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[PRESS RELEASE] Philippines @ WCS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2013
Anime Alliance Public Relations Office
Philippines as an
"OBSERVER NATION" for the World Cosplay Summit
MANILA, Philippines. What seemed to be a dream to most Filipino
cosplayers is about to come into reality as the World Cosplay Summit (WCS)
executive committee accredits Philippine-based organization Anime Alliance
Philippines to be the caretakers and rights holder of the WCS name in the country.
The World
Cosplay Summit is a gathering of outstanding cosplayers from 20 countries in 5
continents vying for the title of World Cosplay Champion. This is an annual
event held in Nagoya, Japan by TV Aichi, the founding company of the World
Cosplay Summit.
"It
wasn't easy. It took us 2-3 years to get this spot, and I'm so honored and
excited to work on a project as big as this" said by Mr. Michael Ramas,
operations manager of Anime Alliance. "We've always wanted to take things
further, and that's what we've been doing every year." he added.
Getting to
be a part of this prestigious competition that convenes all the best cosplayers
in the world was not an easy task as officials in Anime Alliance explained.
"We continued to work round the clock to make this happen. It's exhausting
but it's rewarding" said Futomi Nomura, assistant project manager of
the-now WCS Philippines Committee. "As always, we strive to provide the
best possible service and innovation for the community we work in, and that's
what we're doing now" he finished.
An
online-based organization founded back in 2006, Anime Alliance is now
considered to be the only organization authorized in the Philippines to
transact in behalf of the WCS and to hold its annual preliminaries and
regionals in the country. When asked about when the competition will be held,
Ms. Tessa Villareal, project coordinator of WCS Philippines replied "We'll
be bringing it first with the events that made this possible, with the events
that placed their trust with us for all the years". Revealing some
information about probable events, HERO FACE OFF is the number one event in
their list where a possible 2013 preliminaries is on the way. "But of
course, we're more than willing to share this with any event that's willing to
share the same principles our organization has, the same principles that got us
in this position. Passionate and committed individuals who has the culture and
drive for excellence" she ended.
"We
just want to be clear, we're just on observer status so we're not yet competing
in the actual competition. But we're definitely getting represented in the
world cosplay stage now" Michael clarified when asked what's next for WCS
Philippines. "We still have to prove ourselves that we're capable of
imposing international standards on our local competitions to be able to
compete, which is why we're making drastic changes in our internal operations
to match this." he finished. Currently the organization is finalizing its
new set of standard rules and regulations including their weapons and props
policy to match the WCS standards.
With the
Philippines now as an observer nation, it's the country's first step into
getting full membership in the WCS where the country could possibly join and
compete with the actual competition. With Anime Alliance having its foot inside
the door of the international cosplay stage, they're moving forward to gather
more support as they try to produce the very first faces that'll make their
country proud.
For inquiries
about this PRESS release, contact:
Anime
Alliance PRESS & Media press@animealliance.asia
Anime
Alliance Public Relations Office public-relations@animealliance.asia
Anime
Alliance WCS Project Team wcsph@animealliance.asia
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ANIME
ALLIANCE - WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT PHILIPPINES PROJECT TEAM:
David
Michael Ramas Project Manager
Futomi
Nomura Asst. Project Manager
Tessa
Villareal Project Coordinator
Minori
Nakamura Japanese Communications Officer
Patrick
Alvin Cham Project Logistics Officer
Kenneth
Sevilla Marketing & Events Specialist
Katherine
Barrameda Human Resources
Manager
Khallane
Enriquez Cosplay Relations Manager
Labels:
Press Release
Location:
Manila, Philippines
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