Alodia and Ashley Interviewed at Anime Festival Asia

Online interview show Why You Do What You Do recently caught up with Filipina cosplayers Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao during their performance at Anime Festival Asia 2009 in Singapore.

Cosplay is a niche performance art, and the best way to address niches is on the Internet. The Gosiengfiao sisters clearly understand that, as they talk about sharing their art online. For a twenty-one-year-old fresh graduate who happens to be one of the most influential women in the Philippines, Alodia certainly dishes out solid career advice: do what you love.

Japanese Cosplayer Kaname Speaks Out on Regional Cosplay Championship 2009

Renowned Japanese cosplayer Kaname, one of the judges at the Anime Festival Asia Regional Cosplay Championship 2009, candidly shares his thoughts on the event. Apparently, his favorite costumes and performance came from Filipina cosplayers Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao.

The sisters’ interpretation of a fight scene from the anime Witchblade impressed Kaname so much that he gave them perfect scores across the board. In fact, their portrayal led him to discover the anime itself.

Now Kaname, an international anime market influencer, is suddenly a Witchblade fan — all thanks to Alodia and Ashley. Witness the power of cosplay as media consumer evangelism.