Cosplay Tanabata 7: A Tanabata to Remember

One last shot. This is perhaps the first and last shot of this writer at the Cosplay Tanabata stage. [Captured by Wiljanz Lopez for keepsakes.] One of Baguio City’s major cosplay events ends on its 7th edition If there’s one good thing about my first visit to Baguio last January, it’s the fact that I am personally invited to one of its major cosplay events — if not THE one. ...

August 24, 2019 · 4 min

World Cosplay Summit 2019 and in retrospect

World Cosplay Summit 2019 Team Philippines, performing a skit from Sengoku Night Blood. [Screencap from WCS YouTube] It has been a long time since I wrote my opinion regarding the World Cosplay Summit. All the time, I was jumping to places where I have never been before — and before I knew it, I have spent a lot of time, money and resources to share the news to you. ...

August 12, 2019 · 10 min

“Opening up” in another singularity

or, “How do I role-play myself once again into a Fate-themed cafe” One day I stumbled upon another Fate/-themed cafe, this time it‘s organized by an entity called THE UNION. “A Battle to Save the Children,” it says on the poster. To which I wondered, “How?” It was when I got alerted by one of my close friends, Naru of AniZone, that I am invited to feature this experience on keepsakes. (Side note: The way I see it, if it’s Naru-recommended, 90% I’ll go.) ...

August 4, 2019 · 4 min

Philippines enters World Cosplay Summit 2019 Final Round

Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore also to compete for the finals World Cosplay Summit 2019 Team Philippines during a post-performance interview. [Screencap from WCS on YouTube] The Nagoya Round of the 2019 World Cosplay Championship has been held at the Aichi Arts Center in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. This major highlight of World Cosplay Summit 2019 saw 32 teams competing for the remaining 16 slots for THE FINAL Round — among of them is Team Philippines which performed a scene from the otome game Sengoku Night Blood as historical figures Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ...

August 2, 2019 · 2 min

WCS 2019 opens in Tokyo

Teams to compete in Tokyo, Nagoya, Final Rounds Before the official start of the 2019 World Cosplay Summit (WCS), an opening ceremony was held at Tokyo Dome Hotel inside Tokyo Dome City this afternoon (July 26), which welcomes participant teams from 40 countries (although one team was unable to attend the said ceremony). ...

July 25, 2019 · 4 min

3rd CONQuest Festival closes “its most successful year ever”

Over 7,500 fans visited and participated in the event, triple from last year’s count: Organizers The 3rd CONQuest Festival has just been held at the Iloilo Convention Center last June 22 and 23, serving the need of the Visayas and Mindanao regions for a pop culture event which is at par with what us Metro Manilans experience. Its third year saw a major partnership with Globe Telecom and Twitch, which led to a boom of content ranging from Esports to Arts and Education. ...

July 6, 2019 · 4 min

“Cosplay Tanabata 7: The Harajuku Parade” set on August 17–18

Baguio City’s Long-Awaited Cosplay Comeback - Major Cosplay Event happening at Newtown Plaza Event Center Last January, I went to Baguio City for the first time to witness how cosplay events work there, through Kospurei Bunkasai. To be quite honest, I failed to get a good grasp of what the community is like, and I was so sleepy you can see me dozing off on some occasions. I promised myself that by the next time I stepped in Baguio, I shall have a good hold of it. ...

July 3, 2019 · 2 min

Cebu’s “Class S” hailed Philippine Representatives for WCS 2019

Cosplay judges 2018 World Cosplay Summit Philippines representative Team Sekai (Sergio Sta. Ana and Kai Raito), MingMiho (2014 WCSPH Alumna) and Japanese cosplayer Reika join Team Class S of Cebu in a photo opportunity after being hailed as the Philippine representative of WCS for 2019. [Photo: Alec Egido / TheFanboySEO] Team Class S of Cebu bested 4 other teams to become the representative of the country for the World Cosplay Summit in Japan held at TOYCON 2019 Pop Life FanXperience inside Hall 3 of SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City last Sunday, June 30th. This marks the first time a Cebuano team will represent the country to the WCS. ...

July 3, 2019 · 3 min

WCSPH Nationals to be held at TOYCON PH 2019

This year’s Philippines to the World Cosplay Summit to be decided at annual pop culture event It’s that time once again to gather the best cosplay pairs from select parts of the country to see who will be representing the Philippines in the 2019 World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Japan from July 27 to August 04. Six teams from NCR, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, and Mindanao will duel for the coveted title at TOYCON 2019 during the last weekend of June: ...

June 11, 2019 · 2 min

Cubizone Community Blowout

Everyone gathers for that one special class photo. [Photo handout from Cubizone] Community and Media event held as part of 10th Anniversary festivities (Left) Personalities from various communities gather as Cubizone celebrates its 10th year in the business. [Photo handout from Cubizone] (Right) Cubizone’s letter to the guests. Cubizone gathered its community and media friends on the last Friday of May 2019 at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila for its Community Blowout as part of its 10th year Anniversary. ...

June 1, 2019 · 3 min