From its humble beginnings as an obscure anime review blog in September of 2012, arkadymac.com has since become a fully-fledged website and media organization as it celebrates its 10th anniversary of service to the Filipino Cosplay Community . arkadymac.com has had the earnest desire to present cosplay to a wider audience through articles and features that shows cosplay is an enjoyable, gratifying, and fulfilling activity and hobby that anyone can pursue.
Spanning ten years of the local cosplay scene, being the media partner and having covered more than 500 cosplay, anime, gaming, J-culture, J-pop, toy and hobby events all over the country, arkadymac.com has been a witness to the phenomenal growth of the local cosplay community, once only a small enclave of pioneers has grown exponentially into the tens of thousands who attend events on a regular basis. With over 800 articles and features and over 65,000 photos, arkadymac.com has become the most relevant and the most active cosplay website and media organization in the Philippines.
Besides events, arkadymac.com has also been part of many cosplay photoshoots in the country, both big and small. These shoots with creative and imaginative concepts have brought cosplay to life, and have become some of the most memorable moments in the community as it showcased the talent and passion of dedicated cosplayers, organizers, photographers and supporters.
arkadymac.com is proud to be the only community media organization to have worked with 12 schools and universities with their 17 Japanese culture/pop culture organizations and have helped them promote the love and interest for cosplay, anime, and Japanese culture within their communities through activities and events. For 8 years we at the website are glad and proud to have witnessed and helped the growth of cosplay and Japanese pop culture at the grassroots level, and we commend all these organizations, students, teachers, advisers, for all the hard work they have done. We salute all of you and we will always be here to support you! UP Diliman: UP AME, UP Tomokai, UP Variates. De La Salle University: Nihon Kenkyuu KaiGakuen, Anime Soshiki. Ateneo de Manila University: Hinomoto, Toushin. UP Clark Pampanga: UP MANIA, University of the Philippines Manga-Anime Associates. University of Santo Tomas: Thomasian Nihon Kyoukai. FEU: Junior Philippine Computer Society and the Alliance of Information Technology Students. Saint Paul University Quezon City: Paulinian Student Government. PUP Sta Mesa: Otaku URule. PUP Sto. Tomas: Otaku Guild. PNU: PNU NAMI. EARIST–Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology: EARIST Anime Alley. TIP:Anime Holics Organization (AHO).
arkadymac.com has also had the pleasure of working with organizations who have brought cosplay to their provinces, which has helped greatly in the spread and acceptance of cosplay as a hobby. La Union Cosplay Organization and RED Manga Alliance from La Union, AMEBA of Bataan and Curteanah Cosplay Events from Baguio are just some of the regional partners we have worked with at their events.
Cosplayers recognize that they are part of a bigger community where they are given the opportunity to use their talents, time and resources to bring out change and to do good for the other members of society. Indeed many individuals and cosplay groups have already held events and programs that allow the community to help out in their own special way, like National Cosplayers of the Philippines and Heroes of Hope, and arkadymac.com has been happy to support their endeavors by covering their charity events to reach a wider audience for better awareness among the public.
With its team of Correspondents, Models, Writers, Photographers, Videographers, and Editors numbering around 47 members, the website has covered the smallest group shoots, to school events, product launches, and up to the biggest events in the country. A big thank you to our hardworking team who have made arkadymac.com what it is today, led by our Editor-in-Chief, Jillian.
To all the event organizers that we have partnered with in all our ten years, thank you for entrusting your coverages to us, and for making us the official media partner of almost all the cosplay, anime, gaming, and pop culture events in Manila. We would like to thank the sponsors who have helped us through the years: Kei of Cosmic Bytes Cosplay Shop, the Hernandez family, Perry in Disguise, T-Tees, District 1 cosplay Studio, Genki Shoppu, Greattoysonline, and Otaku Asia.
And thank you to all our readers who have lent us their support throughout the years, those who we have had photoshoots with, who have shared their time with us, for sharing a part of themselves with us, thank you. You are the reason why despite the many challenges, we are still here and covering events with the community day in and day out. Special personal thanks to Michelle and Cherry for their unconditional support.
Here’s to hopefully another 10 years in the community.
Thanks for dropping by, and do visit us again soon for more cosplay features here at arkadymac.com.
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