The Korean animation “Solo Leveling” won the Anime of the Year award at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards held in Tokyo, Japan. The ceremony honored creators, musicians, and performers powering the global love of anime. During the ceremony, “Attack on Titan” was awarded the Anime...
Get ready to catch the biggest wave of fun and excitement as Fanfes 2025 returns as the Summer Spectacular event on May 17 to 18, 2025! Looking back at its humble beginnings at SM Aura and Ayala Circuit Makati, the event made a remarkable breakthrough in 2024 with its successful launch at its new...
Prime Video announced on March 7 the exclusive global premiere of “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Jīkuakusu),” the latest installment in the legendary Mecha Sci-Fi Gundam series. The anime series will stream simultaneously with Japan in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on...
Crunchyroll revealed the second wave of anime titles for Fall 2024 for Southeast Asia including the Philippines. The 16 new titles are: Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan Let This Grieving Soul Retire Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup...
Streaming platform Crunchyroll released its fall 2024 anime lineup for Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. The upcoming titles include “Dragon Ball Daima”, “Demon Lord, Retry! R”, “Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online” season 2, “Blue Exorcist” season 3 and...
Streaming service Crunchyroll and Spotify entered into an exclusive partnership to present listeners with specially curated playlists and a dedicated shelf on Spotify’s global Anime Hub . On Spotify, the global streams of Anime music have skyrocketed by 395 percent since...
Cosplayers and anime fans have a reason to visit SM City Fairview. Drawing inspiration from the “2024 World Cosplay Summit” in Japan—a pop culture festival that brings together cosplayers of Japanese manga, anime, and video games worldwide—SM City Fairview has opened “Cosplay City.”...
Tourists arrivals in the pilgrimage capital of the country, Antipolo City, are expected to increase as the city is set to hold its much anticipated float parade on April 6, Saturday, as part of the celebration of the 26 th cityhood anniversary with this year’s theme, “Animezing Antipolo”. An...
As the ambassador-designate of Japan to the Philippines, Endo Kazuya had a startling discovery about Filipinos—their love for Japanese anime and pop culture. (From left) Japanese Ambassador-designate Endo Kazuya and former Japanese envoy to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (Photo...
The famous Peninsula Manila fountain featured in Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (Facebook) Known as the "Jewel in the Capital's Crown," the Peninsula Manila has become a landmark in Metro Manila because of its majestic fountain in front of the hotel. The iconic fountain and the street...
The theatrical release of the anime film “City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust” in the Philippines will come in November. The main protagonist in “City Hunter the Movie: Angel Dust” is Ryo Saeba, a highly-skilled gunman and most-sought “sweeper” working tirelessly to get rid of...
By Carla Mortel Baricaua On Sept. 16, the "Best of Anime: The Reunion" staged a fun-filled day complete with live performances, fan meetings, Lolita fashion and cosplay, singing and dancing competitions, and workshops, entertaining hundreds of fans of Japanese pop culture. Chicken Blow the Idol...
