PLAYERS

Japan: mittii (winner of the D-1 Ultimate Climax Blade DOA5U Arcade tournament)
Americas: 2 players
EMEA: 2 players
ASIA: 2 players
Final Trials in Tokyo: 9 players

PRIZES

1st Place:
Trophy

1st Place & 2nd Place:
Entry in the Grand Finals of BATTLE ROYAL 2015, the official Dead or Alive 5 Last Round tournament series, held at NEC XVI (12/3 - 12/6 in Essington, Pennsylvania, USA).
Flight and accommodations for NEC XVI.

WORLD EXHIBITION MATCH RULES

Final Trials In Tokyo

How to join: Registration will be on-site at the Dead or Alive Festival. The tournament will be capped at 144 players.
Qualifier matches will be drawn at random.
Single elimination matches.
Players will be divided into 9 groups.
The winner of each group will advance to the World Exhibition Match.
Winners will be determined by a single match.

World Exhibition Match

The World Exhibition Match will see the 9 group winners from the Final Trials in Tokyo and the 7 invited players face off in a stunning 16-person tournament.
16-person tournament.
Single elimination matches.
Preliminary matches through Semi-finals will be determined by the best of 3 matches.
The loser of the previous match gets the right to pick their character last.
Please click here for a diagram of the tournament structure.

Restrictions to Tournament Participation

Entrant must be 17 years old or older.

Regulations

Players may change characters for every match.
Players may choose any character.
Before a match, the players will play rock-paper-scissors. The winner has the right to determine side selection and character selection order.
Side Selection: Player can choose left or right side (1P or 2P side).
Character Selection Order: Player can select which character to use after the opponent selects.

Equipment

Game Settings

Game: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PS4™)
Rounds: 60 seconds/round, best of 5 rounds
Costumes: All costumes are allowed
Stages: Random selection, Danger Zones on
Camera: Classic
Hit effects: Off
Dirt: On
Sweat: On
Breast motion: LR
Online lag simulation: Off

Warnings

Any person found to be performing any of the following behavior may be ordered to leave the event:
Interfering with another player during a match (blocking their view, touching them, etc.)
Problematic behavior (violence, intimidation, insults, threats, degrading or defamatory comments, etc.)
Interfering with gameplay (damaging systems or other equipment, turning systems off, excessive use of pause functionality, etc.)
Entrants who do not show up to a match within the designated start time forfeit the match. Entrants should be near the location of their next match by 10 minutes prior to the start of their match.
A judge will be present at every match. Judges will start gameplay, watch for prohibited behavior during the match, restart matches which were interrupted, and record the results of each match. All decisions made by the judges regarding the progress of matches will be final.
Coaching entrants during matches is prohibited.

THEME

Any character from the Dead or Alive series.

PRIZES

JUDGING

Materials

Please send a picture of yourself wearing the costume via e-mail as detailed below. The e-mail must be sent by July 20, 2015. Koei Tecmo Games will review the materials and respond to qualified entrants with a confirmation e-mail by July 22, 2015.

Contest

The cosplayers with the most total points from the Event and Stage portions will win the contest.

Conditions for Entry

1. Entrants' cosplay must adhere to the theme of the event as described above.
2. There are no restrictions on age or gender.
3. Entrants must be able join the Cosplay Contest held at the Dead or Alive Festival (in Osaki Bright Core Hall)
4. Costume parts may be existing products or made by another party. In addition, as long as the design is based on an existing character, entrants are allowed to use their own original costume designs in the competition.

How to Enter

Please read the warnings below. Once you have understood the warnings, please send an e-mail with a photo and with the subject line and body content as described below to the address listed. Upon review of the materials, we will notify qualified entrants via e-mail.

Where to Send Entries

E-mail address: promotion08@koeitecmo.co.jp
Subject line: DEAD OR ALIVE FESTIVAL Cosplay Contest Entry
Body content:
- Full Name/Nickname
- Character Name
- Address
- Phone Number
- E-mail Address
- The reason(s) why your costume should win.
For photos under 3MB, please attach them to the e-mail. For photos over 3MB, please send us a link where we can download the photo.

Warnings

Entrants must bear their own travel costs.
Koei Tecmo Games is not responsible for any damages or loss of costumes in whole or in part.
One entry per person.
E-mails confirming entry into the official Cosplay Contest will only be sent to entrants who pass the initial materials examination.
Details regarding the Cosplay Contest entry and schedule will be sent in the confirmation e-mail.
Media from the contest may be used by TV, magazines, websites, and other media outlets.
Collaboration costumes or costumes for guest characters may be disqualified at the discretion of Koei Tecmo Games.
Personal information will only be used for the purposes of this event. Entrants' personal information will be maintained in accordance with the privacy policies of the Koei Tecmo group and may be kept for a certain period as deemed necessary. Entrants' personal information will not be offered to or shared with any third party without the consent of the entrant, except as required by law upon request by courts, government, or similar organization.

THEME

Photos of Characters in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

- Cool Group: Photos of cool fight scenes
- Cute Group: Photos of cute character situations
- Funny Group: Photos of funny character shots

Submitting multiple photos to show a story is allowed. Please number the filenames for the photos in the order in which they should appear or arrange them in one image in the order in which they should appear. EXAMPLE PHOTOS

PRIZES

Prizes Awarded For Each Group:

JUDGING

Materials

Please send pictures via e-mail as detailed below. The e-mail must be sent by July 12, 2015. Koei Tecmo Games will then review the materials.

Contest

Photos with the most total points from the Web, Event, and Stage portions will win the contest.

Conditions for Entry

1. Entrants' photos must adhere to the theme of the event as described above.
2. Photos must be taken with either the Photo functionality in Spectator Mode or Movie Mode in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round.
3. Photos must be submitted in JPEG format.
4. Please include the Group in which the photo should be entered and the title of the photo in the body of the e-mail entry.
5. Multiple entries per person are allowed.
6. Entrants must be at least 17-year-old.

How to Enter

Please review the warnings below. Once you have read and understood the warnings, please follow the directions below on how to submit your entry.

Where to Send Entries

Enter via Twitter

Tweet @TeamNINJAStudio with the hashtag #DOAFESPhotocontest. Please be sure to attach your photo, and include the photo title and the group name into which it should be entered.

Enter via Facebook

Post to the official Facebook page for Dead or Alive Game with the hashtag #DOAFESPhotocontest. Please be sure to attach your photo, and include the photo title and the group name into which it should be entered.

Enter via E-mail

Send an e-mail to promotion08@koeitecmo.co.jp with the subject line "DOAFESPhotocontest". Please be sure to attach your photo, and include the photo title and the group name into which it should be entered in the content of the body. For photos under 3MB, please attach them to the e-mail. For photos over 3MB, please send us a link where we can download the photo.

Warnings

The following items will be disqualified:
- Any works which were edited or retouched after being taken.
- Any works taken from altered code or mods.
- Any works which depict discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, etc. or which have the possibility to
　cause distress or discomfort to any third party.
- Any photos incorporating collaboration costumes from SENRAN KAGURA or Ragnarok Odyssey Ace.
- Any works Koei Tecmo Games deems unacceptable.
Upon submitting the e-mail entry as described here, the copyright of any works submitted are transferred permanently from the entrant to Koei Tecmo Games without payment or other compensation.
Personal information will only be used for the purposes of running this event, including contacting the entrant and/or sending prizes. Entrants' personal information will be maintained in accordance with the privacy policies of the Koei Tecmo group and may be kept for a certain period as deemed necessary. Entrants' personal information will not be offered to or shared with any third party without the consent of the entrant, except as required by law upon request by courts, government, or similar organization.
Entries are being held in accordance with the laws of Japan. The Tokyo District Court will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising in connection with the entries.

ADDITIONAL PLANNING BY

DFP Planning Section