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COOL JAPAN, ANIMATE AND MORE… Anime Pilipinas talks to the Hallo Hallo COO

Hallo Hallo executive gets candid on their first event, reveals plans for Proposed CJ Mall complex, Upcoming Shops.

EVENT REPORT: Cosplay Mania 15 – All Worth It

Thirty-six thousand. That is the total number of tickets bought for Cosplay Mania 15. Thirty-six thousand people went to the booths, bought merchandises, witnessed the crowning of the country's representative to Anime Festival Asia 2015's regional cosplay tilt, and, yelled & cheered for Ladybeard and Pile's first-ever Manila gig.

EVENT REPORT: The Best of Anime 2015 – Making waves and creating history

At around 30 minutes past 7, the crowd started chanting, "Eir Ruru!" and "Eir Aoi!" The crowd continued to shout in anticipation, then after a few moments, she went on stage with microphone in tow and belted her first song in her setlist. It was her first time in the country, but judging from the reaction of the boisterous crowd that filled the BoA Concert Hall at the front end of the SMX Convention Center - Manila, it could have been mistaken for a comeback concert.

EVENT REPORT: Cool Japan Festival 2015 – A Piece of Japan in Manila

What's the first thing that comes to mind whenever Japan is mentioned? You'd be forgiven for giving answers like anime, manga, cosplay, J-pop and the like, but Japan has so much more cultural and economic treasures to offer. Although travelling to Japan is certainly the best way it experience it all, Hallo Hallo Alliance offered a solution that's much closer to home: the Cool Japan Festival 2015.

EVENT REPORT: Henshincon 2015 Launch Party – An event worth spending… literally and figuratively.

Just to be clear, I will not claim that I am a part of any Tokusatsu or Sentai fandom as the most recent tokusatsu show that I have seen is Masked Rider Hibiki, which was aired on TV5's highly-popular AniMEGA block a couple of years ago, but the most memorable for me is Masked Rider Black in the 90s.

EVENT REPORT: Anime Festival Asia 2014, through the Eyes of a First-timer

As we finally entered the doors of the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre located in the Western end of the City-state, we really never expected what AFA 2014 would offer.

LEARNING EXPERIENCE – Ozine Head goes Candid on Ozine Fest 2014

Long queues, chaotic scenes, frustrated event goers, and a blistering 35-degree summer heat. These were the ingredients for what could be Otakuzine Anime Magazine's biggest and most controversial Ozine Fest ever. But for Otakuzine's Dennis Uy, they said that this year's edition was a "learning experience" for them.

TOYCON 2014 Presser at the Resorts World Manila reveals Plans, Surprises

"I think we were just lucky that we were able to find a brand of event that actually caters both to the young and old." These were the words of Cholo Mallillin, one of the key people from Collectibles Unlimited, the main organizers of the 13th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention, on what could be TOYCON's main reason they are thriving and making a mark in the annals of Philippine pop-culture History.

EVENT REPORT: HENSHINCON 2015, The Hero Spirit Lives On

In the Japanese pop-culture multiverse, the Tokusatsu fandom is probably one of the most underrated, if not the most under-served fandom. Sure, we may have been bitten one way or another by the Tokusatsu bug because of the shows that were aired in the old terrestrial networks in the '90's, but some of us have drifted from the Tokusatsu fandom into our main anime fandoms. But one thing is sure about the fandom: they have a loyal following.

Eyewatcher’s View… Ozine Fest: Anime Figure Special 2013

Ang Ozine Fest ang masasabi nating isa sa mga pinakamalaking anime event na dinaraos taon-taon. Nagsimula lamang sa isang simpleng event noong 2005, lumawak na ito at ngayon at naging apat na events na dinaraos kada taon.