[UPDATE 3: Otaku Kingdom event is confirmed for Oct. 18.]

[UPDATE 2: Otaku Kingdom event is postponed to a later date. Will update once the date is finalized. Stay tuned.]

[UPDATE: Due to bad weather condition, Otaku Kingdom event @ Enchanted Kingdom will be resched tentatively on October 3, 2009]

October 18, 2009
Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna
11:00AM – 9:00 PM
http://otakingdom.blogspot.com/

After last year’s successful “OtakonEK” at Enchanted Kingdom, the country’s first and only world-class theme park proudly presents “Otaku Kingdom”.

“Otaku” is the Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga and video games.

Slated on October 18, 2009, “Otaku Kingdom” will gather animé, manga enthusiasts, movie & toy hobbyists and cosplayers with the thrilling rides and attractions of Enchanted Kingdom serving as the colourful backdrop for this spectacular event.

Guests wearing a full otaku costume can enter the park for FREE with a Carousel Special Pass. Tickets can be upgraded to Regular Day Pass for a fee of P250. A registration area will be available at the Park’s Front Gate on Oct. 18 from 10:00AM to 5:00PM. You may also pre-register at www.otakingdom.blogspot.com.

Other events lined up for the day are toy & manga exhibits, film showings, drawing & gaming contests, animé bands, Woodstock, the much-awaited grand cosplay contest and parade in the afternoon.

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For band performers and group cosplay performers
if you want to participate, email us at otakingdom@gmail.com

For booth exhibitors, avail our FREE booth space at the Eldar’s tent, email us at otakingdom@gmail.com for inquiries

Source: azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com

Rock on! This November at…

Mangaholix Manga Mania 2009
Anime/Manga/Gaming/Toys/Cosplay/Rock Convention!

November 21-22, 2009
10:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday-Sunday
World Trade Center’s East Pavillion

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UPDATE
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For Contest Details, please visit the following links:

• COSPLAY COLLISION RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT
• COSPLAY COLLISION CLAN WARS
• COSPLAY COLLISION WILDCARD
• Otaku Open Contest

Source: mangaholix.deviantart.com

Ghost In The Shell and Blood: The Last Vampire are both classic, serious anime but when The Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien and his sidekick, Andy Richter, try their hand in dubbing these 2 classic fan favorites, the word “serious” is thrown out the window.

Hilarious as hell!

Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter dubs Ghost in The Shell.

Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter dubs Blood: The Last Vampire.

Source: ANN, The Tonight Show

For the tech geek who’s also into Naruto cosplaying.

But what might set you back is the price… US$125.35! Ouch!

You know how the vast majority of us would like to be ninjas, but don’t know where to start? Well, we have found the answer — that missing link between geek and ninja — in the form of the Ninja Kunai 2GB flash drive. This USB accessory-cum-gimmicky 90s toy is inscribed with … something, and, well, looks mildly threatening. Here’s the really awesome part: it costs $125.35. Some might scoff and others might scowl, but just think of how exclusive this thing is going to be. Buying one of these will mark you out as truly individual.

Source: Engadget

The 1st Philippine International Cartoon, Comics and Animation Festival is run and managed by PICCA, whose objective is to act as a watershed international forum in the Philippines for cartoons, comics and animation.

There will be different events happening in different venues which will all culminate on Oct. 18 with PICCA at the KOMIKON at SM Megatrade Hall.

Please visit their website at www.piccafest.com for more details.

Source: www.piccafest.com