Author: Emile Josef

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Free Comic Book Day 2016

Free Comic Book Day 2016 at Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street Free Comic Book Day 2016, or more colloquially known as FCBD 2016, coincided with a wild weekend of Mother’s Day tributes and Philippine Election craziness. Held in several locations across Metro Manila and members of the What’s A Geek crew celebrated in their own fashion. (more…)

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OzineFest 2016 – Goin’ with the Flow

OzineFest 2016 OzineFest 2016, the biggest anime event of the summer, has come and gone. It was certainly an experience for everyone involved from the organizers to the convention attendees. Whereas many things can be said about OzineFest 2016, more articulate stories can be found elsewhere. In the immortal words from Monty Python, “always look…

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Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV – A Quick Recap

What a way to end the month of March! The much ballyhooed Square Enix livestream event, Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV, has come and gone  and these are the 14 announcements that they were so excited to share! The hosts of the night were IGN alumni and Kinda Funny founders Greg Miller and Tim Gettys. Greg…

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Mythspace – Filipino Folklore Meets Space Adventure!

Mythspace - "Space Opera. Pinoy Style." Myths are a crucial part of people’s cultural identity. Mythspace takes those stories and turns them on their head. Perhaps taking a page from Ancient Aliens, Mythspace purports that the creatures of Filipino folklore weren’t monsters at all but extraterrestrials instead. At least, that is what Ambrosio’s Lola believes,…

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Cosplay Carnival 2016 – A Successful Experiment

Cosplay Carnival The Philippine Cosplay scene has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Cosplay.ph one of the Cosplay convention pioneers here in the Philippines and it has helped spread the love of Cosplay in the country. From their humble events back in the nineties, they gained lots of experience and insight which eventually led to them conceptualizing and organizing the…

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Spinning Manila: J-Pop Live – Celebrating Friendship with Music!

Spinning Manila: J-Pop Live Spinning Manila: J-Pop Live is just one of the many activities co-organized by the Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) and the Embassy of Japan to celebrate 2016 as Japan-Philippines Friendship year. 2016 is the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Philippines. It is also the 20th anniversary…

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