What: Ozine Fest 2009
When: April 3-5 2009 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Where: Megatrade Hall 2

Since Hataw Hanep Hero was mostly a flop (take a good look at the multiply journals of regular cosplayers to regular convention goers), a lot of people in the cosplay, anime and manga community want another round of convention goodness.  Luckily the upcoming Ozine Fest 2009 looks to live up to that demand.  Ozine has always been a big event and now they’ve gotten bigger, as the event will now span three full days instead of the usual two (wonder how they’ll schedule this one).

Ozine Fest 2009

In any case here’s some words from the Ozine Crew.

Hungry for anime? Itching to cosplay? Looking to satiate your otaku desires?

Then get ready as Otakuzine Anime Magazine brings you its 5th and most ambitious Anime event ever: Ozine fest ’09!!

Prepare for not one, not two, but THREE days of anime and cosplay mayhem enough to satisfy hungry otakus all over the country.

What’s in Ozine Fest ’09?
We introduced the Ozine Maid Cafe during Anicon ’08 last October 5 and due to popular demand, the organizers decided to provide a BIGGER venue and more kawaii maids to serve and entertain you while you dine in Ozine Fest ‘09.

Event space not enough? Then introducing the Ozine Lounge wherein event goers can sit back and relax while surfing the internet and reading our magazines with some drinks. Staying in one place not your thing? Then try your luck in the Matsuri Area wherein you will get the chance to participate in the following activities: Gold Fish Scooping, Balloon Scooping, Darts and Balloons, and Pull a String. The Matsuri not only plans to entertain its attendees with fun games but it will also have the usual Caramelized Apple, Choco Banana, Onigiri, Taiyaki, and other traditional snacks common to a Japanese Festival.

We will be providing more updates soon. So be sure to check our entries regularly.

As you can see there’ll be TONS of activities for the upcoming con.  I personally am looking forward to the Maid Cafe (I didn’t get into AniCon’s Maid Cafe and I still regret it) and the raffle (PS3 please XD). I have some plans for to cosplay one of my fave games (Monster Hunter) and I’m building my costume as we speak.  Hopefully I can make it in time as this is my biggest build yet.  Wish me luck as well as those in the cosplay community ^_~.

As always, this post will be updated for further announcements like on-site contests and their regulations and scheduling of events.  Stay tuned!

Ozine Fest 09 Details:

Ticket Price:
Php 100.00 per day.
Php 250.00 for 3-day pass.
Important Note: 3-day pass holders qualify for the raffle.

Raffle Prizes:

Day 1: Nintendo Wii
Day 2: Xbox 360 (Elite)
Day 3: Playstation 3 –> This I want!

Important Note: A ticket holder can win for Three (3) consecutive days as long as he or she is present to claim the prize. If the ticket holder is no longer present then the organizers will have to redraw for a new winner so be sure to stay until the raffle is done.

Source: Ozine Fest