ARCHcon, Cebu’s first and longest-running hobby convention, is set to hold its 15th iteration this year. 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. ARCHcon, short for “Animation, Role-Playing Games, Comics, and Hobbies Convention,” an event of what is now the Sacred Heart School — Ateneo de Cebu “Anime Manga Trading Cards and Gaming (AMTG) Brigade,” started as an open event for table-top and trading card gaming competitions. Nowadays, it has a cosplay competition, an art competition and even an esports competition. Aside from these, they have toys and collectible displays and comic artist appearances. ...

Acquires Worldwide English Digital Rights to “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!,” “Apparently it’s My Fault That My Husband Has The Head of a Beast” light novels J-Novel Club, a legal way to read light novels, adds more titles in their library available to its members. The two titles, brought to readers worldwide through an arrangement with publishing giant Kodansha, bring their twists on the romance genre. ...

…or, my Cafeterium /Kal·de·as/ experience It’s been long since I’m able to take pleasure in the fruits of my labor, and so I did it again — this time, I paid a group of mages to transport me to a different dimension. I had already paid my dues to the mages as soon as they announced the trip, and setting aside the delay because of the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong, I guess the wait was worth it. The good thing about paying the dues is that I don’t need to go to a local currency exchange as they accept local currency (Php 1 = 1 Quartz). ...

Just how many months have been since Hypnosis Mic started? Just. How. Many. Months. I’ve been referring to this as seiyuu Fliptop rap battle league but feel free to call me out ah. 2.5D seiyuu projects such as LoveLive! and Revue Starlight are high-stakes yet high-impact spectacles which we love, but Hypnosis Mic is something for me. Ok, we got The iDOLM@STER Side M, Idolish7, UtaPri and the like, but HypMic is a unique concept. ...

Tired of watching anime and reading manga? Why not read a light novel in one subscription? Imagine this: You’ve been watching Crunchyroll on your mobile phone during commute. As the day ends your eyes are glued in their manga section. You’ve been doing this for quite a long time that you got bored. You’ve been to J-Novel Club and got turned off because you need a separate subscription to access it. ...

Hi guys — it’s been a long time since I wrote a letter. Last month, I wrote a feature on Why you need to pay attention to the World Cosplay Summit, just in time for the World Cosplay Championship which the Philippines also participated. Here’s a part of the feature: The story of our Team SeKai who is representing the country in this year’s WCS is that they are both well-knowledgeable about cosplay competitions. They won’t stop in getting the gold — soon enough, they will be looking for rivals that they want to face, competitions that will give them the adrenaline rush they needed, and places that they haven’t been to. This is what it means to be in the pinnacle of your cosplay journey. With over 30 countries joining the WCS, who doesn’t want to be part of something momentous? ...

keepsakes. gets up-close and personal with the songstress at August 2018’s Anifes inside SMX Manila. The highlight of this weekend’s ANIFES 2018 is singer-songwriter Mika Kobayashi who has sung tracks such as “Before my body is dry” (aka DON’T LOSE YOUR WAY) from Kill la Kill, “at’aek ON taitn” from Attack on Titan, “βίος” from Guilty Crown among others. Prior to the concert, we had an opportunity to talk to her about her musical journey and her current activities. ...

My thoughts on TV5 Animega as the channel reached its 10th year So here’s another drunk post I prepared last night, and I don’t plan editing this as I poured all my heart and soul (???) into writing this draft (yes this is a draft that is marked done; lazy right?). https://www.facebook.com/otacobites/videos/272050003393721/ So it’s been 10 years since the name TV5 popped out straight into Philippine households, and yes it’s that time when anime fans are reminiscing the TV5 they know. TV5 (now The 5 Network) was launched formally on August 8, 2008 at 7 in the evening, and I got to know the channel through its anime block. ...

Sillykonpeito Alright guys, I just finished Day 1 of Stores Asia Expo and I would love to see you at SMX tomorrow (Friday August 10) as entrance is free and I’m game for some chit-chat. For now, let me share my unedited thoughts about Maria (Sillykonpeito) as I see her developments online. [Photo] Brentertainment The first time I really really met Maria was at O-kun Fiesta years ago where she is dressed as Hanayo Koizumi (the apple of the eye ng mga kanin kings kasi mahilig din sya sa kanin) and I was among the ones who got enthralled by how great her costume is and her cure appearance. ...

What the “Entry-Level Smartphone King” has for me as a task-doer and content creator? Let me tell you a story. I had the best smartphone in the world. It cost me around Php2,500 pesos, small enough to fit my pocket and is pretty much the basic smartphone for my needs. It’s the kind of phone that even crooks will return to me after they steal it. Why so? Long story short, its glass is broken (but it works well), and it’s outdated too. The value to fix the phone costs more than its value. ...