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 September 27, 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 September 27 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.
September 27, 2009 Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna 11:00AM - 9:00 PM
Free entrance to all visitors in cosplay or costume Register Here!
September 13, 2009 SM Megatrade Halls 2-3 and Function Rooms A-B 5th Floor, Mega B, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines http://www.cosplaymania.com
PNU NAMI J-CULTURE ORGANIZATION is a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-partisan PNUAN organization commited to the promotion of Japanese culture awareness for the Filipino community as well as to establish a harmonious alliance between the Japanese and Filipino people through education and to be an instrument of cultural exchange for future educators who are fond or enthusiasts of the Japanese culture.
It seems in these days of economic crisis and dwindling resources, trivial stuff like toys, hobbies and games would be the furthest thing from people’s minds. But apparently, hobbyists and collectors remain unfazed by this downturn and instead stay steady in anticipation for the next big thing in the pop culture landscape to turn collectible. They don’t have much long to wait, as the biggest event in pop culture, sci-fi/fantasy and mass media touches down in June with an explosive impact!
The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009 hits hard with the most anticipated gathering of toy distributors, gamers, pop memorabilia collectors and cosplay enthusiasts this side of the planet. This year’s TOYCON will take place on June 13 and 14, at the SM Megatrade Hall 2 and 3 from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Highlight for the event this year will be the launch of summer movie blockbusters, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the much awaited GI JOE: Rise of Cobra. Transformers and GI Joe fans will revel in these two famous toy properties with a collectors’ exhibit and movie merchandising displays from the movie’s distributor, Solar-UIP films.
Another exciting highlight for the event is the presence of MINDstyle, an international design company that focuses on delivering unique and original works to a very exclusive market by way of quality limited collectibles. They pioneered the vinyl toy design world with such artists as Michael Lau, Kathie Olivas, Brant Peters, Ron English and Buff Monster. MINDstyle will bring in two internationally renowned toy designers: Tim Tsui, one of the hottest Hong Kong figure artist illustrators. He has exhibited his works word wide designing everything from sneakers to toys to comics. And TobyHK, MINDstyle’s creative director whose works range from graphics, illustrations, web designs, characters or vinyl figures.
TOYCON will host the Philippine leg of MINDstyle and Disney’s Stitch Experiment 626 Project Custom Art Tour, a fresh look at the beloved Disney character through the eyes of some of today’s brightest artists in the vinyl toy design field. The tour will feature hand-customized, one-of-a kind versions of a special DIY blank Stitch created expressly for the Philippine TOYCON.
Another amazing exhibit to watch out for will be ABS-CBN’s Isang Lakas lifesize statues of Mars Ravelo’s creations like Lastikman, Kapitan Boom,Varga, TinyTony, Dragonna, and Flash Bomba.
TOYCON wouldn’t be complete without the annual Live Action Figure Cosplay competition, the biggest gathering of all, sci-fi/fantasy, comics and anime-inspired costume players in the Philippines. And of course the main draw for collectors is the huge retailer floor where they can hunt for the rarest and latest, most sought-after collectors’ pieces ranging from action figures, dolls, diecast cars and robots, comics and cards, artwork and pop memorabilia from all over the world.
The 8th Philippine TOYCON is sure to be the pinnacle of this year’s pop culture conventions. It will certainly have everything there for young and old alike to share and enjoy.
TOYCON is organized by Collectibles Unlimited partnered with the SM Megatrade Hall and is presented by Globe Broadband, Solar Entertainment and HERO TV. Also brought to you by Royal Tru Orange, Maxi Collector, Comic Odyssey, E-Games, ABS-CBN Interactive, MINDstyle, Toy Kingdom, Theaterworks, LG Mobile and WACOM. In cooperation with SugarFree N Blue, Wimax , Hobbymaster, Warner Brothers,Tribu, Club Astoria, Psicom and Creative Voices with media partners, ABS-CBN, Jack TV ,SciFi Channel, Fudge Magazine, Magic 89.9, NU 107, 105.1 Crossover and the official music channel, MTV.
The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention June 13-14, 2009 Megatrade Hall 2-3 and Conference Center A and B SM Megamall, 5th Level Bldg. B 10am-9pm www.toyconph.com
