Once again, I was late in coming to the J-Pop Anime Singing Contest. ^^;

But unlike last year, where I came near the end of the event, I came here much earlier than that and I was able to see the 1st group, Saigo no Tsuchi, perform.

BTW, I have to apologize for the 1st few pics I took. It was a bit underexposed ‘cos I haven’t set up my camera properly yet. Baka! >.<

The emcees for the event.

While I was taking pics during the event, a Japanese guy (probably with the Embassy) came up to me and asked if I was “Press“. For a moment, I didn’t know what to say but I realized that having a blog is already part of being the New Media “Press“, so I said “yes” and told him I was with PhilAnime.com. LOLZ!

He then gave me a Press Kit containing some write-ups about the event and a couple of magazine-type newsletters. One of the newsletters is particularly cool ‘cos it talks purely about Manga. I’ll try to do some scans of this and post it in another article. ^^

He also asked me if I had a calling card. Good thing I still have some with me in my wallet and gave him one. Thing is… you see this all the time in J-Dramas, Movies, Anime, etc. where some Japanese businessman gives somebody their card and its always in a particular way, like holding the card with 2 hands and giving a short bow while handing it to the recipient. How come I didn’t do it this way is beyond me. I’m still kicking myself over it! >_<

Anyway, back to the program. ^^;

The emcees interviewing the 2nd performers, Morning Star.

A.J.A., which stands for “A Joyful Act”.

XOR

It was a surprise seeing Monique a.k.a. “Geisha Girl” here. She’s just one of the few cosplayers that I saw at the event.

Anibeat Rocks!

An intermission number from the Nihongo Language Teachers and Trainees of the Japan Foundation’s CJH (Course on Japan for High Schools).

Whew! That’s a mouthful. XD

4th Edition Family Band.

And yes, they really are a family.

Himitsu.

Himitsu’s guitarist doing his best Jimi Hendrix impression.

To be continued…

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Win a date with the Cosplay Queen! ^^

For Globe and Sun subscribers, time to switch to Smart. =p

Last batch of pics. ^_^

Fin.

Day 1 and Day 2 pics – July 10-11, 2010

To be continued…

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I ai Anime
July 10, 2010
SM Megatrade Hall 2

Gallery pics after the break!

To be continued…

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Here’s a short video interview of Filipina Cosplayers Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao by Singapore’s The Straits Times’ Razor TV:

Source: Razor TV

Now this is just EPIC Cosplaying!

And they could even transform and merge to form the bike!

And you could even ride it! Daymn! @_@

For those who don’t know FF XIII, this is the Shiva character from which this is based:

Here’s hoping that our local cosplayers could also pull off something like this. ^^

Source: Poeticpixel

Congrats Jia Gold! ^^

Via MikeAbundo.com:

Filipina cosplayer Jia Gold Bustamante won the cosplay competition at the Asia Cosplay Meet.

Jia, an avid anime and gaming fan, portrayed the armored gynoid KOS-MOS from the PlayStation 2 science-fiction role-playing game Xenosaga III. From the pretty lights on her costume to the stoic expression on her face, Jia cosplayed her character with stunning accuracy and flair. She’s one of those rare cosplayers who pays attention to every single detail of her portrayals.

Below are some pics I took of Jia Gold cosplaying as C.C. from Code Geass during ToyCon 2010.

I just happened to stumble upon the EVA Racing site while reading about the EVA Racing Motorcycle at ANN.

Since I love Evangelion and I like cool cars (who doesn’t?), merging both is just a great idea! And the Super GT Toyota Corolla Axio they used for this EVA modification looks perfect.

Although, I’m biased towards Mitsubishi and Mazda cars, the cool bodywork and paint job on this Toyota is just awesome! ^^

And what would a Race Car be without it’s Race Queens?

Sticking with the Evangelion theme, the EVA Race Queens, Noa Mizutani and Yuuna Chiba, as expected, are in costumes based on the Evangelion characters, Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley, respectively.

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They look good from all angles, don’t you think? ^^;

Aside from the EVA Race Car, EVA Racing also has the EVA-inspired Kawasaki ZX-10R superbike, which is also based on the colors of the EVA-01 unit from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Source:
ANN
EVA Racing
Cinema Topics

I wasn’t able to go to the Asia Cosplay Meet event but I was able to grab some pics of the event from my contacts in Facebook and Multiply. ^^;

All photos by Alvin Minon and Tempest Films and Marko Villaluz.

Source:
Tempest Films
Marko Villaluz