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Alodia is One of the New Faces of Animax

Being a successful product evangelist takes more than just product knowledge and the gift of gab. You have to love the product you’re evangelizing. Savvy marketers have known this for decades. The great entrepreneur Sy Sperling said it best in his classic TV ads: “I’m not only the Hair Club president, but I’m also a client.” With the rise of social media and conversational markets, that sort of passion and authority has become more important than ever.

For a growing number of anime fans, cosplay is one of the ultimate expressions of love for anime content. Really good anime cosplay requires practitioners to totally embody their favorite anime characters — to engage with anime content at a very personal level. Click here to continue reading “Alodia is One of the New Faces of Animax”…

Filipina Cosplay Sisters Alodia and Ashley to Judge Chilean Cosplay Competition

Having both been Spanish colonies from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century, Chile and the Philippines share many cultural commonalities. One of those commonalities is the Hispanic passion for performing arts, as evidenced by the richness of zarzuela theatre and the flamboyance of flamenco dance. Combine the influence of Spanish culture over four centuries with the worldwide spread of otaku culture in this century, and both countries end up with a strong cosplay culture.

In a confluence of old and new cultural commonalities, Filipina cosplay sisters Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao have been invited to judge the Akiba Festival cosplay competition in Chile.

Fittingly enough, Alodia and Ashley themselves have Spanish blood from their equally gorgeous mother Mariglor. Their middle name is itself very Iberian: “Arraiza”. If you happen to be in Chile on October 31, come to the Teatro Cariola and witness transpacific international cooperation through costumed roleplaying geekery.