Bacolod picks its WCS 2019 team

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. ...

October 21, 2018 · 1 min

World Cosplay Summit mentioned on Philippine TV

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. ...

October 13, 2018 · 1 min

World Cosplay Summit Philippines updates its rules for 2019

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: ...

October 12, 2018 · 2 min

Why you need to pay attention to the World Cosplay Summit?

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? ...

September 4, 2018 · 1 min

Team Sekai is 2018 Philippine Representative to the World Cosplay Summit

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. ...

April 28, 2018 · 1 min

ZamPen chooses three pairs for #WCSPH2018 Finals

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] ...

April 6, 2018 · 2 min

South Luzon picks its challengers for #WCSPH2018

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. ...

March 30, 2018 · 1 min

Cebu picks its pride for #WCSPH2018

[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 26, 2018 · 2 min

WCSPH 2018 NCR finalists selected

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. ...

December 16, 2017 · 2 min

WCSPH Southern Mindanao finalists selected at MCS 2017

Three teams to proceed to National Qualifiers—including a Wildcard finalist The search for the next Philippine representative for the 2018 World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Japan continues at the Mindanao Cosplay Summit organized by Ambox Events at the Main Mall Atrium of SM City Davao. In the said qualifier, three teams are selected to represent Southern Mindanao — Team Cookie Moonstar, Team Tribe, and the wildcard entry Team Riders of the Grand Order. ...

November 15, 2017 · 1 min