Link to the AAO sister thread.

Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure), a portmanteau of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear self-made costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. We have here on court-records.net whole sections dedicated to cosplay, so explanation isn't really necessary, is it?

• Your entry should represent an Ace Attorney (characters from PLvsAA are accepted too!) character cosplaying a persona from other video game franchise, or a movie, book, tv series, anime/cartoon, manga/comic book, music scene, entertainment show etc.
• For the characters that have their own sprites made in a style similar to AA (like, for example, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors), your entry should be something more than simply cutting and pasting one character's head (face) over a body of other character. Tracing official artwork, like on my example, is allowed but remember, you may score more voters' points by drawing something from scratch!
• Only special sprites made for this comp may be entered.
• You can submit a whole sheet, animations, or just one sprite.
• You can submit ONE entry. However, you may sprite up to two characters in one entry, if they are somehow related.
• You have to provide some basic information about who are your characters dressed up as (what are their names, what media do they come from, etc.).
• You should try not to spoil by your sprite the events of works your characters are from. I am aware that some events became common knowledge and are not really considered spoilers, so you have to ask your own conscience about this matter.
• Crossplay is allowed.
• As long as the submission period lasts, you have the right to update and improve your sprite.
• The entry submission period will last from November 29th to December 31st January 14th February 16th February 28th. The deadline can be extended if necessary. Voting period will last for two weeks after submission close. The judging method will be a poll.

You don't need to be registered on both sites to enter or vote. Both threads will be regularly updated. But keep in mind that each user can submit only one entry and has one vote. That means, if you submit your entry on AAO, you cannot submit another on CR, even if you're using different username. Violations, if detected, may result in disqualification. If you're registered under different usernames on c-r.net and AAO, the best solution would be if you state that fact, but you're not obliged to do so. Just be honest with us and yourself and stick to the "one entry per person" rule.

VOTING RULES:

I think it's safe to announce voting phase. It will last two weeks, until March 15. You vote by posting up to two following icons representing each entry. Please do not, under any circumstances, double your votes! If you post your vote on CR, don't post it on AAO. All votes from both sites will be summed up at the end.

(I wouldn't technically be against the rules to use one of your votes on CR and the other one on AAO, but it would make my job harder, so please don't do this either.)

Good luck!

Franziska decided to get a cosplay to match her whip, so she decided to be a Belmont! (Sonia Belmont, in fact.)

“I’m Pearl Fey and I’m cosplaying as Mei Chang from, um… I think it’s called Fullmetal Alchemist.”

“She's this cute princess that goes on a huge adventure to help her clan. While finding her true love on the way, of course!”

“I only got to see a little bit of it though... Mystic Maya says I’m too young to watch it.”

“But I think I can understand why she likes it so much!”

“I’m Pearl Fey and I’m cosplaying as Mei Chang from, um… I think it’s called Fullmetal Alchemist.”

“She's this cute princess that goes on a huge adventure to help her clan. While finding her true love on the way, of course!”

“I only got to see a little bit of it though... Mystic Maya says I’m too young to watch it.”

“But I think I can understand why she likes it so much!”