Otakuzine Magazine is one of the newest anime magazines. Otakuzine held its Ozine Fest 2005 last December 18 at the Robinsons Galleria Trade Hall.

This was held in partnership with Hero TV, Cybertron Philippines, and Filcosplay. Cybertron Philippines council members Protoform-S, Rohml, BlackBison, Fero McPigletron, and DC723 came up with several themes for the occasion.

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Beast Wars, Protoform-S, DC723, and Fero displayed the Beast Wars season 1 characters as well as the Japanese exclusive Volcano Base. The second cabinet showcased DC723’s Transformers Energon Collection, emphasizing the main Autobots during the first episodes of the series. Protoform-S added the Japanese exclusive Cyborg Beasts to complete this display. BlackBison and Rohml teamed up for to create a diorama of video game based action figures. These consisted of X-Men vs Street Fighter, Marvel Superheroes and Street Fighter.
Other groups also displayed their collectibles, like Sentai Manila and their henshin devices and Toku Books… And Mecha Pinoy’s Gundam display. Activities included a karaoke singing and band contest kept the crowd busy… As well as an Anime drawing contest and a Yugi-Oh card tourney. If that wasn’t enough, some of the most popular local bands like Orange and Lemons kept the crowd screaming their hearts out. Of course, as with any Anime convention, you can never leave the cosplay competition behind… This will probably be our last participation in an event this year. Expect more events next year from the Philippines’ very own Transformers Community

Toys R Us opened its first ever Philippine branch last June 30, 2006. The first major event was The Collectors’ Meet held last September 23 to 30, 2006 at the 4th level, Robinson’s Galleria West Wing Lobby.

The top collectors of Die Cast Collectors of the Philippines (DCPH), PinoyToyKolektor (PTK), Cybertron Philippines, and Sentai Manila showcased their collectibles during the event. TRU also gave a treat to toy enthusiats by supplying vintage action figures at reasonable prices.The event attracted the veteran toy collectors as well as the casual buyers. DCPH also held its Swap Meet on the last day of the weeklong exhibit. The West Wing Lobby also became the venue of the get together of many PTK members. Cybertron Philippines came in full force and displayed toys from Beast Wars and Transformers: Cybertron/Galaxy Force. Expect more from the CybPh team in the coming months.

Ok, so this is probably THE biggest event for toy hobbyists and enthusiasts, and of course, it does need an end report. Sadly, being stuck on our booth to make sure that our “for-sale” items are sold, we only got a few pics. But believe me, this is just my second toycon, and apart for the crampy aisles due to a barrage of people, the inevitable hotties from the cosplay community, and the good bargains, pictures won’t really be necessary.

One of the highlights of the event would be the panel discussion on toy collecting. Three of the well-known hobbyists, namely CowboyX, Garvy and CybPh’s very own Protoform-S, shared their knowledge and passion for the hobby. The three amigos were later joined by Art Asylum’s Digger Mesch and crew… The trio was nice enough to show prototypes of upcoming Art Asylum releases, as well as do a few autographs. To cap off this summary, we dwell on the people who displayed their precious collectibles during the two-day event. Slim Shady provided us with Batman and Superman Stats, while Clark Ken ans his Superman figs shared a cabinet with Evilclops’ MOTU collection. Buffy chose to showcase his Star Trek collectibles while Markdwinc displayed his custom Team USA figs. Kids just couldn’t get enough of GaoJP’s 12-inch Sentai/Power Rangers, while you can’t stop being amazed of McBeeper’s Superman collectibles. Last but not the least, an army of marvel legends figures were provided by ToyDen, who shares his cabinet with CybPh’s Thunderbreak who brought his Green Lantern Corps figs. Can’t wait for Toycon 2007!