Cosplay in the Philippines

COSPLAY short term used for "costume play", this kind of art originated in Japan where anime,manga and J-pop music are also popular. Unlike what others think, cosplaying doesn't only centered on role playing a character from anime,manga or video games it includes fictional characters and famous artists as long as it can be cosplayed.

In order for a cosplayer to portray the character well, he must love the character. A person who knows every detail about the anime, manga or character he loves is often called an otaku.
Cosplayers also catches the attention of many photographers especially those freelance photographers. This is because some of the cosplayers exhibit their photos in their own websites and others use their photos to give or sell to their fans. Cosplay has become popular in other countries including the Philippines.

In the Philippines cosplay is also becoming an interest of many teenagers even adults. You could often see cosplayers in malls where cosplay events are usually held, like SM Megamall and SM Mall of Asia where a lot of Cosplaying Contest, Conventions and other related activities are held. Even while walking in the streets or going to school you could see some of them.

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One of the popular cosplayers here in the Philippines is Alodia Gosiengfiao. She won a lot of cosplaying contests because of her creative costumes that was designed by her. She has been also invited to conventions and different TV shows like Animax where she hosted together with her sister Ashley Gosiengfiao who is also a cosplayer.

Alodia's Page:
http://www.alodiagosiengfiao.com/
https://twitter.com/#!/alodiaalmira
https://www.facebook.com/AlodiaGosiengfiao
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Another popular cosplayer in the Philippines is Myrtle Gail Sarossa, she ranks 3rd in the list of top cosplayers here in the Philippines. Became more popular when she entered Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4.

Myrtle Abigail Sarrosa, commonly known as Myrtle Gail or Myrt, is a 17 year old cosplayer, model, otaku, singer, performer, actress and politician from the Philippines. She is currently the Sangguniang Kabataan Municipal Federation President at her hometown, Barotac Nuevo, Province of Iloilo. She also covers Japanese, Korean and English Songs. Some of her cover songs are posted at (http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=167608899948849). She is currently studying Accountancy at University of the Philippines Visayas.

Myrtle Gail's Official Facebook Fanpage:
https://www.facebook.com/myrt.gail


Cosplaying in the Philippines proves that it can be recognized worldwide, when the Philippines duo, Amado Carl Hernandez (AC) and Zhel took the crown for best cosplay in Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2011's Regional Cosplay Championships. They cosplayed the characters Gabranth and the Warrior of Light respectively from the Final Fantasy Dissidia video game.

Best Cosplayers in Asia:
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111114-310547.html

THE FIRST EVER COSPLAY EVENT I  ATTENDED

 

 Finding some manga to read! :)