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On Trademarks, Wordmarks, and some other sightings
Today, we’re going to discuss Trademarks and / or Wordmarks. I went to the Philippine Intellectual Property Rights Office (IPOPhl) website to search for trademarks or wordmarks that include the terms “anime“, “otaku“, and yes, “cosplay“. First and foremost, why we are talking about these kinds of stuff? Patents, wordmarks and / or trademarks are…
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John Vincent Estapon, one of the first delegates of the Philippines to the World Cosplay Summit
The first World Cosplay Summit Philippines was a sight in our eyes, we even tracked the technicalities of it in our opinion posts a long time ago; but that doesn’t mean we’re going to stop there, as we have set our spotlight on our guy from the Philippine delegation. John Vincent Estapon is the other…
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KanColle: World War II went the moe route and this happened
This is yet another trend that I’m looking each time I check out one of my friends’ tweets — Kantai Collection, shortened to KanColle. At first, it looks like Girls und Panzer to me, with the girls as the Panzers; but then I found out there’s more to that. That is when I decided to check out…
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We asked you: Do you want Seiyuu meet-and-greets in the Philippines?
We are continuing our set of what is now the “We Asked You” segment on the site with this one that was held at Oh-no! Manga Octo-Con 2. As I have told you before in our list of 15 Japanese Voice Actors we would like to meet and greet with in the Philippines, there is…
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Bow Ditama in the Philippines 2013
Note (September 21, 2021): This feature is originally published on Deremoe in October 2013. In commemoration of the ending of KissxSis manga, I’ve updated this story heavily, but I make sure the context is somehow the same. Enjoy reading! We are fortunate to have a mangaka to reach our shores. The Japan Artist Talks presented…
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Cosplay Ranking System: Not just for bragging rights?
Days ago, Cosplay.ph announced the creation of their Cosplay Ranking System, in which the participants in Cosplay.ph-organized masquerades will be ranked according to their skill and experience. In this post, Deremoe will observe the developments in regards to this new system that is said to be based on international guidelines from its announcement to its…
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On the Otaku Expo, the Community and the SM Megamall Incident.
(Originally published at Deremoe on January 28, 2013.) I was doing my work when this happened — two guys in plain white shirts wrecked a stall inside The SM (Department) Store at the building B of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong. What gives? Otaku Expo is ongoing at the Megatrade Hall 1, as previously covered by…
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Experiment: Anti-Harrassment Policies at Anime Conventions
Good day, fellow earthlings. It is inevitable that at every convention in your neck of the woods, you might see a person harrassing someone without the victim knowing it. These mostly consists of pervographers pointing their lens on some girl’s butt or chest, perverts holding such parts without the victim’s consent, etc. These does not…
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Once-in-a-Blue-Moon Events: Animax Carnival Philippines 2012
After being held in numerous places outside the Philippines, Animax finally decides to have their Carnival here, and in Manila. Albeit the disappointment due to the sound systems, the loss of my bet Maronne Cruz (of which I’ll talk about later on this post) and things that I have no control of outside the event,…