Music and movies mark Phil-japan ties at MOA
The mbassy of apan celebrates the annual hilippines- apan riendship onth with music and mo ies at the all of Asia this month
A oint pro ect of the mbassy of apan, the apan oundation anila, the all of Asia, and inema, the two- day e ent commemorates years of longstanding cooperation between apan and the hilippines The hilippines- apan riendship onth is celebrated e ery uly with uly as apan ay
allgoers will rock with the - pop e perience at the rand inals of the J- pop Anime Singing Contest tomorrow, uly 1, from 1 to p m at the usic all ow on its fourth year and with freestyle as its theme, the contest is a enue for ilipino amateur performers of all ages who can sing their fa orite - pop or anim songs in apanese
There’s more fun ahead with the awarding of the
MiniCosplay Contest wherein 1 finalists will ha e the chance to dress up as their belo ed anim characters There will also be an anim - making demonstration by Toei Animation hilippines and meet-and- greet sessions with oraemon and obita
The apanese mbassy’s o lan and will also perform during the e ent, which includes apanese food tasting by oshinoya
The magic of apanese animated films also comes to the mall with the screenings of Full Metal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos tomorrow, uly 1 at 7 p m and Detective Conan: The Last Ship on the Sky on uly at 11 a m and 1 p m both at inema
FullMetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos is about a fictional world where alchemy is fully accepted t tells the story of a young alchemist named ullmetal and his ad entures with his brother, who wants to restore their bodies after a failed attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky is about immy udo, a young detecti e who was transformed into a child after being poisoned The mo ie chronicles udo’s battles with mysterious bacteria that he must pre ent from spreading
These e ents were co- organi ed by the mbassy of apan, apan oundation anila, the all of Asia, and inema t has support from the apanese hamber of ommerce and ndustry in the hilippines, the ihongo enter oundation, the Animation nternational icensing hilippines, enter for op usic, Toei Animation hilippines, oshinoya, A inomoto, anon, anasonic, ony, Toshiba and akult T is its media partner or details, call the mbassy of apan at 1- 71 loc 1 or e- mail at jicc- mnl@ ma. mofa. go. jpAlchemist: