One
of the much-awaited events this summer, Pinoy Otaku Festival is back
this 2019! Bringing the audience more interactive games and guests
plus a bigger venue. Red Cloud Interactive, Naruto Cosplayers
PH and Robinsons Novaliches bring you Pinoy
Otaku Festival (POF) 2019: Asobu on
May 17-19, 2019 at the Trade Hall of Robinsons Novaliches in Quezon
City.
Bigger
venue, more interactive games – Pinoy Otaku Festival has been known
for its event which focuses on the true Pinoy Otaku identity and
Filipino’s dedication as manifested by the current trend in popular
culture. It is a celebration of Japanese pop culture and
how Filipinos enrich it, by experience our own culture as well
through the latest popular culture as the event combine cosplay,
music and the Filipino's heart of gold for helping people.
The
title theme of the event “ASOBU”
means “Let’s
Play”
and will focus more on interactive experience for all attendee. It
will also include the traditional cosplay competition, karaoke, and
Battle of the Bands.
Pinoy Otaku Festival 2019 Highlights
This
event focuses on giving highlights on the much-awaited on-stage games
and the much-awaited Otaku
Choice Awards to
be held on May 17. During that day, nominees will gather and will be
given awards for their dedication from the different categories as
voted by people thru the online nomination and voting. Tom’s
Workstation by
Tomas Jefferson Hernandez is the official trophy provider for OCA
2019.
Other
event highlight includes POF 2019: Art Attack, Karaoke Battle Royale,
Fantasm: Inter-school, POF 2019: Battle of the Bands, Your Cosplay
Sounds Familiar, Cosplay Championship League, Otaku Bazaar and
booths, Panel discussions, and more.
If
you are into interactive games then try joining and win cash and
freebies during Otaku Deal or No Deal, Anime Quiz, Otaku Singtunado,
Otaku Singing Bee, Name That Tune, and more.
This
year POF 2019 is bringing more interactive panel discussions across
the 3-day event. Topics are selected by the community from a
voting process. Topics this year include: (1) Sexual Harassment
in Cosplay; (2) Status of Esports in the Philippines; (3) How to win
competitions; (4) Piracy and Anime Fandom; (5) How to become a
successful game streamer; and (6) What does it take to be an Idol?
Tons of Special Guests
Featuring
special guests from both Japan and
Philippines: Yohgen, Gekitora, Hiro
Saeki, Kazuki, Gloco
Gaming, Yu-En
Cosplay plus
Filipino bands which are also into both Philippine and Japanese pop
cultures: FREETIX, Kanjiru, Neko
Hunter Band,
and Kulaspiro.
Ariel
Villasanta,
the other half of the comedy duo Ariel and Maverick with Maverick
Relova. They pioneer the comedy reality-show in Philippine TV and now
has an upcoming movie entitled, "The Untold Story of the Kings
of Reality Shows". He stars in Totoo TV, Mommy Elvie's
Problematic Show (TV Series), and Pinoy Meets World (TV Series).
The
event will also highlight the world of idols as it rises here in the
Philippines: Aidoru
Sozai, AOS49, CH4U, IVY!
Musume, JAPHDOLLS
PH, Pepper
Keibu, Poly
V, Sophia
the Artist, Tanchikon,
and Ureshii-san
Tomodachi.
POF
2019 hosts include Kiel from Choji
PH, Tessa
Carbonell, Justin
Villaseran, Geneva
Cabading and Fatima
Jongco.
Event Tickets and Charity
Ticket
price is set at Php
100 per day.
If you will be attending for 3 days, then get the 3-DAY
PASS at
Php 300 (3 Days access to the convention and includes participation
in the raffles).
For
those who want to have more perks at the event, you can avail
the 3-DAY
VIP ACCESS for
Php 500 (3 days access to the convention only, participation in
Animazing Race, Premium Raffles, and many more).
You
can get tickets online via Ticket2Me.
Pinoy
Otaku Festival is partnering with House
of Light and Hands
of God Charity Works,
by giving part of the proceeds (ticket sales) to help support them in
their various activities. House of Light is a support group and
help them create more awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, and Hands of God
Charity Works provides care for less privileged children.
POF 2019 Event Partners
POF
2019 is being made possible in cooperation with CIIT
College of Arts and Technology, MC
Hotel Fairview,
and Hotel
Fox with
the help of VR Café, and Jerry's Life Size Statues and Collectibles.
The
event is also brought to you with the help of various Otaku
organizations as follow: Team
Oke Gakuen, El
Chorizo Cosplay Group, The
Otaku Philippines, Z
Warriors, Toushin
– Ateneo, UP
AME, PNU
NAMI, JDoramaEiga
PH,
and FurryPinas
PH.
Media
Partners include Astig.ph, TechKuya, Wazzup
Pilipinas, Keepsakes., The
Cosplay and Anime Café, OtakuPlay
PH, Game
Seer, Reverie
Wonderland, Ayaldev, Setsu
Ani, Sutil
Si Isco, Zing
- Edge Manila, Mauvish
Crimson, AniRadio
PH,PopLife
TV and Jherzoned
You
can buy tickets online thru the event’s ticket partner, Ticket2Me.
Visit https://www.ticket2me.net/e/1607 to
purchase your tickets.
For
more information visit Pinoy Otaku Festival 2019: Asobu official
website at http://pof.narutocosplayers.com/.
Use the official hashtag #POF2019 and #POFAsobu and check the event’s
official social media channels for more updates.
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