Shizen Orchestra
A manga, anime convention and a celebration of East Asian music.
April 25, 2009
Functional Room 4
SM X Convention Center
11:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Ticket: Php 100/person
Concert~
~Guests will be entertained by performances of Do'Ahou, Himitsu Heiki, Japan Baby, Onigiri Infusion, Raika and Rtschrck.
Japanese Fashion Designing Contest~
~Participants design an outfit on paper inspired by trends in Japanese music fashion. There will to two categories: Traditional and Contemporary Design. The entries will be submitted before the convention and will be judged during the event itself. Convention goers will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite designs.
Japanese Music Fashion Contest~
~Contestants will put together an outfit inspired by either Traditional or Modern Japanese music and parade them on the catwalk.
Individual and Group Cosplay Competitions~
~ Participants showcase their interpretations of different characters from various anime, manga, video game and mainstream culture influences.
Doll Designing Contest~
~Participants design plushie or stuffed toy costumes inspired by Japanese fashion.
Artist’s Corner~
~Participants are artists whose works are inspired by the anime and manga styles exhibit their work in this area of the convention.
Doki Doki Kissaten~
~Convention guests will be invited to dine at this café with servers dressed as maids and butlers. The theme of this booth is inspired by the popular otaku cafes present in Akihabara.
Food and Non-Food Concessionaires~
~Various wares and products of the concessionaires exhibited.
 | Shizen 自然 (n.) 1. The Japanese aesthetic of spontaneity or nature 2. Living proof of how Japanese media has inspired people 3. A convention for, or a gathering of Japanese culture enthusiasts How can we make this possible?... more | |  | Guestbook | |
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 | Hi guys, and sorry for the long wait! The recruitment post for Shizen 2011 volunteers is up. Please check this account's blog for more info. |
 | hey guys. no plan for Shizen 2? |
 | may shizen orchestra ba this year??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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med1e wrote on Aug 27, '09 pano po namin makukuha ung pic na hindi inemail sa amin?.. sa maid cafe po un e... wala naman po kaming alam na macocontact. |
 | hi hi po mustah na po kau? excited na aq sa next event ^^ apply ulit marshall... :D training aq sa cosmaina 09 take care always ^^ |
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med1e wrote on Aug 23, '09 hindi namin natanggap yung pic na kinuha sa maid cafe?.. isesend daw po yun sa email e... pano po yun? |
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|  @cosplayeye Thank you for your feedback. We will be addressing the space and time issues for next year, and hoping that we do manage to extend our schedule. Just to clarify so that we know how to address the issue: at what specific area within the convention hall did the "pushing and crashing" of the crowd occur?
On #1 of your original post: We're sorry that you've experienced such unpleasantness in the con. Could you cite specific instances of what happened so that we can advise others in the future, if possible?
#8: No, it wasn't a gay event, but it wasn't a het event, either. It's an anime and music convention, open to everyone from all walks of life, with sexual orientations. Furthermore, while I cannot speak for the cosplayers themselves, I do not see how two males kissing affects the integrity of their characters especially since Hard Gay's name already implies that some degree of gayness, so to speak, is already part of the character.
Also, could you please clarify the statement "ANG DIKO MA GET'S AY BAKIT MAY AMBIENCE OR PRESENCE NG ESTADO SA BUHAY"? I'm not sure what you mean by this, apart from heidzee's proposed interpretation.
 hndi kea sa carpet?? |
| @cosplayeye Thank you for your feedback. We will be addressing the space and time issues for next year, and hoping that we do manage to extend our schedule. Just to clarify so that we know how to address the issue: at what specific area within the convention hall did the "pushing and crashing" of the crowd occur?
On #1 of your original post: We're sorry that you've experienced such unpleasantness in the con. Could you cite specific instances of what happened so that we can advise others in the future, if possible?
#8: No, it wasn't a gay event, but it wasn't a het event, either. It's an anime and music convention, open to everyone from all walks of life, with sexual orientations. Furthermore, while I cannot speak for the cosplayers themselves, I do not see how two males kissing affects the integrity of their characters especially since Hard Gay's name already implies that some degree of gayness, so to speak, is already part of the character.
Also, could you please clarify the statement "ANG DIKO MA GET'S AY BAKIT MAY AMBIENCE OR PRESENCE NG ESTADO SA BUHAY"? I'm not sure what you mean by this, apart from heidzee's proposed interpretation.
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 | With regards to my first post here. If all of you will say shinzen Is GREAT then who will know about the not so great side. You see if this will not be solved while it is not yet worse, are we going to wait for it to become worse. May be if the host where like of Ozine Fest wherein they are mature enough to say "BEHAVE GUYS" then maybe people would not be pushing and crashing at each other.
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 | apir! thanks sa add! the power is yours!!! :) |
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vladimirdc wrote on Apr 30, '09, edited on Apr 30, '09 I can understand all the flaws since it's just the first Shizen. But this is the best Cosplay Convention I've been to. Mainly because of HardGay's darn great hosting, and secondly, because you got Alodia and Ashley to be the Judges. My wife was especially happy with one of the stalls that sold items for 20 Pesos each.. (i bought a cute chibi Roy Mustang keychain for just 20!) Hehe.. and my Brother was so more than pleased with the Maid/Butler cafe (even if he had to wait a few hours). Overall, Omedetto Gozaimasu!! We'll surely be there next year. Gambatte yo! |
 | I was more than bit disappointed about how the fashion design contest was conducted. It could do with a lot of improvement for next time. I wasn't even sure who judged it and such. That's all... otherwise, it was successful, true. |
| @shidrael Thanks for choosing Shizen as your group debut con! We hope to see you again next year. :D |
| @june024 Thanks! ^^ We aren't able to accommodate that many cosplayers though [200+ indiv cosplay and 18 cosplay groubs] because of a) time constrictions, and b) Shizen's overall theme is different from Ozine Fest's. We do, however, have something new in mind, which we'll be posting about soon.
And hindi kakayanin ng isa pang Shizen this year. xD Next year pa. |
 | @cosplayeye: ozine? mas maganda nung ozine? really now...
sana inanounce nila yung winner or winners sa ibang contest...kasi hanggang ngayn wala pa silang inanounce... never silang sumagot sa Yahoo messenger nila... at laging sira ang site nila, which is dapat source ng info...
hindi lang naman dito sa shizen ang delayed ang scheds ah... actually sa lahat ng conventions late ang scheds nila. pls..suggest lang think before saying anything... SUGGEST LANG.
thanks shizen for assistance BEFORE and DURING the event!
im looking forward in your next event! |
 | Yay! On behalf of Liminal Project (a.k.a. "Spartapons"), we thanks you all!
My groupmates really had a great time, and most of them had their 1st cosplay experience in this event. This event's going to be memorable to them XD |
 | Well... We did enjoy the event... Kahit ndi ganun kadami like Ozine [*ahem 200+ cosplayers & 18 cosplay groups] maganda naman ang kinalabasan... Maganda rin ung place since it was big enough to accompany ung dami ng nagpunta... Sana nga magkaroon pa ng isa pang Shizen before this year ends... [Much like we want another Ozine before this year ends as well...] Shizen Encore anyone? ^^ |
 | To everyone, thank you for your comments, suggestions and constructive criticisms. I'm part of the organizers and rest assured na icoconsider namin yung mga issues and concerns na sinabi nyo for the next con. :)
I would just like to point out a few things from one of the comments.
@cosplayeye:
Yung comment mo tungkol sa ambience or presence ng estado sa buhay, wala naman kaming ipinaramdam na ganun. baka nanibago ka lang sa venue kasi iba sya sa usual na itsura ng conventions. Ang tinignan namin sa paghanap ng venue, yung date ng availability tsaka kung magiging komportable ba yung mga taong pupunta sa convention. Hopefully naman, naging komportable yung mga taong nagpunta sa Shizen Orchestra kahit may mga lugar na medyo masikip daanan, etc.
#1,2&4 Sorry if you encountered some unfriendly people at the event, pero wala kaming control sa ugali ng mga taong pumapasok sa event. Maybe you caught them at a bad time, maybe they didn't want to get their pictures taken, marami pang ibang pwedeng dahilan pero bottom line is open for all yung event kaya dapat ready tayong makakita ng mga taong iba-iba yung ugali.
#6 Yun naman talaga yung naka-set na sched namin for this event. Pero sige, tignan natin kung magagawan ng paraan next time. :)
#7 everyone's entitled to their opinion but imo, a lot if not most of the people enjoyed HG hosting
#8 it was an impromptu act - nagulat din kami kasi hindi namin alam na may gagawin silang ganun. sorry kung naging offensive para sa audience.
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Again thanks to everyone for commenting! :) |
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