Events

My latest trip to Cebu was last-minute, but it sure did lead me to another great event, which is Cebu Litfest 2023 at the Ayala Malls Central Bloc at the heart of Cebu IT Park. I got a lot of cosplay photos on Facebook, plus a video featuring my good friends Gary and Lloyd who covered the 6200 Geek Con and Otakufest last year. Now for some photos that I’m sharing in this post: There was this one special booth where Sharreh dressed up in traditional attire. Happy to know that hours after taking this photo, her merch are sold out! ...

Ozine Fest, Anime Fair organizer: We need to keep Anime and Cosplay fun and for everybody to enjoy Fresh off the largely-attended second run of Anime Fair at Ayala Malls Manila Bay, the organizer reached out to keepsakes. to share their plans as well as to address some concerns within the ever-growing anime and cosplay community. Dennis J. Uy—some may remember him as GM Ukiya of Otakuzine, and is definitely someone unique to the community—leads Ozine Events, the organizer of Ozine Fest, Anime Fair, Otaku Expo and other related anime and cosplay events. ...

Happy New Year! I’m going back to basics of life-blogging and sharing photos from my recent trip at Ayala Malls Manila Bay for Anime Fair 2023. This post will be in a mix of English and Filipino. So ayun nga po, balik-Ayala Manila Bay tayo for Anime Fair. Byahe uli sa bus carousel, konting pahinga, and then ayus na. It took me a while to get to the destination lalo na at atat ako bumaba—yun pala ilang kanto pa bago ako bumaba. Napa-exercise ng di oras. ...

It’s the first time I’m posting here on the site in a long while, so let me start the year right by sharing this video I did before the year ended—Ozine Fest 90s Retro Anime Event. What kicked the Cosplay Week in the Philippines was a nostalgic, feel-good event. The dress code has set the tone for the event—90s Anime—and the cosplayers followed suit. Those who have complaints of seeing cosplays from a major game should have been here to relive their childhoods, as they will see only a few of such. ...

It has been a long while since a Wotagei competition appeared in Philippine soil post-pandemic, so Wotagei Pilipinas organized its own competition called Wotagei Taisen. You can choose to participate in the event as a competing Wotageishi (dancer) or as an audience (spectator). As long as you are keen on learning the art of cyalume dance that originated from Japan’s idol culture, you are welcome here. Aside from the main competition to be judged by two-time Philippine representative to the Cyalume World Dance Battle Protektor, artists such as DJ Clarky Luna, Neko Fire (collaboration between Asfire and Nekonnect) and Sai Pingwinn will also take the stage. ...

Cebu’s Otakufest is physically back with a bang! The sought-after annual event for Cebu’s otaku community returns—and it’s the first time it will be held indoors. This year’s Otakufest will be held at the JCentre Convention Hall, JCentre Mall, Mandaue City, Cebu on November 12-13, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) Guests include Sally Dorasnow from Malaysia and one of Cebu’s familiar faces of cosplay, Charess. VTuber Pokato Grylls from IkasuLive is also listed as one of the guests. ...

I’m not yet tired. I’m brimming with passion, passion that was fueled by me going to Cosplay Mania 2022 last weekend. I spent the whole weekend being blessed with a lot of cosplay photos, and I have a rough estimate that 90% of it are VTuber cosplays, because yes, I’m covering the event for NewsDrop, and I’m looking forward to sharing relevant stuff there soon. Also, the event was covered in The Philippine STAR front page. By now I think I’m not the only one who has noticed this. ...

Among all the stuff I did at SMX Manila last weekend is go to Sticky Expo and check for VTuber merch. Aside from that, I promoted NewsDrop to all VTuber merch-creating peeps. Below is my haul, and I hope you can look until the end. Thank you! Mysta Rias by Arzenpai PNGtuber sticker by Letters by Jewel Merryweather by Bebarts ...

I have been invited to attend Welcome to Wonderland’s online tea party last Sunday, August 28, 2022. This is the prelude to the much-awaited event for Lolita, Harajuku and J- Fashion enthusiasts happening around two weeks after. This 4-hour online event was attended by around 50 guests and visitors. Featured guests in the online party include Japanese Shironui artist Minori, Japanese artist and lolita fashion enthusiast Midori Yusa, stage, screen, and voice artist Maronne Cruz, fashion blogger Sanakan, kimono stylist Krystof, and the Yu-En Cosplay tandem of Den and Ayu. The finalists for the Fashion and Art competitions were also announced at this event. ...

We have been covering events at OtaCute in Manila for so long, so we’ve seen how this small venue grew up to become a hotspot for anime culture. In this month’s Otasuke Cosplay Festival, we have not just one but two venues which will cater to everything anime and cosplay. Aside from the LA Village venue which saw a lot of performances, OtaCute is set to debut its Wallstreet venue, opening the door for a wider experience. This new venue, which has been teased for so long, sports a long catwalk with lots of screens, giving a better viewing experience. ...