Kotobukiya Contest Names Team C Grand Prize Winner
The judging criteria rewarded cross-disciplinary collaboration as much as the finished garment, which is the point Kotobukiya and its partners set for a contest pairing apparel pattern-making skills with 3D and VR production.
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The 2nd Digital Apparel Design Contest held its Day 2 results presentation and awards ceremony on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the TSUNAGU BASE event space inside KDDI's Takanawa Head Office building. Under the theme "How to Pass the Baton," 59 participants across 10 teams produced digital apparel over roughly one month. Team C's "Dry Distant Thunder" took the Grand Prize.
Day 1 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 covered team formation and the start of production, with seminars sharing knowledge from each field before teams settled on concepts and role divisions. Day 2 screened video works recorded in the social VR platform VRChat featuring the digital apparel produced by all 10 teams, alongside presentations on clothing concepts, production innovations, and coordination between processes. Judges weighed completeness, use of apparel techniques, and cross-disciplinary collaboration before deciding the four major awards and awards from each company and organization. The contest was organized by the Digital Apparel Design Contest Executive Committee, with Kotobukiya handling planning and operation.
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