These Filipino cosplayers slayed as ‘Dragon Ball’ characters and won in an int’l competition

By: Niña V. Guno - 5 years ago

A Philippine team won an international cosplay competition held last Aug. 14-18 in South Korea.

Sergio Sta. Ana and Winnie Evangelista, members of local cosplay group Z Warriors, were awarded as champions on Aug. 16 at the 3rd Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival.

Winnie Evangelista and Sergio Sta. Ana as Vegeta and Son Goku in “Dragon Ball” (Image: Facebook/Z Warriors)

filipino cosplay champions, dragon ball — Winnie Evangelista and Sergio Sta. Ana as Vegeta and Son Goku in “Dragon Ball” (Image: Facebook/Z Warriors)

The two cosplayed as Son Goku and Vegeta from anime series “Dragon Ball Z.” It was their first international competition, as per Evangelista in her speech when they were awarded.

Sta. Ana and Evangelista celebrate after their win. Image: Facebook/Z Warriors

They impressed in a skit that featured a perfect imitation of the anime characters in a fight scene, complete with music and visual effects in a screen behind them.

The skit can be watched in this video on Facebook.

Evangelista and Sta. Ana bested cosplayers from participating countries China, Indonesia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. /ra

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