Filipino “Cosplay Cutie” Comes Out As Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 4 Big Winner

myrtle“Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat. Patuloy ang pangarap!*”

When Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 4 host Toni Gonzaga announced Myrtle Abigail Sarrosa as the Teen Big Winner, the crowd went wild. The 18-year-old, hailing from the province of Ilo-Ilo, was beside herself with happiness as she was traveled through the crowd in her carriage, shouting words of thanks through the crowd.

Sarrosa, who is a cosplayer, was dubbed upon entry into Big Brother’s house as the “Cosplay Cutie ng Iloilo (Cosplay Cutie from Iloilo)”. Keep Reading

Asgard Anime Vault: Slam Dunk

slam dunkUNBELIEVABLE!!!

The Asgard Anime Vault celebrates old school anime that certainly made every 90′s otaku proud have lived those years as well as introduce young otakus to these great titles. This week, Asgard visits the basketball court to go one-on-one with Slam Dunk (スラムダンク)!

Enter Hanamichi Sakuragi (桜木花道). Standing at 6’2.5″ with the brawns to match, Sakuragi is a feared student delinquent and the leader of his “gang” composed of his friends. Keep Reading

Cosplayer Interviews: Leshem Aedrel Bona The Cosplay Armorsmith

leshem 3Talkative, lively, quick-witted. Leshem Aedrel Bona is one of the cosplayers in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines who is highly praised for his talent in making armored cosplay as well as weapons. He is a versatile cosplayer who can become a ruthless assassin to a fair damsel in a snap. Shem takes time off from his busy schedule to talk to us with his in this Asgard interview!

Asgard: Tell us how your cosplay life began. Keep Reading

Grand Pacific Le Daiba In Odaiba, Tokyo Offers Gundam-Themed Suite

gundam hotel 2Die hard Gundam fans and first time Japan visitors should really book their hotels in the Grand Pacific Le Daiba!

 

gundam hotel room 1The Grand Pacific Le Daiba is a five (5) star, deluxe hotel that now offers special Gundam themed suite rooms called the “Room-G”. There are two rooms visitors can choose from: the “Special Type” and the “Standard Type”. The Room-G Special Type Suite has an individually themed living room and bed room and has a total area of 84 square meters. Keep Reading

Latest Naruto: Road To Ninja News And Promotions

naruto road to ninja flyerWe have officially hit July and Naruto: Road to Ninja is putting every fan of this epic ninja anime is on their toes for the latest news!

The official movie flyer for the 10th anniversary commemorative movie has already been released. It shows Naruto posing in front with his mother and father on either side of him. Behind him are the ninjas from Konoha. Standing further behind is an enlarged Tobi. Keep Reading

Jed Henry’s Ukiyo-e Heroes Gives Fresh Take On Traditional Japanese Art

pokemon jed henryUkiyo-e is a Japanese style of woodblock art print that was widely produced during the 17th and 20th century. It is one such art style that distinctly sets the Japanese apart from other Asian art. Now, imagine the ukiyo-e in a whole new way: it features widely famous video games that we all know, love, hate and mash buttons to.

Enter Jed Henry. This talented artist uses ukiyo-e in making his own fan art of well known videogames. Keep Reading

Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Celebrates With A Talk Event In Tokyo

sailor moon“I will punish you in the name of the Moon!”

To all the little girls (and maybe all of the little boys too) that grew up in the 90’s, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) seems only like it was released yesterday but the huge manga/anime franchise will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next month!

To celebrate this event, nightclub Nicofarre will be hosting a very special and commemorative talk event with the voice actors of the anime version of Sailor Moon. Keep Reading