On the official Twitter account for the World Cosplay Summit event planning team, it was announced that this year's edition will be held online due to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on planning.
【世界コスプレサミット2020に関するお知らせ】— コスサミ公式@7/1(水)19:00〜大発表会🎥🌍📱 (@cosplay_summit) June 11, 2020
とても悔しい決断ではございますが、
今年はリアルを中止し、オンライン開催に変更いたします。
発表をお待たせしてしまい申し訳ございません。
わたしたちの想いと詳細につきましては画像をご確認ください。https://t.co/79PfUDMR2b#コスサミ pic.twitter.com/Dphe8qaA1J
The statement states:
“Thank you for always supporting the World Cosplay Summit event. As a result of careful consideration of the impact of holding this event from various points of view, it has been decided that this year's edition will be canceled.
We would like to show our appreciation to those participants who looked forward to attending this event. However, for those cosplayers, photographers and sponsors who have supported and participated in this convention, we want to communicate the following:
Although next year the event will surely take place without any problem, we would like to inform that this year's edition will be held online with the title “World Cosplay Summit 2020 Online”, between August 1 and 2, 2020.
Details will be revealed during a presentation to be held on July 1 at 7:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time).
Source: Official Site
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