Cebu

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.” ...

Say it with me, mga bai: “Oh-zeen,” hindi “Oh-zayn.” Imagine a conversation between a group of people: “Tara, Cebu?” “G.” Now, imagine if this was the team behind the Ozine Fest series of events. This is probably how Ozine Fest Cebu was set. Otakuzine has been in the events (and the magazine) business for a decade now, and I believe it’s their first time that they will go out of town and into SM Seaside City Cebu’s Sky Hall this May 18–19, 2019. ...

As of writing, the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece has 876 episodes since its initial broadcast on October 20, 1999. That’s 19 seasons altogether. This series does not stop airing weekly for almost 20 years, and it still continues to bring joy to its fans. With that in mind, the second day of Otakufest 2019 at SM Seaside City Cebu (February 24, 2019) has been declared as “One Piece Day,” gathering cosplayers from around Cebu and nearby areas to participate. ...

#CEBUkeepsakes2019 features my first visit to Cebu’s Otakufest plus a visit to the recently-opened Moe Moe Kyun Restaurant To cap off my journey in Cebu from February 23 to 25, 2019, I’m making this post to share to you the content I produced: Podcasts We’ll start with the podcasts as these are the first ones that I processed (also probably the fastest): This may not count as Otakufest content but this marked my second trip to Cebu City. I’m with Serena of The Lily Cat in the airport when we recorded this episode. ...

Cebu’s kick-starting major event held for two days at SM Seaside City’s Maze Garden This year’s Otakufest has done firsts in its decade-long history: Being held for two days, and being among the first activities to be held at the recently-opened Maze Garden area. It’s been two weeks since and the thought of going to Cebu again just right after going to Singapore. This all started when I am convinced by my counterpart, Cebu’s Cosplay Event Buzzer Gary Montejo to be there. My initial plan was to visit ARCHcon, but as soon as I realized that I may not be able to travel by plane again on my own this year, I took the jump. ...

The three pairs who participated in the World Cosplay Summit Philippines’ 2019 Cebu Preliminaries together with its panel of judge cosplayers Reika and 2018 Philippine representative Team Sekai. Two more pairs for WCSPH 2019 finals selected in Cebu’s Otakufest - 2018 National Finalist Team Class S to return for 2019 Nationals It was a busy Sunday for everyone who is at the Maze Garden of SM Seaside City Cebu as Otakufest 2019 holds three major events on its second day. ...

I made sure that my second trip in Cebu will be in an otaku event — and not just any otaku event, it has to be the largest one. I’ve been to three personal trips to explore the anime/cosplay culture — in Davao, in Singapore, and in Baguio. ...

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. ...

[Photo] Lime Creatives / Otakufest Recently-held preliminaries a first in the city [Photo] Lime Creatives / Otakufest Team Class S is the champion in the Central and Eastern Visayas Qualifiers of the World Cosplay Summit Philippines held at Otakufest 2018 inside Cebu Business Park last Saturday, February 24. The team, composed of Seigfred Enero and Sheena Mae Butad, performed a skit as Aram and the Dark Lord of the hit game “Chain Chronicle.” ...

**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. ...