It has traditionally been the community’s most awaited event of the season, and this year Ozine Fest Summer is back and it would be three times the treat as it was scheduled for an exciting lineup of three events at three different Ayala Malls. The first event took place at Trinoma last February 25 to 26, 2023 at the Activity Center. It was a free event open to everyone, and cosplayers, fans, hobbyists and came in droves to take part in the summer festivities.
Ozine Fest Summer has long been a much-anticipated event for enthusiasts of anime and cosplay from the metro and beyond, and this year’s edition made it even grander, spanning three events at three different Ayala Malls, and all of them guaranteeing free admission.
The first stop of Ozine Fest Summer 2023 was Trinoma North EDSA. As the community has long been asking for an event at the north of the Metro, this prayer was answered in a big way, as Trinoma was an excellent new venue for cosplay in one of the most populous places in the country. Indeed, cosplayers and congoers turned up in huge numbers to join in the festivities.
Always a popular mainstay of Ozine Fest are the sheer number and variety of booths and exhibitors where attendees got to browse and have their fill of all the merch they simply want to have, like figures, toys, artwork, cosplay goods, accessories, and so many more. And alongside the Sticky Expo Pop-up, which offered stickers and other works of art that stick, attendees got to indulge in many incredible varieties of art as well.
Ozine Fest Summer 2023 was as festive as ever as it provided engaging entertainment for everyone, Anime Fair had an exciting program lined up for both days, and one of the crowd’s favorites is the Anime Singing Competition, where some of the best singers in the community got to show their skills on stage in front of a huge and appreciative audience, with the winners taking home some very nice prizes. arkadymac.com’s Correspondent DK served as a judge at the Day 1 competitions.
Ozine Fest Summer 2023 Day 2 also presented a very engaging Cosplay Competition that saw many talented cosplayers, impressing the judges and the audience with very skillful and very entertaining performances. arkadymac.com’s Correspondent Nicole served as a judge alongside Mercyyuyu for the competition, a difficult task as there have been so many incredible performances from the contestants. The winners who prevailed got tremendous admiration from their peers and great prizes for them to take home plus guaranteed slots for the grand finals at Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
Other activities that attendees got to enjoy were various stage games and raffles that gave away wonderful prizes, like the very generous and exciting one by sponsor Razer Gold.
And of course, arkadymac.com was there for our beloved community of cosplayers, who got to enjoy the event and the wonderful venue that Ayala Malls Tinoma offered. They had memorable photoshoots at the many stylish locations, had their photos taken by mallgoers and fellow cosplayers, and had fun in the company of people with the same fandoms. They have said that they would want to have another cosplay event at Ayala Malls Trinoma, which has treated the community very well.
We are grateful to Ozine Events and Ayala Malls Trinoma for bringing cosplay to the North and providing another exciting, fun and memorable event to the community. Congratulations on a successful event, and we are already looking forward to the next one, Ozine Fest Summer at Glorietta on march 11-12. We hope to see you there!
arkadymac.com is the media partner for Ozine Fest Summer 2023, so we hope to see you again next time have a special coverage of the event at Glorietta.
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