It’s been two years since I started podcasting again. Honestly, there are a lots of hits and misses, but I am getting the hang of the basics. I had my podcast start around 2009, a decade ago, when I decided to make good use of the MP3 player I got as a gift from my mom, whipped up Audacity, and upload audio on the Internet Archive under the name JP Angeles (which I consider a good name at that time). Be aware that I got some good ol’ cringy stuff here. ...

Attention, Naruto fans! Cubinet Interactive (Cubizone) has invited us to join them at Movie Stars Cafe in Quezon City as they introduce to the local media their newest licensed online game Naruto Slugfest last December 03. Naruto Slugfest game features Described as the world’s First 3D OPEN WORLD ACTION MMORPG MOBILE GAME, Naruto Slugfest is the mobile game adaptation of Naruto Shippuden, with 4 player classes to choose from. From what I understood, the game will also have solo quests, group and guild confrontations. Aside from this, the game has its own day & night and weather settings to complement the nostalgic Naruto look and feel. ...

You’ve probably seen Murasaki7 at Cosplay Mania 2019 - and they are happy to announce that they will be available very soon on Google Play! Murasaki7 Game Story Murasaki7 is an anime puzzle-RPG with 300 levels, competitive PvP battles and elements of Unit Collection for all its players to experience. ...

What can fan artists do when their art is bootlegged? What can merchants do if they get called out for selling what is actually bootleg stuff? A few days ago, I was directed to an experiment on Twitter by Roku where she posts a photo of a design she wants to be printed on a shirt: i need this on a shirt 😭😭 beautiful art! amazing! wow! i want merch of this! pic.twitter.com/oCMTC7Io3p ...

Mandaue is among the 7 cities that form up Metro Cebu, and compared to my previous visits at the South Road Properties (SM Seaside City), near the Port Area (SM Cebu), Cebu City (Fuente Circle) and even as far as Sirao Gardens, I can safely say that I had a fleeting time here. On this post, I will be talking about my journey to Mandaue, as well as the budget I had set for my weekend stay here as I went there for ARCHcon Cebu 2019. So here’s how it went: ...

ARCHcon 2019, the annual Anime, Role-playing, Comics and Hobbies Convention held last November 16-17 at J Centre Mall Convention Hall gathered thousands of anime, cosplay, role-playing fans and hobbyists for a weekend of activities. On this feature, we will be running down the highlights of this year’s event which has the future-looking theme of “ARCHLight.” Thousands of visitors In line with this year’s theme, ARCHcon took on a different route in handling their entry process, focusing on lessening the use of paper tickets. They have partnered with Symph to implement a ticketing system that uses facial recognition. ...

Drop downs welcome you to the show floor [Photo Handout] Capping off the busy weekend going from place to place, I went to Axon inside Green Sun Makati last November 10 to witness perhaps another first in my life. The Melody Road 2019 Chamber Orchestra Concert Series gathered anime fans young and old for a night of anime nostalgia, playing pieces from the classics such as Howl’s Moving Castle, Digimon, and even Kimi no Na wa. ...

Just last February this year, I went to Cebu for Otakufest 2019. That is my second time to do so - and I learned a lot. This November, I’m about to get back to Cebu - this time to witness ARCHcon 2019 (Anime, Role-Playing Games, Comics and Hobbies Convention). I know I’ve written about the 15th ARCHcon last year, so let me quote what I mentioned before: “What started as an open-to-the-public school activity of the then Sacred Heart School — Jesuit ‘Alternate Hobbies Club’ has grown to cater hobbyists from Cebu and the Visayas region.” ...

Melody Road 2019 is fast approaching. Before we witness their anime feature concert on Sunday (November 10) at Green Sun Makati, I asked this year’s Radical Dreemers ensemble a few questions about their love of music and perhaps their future. (Now, this piece is intended for you readers outside the Philippines - maybe someone, anyone from the west or the northeast parts of the world may be reading this - so I took the liberty to translate some answers.) ...

Seikimatsu Blue, the upcoming movie adaptation of the manga of the same name, is among the headliners of Coslandia 2019. The cast and staff of the film adaptation including MNL48’s Abby, Coleen, Brei, and Kay are present during the said event. This feature covers two press conferences: First is at the media room last Friday, November 01, and the main press conference at the Main stage last Saturday, November 02. ...