Animefest PH

18/06/2025

Relive the incredible highlights of Rinarin's Arlecchino cosplay from Genshin Impact! ✨

She completely embodied the character's journey on stage – from their powerful introduction to their heartbreaking end. Every detail, from the makeup 💄 to the intricate costumes and props, brought Arlecchino to life!

Congratulations Rinarin for winning as 5th Runner Up of Animefest 3.0 Cosplay Contest! 🏆

15/06/2025

🎇Witness the dawn of an extraordinary new era!🎇

Upcoming stars in the cosplay community lit up the stage of Animefest 3.0 at SM City Iloilo! ✨ They showcased jaw-dropping craftsmanship, electrifying performances, and characters that leapt straight from your favorite fandoms!

🎭 Presenting our cosplay contest winners:

🏆 Champion – Aether as Stolas (Helluva Boss)
🥈 1st Runner-Up – Aoki as Spinel (Steven Universe)
🥉 2nd Runner-Up – John's Cos as Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Nogizaka46’s Sailor Moon Musical 2018)
🎖️ 3rd Runner-Up – Aeko as Genderbent Lord Shen (Kung Fu Panda)
🎖️ 4th Runner-Up – Eggmen Empire as Dr. Eggman & Jim Carrey’s Dr. Eggman
🎖️ 5th Runner-Up – Rinarin as Arlecchino (Genshin Impact)

A huge thank you to our amazing judges for judging our wonderful cosplay contest, and witnessing Iloilo’s Cosplay Community levelling up!
👑Drefan Cosplay
👑 Edz Sama
👑 Obsidian Mirrour

We would also like to thank Morluck for creating this year’s unique Trophy, and Eugene Bayona, aka Yumi, for announcing this year's winner of the cosplay contest!

🎁 Thank you to our sponsors for making the Cosplay Contest possible:
1. ILLCITY CLOTHING
2. Quantum Amusement Corporation
3. Dav Studios
4. Dr. Lee Animal Care and Wellness Center
5. Demaisip Pet Doctors Veterinary Clinic
7. Yasa Pet Shop And Grooming Services
8. Concept Computer

🎉 Congratulations to all who participated in our event! May your talent shine for the future, and be the inspiration of a new generation!🌟

13/06/2025

FLASHBACK FRIDAY!!! 🕒

Sharing the wonderful moments in Animefest 3.0 with Dav Studios! Attendees took a chance to get their pictures taken inside Dav Studios' Red booth! Their unique photobooth captured moments and smiles of individuals as themselves, and with friends, families, and lovers too! 📸

Thank you, Dav Studios for joining this year’s Animefest 3.0, we hope to see you again soon! ❤️

07/06/2025

🎮 Summer Animefest 3.0 - Tekken Tournament Results 🎮

Tekken Competitors stepped into the arena for a high-stakes Tekken showdown at Summer Animefest 3.0, held last April 26–27, 2025 at SM City Iloilo. The competition was fierce, filled with powerful combos, close finishes from all fighters on stage. 🥊

Here are your winners of the Summer Animefest 3.0 Tekken Tournament!

🔥 Top Winners:

🥇 Champion: N4K | Zechariah Carey – Anna Williams | ₱6000 worth of prizes

🥈 2nd: Jawz – Eddy Gordo | ₱4500 worth of prizes

🥉 3rd: Landmine Daddy KC – Alisa Bosconovitch | ₱3000 worth of prizes

🏅 4th: XiaoPridow – Ling Xiaoyu | ₱1500 worth of prizes

🎖 5th (tie): Thejella – Bryan Fury
🎖 5th (tie): G6T | DA DAWG – King
🎖 7th (tie): SAGE | BODJ – Eddy Gordo
🎖 7th (tie): Drew_vt – Yoshimitsu

🏆 Congratulations to N4K | Zechariah Carey for securing again the top spot in Tekken Iloilo, and props to all the winners and participants who brought their best to the stage. We hope to see you again in our next Tekken event and create even powerful combos to win it all!

A huge thank you as well to Iloilo Tekken League for organizing the tournament and making the experience top-tier for all competitive players and enjoyable at the same time to the casuals and newbies. We also extend our heartfelt appreciation to SM City Iloilo for being our official venue partner and supporting this event. 🙌

See you all soon for the next event! 💗

12/05/2025

🃏 The Visayas Cup – Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament Results 🃏
The stakes were high and the plays were intense at Animefest 3.0 as duelists clashed in The Visayas Cup showdown!

Here are your Top 8 contenders who proved their skill and strategy on the battlefield!

🔥 April 26, 2025 – Top 8 Winners
👑1st Place: Anthony Jenrick Apelado (Antique) – Primité Blue-Eyes
🥈2nd Place: Kyle Johnken Gumban (Iloilo) – K9 Crystron
🥉3rd Place: Christen Derrick Chin (Kabankalan) – Yummy
🏅4th–8th Place:
• 'J Dorillo (Iloilo) – M∀LICE
• Tristan Rey Mendoza (Bacolod) – K9 Crystron
• Spencer Jones Go (Iloilo) – K9
• Alex Aguillon (Bacolod) – Dracotail Magistus
• Alexis Precioso (Dumaguete) – Dracotail

⚔️ April 27, 2025 – Top 8 Winners
1st Place: Christen Derrick Chin (Kabankalan) – Yummy
2nd Place: Matthew Ray Dolorfino (Iloilo) – Yummy
3rd Place: 'J Dorillo (Iloilo) – M∀LICE
4th–8th Place:
• Joe Vincent Minguez (Iloilo) – Branded Dracotail
• Anthony Jenrick Apelado (Antique) – Hero
• Spencer Jones Go (Iloilo) – K9
• Alexis Precioso (Dumaguete) – Yummy
• Jedd Dignos – SwordSoul Tenyì

Congratulations to all our winners and a huge thank you to everyone who dueled with heart. We'd like to thank as well the Iloilo Yu-Gi-Oh Community for hosting the tournament.

We can’t wait to see you and your decks back in action at Animefest 4.0!

10/05/2025

🏆 Official Results – Beyblade X Tournament at Animefest 3.0 🌀

The arena lit up last April 26, 2025, as bladers gave it their all at Cyberzone, SM City Iloilo.
Here are your top champions from the ultimate Beyblade X face-off!

🥇 1st Place – John Wayne Saban
🏅 2nd Place / Swiss Queen – Daphet Catague
🥉 3rd Place – Hans Harder

Thank you, and Congratulations to our winners and all participants who gave it their best spin!

Big thanks to SM City Iloilo and Park Inn By Radisson, our venue partners for our Beyblade Tournament.

Thank you also to the Iloilo Bladers Guild, and LBW Renegades for hosting our Beyblade program. We hope to see you and your community again at Animefest 4.0!

09/05/2025

🎮 Smash Bros. Ultimate has crowned its champions at Summer Animefest 3.0!

Thank you to all of the participants of our Smash Bros. Tournament and a huge congratulations to our top players who battled it out with skill and heart!
🥇 Jan Irvin Basco – 1st Place
🥈 Kent Lester Ordines – 2nd Place
🥉 Jon Jaybez Jacosalem – 3rd Place

👏 We extend our deepest thanks to Park Inn By Radisson for being our official venue partner for the Smash Bros. Event. Your support helped grow one of our big gaming community programs in Iloilo!

✨ We hope to see you and your community again soon at Animefest 4.0!

08/05/2025

Thank you for being part of Animefest 3.0 at SM City Iloilo and Park Inn By Radisson! 💜🧡

Help us improve by sharing your experience through our feedback form. Your thoughts matter and will help make future events even better! 💗

🔗 https://bit.ly/AnimefestYear3-Feedback-Form

03/05/2025