I’ll be moderating two panels at the Pinoy Otaku Festival this Saturday - Panels are for 30 minutes, part of the afternoon session Hi guys! Long time no post again. I know I have a busy week — I was so busy that the only thing I can do is to share stuff on Facebook. We just had another event and I think they are done with the egress. ...
#NICE2018: One hot Cultural Day I have landed in Davao this Saturday to see the second day of the Nippon Industrial and Cultural Exchange as well as the 2018 National Finals of the World Cosplay Summit Philippines. After arriving at Davao International Airport, I went directly to the Almendras Gym (Davao Recreational Center). It’s still 6 in the morning, and the gym’s not yet open. I am greeted by a few staff including Nico, of which I assume is the event’s floor director. ...
After years of waiting, it’s an NCR Qualifier winner who will represent the country — they are then called “Team Saui” At this year’s World Cosplay Summit Philippines National Finals in Davao City held Sunday April 29, A deja vu has happened. Team Sekai(then Team Saui, pronounced “Sa’yu ih”), the pair of Sergio Sta. Ana from Metro Manila and Kai Raito from Bacolod, will represent the country in the 2018 World Cosplay Summit which will happen at Nagoya, from July 28 to August 5. ...
Photo-op of the three teams from Zamboanga together with the hosts. [Photo: Ambox Events / Mary Joy Nakata] During the Matsuri Fever! event held at the KCC Mall de Zamboanga rooftop held Friday, April 6, three pairs are selected to join the list of competitors vying for the title of this year’s Philippine representative to the World Cosplay Summit this August in Nagoya, Japan. Photo-op of the three teams from Zamboanga together with the hosts. [Photo: Ambox Events / Mary Joy Nakata] ...
Team Anime Core will be competing for the WCS PH title for the third time Team Anime Core of Albay will once again take part in the National Qualifiers of the World Cosplay Summit Philippines as they have been selected as South Luzon’s competing pair. The team of John Albert Alejandrino and Jaypee Camu Azarcon cosplaying characters from Garo: The Animation has been selected among three competing teams during the South Luzon Qualifiers held at Pacific Mall Legazpi last Sunday, March 11. ...
[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.” ...
February 4, 2018 — Megatrade Hall 2, SM Megamall Before I start talking about the event, here’s a story: I got contacted by rayan of AnimePH Project that they will be out of town during the weekend of Otaku Expo 2018, and I am asked if I’m interested to cover it. I said yes, of course, given that the Ozine Team is always open to the likes of us. A day before the event, I met with the Ozine Team (that includes its General Manager Dennis Uy) and noticed that the hall where it will be held, Megatrade Hall 2, is on its way to refurbish the doors of that hall. ...
Completing this year’s #CosplayWeek is a visit to SMX for one last time this year I finally got to see the last day of Cosplay Matsuri 2017 at the SMX Manila, the last event of the year. As with the Ozine AFS, this has most of the offerings it shared last year, but the difference is that (1) the upcoming Jumanji movie supports the event, (2) the dates for the Cosplay Mania event series have been announced — including the date for CosMania’s 10th year, which will be held at the ground floor halls of the SMX Manila for the first time, and (3) Naru is one of the hosts. ...
Two teams who competed at the 12th Christmas Toys and Collectibles Fair will proceed to Davao for the Nationals this April 2018 Two teams are added to the set of finalists vying for the right to represent the Philippines in the World Cosplay Summit in August 2018, both coming from the NCR Qualifiers held at the last day of the 12th Christmas Toys and Collectibles Fair (December 17, 2017, Sunday) at the SM Megatrade Hall 2 in Mandaluyong City. ...
(or, “How’s my experience in the first Extreme Moments meet-and-greet?”) https://www.facebook.com/XtremeMoments/videos/2041630356068503/ Extreme Moments (XM) is the invitational cosplay photoshoot series wherein cosplayers and photographers are toured to various places around the country. This year, XM is commencing its 6th edition with the popular mobile game “Fate/Grand Order” as its theme. The series is done in two parts: The just-concluded Cebu leg where they highlighted the popular tourist destination Temple of Leah that gives you an overlooking view of Cebu, among a few locations; and the Tagaytay leg which is yet to be commenced. ...