Call to Cosplay

{{Short description|American reality television series}}

{{COI|date=October 2014}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox television

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| genre = Reality competition

| creator =

| starring = Keith Kawamura
Taylor Chung (DJ Wednesday)

| judges = Brook Mahealani Lee
Marissa Floro
Johnny Junkers
Romeo Lacoste

| opentheme =

| country = United States

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 20

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = George Chung
Miguel Santos

| producer = Reko Moreno

| editor = Pridhvi Sunain Zoro

| runtime = 22 minutes
(excluding commercials)

| company = AEUTV (Creators)
Myx TV (Creators)
Priswes Studios, USA (Post Production)

| network = Myx TV (Parent) CONtv Amazon Video (Partners)

| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|6|30}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2016|5|10}}

| related = Heroes of Cosplay

}}

Call to Cosplay is an American reality television series on Asian American cable network Myx TV. It is a cosplay design competition show where contestants are tasked to create a costume based on a given theme and under time constraints.{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/30/myx-tv-unveils-reality-competition-series-call-to-cosplay|title= Myx TV Unveils Reality Competition Series Call to Cosplay|website=IGN|date=2014-06-29|accessdate=17 July 2014}} The show is the first wholly cosplay-based competition show in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/myx-tv-call-to-cosplay-1201253032/|title= First Look: Myx TV Debuts Original Reality Competition Series 'Call to Cosplay'|magazine=Variety|date=2014-06-29|accessdate=17 July 2014}} It premiered on June 30, 2014 and concluded on May 10, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/06/30/call-to-cosplay-series-coming-to-myx-tv/|title= Call to Cosplay Series Coming to Myx TV|publisher=Comicbook.com|date=2014-06-30|accessdate=17 July 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-06-30/call-to-cosplay-reality-competition-series-premieres-tonight/.76166|title= Call to Cosplay Reality Competition Series Premiering Tonight |work=Anime News Network|date=2014-06-30|accessdate=17 July 2014}}

Episodes

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|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Meet the Cosplayers

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|30}}

|ShortSummary = The competitors are introduced. They discuss how they were inspired to cosplay and size up the competition.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Zoe vs Yirico

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|14}}

|ShortSummary = The two contestants are required to create a costume based on shonen manga in eight hours or less.

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Celeste Orchid vs Wednesday

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|21}}

|ShortSummary = The two contestants must create a costume based on the magical girls theme.

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Kimba vs April

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|28}}

|ShortSummary = The two contestants are tasked with creating costumes based on non-Japanese anime characters.

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Jayden vs Deanna

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|4}}

|ShortSummary = Fantasy character is the theme the two cosplayers need to create for their costume.

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Finals

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|11}}

|ShortSummary = The winner is revealed.

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