World Cosplay Summit
Attending countries
Attending countries in bold indicate first attendance for that year:

World Cosplay Summit

Section Title: Attending countries
Table Section Text: Attending countries in bold indicate first attendance for that year:

Year	#	Attending countries	Guest commentator/s	Date	Venue

2003	4	France, Germany, Italy, Japan	–	October 12	Rose Court Hotel

2004	5	France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United States	–	August 1	Ōsu shopping area

2005	7	China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United States	Tōru Furuya Tomoe Shinohara	July 31	Ōsu shopping area

August 7	Expo Dome

2006	9	Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Thailand	Tōru Furuya	August 5	Ōsu shopping area

August 6	Oasis 21

2007	12	Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand	Tōru Furuya Shoko Nakagawa	August 4	Ōsu shopping area

August 5	Oasis 21

2008	13	Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United States	Tōru Furuya Natsuki Katō	August 2	Ōsu shopping area

August 3	Oasis 21

2009	15	Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United States	–	August 1	Ōsu shopping area

August 2	Oasis 21

2010	15	Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United States	–	July 31	Ōsu shopping area

August 1	Oasis 21

2011	17	Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United States	–	August 6	Ōsu shopping area

August 7	Oasis 21

2012	22	Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong (Observer), Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan (Observer), Thailand, United Kingdom, United States	–	August 4	Oasis 21

August 5	Ōsu shopping area

2013	24	Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong (Observer), Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines (Observer), Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan (Observer), Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam (Observer)	–	August 3	Oasis 21

August 2	Ōsu shopping area

2014	26	Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait (Observer), Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines (Observer), Portugal (Observer), Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam (Observer)	–	August 2	Aichi Arts Center

August 3	Ōsu shopping area

2015	28	Australia, Brazil, Canada (Observer), China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden (Observer), Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam	–	August 1	Aichi Arts Center

August 2	Ōsu shopping area

2016	30	Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam	–	August 6	Aichi Arts Center

August 7	Ōsu shopping area, Aichi Arts Center

2017	34	Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam	–	August 5	Aichi Arts Center

August 6	Ōsu shopping area, Aichi Arts Center

2018	36	Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam	–	August 3	Central Park

August 5	Ōsu shopping area, Dolphins Arena

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