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. ...

The “In Another World with My Smartphone” light novel (2nd, from top) will now be on printed paper, and eight other titles will now be available on J-Novel Club, all translated in English. Do note that some covers included in this photo are the Japanee ones. (Photos taken from J-Novel Club’s press release) Eight other titles can now be read online worldwide For J-Novel Club, there’s nowhere to go but up. When I received the letter from Otaku Journalist Lauren Orsini about this news, she said that this is a landmark in the service’s history. ...

[Photo] Manila Idol Matsuri on Facebook Why this is a must-see for those who really like idols I’ve been saying a lot of times that the idol boom is here, and now we are to witness an event where indie idols and their fans meet and and greet to each other. This event gathers popular indie idol groups in the country On September 2 (Sunday — in just two months) at the TIU Theater inside Makati Square in Makati City, thirteen groups will be performing in the 7-hour event, regardless if they create their songs or do song covers. ...

I stand corrected — make it 8 versions. I am currently at the 1st Pasig City Trade Fair which is held at Estancia at Capitol Commons, and part of the things I do (aside from overseeing if there will be any activity on stage) is to try out what Pasig has to offer. Just a few hours ago, I conducted a fireside chat with the Pasigueno businessmen, and I had fun talking to them about doing business on social media, as well as promoting businesses. ...

…or what happens to be my one-week nightmare with my bank One day, I was trying to get cash from an at a posh location. The machine was slowly taking the card in. When it’s time to get the cash, the card is getting out slowly — and then it decided that nope, it won’t give me the card and it won’t give me the cash I asked for. ...