Cosplay Mania 2026 - Philippines

Cosplay Mania 2026 lights up Manila's SMX Convention Center with Southeast Asia's grandest ACG celebration—VIP concerts, cosplay contests, anime, and J-pop across four massive halls await every otaku's dream three days.

- On ACX Saturday, the line-up of cosplayer guests for Cosplay Mania includes Preston Les and Ying Tze from Malaysia, and Thames Malerose from Thailand. These cosplayer guests will attend on all three days.

- Next is the Hololive Meet, an international project by Cover Corporation designed to bring VTubers to fans outside of Japan, including global stage events, convention booths, panel discussions, and meet-and-greets. The Hololive Meet line-up features Holostars guests Machina x Flayon, Banzoin Hakka, Jurard T Rexford, and Octavio, alongside Hololive

- VTubers Ayunda Risu and Momosuzu Nene. These VTubers will attend on Saturday, October 3.

- Other convention guests include VTuber guest Féileacán Cú on Friday, October 2, and Voice Actor (VA) guest Diana Garnet on Sunday, October 4.

- On ACX Sunday, the line-up of guests for the JAM Concert features singer Nami Tamaki, who will perform in the Philippines on Friday, October 2.

- Also performing is Thai YouTuber and anisong artist Mindaryn, who will perform as part of her first Asia tour, Calling Back, which kicks off in the Philippines on Sunday, October 4.

- The tour continues at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, at Costime7 on October 10 to 11, followed by her first solo concert in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 16, and ending in Tokyo, Japan, at a later date. She will join Japanese singer, songwriter, and music composer ZAQ, who will also attend on the final day of the concert on Sunday, October 4.