Happy New Year! I’m going back to basics of life-blogging and sharing photos from my recent trip at Ayala Malls Manila Bay for Anime Fair 2023. This post will be in a mix of English and Filipino.
So ayun nga po, balik-Ayala Manila Bay tayo for Anime Fair. Byahe uli sa bus carousel, konting pahinga, and then ayus na. It took me a while to get to the destination lalo na at atat ako bumaba—yun pala ilang kanto pa bago ako bumaba. Napa-exercise ng di oras.
Syempre may neuron activation tayo—at the first glance na may mapansin ako na Salome, I asked agad if I can take a photo. Apparently yung kasama niya ay si Suisei. Nagoyo ako ng mata ko, akala ko ibang VTuber.
After taking this photo, usap kami ng konti ni ate na naka-Ike Eveland na cosplay, sabi ko sa kanya nakita ko yung red alter-ego na si Eki (and it turns out, andun din talaga si Eki sa venue).
Cute ni Sowi as Kaheru. She even reminded me na Kaheru 2.0 will be aired at 8pm pagkatapos ng Anime Fair. She spent the rest of the day as the only Kaheru there.
Astel Leda! Apparently kilala ko (at kilala ako) ni kuyang naka-Astel. Magkikita pa kami sa events ni Red Cloud Interactive—especially sa Pinoy Otaku Festival.
Hindi mawawala ang cosplay competition. May nag-Harlem Shake, may nag-demonstrate din ng misa—may naka-cosplay ng pari sa event, much to the dismay of some religious on Facebook who found it offensive.
For the first time in my life, I saw an actual Chihya plushie! Puchim@s talaga ang una kong sabak sa Idolm@ster, which feels similar sa entry ko sa Nasuverse with Carnival Phantasm.
On the rightmost is Scarlette, who after a long ordeal with his parents eh lumayas na. Take note, He started to get my attention as he won last year’s Anime Fair cosplay competition. Syempre iba get-up ng ati nyo.
Eighty-Six! I skimmed the show and have seen the best parts. I mostly see Lena na solo lang, pero wala yung partner na si Shin. Syempre kilig ako.
I met some friends, who in turn introduced me to some of his friends who are all Nijisanji mutuals. They taught me how to do a Tiktok skit, which made me wonder kung ano ang magic ni Charess at Kitz when they do their own skits.
Ensemble Stars! Sila lang ata ang mga naka-cosplay ng EnSta that day.
…at nagkita rin uli kami ng mga cute na Hololive cosplayers. The last time I saw them nuong Cosplay Matsuri natutuwa talaga ako. Hindi pwede mawala si Anne (Rushia) of Setsu-Ani who also covered the event.
Inulan kami pag-uwi and I hope everyone’s safe and well. It’s great na halos dami ko nakasabay sa bus pauwi, parang alam mo na kung saan nanggaling. 😀
Otaku Expo will be held at SMX Manila in the next two weeks, so I expect to be there as well. More photos from Anime Fair Day 3 are posted on Facebook. Thank you for reading!