In April 2009, cosplay costumes for kids the WCS Executive Committee was created to administrate the development and expansion of the event. TV Aichi produced and broadcast the WCS special “Everyone’s Heroes Get Together!”.It’s a last time Japan had more national team representative than one team. This was the first year of the World Cosplay Summit has become available broadcast live via Niconico. About 10,000 people attended the Cosplay Championship. The grand prize was won by brother-and-sister team Maurisio and Monica Somenzari L. Olivas, representing Brazil.