Hi there well im fairly new to this site, i already posted in the introductions section and well this may seem like a very stupid question but has cosplay really caught on in popularity in the Philippines? I was there 5 years ago and was in Manila and don't recall ever hearing about any cosplay events there at the time. Then again i recall that i could barely wear shorts without someone thinking it was taboo lol so this seems kinda shocking to me that cosplay would be accepted now. I'm a half breed so my mom is full blooded but my father is american (go figure) and though I have been there many times and i know anime is popular there ( i remember last time i went i bought like 10 gundam models =P ) but never once did I see cosplay or anything even remotly close. So if someone can enlighten me on the subject it would be most appriciated. Take care everyone!


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[B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=7][COLOR=purple] I am also a half breed , half filipino half japanese, well Im also a new member in this org. but there was something realy special about cosplaying, It was an art, no more than an art, its a passion, where you can expres your self by bringing to life something that is living inside your heart. When I was a child I used to watch anime (up to present), until I realize that there is something this anime characters wants to show and express, then that motivation started knoking in me, most of all when you know that that character has a very similar siuation from you. I have cosplayed Kaname Chidori in theatro marikina it was my first. My feeling was increadible, I have actually bringed kaname to life. It was more than a thousand medals. hehe, hope I helped..

Just to give you an idea how popular it is here....

*thinks* hmm.... five years ago... 2001.... during that time, the cosplay bug was just starting to grow... I think it's barely one or two (4 the most) events/conventions that catered to cosplays that year. *please do correct me if I am wrong* I think the bug really caught up year 2003, during that time I'm already starting to cosplay, I think there was around 5 conventions that year already. For year 2004, there was almost one cosplay event every month, and more came for 2005. Now it's 2006, there is almost 1 or 2 cosplay events or conventions catering to cosplays every month.

So... I think it's really safe to say that cosplay has a VERY good following here in the Philippines .^_^


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wow hope to know you all japanese guys more

eto nama ako


im a 1/8 chinese and 1/4 spanish..1/4 ilongo but pure mixed breed..ewan ko lang kung ma gets nyo pero lagi akong nasa chinese family

i dont speak chinese..i only speak filipino, japanese (little), english(minsan), ilonggo (few)...

pero pag once na nakilala nyo ako ewan ko nalang ang maging eraction nyo

ive been cosplaying since 2003 AQ....

wow thanks everyone for the feedback. God now I wished i had gone back with my family last year maybe i would have been able to see some cosplay.

you can always see cosplay in YOUTUBE...it always been uploaded after the event...although its quite short...but it is best if you attend some events like those ones that have been shown in the web site!^_^

yea. its only famous at manila.. T___T'' -i think..
or maybe in davao too. but in my place. (cagayan de oro) they dont care...

nyyaahahha