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Seishonen Guyana to showcases Guyanese Talent at Caribbean Cosplay Championship 2025
Kaieteur News- Since 2022, Seishonen Guyana has hosted an event titled “FumaCon” – an anime & comic convention centered around organising interactive activities, competitions, gaming stations, challenges, workshops, panel discussions and a debate room for its attendees. In this limited time, Seishonen Guyana has collaborated with both the Embassy of Japan and the Brazilian Embassy/Instituto Guimarães Rosa.
Chantal Jagoo cosplaying as the Lingering Will (Terra) from Kingdom Hearts (video game series) at FumaCon2024 Photo taken by: Fusion Creative Studio (Jamie Norville)
Last year, Seishonen Guyana embarked to make a lasting first impression at the Caribbean Cosplay Championship. Fumacon serves as the sole event entry designation for local creatives to participate in this championship. The Caribbean Cosplay Championship takes place annually at ALIAS Entertainment Expo in Trinidad and Tobago. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the competition which has seen entrants from across the Caribbean and Latin America participate. The Championship is the brainchild of Panterona Cosplay, a Trinidadian cosplayer who has been cosplaying for over 20 years.
Having judged many major international competitions she felt like the Caribbean had the talent and creativity to one day stand on par with these events, thus the first ever Caribbean Cosplay Championship was born back in 2014. The Championships presents the region with a one of a kind opportunity to showcase the talent of our young people, foster a sense of unity and pride and shared culture while creating lifelong friendships.
Chantal Jagoo cosplaying as the Lingering Will (Terra) from Kingdom Hearts (video game series) at FumaCon2024 Photo taken by: Fusion Creative Studio (Jamie Norville)
This year’s competition is set to be the biggest yet, with the event expanding to a whopping 9 days of nonstop activities across the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, culminating with an epic craftsmanship and performance showcase presented by each at the finale of the last day.
In their inaugural representation, Team Guyana was led by Roberto Teekah, an extremely talented multi-media visual artist and fashion designer. With the country’s first attempt, Roberto placed 2nd place with his interpretation of “Koh the Face Stealer”, a fictional character from Avatar the Last Airbender.
This representation was well documented by Jamie Norville of Fusion Creative Studio & Jonathan Jacobus in the film “FumaCon: the road to the Caribbean Cosplay Championship” which premiered at the Mexican Embassy in November 2024.
This film is available to watch for free on Youtube. Our representation was made possible through the financial support of KFC Guyana, Ministry of Education, the Guyana Tourism Authority, BadMonkey Merch, Construct It Inc, Payless Variety Store, Analytical Technologies Inc, Marketing Advertisements for Developing Enterprises & Rakiyomu Books.
In July 2025, Seishonen Guyana will aim to secure first place with Chantal Jagoo, the winner of the FumaCon2024 Individual Cosplay Competition. With this representation, Seishonen Guyana will continue to showcase and advocate for Guyanese talent on an international and regional stage. Anyone interested in supporting young Guyanese talent can send an email for more information at [email protected] . The patronage will be greatly appreciated as seeking to continuously amplify Guyanese youth talent locally and across the region.
(Seishonen Guyana to showcases Guyanese Talent at Caribbean Cosplay Championship 2025)
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