Ten years ago, hobbyist conventions were few and far between, so the Culture Crash crew decided to rectify that situation by holding the very first Culture Crash Convention.

The best thing about Culture Crash was the four-title anthology that formed the centerpiece of the publication: Solstice Butterfly, Pasig, Cat’s Trail, and One Day, Isang Diwa.

Ten years ago, this cheeky little anime-magazine-slash-comic-anthology dared to get itself published, despite the twin odds of zero advertising support and zero market share: that magazine was Culture Crash.