The finals of the first ever J-Pop Anime Singing Competition Finals were held last Saturday, July 25, at the Market!Market! Activity Center. It was the culmination of a Philippine-Japan friendship event organized by the Japanese Embassy with the help of the Japan Foundation, and the event was further supported by the Nihongo Center Foundation, TOEI Animation Philippines, HERO TV, Ayala Malls, and 103.5 MAX FX. The event is one of many that are meant to celebrate Philippines-Japan Friendship month – evidently, one of the most important cultural events in the country for Japanophiles.

Yes, girls, boys and everyone and everything in between! As you all know, normally we’re penniless as we are yet to either win the lottery, discover Gundanium, unearth pirate gold, find a suitcase full of money, and/or start a boy band. However, a kind soul has recently given us something nice, so we decided to share the love and maybe get some lulz out of it.

So, we decided to hold a small contest. Up for grabs is 200 pesos worth of Sodexho Meal and Food Passes which is accepted at quite a lot of places (still worth a meal or two, you know, hehehe) AND a Yuu Yuu Hakusho gashapon cellphone strap.

The series revolves around Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at the ultra-exclusive and oh-so-terribly expensive Ouran Academy. The school’s students are comprised of the absolute cream of society, the richest, classiest, most elite and best bred that Japan had to offer… which made for some horrific awkwardness for a perfectly normal, middle-class girl who is suddenly plunged into this strange, new world.

The series is now over five years old, but still does a terrific job of making its viewers feel worried, tense and paranoid. Imagine the anticipation one experiences just before the killer jumps out in a scary movie. Yes, that. Paranoia Agent manages to capture it, bottle it and use it on you almost at will.

We don’t know the language, we don’t know the geography, we know only the most basic of customs, but drop us off in the middle of Japan, and we can now confidently say that there’s ONE thing we’ll know how to do.

Get a haircut and look good. Once we got that down, we’re sure the rest will follow. Oh, yeah.

I’m surprised I hadn’t gotten to a review of this series sooner. All things considered, it’s practically a perfect fit for the LoliDudes.

There’s a lot of fun to be had here. Strangely enough, Kogarashi reminds me of a gigantic, maid-uniform wearing Doreamon. He’s got some trick up his sleeve… or skirt… ready to try and help his master out of whatever situation she’s in. Even if his master may not always appreciate it. Consider the fact that he’s practically got X-ray vision and is able to connect to USB devices through his ear… and that’s just in the first two episodes.

Our very first guest blogger EVAR, magnetic_rose, gives us a quick crash course on Vocaloids and shares her Top 5 personal picks!

Cosplay Fusion was held last weekend, June 27, at Power Plant Mall in Rockwell, Makati City. With the likes of Maxicollector supporting the event, and the ever-popular Gosiengfiao sisters, Alodia and Ashley, along with stage performer Marcelle Fable, hosting it, the turn-out was great, as expected.

Read more about the event right here~!

It is an anime about dreams, and not giving them up, no matter what your circumstances. This is a message that deserves to be told. It’s an anime about most excellently hard rocking with tons of guitar references sprinkled generously throughout. It’s an anime that you really should be watching.

Your school’s website is probably designed with your school colors and your university mascot. It’s probably loaded with pictures of studends reading books, or getting drunk in their dorms, or whatever. Your school’s website sucks. At least, by otaku standards. Why? Well, The Tokyo Zokei University’s website is called Zokei Quest…