The Best of Anime 2013 is set for the 14th and 15th of September 2013 at Function Rooms 4 and 5 of the SM Mall of Asia SMX Convention Center (MAP)! Tickets are just PhP 250 a day, available at the gate.

First day highlights include a Blogging Workshop by magnetic-rose.net, a Cosplay Make-Up and Wig Styling Workshop, a Voice Acting Workshop, and a Battle of the Bands. Second day highlights include a Game Dev Workshop by the Game Developers Association of the Philippines, a SuperClickers101 workshop conducted by Fujifilm/YKL’s professional photographers.

As a special treat, Thai cosplayers JiakiDarkness and YukiGodbless — Thailand representatives to the World Cosplay Summit in 2011 — will be at Best of Anime 2013 to help judge both the All-Star Cosplay Competition and the Best of Anime – World Cosplay Summit Philippine Qualifier NCR Leg.

The culminating event on the second day is a performance by J-Melo host and Japanese pop star Joe Inoue! Joe is best known for his singles “CLOSER” from Naruto Shippuden and “Kaze no Gotoku” from Gintama.

The Best of Anime 2013 is a co-located event of the Manila International Book Fair, running from the 11th to the 15th of September, also at the SMX Convention Center. You can also check out their Facebook page at facebook.com/BestofAnime or facebook.com/ManilaInternationalBookFair.

magnetic-rose.net is an Official Media Partner of The Best of Anime 2013.