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The biggest Japanese pop culture event this summer continued to draw in crowds as Ozine Fest 2015 reached its second day at Megatrade Halls 1-3 at the Fifth Floor of SM Megamall. Set to run 3 days from April 24-26, 2015, Ozine Fest would feature a great lineup of special international guests and with lots of fun activities guaranteed to make it a summer event to remember.

 

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arkadymac.com is an official media partner, so we are happy to bring you scenes from this much-anticipated event.

 

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Our photographers Bryan and Kami were there to carry out our coverage of the event.  Their first order of the day was to cover the . They were really looking forward to doing their best to cover the press conference and meet and greet sessions with amazing international guest cosplayers Ying Tze and Angie from Malaysia and Tuna from Korea, then being joined by Misa and Shiraga from Taiwan for Day 2.They were forthcoming and candid with their replies to the questions of the audience. There was a bit of a language barrier in the exchanges, but it was overcome with the eagerness of the guests to get their message across, as well as their shared love for anime, manga and games. Everyone got to be friendly and and was in a happy mood.  We have the FULL HD video of the press conference here:

 

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It was a fascinating experience for us, and we hope that Ying Tze, Angie, Tuna, Misa and Shiraga will make more fans happy as they have their meet and greet sessions in the days to come. For our coverage of the Press Conference and more photos of the first day, you can find them here.

 

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After the press conference, it was off to the coverage of the event proper, where we were joined by our Coverage Partner Jillian and Cosplay Model Keileen.  We  got to tour the venue where exhibitors, concessionaires and sponsor booths could be found offering a wide variety of merchandise and goodies that catered specifically to Japanese pop culture enthusiasts and avid collectors.

 

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We revisited the Artist Area where we saw talented groups and individuals showcasing their work to the public. They do commissions as well as demonstrations on how to draw manga. Independent artists presented their own artworks and merchandise to the public, and was one of the busiest sections at the venue. New and original works as well as pre-owned manga and artbooks were displayed and offered to the public.

 

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There was also the Grafitti Wall where everyone can scribble and doodle and write whatever they wanted, and it was more than full since Day 1.

 

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We also got to see the Matsuri Area adorned with nice lanterns and paper cranes, with small pools for balloons and goldfish scooping as well, all of which were enjoyed by our Cosplay Models Keileen and Irene.

 

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The main stage was where the program was held as they featured entertaining events for the crowd like performances for guest bands like Scandal Babies, Moonspeak and Asterysk whose high-energy sets kept the crowd excited enough for them to be singing along.

 

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The highlight of Day 2 was the Group Cosplay Competition where great teams battled it out for great prizes as they performed innovative and amusing skits that wowed the crowd.

 

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We got to see a lot of cosplayers at the event, and they were having fun with friends and having photos with the crowd and with each other, like our Cosplay Model Kyle.

 

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We of course enjoyed doing short shoots with cosplayers, some familiar, some new, and we’d like to thank all of them for posing for us.

 

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With these and more, Ozine Fest 2015 kept on being fun and exciting during Day 2.  More to come as we update this post later on as well as present our coverage of Day 3, coming very soon.

 

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Thank you for dropping by, and do visit us again soon for our continuing coverage of Ozine Fest 2015.

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