Meet and Greet Madness and the LISA mini-concert held at SMX Aura.
Cosplay Mania '15 Guests Ten guests graced event, with cosplayer celebrities KANAME☆ from Japan, Ying Tze from Malaysia, Jesuke Jes from Singapore and Hana and Baozi from China, and JAM performers Itsuki Akira, Ladybeard, Loverin Tamburin, Aya Ikeda and Pile (singer).
Cosplay.ph, the organization behind Cosplay Mania, has announced the date of next year's event as October 1 and 2, 2016 at SMX Convention Center beside SM Mall of Asia.
In their 10th year, the convention featured big names as special guests:[20] Cosplay mania was never held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After two years of hiatus due to the pandemic, Cosplay Mania was back in SMX Convention Center, October 1–2.