Cosplay

Is it worth it to desperately be with your idols? A photo of this writer captured at the historical Kamuning Bakery and Cafe in Quezon City, just a few months before it got burned and rebuilt again. (Captured by Nestor Domingo Jr.) There are moments that are still fresh in my mind, such as the time when I: was like 7 or whatever years old and am alone in the house crying for mama, or that time when I executed nothing for the school paper after taking the helm despite planning for it; or not wanting to finish high school because I just don’t feel going — instead, I spend my time in the internet cafe doing stuff; but even so, I still have the memory of meeting my inspirations — my idols — in person. It’s as fresh as the fish sold in the market at 3:00 am. ...

What Binondo looks like in the start of the Lunar New Year? - Lunar New Year in Binondo Manila 2019 Kiong Hee Huat Tsai! February 05, 2019 marks the start of the Lunar New Year (most of us know that it’s being celebrated by the Chinese, but it’s also being celebrated in Korea as Seollal, so I’ll start with that). In the Philippines, this day has been declared a Special Non-Working Holiday, which means I get to have a day off from work and tag along my friend and online media colleague Christian Mack’s journey into Binondo, which is the oldest Chinatown in the world, having been established in 1594 (16th century). ...

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. ...

Team Twin Star and Team Phoenix selected last Sunday Two teams have participated in the NCR Leg of the World Cosplay Summit Philippines 2019 Qualifiers held at the 13th Christmas Toys and Collectibles Fair at Megatrade Hall 2 of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City on Sunday, December 16. These two teams are Team Phoenix and Team Twin Star are both selected to represent the region. Watch the highlight video below. ...

It’s my first time to be in Singapore, and I’m really happy to be there to witness the 10th year anniversary of Anime Festival Asia, C3AFA Singapore 2018. It’s been so long since I wrote a story here, so let me take the opportunity to file this story on the WCS Singapore preliminaries on a personal tone. When it was announced that Rithe (who has visited Cosplay Carnival in the Philippines early this year) will join this qualifier with Kai, I quickly bet my decision that they will win this one. ...

Western Visayas representative performs Zenki The First Leg for the World Cosplay Summit Philippines 2019 Qualifiers is successfully held at SM City Bacolod last Saturday, October 20. Team Kazoku Saisei (composed of Kate Villarte and PJ Briones) is chosen as the representative for the Western Visayas qualifiers, cosplaying as Chiaki Enno and Zenki from Kishin Douji Zenki respectively. Serialized in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump form 1992 to 1996, Kishin Douji Zenki is a story of the young priestess (miko) Chiaki Enno, and her journey to become the successor to the great Bodhisattva of Japan, Ozunu Enno. ...

It’s been long since I saw a mention of the World Cosplay Summit on TV — and this one’s so major I am pulling this story up here for the record. In the October 14, 2018 episode of ABS-CBN’s educational program “Matanglawin,” cosplayers including World Cosplay Summit 2018 Team Philippines’ Sergio Sta. Ana appeared in a segment about Cosplay and Cosplay Mania 2018, with scenes shot at the event itself. ...

World Cosplay Summit Philippines 2019 is here. What has changed? - Heads-up to those who will compete to represent the country World Cosplay Summit (WCS) Team Philippines 2018, Team Sekai, as they receive the Award of Invitation for the World Cosplay Championships which will be held in Nagoya, Japan. The World Cosplay Summit Philippines committee will start the Preliminaries for the 2019 Summit which will be held in Nagoya. For this matter, they have released the Rules and Regulations for the 2019 selection, and here are the important things to take note of: ...

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. ...

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? ...