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The Second Philippine
Comicbook, Gaming and Anime Convention (2003)
by: Makkun
Hear ye!! Hear ye!! ^_^ Welcome to your in-depth resource (asus!) for the
successful Philippine Comicbook, Gaming and Anime Convention 2003!!! I
have gathered as much information as I can and will be adding more soon.
Meanwhile, here are some stuff which will entice you to come next year!!
^_^
If you wanna contribute anything please
e-mail me.
Thanks in advance!!
+ A Little Intro
+ Location
+ Events
+ Participants
+ Schedule
+ Pix!!!!! (contributed by keith-nisan and froid-nisan <--
arigatou!! ^_^)
+ Winners
+ Staff/Sponsors
A Little Introduction
Whew! My friend (Zheey-em) and I were kinda hoping to get
the free gifts as promised by the c3con staff. However, due to my
tardiness and all (gomen! gomen!), we arrived sometime after 9:30 AM and
boy, we're already in the longest queue ever to hit Megamall!!!! By the
time we got our tickets (already 314th and 315th), time was ticking its
way to near-11:00. We were kinda hungry then..but fortunately we got a
bite of some softy bread (without drinks --> the fruitshake was worth
50php! huh! >_<). The bouncers were a little scary too. It made me imagine
what kind of stampede might occur. Good thing their muscles were as big as
my thighs..wahehehehehe...
Okay, so we got in a little over 12:00 noon. We were awed by so many
cosplayers walking about (proudly if I may add - they deserve it anyway).
Hehehehe..wee!!! Really cool Ragnarok cosplayers! But of course, there
were always those who seemed too excited about their costumes and people
gawking at them that they kinda demonstrated the ADHD Syndrome (a.k.a -->
Attention-getting Hyperactivity Disorder). >_< (was that correct?)
Anywayz, we first gave the hall a one-time round to see the stuff we could
grab (unfortunately, not much..hehe). There were several booths (of all
kinds --> CC of course being the most popular, Independent Comics, Comic
Alley, Questor Magazine, Pugad Baboy, Filbars..etc <-- mostly manga
booths, posters, collectibles (action figures), VCD/DVDs, Soundtracks, the
big Darna thing [ I think the Mars Ravelo booth..hehe]..etc.). We were
completely starstruck!!! It was fun and we felt the excitement of
everybody. By the time we got our drinks finally, there was a film-showing
(the movie: Battle Royale) It was great!! >_< We got tired but couldn't
find seats yet..(lots of vacant ones..err..reserved vacant ones..grrr...).
It was until I'm about to break down from tiredness that we did manage to
find two monoblocks. Wowish! The film was awesome!!! Kids killing each
other! Weee.I like that! Hehehe..so we sat there for sometime until some
people showed up on the stage, introduction blahs..First band: Zero
Percent (I recalled) and they performed three songs: Tightrope from
Saiyuki, Yuuki ga Areba from Yaiba and some opening from Hajime no Ippo.
So we sat there...and the show goes on...
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The Location
As you may well know:
The 2nd Philippine Comic Book, Anime and Gaming Convention took place on
December 13–14 (Saturday-Sunday), at SM Megamall's Megatrade Hall (2).
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The Events
^_^ Here are the events/contests. I got this from the c3con group
newsletter:
(info/regulations also included).
Best Independent ComicBook
1. Submissions may be in any size, in color or in black and white, just as
long as they are in comic book format. They must be self-published (not
associated with a major publisher).
2. Two copies are required for submission.
3. E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
4. Please include the following information:
a. Full name
b. Address
c. Age
d. Gender
e. School / Place of work (Optional)
f. Contact numbers
5. Deadline for submission is December 10, 2003.
*A booth will be provided for those participants who will be selling
indies at the event.
Best Short Film
1. Open to individuals of all ages, male or female.
2. Subject must be anime, comic book, or pop culture-related. (You can do
a music video or even spoof scenes from Lord of the Rings --- just make
sure the content falls under the PG13 rating!)
3. Length of short film must not exceed 7 minutes.
4. Shorts may be in VCD, DVD, CD, .avi, mini dv, VHS, or any other video
format popularly in use.
5. Contestants may get their entries back during the event on December
13-14, 2003.
6. Deadline for submission is December 10, 2003.
Best Costume
1. Open to individuals of all ages, male or female.
2. The cosplay is open category, no genre restrictions, although we do
recommend you come dressed as any anime, comic book, or game character!
3. Registration will be held at the event hall on December 13-14, 2003,
from 10:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m.. Contestants are requested to bring with them
a picture of their chosen character in the exact same outfit they are
wearing. Contestants must also indicate if they will be cosplaying as a
group.
4. Contestants will be given no more than one minute to perform on stage.
Lucky contestants who make it to the Final Round will be given more stage
time.
5. First, second and third placers will receive cash prizes and gift
items. The best Culture Crash and Ragnarok-inspired costumes will also
receive special prizes.
6. Since judges of past cosplay events will be participating, new costumes
will be highly appreciated though not required.
Character Drawing Contest
1. There will be two categories: 15 and below/16 and up.
2. Submissions should not be larger than 8.5" x11".
3. Render the character in an action pose.
4. E-mail submissions will be accepted at
c3contests@culturecrash.com with subject heading: C3 CON. Files must
not exceed 300KB.
5. Please include the following information with your entry:
a. Full name
b. Address
c. Age
d. Gender
e. School/Place of work (Optional)
f. Contact numbers
g. Your character`s name and other important information
6. Deadline for submission is December 10, 2003.
Battle of the Bands (my favorite!!)
1. Open to all professional/non-professional bands.
2. The contest will be held on December 13, 2003. Bands will be given a
maximum of 7 minutes to perform any anime/j-pop/j-rock/game-related song
of their choice.
3. Interested bands may register by sending the following information:
a. Band name
b. Members` names
c. Song to be performed
d. Contact information through e-mail at
c3contest@culturecrash.com, or by calling Mildred at 633-8277 to 79 or
Ces at 475-2003 on or before December 10, 2003.
4. Bands without any stage experience must send the above information
along with a demo tape.
5. First, second and third placers will be given cash prizes plus the
chance to perform again on December 14, 2003.
Best Choreographed Fight Scene
1. Contestants below 18 years of age must have written consent from a
legally aged guardian.
2. The use of costumes is not required but is recommended.
3. No sharp objects may be used during the fight scenes.
4. Fight scene may last from a minimum of 30 seconds to a maximum of 3
minutes.
5. Please let us know in advance if you will be participating in this
event by e-mailing us at
c3contests@culturecrash.com or calling Mildred at 633-8277 to 79 or
Ces at 475-2003 on or before December 10, 2003. Please include the
following details:
a. Names and ages of all participants
b. Length of fight scene
c. Equipment / props to be used
d. Contact information
*Special note: If underage, we highly suggest having a legally aged,
responsible person to supervise your practice session.
SUBMISSIONS!!!
Send entries to the Short Film, Character Drawing, and
Independent Comic Book contests at:
a. Culture Crash Comics/JC Palabay Ent., Inc. 67 Gen. Ordonez St. Marikina
Heights, Marikina City 1811
b. Any Comic Quest or Comic Alley branch (just make sure submission is
enclosed in an envelope labeled `C3 CON CONTEST ENTRY').
PRIZES!!!
FIRST PLACE:
Php 5,000.00 plus Premium Gift Items!
SECOND PLACE:
Php 3,000.00 plus Gift Items!
THIRD PLACE:
Php 2,000.00 plus Gift Items!
*Gifts will be finalized along with the list of sponsors.
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Participants
not up yet, sorry!! ^_^
Schedule
There are actually two versions [ err??] of the c3con programme. The first
one is the official newsletter from the c3con group, while the second's
from Omake Omake Anime (also a group providing anime news and
conventions). ^_^ I'm a little dizzy at that time so I don't really know
which one's close to what actually happened. >_< hehehe... Anywayz, you
decide:
[ From: C3con]
DECEMBER 13 2003 (Saturday)
11:00 am - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
11:15 am - Opening program
11:45 am - Gallery Unveiling -- Comic Book Artists' GalleryContest
registration
12:00 pm - Film showing
1:30 pm - Battle of the Bands: 1st & 2nd Group performance
2:00 pm - Drawing Contest
2:00 pm - Parade: 1st batch of Cosplyers
3:00 pm - Kubori Speed Eating Contest
3:30 pm - Battle of the Bands: 3rd & 4th Group performance
4:00 pm - Choreographed Fight Scene ContestParade: 2nd batch of Cosplayers
5:00 pm - Short film entries viewing/announcement of winners
6:00 pm - Parade: 3rd batch of Cosplayers, Announcement of all winners for
the day
DECEMBER 14, 2003 (SUNDAY)
10:00 am - Opening, Battle of the Bands: 5th & 6th Group performance
10:30 am - Anime singing contest
11:00 am - Comic Convention (Talk and Open Forum)
12:00 pm - Short film winners (viewing)
1:00 pm - Parade: 4th batch of Cosplayers
2:00 pm - Battle of the Bands: 7th & 8th Group performance
3:00 pm - Sponsor's program: PSICOM Band Performance: Darna's band
3:30 pm - Sponsor's program: DARNA 3rd installment launch
5:00 pm - Sponsor's program: Level Up! , Announcement of Cosplay finalists
5:05 pm - Sponsor's program: Comodo Launch speech
5:30 pm - Sponsor's program: Comodo Game footage
6:00 pm - Parade: CosPlay finalists
7:00 pm - Announcement of all winners (all contests)
8:00 pm - CLOSING CEREMONIES
And FINALLY: Issue 13 will be available at the Culture Crash booth.
Sa wakas!! Here's what you'll find in the latest issue:
- Cat's Trail: as the caravans near Serpent's Pass, the mysterious Yukiko
and her troops prepare to strike!
- Pasig: the battle between Dante and Isaiah escalates!
- Kubori Kikiam: a shocking transformation!
- One Day Isang Diwa: Jedd gives Jun a piece of his mind!
+ 2 special pull out posters
+ cosplay, Ragnarok articles
[ From: Omake Omake Anime ]
DECEMBER 13, SATURDAY:
11:00 AM - Opening of the event (Ribbon Cutting Ceremony)
11:15 AM - Opening Program
11:45 AM - Gallery Unveiling -- Comic Book Artist's Gallery
Start of registration for all contest
12:00 PM - Start of Raffle which will continue up to 6PM (each day)
Start of Film Showing of Anime Shows
1:00 PM - Sponsor's program (TBD)
1:30 PM - Band Performance Booth Activity
2:00 PM - Drawing Contest
2:30 PM - Sponsor's Program (TBD)
3:00 PM - Kubori speed eating contest
3:30 PM - Band performance / Booth Activity
4:00 PM - Choreographed Fight Scene Contest
5:00 PM - Short Film entries viewing / announcement of winners
Booth Activity
6:00 PM - Cosplay
Announcement of all winners within the day
Band Performance until closing
DECEMBER 14, SUNDAY:
10:00 AM - Opening/ Band Performance / Booth Activity
10:30 AM - Anime Singing contest
11:00 AM - Comic Convention (Talk and Open Forum)
12:00 PM - Short film winners viewing
1:00 PM - Pre-judging of contestants for the cosplay
2:00 PM - Band Performance / Booth Activity
3:00 PM - PSICOM launch (10 new titles) / Band Performance
3:30 PM - DARNA launch
5:00 PM - Cosplay finals / Awarding Ceremony
7:00 PM - Level Up! dancers
7:05 PM - Comodo launch speech
7:30 PM - Comodo Game footage
8:00 PM - Closing Ceremonies / Band Performance until closing
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Pictures!!
Alright!! Pix..pix...and more pix!! But first of all, I'd like to thank
keith-nisan and froid-nisan for the pictures. Hehehehe..ours will be
posted soon! ^_^
spoiler: I didn't rename most the pictures..hehehe..>_<
Winners
Here's the incomplete list of the winners for the events on the
convention. ^_^ My source: the newsletter of c3con, what else!! >_<
Anywayz, if you know the winners of the other contests (zoom
up!), please
e-mail me.
Character Drawing Contest (15 below)
1st place - Renee Aurora Ysobel Estacio, `Katsuri'
2nd place - Jose Lorenzo Montano, `Kitty Divine'
3rd place - Maggie Mae Roxas, `Blooderie Yurisato'
Character Drawing Contest (16 above)
1st place - Mark Cezar, `Ven Ty Letterman'
2nd place - Christina de Jesus, `Michiko'
3rd place - Jose Mariano, `Riba'
Short Film Contest
1st place - Matrix Philippines, `The Juan'
2nd place - AKX Productions, `Pasig'
3rd place - Roderic Rodriguez, `Kanji vs. Golem'
special mention - Topel Lee, `Bruce'
Independent Comic Book Competition
1st place - Abang Guard Productions, `Nardong Tae'
2nd place - M3 Studios, `Atomic Underground'
3rd place - Hanzel Jay de Castro and Armand Canlas, `Sunrise'
Battle of the Bands
1st place - 7Thursday
2nd place - Rotschreke, Kuso Atama
3rd place - NEOtaku
Cosplay Competition
1st place - Armored Personnel Unit (Matrix Revolutions)
2nd place - Shiva (FFX)
3rd place - Yuna and Rikku (FFX-2)
special CC prize - Yukiko (Cat's Trail)
Group Cosplay
1st place - Shuyuripa from FFX-2
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Staff/Sponsors
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