Cosplayers from a total of 40 countries and regions gathered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, for World Cosplay Summit 2026, held over three days from Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2. On Day 2, August 2, the World Cosplay Championship 2026 — which crowns the world's No. 1 cosplayer — took place at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater's Main Hall, where Team Hong Kong was named Grand Champion.
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