For more than a decade, arkadymac.com has watched over and reported on the phenomenal growth of cosplay in the Philippines, covering small school and community events and photoshoots up to the biggest conventions here and abroad. CosMeet 2025, with over 20,000 cosplayers and revelers in attendance to partake in the festivities for an entire weekend, was the ultimate venue to see this growth firsthand, and arkadymac.com has been nothing but grateful to Cosplay.ph for allowing us the opportunity to celebrate our 13th anniversary and be part of the celebration of fun and friendships at Okada Manila last October 25 to 26, 2025.
Since its tentative steps three years ago, CosMeet has come into its own as a special event that has continually become bigger with each passing year, drawing in thousands of attendees to a fantastic venue. Okada Manila has been nothing short of majestic and luxurious. arkadymac.com is proud to have been the media partner for CosMeet since its inaugural event, as well as for Cosplay.ph events since 2014.
Huge contests were the highlights for each day, bringing much fanfare to the event. Day 1 saw Cosplay Karaoke as it brought out the vast singing talents in the community to enchant the audience, and it was overseen by an illustrious panel of judges that included amazing performers Shemz and AnnChan, along with arkadymac.com’s Correspondent Darene.
Day 2 got to feature Cosplay OTP: Heroes and Villains Editionm where cosplayers share their skills and talents on stage, with amazing prizes at stake..It was overseen by an incredible panel of judges that included seasoned cosplayer Kyo-suke, arkadymac.com’s Correspondent Rica, and CosMeet 2025’s special Guest, Ing.
We are also grateful that our anniversary video was shown on stage.
All Star Avenue was the dazzling venue where fans can get to encounter their favorite cosplay idols for meet and greets and merch. Lending much star power to the event at All Star Avenue were Jane Yu and Eri Strawberry, Katiecakey, Pomponmy and Kousei, Shemz, Ai Dreamin, Jessie Coser, and the team of arkadymac.com.
While our team has many members who have been working hard for our coverages over 13 years, it isn’t often that we can all meet for a reunion, and CosMeet 2025 was just such a special event that our team of writers, correspondents, photographers and models to catch up with each other.
A big thank you to everyone who have dropped by our booth and supported us. And many thanks to our Photographers Marvin, Bryan, Ianah and Jake, along with our Correspondents Darene, Yanna, Jane, Naru, Xai, Keileen, Vanessa, Prei and Rica for covering the event for us. Our utmost gratitude to Cosplay.ph for all the support they have extended our group through all these years.
Despite the many challenges over the years, we are happy and grateful that arkadymac.com continues to be of service to the cosplay community, and we are hopeful that we can continue watching over this talented and creative community for more years to come.
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