The first day of the Ozine Fest Anime Figure Special 2016 held at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City last December 26 to 27 — both weekdays — felt like the usual Saturday and Sunday; this despite the bad weather condition in the morning. Nevertheless, I was able to get a lot of photos than I expected — probably more than what I had at other major events. ...

Hi there! Here’s the latest updates on Aniplus’ January 2017 Lineup, as sent by the channel’s representative thru email: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?— Featuring the well-beloved Hestia. The city of Orario has a huge labyrinth with monsters and other creatures. Adventurers are looking forward to explore this for fame and fortune with their life and limb. Bell Cranel had a fateful encounter with the petit goddess Hestia, and this is where the story of searching for comrades working together begins. Rokka Braves of the Six Flowers— Featuring the well-loved Fremy. The legend states that there will be a team called “Braves of the Six Flowers” who will fight the Demon God, but when these heroes gathered up, they saw 7 of them; thus beginning the adventurous story of pin-pointing who is the impostor. Attack on Titan: Junior High— The characters from Attack on Titan are chibified for this series, where the Titans turned into bullies. Eren got his fave lunch (cheeseburger) taken from him by a Titan and thus he vow to eliminate their kind for good. Drifters— Before he dies, famous samurai Shimazu Toyohisa was transported to another dimension to become a part of the “Drifters,” and is forced to battle other epic warriors in an ultimate death match. ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.— The kingdom of Dowa has 13 states, and each state has its own sets of agencies controlled by a group called ACCA which has its central office in the kingdom’s capital. Jean Otus, the second-in-command of the inspection agency, monitors ACCA activities with ten people who are under him scattered around the states. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid— Miss Kobayashi, who lives a boring life, saved a life of a female dragon named Tohru, and invites her to her small apartment. When not in dragon form, Tohru is an adorable human girl dressed as a maid. This is where Miss Kobayashi’s life will change. Trickster— There’s this guy named “The Fiend with Twenty Faces,” and the story of Trickster heavily involves around him. One day, Boys’ Detective Team member Kensuke Hanasaki meets Yoshio Kobayashi, a guy who has an undying body due to an “unknown fog.” Although Kobayashi wants to rest in peace, Hanasaki got interested with him, and have him join his team. Their encounter leads them to the criminal nicknamed the “Fiend with Twenty Faces.” ...

December 24, 2016 — World Trade Center Metro Manila The Christian Family Organizations of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ — of which yours truly is a proud member) organized the INC Live (Livelihood, Interaction, Values and Entertainment) at the World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay last December 23–24, 2016. I was able to catch up on the second day to meet my Cosplayer friends, most of them I only interact with online. ...

Part of the activities during the Toys and Collectibles Fair of the Asian Comics, Toys and Hobbies Collective at the Megatrade Hall 2 last December 18 is the NCR Qualifiers for World Cosplay Summit Philippines 2017. Team Reality (who did a skit from Sword Art Online) and Team Kanor Cubes (who did a Nintendo-inspired skit) were declared winners by default. According to WCSPH, there are supposed to be three pairs who will compete. ...

(Formerly the Ever Gotesco Ortigas Complex) Today’s video is taken from the newly-opened SM City East Ortigas SM Supermalls’ 60th mall. Formerly the Ever Gotesco Ortigas Complex, SM got the property after it was listed as one of Ever’s assets that are disposed (more of this on a 2014 Manila Standard story about tycoon Lucio Tan expanding the University of the East, which is somehow related). ...

https://www.facebook.com/ODEXanime/photos/a.1437234409917931.1073741827.1436795726628466/1613687118939325/?type=3&permPage=1 Hi everyone! ODEX Private Limited has just officially confirmed (double redundancy intended for further emphasis — confirmed na, official pa!) that the Philippines will be able to see Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale with the rest of the world as they updated the cover photo on the /ODEXanime Facebook page. Prior to the official announcement, they already said that the Philippines will see it through SM Cinemas. ...

The Tribe app, as tested on MyPhone my81. Initally connected to Globe Telecom, targets K-pop and Anime niche At first, I think of the recently-launched Tribe as something catered to the Hallyu audience, but when [Anime Pilipinas [APN] reported that it has Aniplus content](http://www.animepilipinas.com/2016/12/06/aniplus-asia-philippines-through-tribe-streaming-service/), I didn’t take a second guess and got the app instantly. Aside from Aniplus, they have Korean brands tvN, KBS World, Kix and E-sports channel EGG. Tribe was launch last November 30, and they had their launch party last December 2 which features a live viewing MNET Asian Music Awards (and they even got Glaiza de Castro and the Gosiengfiao sisters Alodia and Ashley as guests). Tribe is based in Malaysia, and is brought by pay-TV provider Astro. ...

Hello, everyone — I’ve been receiving letters from Aniplus about their latest offerings, which is kind of a waste since there is no easy way to watch the channel yet until the Tribe app launched in the country (I will post my review of the app this Monday morning). Aniplus sent me an email last night announcing that they will simulcast Attack on Titan 2 in April 2017 — it’s the continuation of the beloved apocalyptic series where humanity fights titans so they can break free from their confined walls (three of them) that were built to protect themselves. ...

**My Cebu Trip, in 40 seconds.**This video starts off with me playing off a part of the latest Wake Up, Girls! single, and proceeds to show the wonders of Cebu — from the Sirao Garden to the skyline as seen at the Temple of Leah, to the skyline as seen at SM Seaside City Cebu. ...

Photos of the Day — 4 December 2016 Our event at the Cebu Trade Hall has ended, and to cap off the night, I took a night stroll after we sort things out. I took this while I’m waiting to cross the other side of Osmeña Boulevard, and if you see this in person, it’s beautiful — I guess it’s more gorgeous during the day. Prior to this, I stumbled upon a resto called “Coffee Prince.” I think this was named after the hit Korean series. ...