獸裝創作大賽

The 9th Annual Fursuit Creators’ Competition will be held at JMoF 2026.

This competition aims at further development of fursuit culture by encouraging the activities of fursuit creators and designers from both artistic and technical points of view, and promoting their technical refinements and challenges.

Why don’t you present your new fursuit, which allowed you to pursue your new techniques and ideals, at the competition? Entry is not limited to individual work but open to work done by teams (e.g. designing and creating are done by separate people).

In addition to the Grand Prix, there are also multiple Category Awards, which will be selected based on different criteria. In addition, to honor their participation in the competition, we are going to present all contestants with a memento as a Participation Award.

Event Outline

Application Period

September 20th (Sat.) - November 22nd (Sat.), 2025

Date and Time

To be announced later.

Place

1F Hall D

About Primary Language(s) of Use, Photos/Videos Taking, and Information Disclosure

• Primary Language(s) of Use: Japanese
• Photo/Video Taking: Welcoming photos/videos

Note: You will be only allowed to take photos/videos of fursuit characters and the MC (not the judges)

• Information Disclosure: Welcome to share

Awards and Judging

Awards

• [Grand Prix] 1 work
• [Category Award (Artistry/Technique/Challenge)] 1 work for each
• [Rookie Award] 1 work
  • Only one’s first creation can win the Rookie Award.
• [Participation Award]
  • We are going to present all contestants with a memento on the day of the competition.

Note: One does not win multiple awards except for the Participation Award.

Judging Method

Our panel of judges, who are invited by the JFCC staff, with rich knowledge about fursuit creation will evaluate based on the design, modeling, technique, challenge, etc.

They will refer to materials submitted by contestants in advance and the demonstration on the runway. Please note that we regard the demonstration as an additional display of your works, so the evaluation will not be influenced by movements or performances.

Note: To assist with the performance, one supporter is allowed to follow the fursuiter on the runway and support them during judging.

Note: Someone other than the creator of the fursuit is allowed to put on the fursuit and appear onstage.

The scoring table used in the competition is as follows.

Note: The scoring table may change without notice.

Note: “Additional item by the judges” will be different between the judges, and announced on the day of the competition.

Note: Individual scores will not be published to the general audience.

How to Enter the Competition

Agenda

• September 20th (Sat.), 2025: Applications open
  • The application form will be published on this page. Please fill out the required information (outline, points of appeal, etc.) to describe your creation.
• November 22nd (Sat.), 2025: Applications close
• Around the beginning of December 2025: Contact with Details
  • We will contact you with details such as the overall schedule of the day via email.

Entry Information

Qualification Requirements

• Your fursuit must be an unannounced work, or had its first reveal after January 13th (Mon.), 2025.
• The fursuit design must be original and new (including a remake of your own character).
• You must submit materials for judging after you send the application form by the specified deadline.
• You must complete your work by the day of the event, and prepare to show it in perfect shape.

Note: If the work was created by a group of multiple members, please apply with the person mainly in charge of the fursuit creation as your representative.

Note: One can apply only one fursuit. For a creation by a group of multiple members, only its representative (leading creator) will be counted.

Application Period

September 20th (Sat.) - November 22nd (Sat.), 2025

How to Apply

Please fill out the application form and send it to us by the deadline.

Confirmation Notice

After receiving your application, we will send back a confirmation notice to you via email.

Note: If you don’t receive a message from us within one week after completing the application, please contact us through the “Contact” page.

Remarks

• During the performance and the judging, one supporter will be allowed to enter the venue to assist the fursuiter.
• The submitted materials will be used for judging, and also may be shown at the venue or on our official website.

FAQ

A. There’s no problem if you apply to enter the competition, even if your fursuit isn’t completed yet. Please be sure to have the fursuit ready to go and presentable on the day of the competition.

A. For fursuits with alterations, so long as all of the parts are remade according to the entry conditions, you are able to enter it into the competition.

A. It is possible. Changes to information after your submission will be handled via e-mail. Please note that we may not be able to support changes if they are requested right before the competition.

A. There’s no problem.

A. If you cannot change inside a hotel room, please use the Changing Rooms. If you have any reasons you cannot use them, please contact us.

A. Please come to the venue wearing the fursuit. While waiting, you’re free to remove parts of the fursuit (like the head, etc.). We are planning to have waiting spaces backstage and the Headless Lounge.

A. Yes; however, please do not bring anything that is prohibited in the JMoF Attendance Rules. Also, extra points will not be awarded for the use of props.

Past Results

You can see the results of the past competitions from the pages below.

• Japan Fursuit Creators’ Competition 2025 Results
• Japan Fursuit Creators’ Competition 2024 Results
• Japan Fursuit Creators’ Competition 2023 Results
• Japan Fursuit Creators’ Competition 2022 Results