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Let's Hype Up the "Like a Dragon" Series with Cosplay! Applications Now Open for the "Like a Dragon" 20th Anniversary Cosplayer Audition!

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The "Like a Dragon" series will celebrate its 20th anniversary in December 2025.
To commemorate this milestone, applications have opened for the "Like a Dragon" 20th Anniversary Cosplayer Audition.
Those who pass the audition will have the opportunity to appear at future events where "Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio" participates.

Applications Open for the "Like a Dragon" 20th Anniversary Cosplayer Audition!

The highly popular "Like a Dragon" series will celebrate its 20th anniversary in December 2025.
To commemorate this milestone, an audition will be held to select cosplayers who will help generate excitement for the "Like a Dragon" series!
Those who are successfully chosen in the audition will have the opportunity to appear at future events where "Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio" participates.

Applications are open to a wide range of people, regardless of whether they are professional or amateur, so if you are a cosplayer who loves "Like a Dragon," there's no reason not to apply!
The application deadline is Sunday, July 6, 2025.
For more details, please visit the "Like a Dragon" 20th Anniversary Cosplayer Audition Special Site.

Application Overview
Eligibility Residing in Japan, 20 years or older
Application Deadline Sunday, July 6, 2025
Benefits Appearance at events where "Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio" participates
Provision of cosplay production costs (a flat 100,000 yen)
Selection Process First Round: Document screening
Second Round: Interview screening
Notification of Results First Round: Notified by email by Friday, July 11, 2025
Second Round: Notified by email around late July 2025

First Round of Selection

For the first round of selection, which is a document screening, you'll need:

  • An application form with the required information filled out
  • Photo data of yourself in plain clothes taken within the last month (one bust-up, one full-body)
  • Photo data of yourself in cosplay of a character from the "Like a Dragon" series taken within the last year (one bust-up, one full-body)

You can access the application form directly from the "Like a Dragon" 20th Anniversary Cosplayer Audition Special Site.

Second Round of Selection

The second round of selection, an interview screening, will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the Sega Co., Ltd. Osaki Headquarters.
Applicants are expected to bring and wear the same "Like a Dragon" series character cosplay outfit used in the first round of selection.
The judging process is scheduled to be made public on the web and other platforms at a later date.

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