ABS-CBN’s TAG movie channel teases ‘your name.’, A Silent Voice airing
Philippine cable provider SKYcable has began airing on Monday a promotional video from Filipino-dubbed movie channel TAG which teases the airing of highly-popular anime movies A Silent Voice and Makoto Shinkai's 'your name.' (Kimi no Na wa).
Konomi Suzuki set to perform at Cosplay Mania this September
Local events organizer Cosplay.ph has announced on Friday that the anisong artist Konomi Suzuki will perform on Cosplay Mania this year.
Hallohallo to Build ‘Entertainment Complex’ at Glorietta
A new Japanese-themed commercial center will impose on the towering Makati skyline as Hallohallo Inc. has joined forces with Mitsubishi and Ayala Corporation, via land developing firm Ayala Land, Inc. to build the structure on the top of the Glorietta complex.
EIGASAI Festival to celebrate 20th anniversary with 20 films
In celebration of EIGASAI Japanese Film Festival’s 20th anniversary, The Japan Foundation, Manila is set to screen 20 Japanese films starting July 1 to August 29 in different parts of the country, including two critically-acclaimed anime films.
Luna Haruna, INKT to headline The Best of Anime 2016 this September
Looks like the events scene in the country has gotten hotter and hotter by the minute. With more than four months before they open their doors, Primetrade Asia, the organizers of the highly-popular event The Best of Anime, has announced that J-music artistes Luna Haruna and INKT are performing at the seventh installment of the Japanese culture convention.
Square Enix’s Adelle Bueno set to visit Animahenasyon 2016 this November
Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI), the organizers of the event Animahenasyon, has announced in a press conference on Wednesday that they will be bringing Square Enix's Chief Environment Technical Artist Adelle Bueno on the event this November.
Fil-Japanese AKB48 alumna Sayaka Akimoto appointed as Philippine tourism ambassador
The Philippines' Department of Tourism has appointed former AKB48 member Sayaka Akimoto last Friday as its Tourism Goodwill Ambassador for the Philippines.
Crunchyroll, Funimation Enter Partnership for Cross-Streaming Anime Titles
Japanese entertainment content provider Crunchyroll and North American licensor Funimation Entertainment has announced a landmark partnership deal on Thursday (Friday Morning, Manila time) that will enable the two services to cross-stream anime titles from their respective libraries, as well as home video distribution.
TOYCON PH returns to the Megatrade Halls this 2015
The organizers of the much-anticipated pop-culture event The Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention (TOYCON PH) has announced on their Facebook page that the event has been scheduled to June 19-21.
Japan Pop-culture Ambassador Takamasa Sakurai Passes Away
Takamasa Sakurai, a noted professor, journalist and the Executive Director of the International Otaku Expo Association (IOEA) passed away in Tokyo on Friday.