Here's the day 2 report of C3.
Despite me not being early, I managed to enter at the start of the con since they opened late. I arrived at Megamall at 10:30 am but it didn't open until a few minutes before 11 am.
The main highlight of the day was the cosplay event. There were two batches in addition to yesterday's winners. I was stuck in the dressing area since while I'm not a cosplayer, I've been the cosplayer's assistant for the past two years. Helped Robert out in his Centurions (Power Extreme!) costume and played the baggage lackey to pretty much everyone in OAV.
Highlights involve a cast who did the Flame of Recca villains, the Genei Ryodan group, Sadako from Ring (which actually freaked out the emcees), the blue soldier from Cat's Trail (it's actually Choi), four characters from The Sandman series, some Final Fantasy characters, and well, a trio who did Battle Royale but didn't get a lot of clamor from the crowd (although the judges did credit them by allowing them to reach the finals), and an alien hunter.
So who won? Among the twenty eight finalists (fourteen from yesterday and fourteen from today), the judges (which comprised a lot of pinoy artists like Pol Medina and Arnold Arre, as well as James Palabay and Sherwin from Anima Anime). The emcees stalled by asking the cosplayers interesting facts, like how they made the costume or how they did the special effects. There was even an impromptu skit featuring alien vs. Sadako.
Third place was a tie between the alien (Kero) and Honya (who has a fancy gimick which is basically exhaling smoke from this mask). Second place went to this girl who cosplayed as the girl from Pasig (still don't know the name). She's attractive and I think her boyfriend is the guy in the Kubori Kikiam outfit since they kissed on stage. First place went to Krizelle in her fighting vipers outfit. So this is what, her second time to win first place?
Other events during the day involved lots of signings (Pol Medina Jr. had his work cut out for him) and well, a lot of people taking pictures since the cosplayers were twice the number as yesterday's.
I think a lot of people will agree that C3 (please, don't say C3 Con... C3 already has the "con" word in it) is an improvement over the previous anime conventions. It might not be the best but the progress is evident. I mean once the line got started, entering the con was fast. Bodyguards everywhere ensured that no one would make trouble (although one guy did get away with punching Mao in the cheek and then quickly running away), especially around the oversized Tammy plushie. Food was available inside the con so people didn't have to resort to going out. And also, you can take pictures nearly anywhere unlike a previous convention where there were only certain areas you can take pictures of. And of course, a couple of freebies and guest signings. Music was loud, but not loud enough that it disrupted everyone's concentration if you covered your ears. Dressing up for the cosplay was still a nightmare, but at least there's a dressing room inside the convention. The emcees could have been better (the lady was even pronouncing Rorouni Kenshin as Ru-ro-u-ni Kenshin) but they were lively and managed to make the audience laugh. The stage was also big and people didn't squeeze each other to pieces (although there was some crowding).
Despite me not being early, I managed to enter at the start of the con since they opened late. I arrived at Megamall at 10:30 am but it didn't open until a few minutes before 11 am.
The main highlight of the day was the cosplay event. There were two batches in addition to yesterday's winners. I was stuck in the dressing area since while I'm not a cosplayer, I've been the cosplayer's assistant for the past two years. Helped Robert out in his Centurions (Power Extreme!) costume and played the baggage lackey to pretty much everyone in OAV.
Highlights involve a cast who did the Flame of Recca villains, the Genei Ryodan group, Sadako from Ring (which actually freaked out the emcees), the blue soldier from Cat's Trail (it's actually Choi), four characters from The Sandman series, some Final Fantasy characters, and well, a trio who did Battle Royale but didn't get a lot of clamor from the crowd (although the judges did credit them by allowing them to reach the finals), and an alien hunter.
So who won? Among the twenty eight finalists (fourteen from yesterday and fourteen from today), the judges (which comprised a lot of pinoy artists like Pol Medina and Arnold Arre, as well as James Palabay and Sherwin from Anima Anime). The emcees stalled by asking the cosplayers interesting facts, like how they made the costume or how they did the special effects. There was even an impromptu skit featuring alien vs. Sadako.
Third place was a tie between the alien (Kero) and Honya (who has a fancy gimick which is basically exhaling smoke from this mask). Second place went to this girl who cosplayed as the girl from Pasig (still don't know the name). She's attractive and I think her boyfriend is the guy in the Kubori Kikiam outfit since they kissed on stage. First place went to Krizelle in her fighting vipers outfit. So this is what, her second time to win first place?
Other events during the day involved lots of signings (Pol Medina Jr. had his work cut out for him) and well, a lot of people taking pictures since the cosplayers were twice the number as yesterday's.
I think a lot of people will agree that C3 (please, don't say C3 Con... C3 already has the "con" word in it) is an improvement over the previous anime conventions. It might not be the best but the progress is evident. I mean once the line got started, entering the con was fast. Bodyguards everywhere ensured that no one would make trouble (although one guy did get away with punching Mao in the cheek and then quickly running away), especially around the oversized Tammy plushie. Food was available inside the con so people didn't have to resort to going out. And also, you can take pictures nearly anywhere unlike a previous convention where there were only certain areas you can take pictures of. And of course, a couple of freebies and guest signings. Music was loud, but not loud enough that it disrupted everyone's concentration if you covered your ears. Dressing up for the cosplay was still a nightmare, but at least there's a dressing room inside the convention. The emcees could have been better (the lady was even pronouncing Rorouni Kenshin as Ru-ro-u-ni Kenshin) but they were lively and managed to make the audience laugh. The stage was also big and people didn't squeeze each other to pieces (although there was some crowding).
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