What Cosplay does

Cosplayers and Co is a French volunteer non-profit association (Association de loi 1901) founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sin-le-Noble in the Hauts de France region (Siret 794 953 232 00020; RNA W595022017). The association delivers themed cosplay services for events organized by cinema chains, convention organizers, municipalities, schools, retail brands, and private party hosts across northern France and, via cross-border partnerships, Belgium. It is staffed by approximately 20 unpaid volunteer members coordinated by a four-person executive bureau (President Bertrand Grévin, Vice-President Jonathan Turgy, Treasurer Laurence Agénor, Secretary Nicolas Candelier), with no paid employees and no external ownership.

The association's offerings span themed cosplay programs — including K-Pop Demon Hunters, Christmas, Halloween, Princesses/Fairy Tales, and Super Heroes — and event interventions such as cinema evenings, convention cosplay contests, catwalks, master classes, and children's birthday performances. Its operating model combines handmade costume fabrication (referred to internally as "Le COS") with character interpretation and theatrical performance ("Le PLAY"), supported by Belgian event-production partner Group Events (Jonathan DEBAERE) for sound, lighting, video, and staging infrastructure across Geek Days Lille, Sin Manga, Bouchain Geek, and Cinéma Majestic events. The association maintains an extensive costume catalog spanning Disney, Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Harry Potter, anime, and other pop-culture IP, plus a YouTube archive of performance documentation.

Revenue mechanics operate on a cost-recovery rather than fee-for-service basis. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; instead, event organizers absorb costs for venue, equipment, meals, travel, prizes, and technical services, while the association contributes organizational expertise and volunteer mobilization without charge. Supplementary funding comes from self-financing, donations, equipment loans, and occasional subsidies. Go-to-market is primarily event-driven and community-led, anchored on long-running venue partnerships (Cinéma Majestic de Douai since March 2016, Geek Days Lille since 2016, Sin Manga since 2016) and word-of-mouth through member and event-participant networks. The entity has no external investors, no funding history, no M&A activity, no patents, and no material financial disclosure; it is structurally a volunteer cultural association rather than an investible commercial enterprise.

Name

Cosplay

Legal name

Association de loi 1901 Cosplayers and Co

Website

https://cosplayersandco.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cosplayers and Co is a French volunteer non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2013 that delivers themed cosplay performances, costume fabrication, and event programming for cinemas, conventions, municipalities, schools, retail brands, and private parties across the Hauts de France region and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Entertainment and Cosplay Performance Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer & Public Shows (B2C) Organizers (THAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail, Consumer Goods & Lifestyle Shows Organizers (THAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Cosplay performance services
• Themed event entertainment
• Convention cosplay programming
• Costume character performances
• Pop culture event services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sin-le-noble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Partnership Services: As a nonprofit association, Cosplayers and Co operates primarily through partnerships with event organizers. While the association provides its organizational expertise and member mobilization free of charge, event organizers cover costs including venue equipment, prizes, member meals, travel expenses, and technical services (sound, lighting).
2. Self-financing and Donations: The association operates through self-funding, donations, equipment loans, venue use, and occasional subsidies. They also receive sponsorship support from partners like cinemas and equipment providers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cosplayers and Co is a French non-profit association that provides cosplay performance services for events. Its offerings include themed cosplay interventions (K-Pop Demon Hunters, Christmas, Halloween, Princesses, Super Heroes), cinema event partnerships, convention cosplay programming, cosplay competitions and shows, master classes, and private birthday party appearances. The association mobilizes trained volunteer cosplayers to deliver costume craftsmanship, theatrical performance, and audience interaction at partner venues and events.

Product overview

Cosplayers and Co is a French non-profit association ( loi 1901 ) founded in 2013, based in Sin-le-Noble, Hauts de France. The organization provides cosplay services and themed cosplay performances for events. Their core offering consists of themed cosplay services including K-Pop Demon Hunters, Christmas, Halloween, Princesses/Fairy Tales, and Super Heroes categories. They offer event-based services including cinema interventions at partner cinemas, convention cosplay events (Sin Manga), and private events (birthday parties). Their event management services include cosplay competitions, cosplay shows, catwalk shows, master classes, and photo sessions. The association works with technical partners like Group Events for stage/sound/lighting equipment and partners with cinemas (Majestic Douai) and event organizers (Geek Days, Sin Manga, Bouchain Geek) to deliver their cosplay performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-Pop Demon Hunters Cosplay
• Christmas Themed Cosplay
• Halloween Cosplay
• Princesses and Fairy Tales Cosplay
• Super Heroes Cosplay
• Cinema Cosplay Interventions
• Sin Manga Cosplay Events
• Cosplay Competition Organization
• Cosplay Show Demonstrations
• Catwalk Cosplay
• Master Class Cosplay
• Birthday Party Cosplay

Quantifiable outcome

• Events at Cinéma Majestic de Douai serve approximately 500 visitors per themed evening
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Group EventscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2016Belgian event production company providing professional sound, lighting, video, and staging equipment. The partnership began at Cinéma Majestic de Douai in March 2016 and has expanded to cover Geek Days Lille, Sin Manga, and Bouchain Geek. Group Events and Cosplayers and Co function as a coordinated team, with Group Events' contact being Jonathan DEBAERE. The company provides equipment including stages, screens, sound systems, lighting rigs, and PMR access ramps.
• Cinéma Majestic de DouaicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2016Ten-screen cinema with 2,000 seats offering exclusive partnership for cosplay events tied to film releases. The partnership began in March 2016 and has evolved into regular themed evenings featuring cosplay performances, photo opportunities, games, and stage shows. The cinema provides venue space, equipment loans, and coordinates with Group Events for technical support. Address: 600 Boulevard de la République, 59500 Douai.
• Association Tous SinoismajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Organizer of the annual Sin Manga convention at Théâtre Henri Martel, Sin-le-Noble. The partnership began in 2016 when Cosplayers and Co was invited to provide cosplay shows on Sunday and eventually took over the Saturday cosplay contest. The association now manages the full cosplay programming including contests, shows, catwalks, children's cosplay, master classes, and karaoke.
• GL Events (Geek Days)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Organizers of the Geek Days convention held at Lille Grand Palais. Partnership established since the first edition in 2016, with Cosplayers and Co providing all cosplay programming including contests, shows, and continuous stage animations throughout the event.
• Make A WishminorOthersCharitable organization granting wishes to seriously ill children. Cosplayers and Co previously partnered to visit children in hospitals in character costumes. Note: Disney-licensed character cosplay visits to hospitals were discontinued after Disney restricted such activities. The association continues to work with other charitable organizations in the region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Toulouse Game Show: French pop culture convention in Toulouse with cosplay contests, performances, and themed activities. Comparable offering across B2C consumer shows in the geek/pop culture segment.
• Comic Con France: Large French pop culture convention featuring cosplay programming, contests, and themed performances. Operates in a similar space to Cosplayers and Co's convention work but at national scale rather than regional.
• Festival de la BD d'Angoulême: Major French bande dessinée and pop culture festival. Cosplayers and Co began organizing cosplay competitions at the Lille Comics Festival (now Roubaix Comics Festival) in 2014, making this a comparable B2C consumer show ecosystem.
• Made in Asia: Belgian convention featuring Asian pop culture, cosplay, and themed performances. Comparable cosplay event programming and serves the same Belgian extension market where Cosplayers and Co already operates through Group Events.
• Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show: Major French convention dedicated to manga, anime, and sci-fi, with cosplay contests and performance programming. Comparable cosplay event programming but operates in the Paris region rather than Hauts de France.
• Japan Touch Haru: Lyon-based Japanese culture festival with cosplay competitions and anime-themed programming. Comparable themed entertainment and cosplay contest services but focused on the Lyon market.
• Lyon Game Show: French gaming and pop culture convention in Lyon featuring cosplay programming. Comparable themed event services targeting geek and pop culture audiences.

Broad incumbents

• GL Events: Large French event management and venue operator that runs Geek Days Lille. Provides infrastructure for the same convention ecosystem in which Cosplayers and Co operates, but at much greater scale and with a broader portfolio of event services.

Others

• Geek Days: Major French pop culture convention held at Lille Grand Palais. Both a customer and ecosystem peer; Cosplayers and Co runs all cosplay programming at Geek Days, making it a key channel partner rather than a direct competitor.
• Cinéville: French cinema operator that has hosted Cosplayers and Co at Hénin-Beaumont. Comparable cinema exhibition channel with potential to host similar themed cosplay events for film releases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CosplayersandCoAssociation/playlists
• Facebookfacebook.com/cosplayersandco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-cosplayers-and-co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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