The first event was held on October 12 at Rose Court Hotel in Nagoya. 5 cosplayers were invited from Germany, France and Italy, and panels and photo session, etc. were done. TV Aichi, the host of the WCS, covered the anime and manga circumstances of Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France) and Rome (Italy), and produced a documentary of the event, "MANGA is a lingua franca of the world"(MANGAは世界の共通語). The program was broadcasted on November 24.