GICOF

The Bucheon Comics Festival is a four day festival held at the Korea Manhwa Museum in Bucheon. Korea’s largest international cosplay championship will be held during this festival, with cosplayers from 14 countries around the world. In a finals where it’s mostly about the act, there is no prejudging as of yet.

A team of two BeNeLux cosplayers can win a spot at the 9th edition of the Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival, easier known as GICOF, held in October 2025.

Champions from previous years are as follows:
2025: Thailand
2024: USA
2023: Thailand
2022: Philippines
2021: Korea and Philippines (GICOF@Home)
2020: Spain and Korea (GICOF@Home)
2019: Philippines
2018: Thailand
2017: Thailand