2nd PUP Otaku Expo

Last year the event was a great success, not only did the event was attended by more than 5,000 students it was also attended by both Japanese and Korean guests as well.

Otaku U Rule! The premiere Japanese pop culture oriented student organization of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, would be celebrating its 2nd year anniversary with our annual event entitled the PUP Otaku Xperience (OXP). PUP Otaku Xperience is an open space 2 day anime convention to be held on March 2-3, 2012 at the PUP Freedom Plaza, PUP Main Campus Sta. Mesa Manila, Philippines. The event is jam packed with fun and surprises as Otaku U Rule launches the Ignite Anime campaign. Ignite Anime Campaign is designed to re-energize and reinvigorate the anime fandom and individual anime brand with fun games and activities for the enjoyment of the general public.

This year PUP Otaku Xperience will be a 2 day event with the theme: “Philippine Anime New World Order.” Aside for the main campaign of the event, as a tradition, they will be featuring multiple events and they are the following: 


• Anime Exhibition and Trade Fair
• Jrock Battle of the Bands
• Jpop Singing Contest
• Matsuri Contest
• Cosplay Competition
• Anime Drawing Contest
• Voice Dubbing Contest
• Banzai ***
• Toy Designing Contest ****
• JFashionista *** Fashion Show
• Toys and Cosplay Photography Contest
• Fun Games and Many More


Apparently, Hubby and I will only attend the Day 1 of this event because tomorrow there's also an event called Philippine Cosplay Convention 5 at Robinson's Place Manila. Anyways, Day 1 is Cosplay Day while Day 2 is JMusic Day which I bet that there will be more attendees in Day rather than Day 2.

Here's the Day 1 and Day 2 Program for the 2nd PUP Otaku Expo. Pics will be uploaded later ^.^

DAY 1 (March 2) OXP: Rules!

10:00 AM - Opening Ceremonies
10:30 AM - Band Performance
11:00 AM - Mini Games
11:30 AM - Campaign - Anime "One Piece" (Ex. One Piece Fan = Straw hat Alliance.ph (One Piece Fan Club)
12:00 NN - Cosplay Parade
  1:00 PM - Band Performance
  1:30 PM - Mini Games

  2:00 PM - Campaign - JRock "Gazette"
  2:30 PM - Campaign - Anime "Shaman King"
  3:00 PM - Campaign - Game "Pockie Ninja"
  3:30 PM - Campaign - Anime "Kuroshitsuji"
  4:00 PM - Band Performance
  4:30 PM - Voice Dubbing Contest
  5:30 PM - Honoree
  6:00 PM - Band Performance: Kyukeido
  6:30 PM - Cosplay Catwalk 1st Batch
  7:00 PM - Intermission Number
  7:30 PM - Cosplay Catwalk 2nd Batch
  8:00 PM - Awarding Ceremony
  8:30 PM - Cosdance Showdown
  9:00 PM - Closing Remarks

DAY 2 (March 3) OXP: Rocks!

10:00 AM - Opening of Booth
10:30 AM - Band Performance
11:00 AM - Mini Games
11:30 AM - Campaign - Anime "Bleach"
12:00 NN - Campaign - JRock "Scandal"
12:30 PM - Band Peformance
  1:00 PM - Campaign - Anime "Fairy Tail"
  1:30 PM - Campaign - Game "RF Online"
  2:00 PM - JPop Singing Contest
  3:00 PM - Awarding: Honoree
  3:30 PM - Band Performance: Onigiri Infusion
  4:00 PM - Band Performance: Asterysk
  4:30 PM - Band Performance: Ikuso Iwa
  5:30 PM - JRock Battle of the Band Finals 1st Band
  6:00 PM - JRock Battle of the Band Finals 2nd Band
  6:30 PM - Cosplay Catwalk "Themed"
  7:00 PM - JRock Battle of the Band Finals 3rd Band
  7:30 PM - JRock Battle of the Band Finals 4th Band
  8:00 PM - JRock Battle of the Band Finals 5th Band
  8:30 PM - Closing Remarks
  8:35 PM - Awarding Ceremonies

After the cosplay competition, Rg Gamurot, OXP’s overall director and Otaku U Rule adviser, has announced his sentiments on not holding anymore cosplay events due to the ”anti-student org” policy being implemented in the University. He later thanked those who attended the event especially the cosplay groups who supported them. Too bad, it's the first time that we attended a con in such schools but when I heard Rg Gamurot's announcement I felt sad about it. Oh well, that's life and life goes on.

I hope I didn't bore you with my sentiments xD Anyway, you can browse the photos here and please do like my page as well. Thank you ^_^