Alexandra Trese, as seen in this key visual for her upcoming Netflix series. (Photo: Netflix PH on Twitter) Last Tuesday (October 27), Netflix streamed its Anime Festival live on YouTube, announcing SIXTEEN anime titles coming up on the platform next year: Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Godzilla: Singular Point, Eden, Vampire in the Garden, Yasuke, Pacific Rim: The Black, TRESE, B: The Beginning Succession, Baki Hanma, Thermae Romae Novae, High Rise Invasion, Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, The Way of the Househusband, and Spriggan. ...

I think this is not the second time I will tell every single one of you that I’ve been operating Zoom webinars for the past three weeks, and I still hate its flaws. Nevertheless, I hope to reach Zoom Nirvana soon. That’s just one thing that have happened during my content break. Here’s the rest: Secured another media partnership for an upcoming event (details soon) Got noticed by Haachama (more on this below) Played the Jstris cheese run for the second time on Twitch Got access to the actual meeting room for The Union’s “United we Stand” stream Sprained my ankle forcing me to be bedridden for half a day I’ve digested what’s happening in the fast-paced Virtual YouTuber scene. Here’s what I understood: ...

Aniplus Asia secures big anime titles for its Fall 2020 simulcast: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III, Fire Force Season 2, HYPNOSISMIC-Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima, The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc, Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Hayate no Gotoku!, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You and D4DJ: First Mix. ...

Last September 27, I have presented my first international panel - at KuroCon Online volume 2. Although this is pre-recorded, this panel opened Day 2 of the online event which gathered hundreds of participants on Discord and Twitch. I took chance of proposing a topic in light of the recent KissAnime shutdown, and I’m happy that this has been approved. ...

After less than a year, we now have another equipment upgrade in office - this is necessary to speed up the editing process of our online events. After some tweaking, I was able to connect two monitors to a single desktop, just what I need to edit videos and stream well. Now that the materials have been set up, I expect more work to come my way. The events season is not yet over. ...

It’s that month again where I grow up a year older! How time flies. Now for the monthly podcast update: Japan’s Crackdown on Piracy Sites: What now? (September 07) Listen on Anchor Listen on Spotify The Crackdown on Piracy Sites has just started as KissAnime is taken down, leaving the highly-visited website no choice but to say goodbye for good. This puts anime fans who are currently watching by season on a rush to find alternatives. ...

Just a few days ago, I got a message from the Kurotsuki Online Convention (KuroCon) team that my application for a fan panel has been approved, and I’m coordinating with the team to deliver my presentation for KuroCon volume 2 coming this September 26-27. As part of the presentation, I am looking for anime fans in Southeast Asia to help me with my independent research. What I’m looking for are anime fans around the region of any age to answer a series of brief questions regarding the use of the YouTube platform in legal anime distribution. ...

By this time, I am already wondering how malls survive. Some stores are still closed, most have physical distancing measures implemented, but overall, there’s less people coming in - except if it’s a supermarket or a bank, which brings in the necessities. Then there’s online shopping, where the numbers mean crowds. The monthly sales of e-commerce giants Alibaba, Lazada and Shopee is our kind of Black Friday sale in the U.S. ...

We have come to this point that even Anime News Network wrote a story about Mano Aloe. This is my second Desk Diary, where I put my heart out and think loud enough to cover some topics which will then be considered taboo, letting these things go and then moving on. I thought I can get out drama by moving my attention away from local idols and seiyuu drama to Virtual YouTubers. I was wrong. ...

On this edition of Going Places where I attend online anime/cosplay events, I went to virtual Japan to enter the first Comic VKet. Japan’s pop culture events industry The year 2020 was supposed to be a big one for Japan. Olympics are scheduled to be held in Tokyo. Even pop culture events have set aside themselves for this big event. The thing is, a pandemic broke out. Everything Japan has prepared for this big moment has to be postponed. ...