Pre-2010

A panorama shot of Ozine Fest 2014 held in Pasay City. When it was alive and kicking, I set Deremoe as a place where basically I can do almost anything — no rules, for a lack of a proper word — and among the things I miss doing as that guy from Deremoe is to audit the tarpaulins that are being auctioned at Ozine events. It was just for kicks and then it went on to become my traditional routine at every Ozine event. For a fact that the auctions grew up as a tradition for Ozine as well, the feeling is mutual. ...

Fireworks — Adelaide Skyshow 2010 by anthonycramp, on Flickr Alongside our events coverage and the still-pending reviews and first impressions that we have to lodge here, we have been monitoring the news in the past few weeks. All of these news have been giving us the impression that 2015 might be a wonderful year for the Anime fanbase. If you have been living under a rock not knowing that these things happen, you’re in luck — we are going to summarize most of the news pieces that has been released in recent weeks. ...

Left: The Façade of the Senate of the Philippines [Wikimedia Commons]; Right: Animator drawing animation frames. [animaster.com] Today, I am going to discuss a piece of history that should have been relevant to the Philippines’ creative industry but nevertheless is disregarded. Before that, what is the “creative industry” that I am speaking of, for the benefit of those who do not know? Scope and Definition “Creative Industry.” Two words that define an industry where creative minds gather their skills and do something. This includes arts, the media, culture, etc. In 2001, John Howkins referred to this as the “creative economy,” and as defined as follows: ...

This Winter 2015 Anime season, which was the company with the most number of major TV productions? Diomedéa. They produced Seiken Tsukai no World Break, Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!, Unlimited Fafnir and Kantai Collection. All of these five titles are titles that have been aired for one whole season. Previously, Diomedéa’s works include Gingitsune, Akuma no Riddle, Kodomo no Jikan, Shinryaku! Ika Musume and Noucome. They also did numerous in-between animations for various series. I constantly need to do corrections on that post because I keep getting the list wrong. ...

If you can watch an episode of Nisekoi that is cached in your phone even without a working data connection all the time, that is a blissful thing in itself. [Nisekoi © 古味直志／集英社・アニプレックス・シャフト・ＭＢＳ. Deremoe Composite] Just in time for the iflix event that I’ve attended for Deremoe, here’s a narrative on why “Offline Viewing” is a win-win situation for content providers and distributors. You will know more of what I think of Offline Viewing as you read further. ...

During the last days of Deremoe, we were given a chance to be a media partner for the Asia Pop Comicon Manila 2015. They held a press conference at Salon de Ning inside The Peninsula Manila last September 15th, and I was able to attend it. We are given the opportunity to talk with Linda Le (aka Vampy Bit Me) during the Asia Pop Comic Con Manila 2015’s press conference at The Peninsula’s Salon de Ning, and the conversation that we had along with other fellow media is interesting. ...

Whether in PC Gaming or in other communities, there’s no such thing as a “master race” event and is only a subjective stance. [Photo: The Escapist / Deremoe composite] It’s been a week or two since I rallied for offline viewing and why internet TV providers are making a good decision to do so. Now, let me write about something different. I have a friend named Jon. It’s been three months or so since I saw his posts on Facebook supporting a big event with big-shot guests and the biggest prize pool in the local cosplay scene. He’s giddy about it, and I could feel that he’s bowing to the organizers of the event. There’s just one thing that irked me — he’s bluntly dissing off anime fans, so to speak. ...

Cosplayers donning the characters from the DMM online browser game Touken Ranbu. [Photo: Dark Lab Visuals] This is a feature posted on Deremoe on August 8, 2015. So we saw Team Thailand’s skit at World Cosplay Summit 2015. It wasn’t exactly new to me since I saw it even in their country’s national qualifiers. I’m curious as to why they did that skit (curious in a good way). Not to mention, I think I’ve saw things similar to this on my Facebook feed. ...

It’s rather the first time that I will talk about the issues surrounding the Cosplay Community for a long time (with emphasis on “a long time”), but now that I have free time, let me write about it — and if you may, let me write it as if I’m writing a diary or such, unrestricted by formalities and all that stuff. Today, I am going to talk about the recent issue that went up on Cosplay Network Philippines’ (CNPH) “Are You Legit? […]” group. This is about a scam involving the Cosplay Costume Shop, its owner Shigiro Duro and his client. The said issue involves Php40,000.00 and the materials that are used to create a costume. In this post, I gather information why this issue exists. I’m bringing these things up for everyone to know, and take note of. ...

Each year, we go to SM Megamall’s Megatrade Hall for ToyCon 2015 — and while most things haven’t changed (merchandise sales, the toy gallery, Alodia’s presence, cosplay competitions, movie promotions, etc.), there are a few tweaks here and there in each iteration (such as the addition of iflix to the fray of presenters, DC Comics-licensed hoodies, new toys and, so forth) which gives a different flavor. It’s like fried chicken — last year was spicy (no thanks to the Lap Dance skit on Day 1 — I have not yet moved on from this even though I missed it), but this year is delicious … so delicious that it should remind you of the good old times. ...