Hero TV Grand Channel Launch Coverage!!!

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Hero TV is the latest addition to the roster of cable channels in the Philippines. What makes this channel different from the rest is that they feature tagalized anime, cartoons and live action shows.

Hero TV held its grand channel launch last November 12 to 13 at the Philippine Trade Training Center at Roxas Boulevard.

To commemorate the event, Cybertron Philippines spearheaded and collaborated with collector groups such as Sentai Manila, DCPH, and PTK to showcase varied collectibles. Some of these collectibles were being shown by the channel, while others were still in the works.

On the night before the event, the collector groups as well as the sponsors were already busy setting up their booths and displays. It was a tiring experience, but seeing the venue and all the pieces coming together was well worth it.











The Big Opening came. And everyone was ready for it.







Day 1

The crowd was a little thin during the opening. But slowly, more and more fans came in the venue. Before we knew it, the Phil Trade was filled to capacity and they had to moderate people from coming in.

The first thing these fans would see is the Collector's Gallery.





Cybertron Philippines admins/moderators ThunderBreak, Protoform-S, Fero, lastmaximal, Rohml, dc723, and Ziggy Stardust came up with several themes to cater to the different Transformers fans who came to the event.





They featured toys from two different series: Beast Wars and Beast Machines, as well as a diorama of the TF: The Movie featuring Unicron.





They also showcased the Optimus Primes/Primals/Convoys from various Transformers generations. As well as the Megatrons. Finally, they showcased some priceless vintage Transformers (Star Saber and Victory Leo) and collectibles, as well as the Masterpiece Convoy.





Unleashed of PTK displayed his Soul of Chogokin collectibles as well as the battleships from different anime shows.





Blackbison and Rohml showcased dioramas depicting some of Marvel Comic's greatest battles. These were the X-Men vs the Sentinels, and Avengers & Fantastic Four vs Galactus. GunCeasar shared his SOTA Street Fighter collection as well as his Rockman EXE and Kingdom Hearts figures.





Video Game-based collectibles was the theme of RICKYSUNSHINE. He had on display a complete collection of Tekken and Final Fantasy (VII to X). He also showed his Trigun collectibles as well.





Statues were the theme for the display of Neo70 and ThunderBreak. They showcased various Batman statues as well as Neo70's 18 inch figures of heroes from television and movies.





DCPH members justice, don reupert, raceteamboy, and tomylord presented popular die cast cars from movies and television of different genre.




Japanese live action shows were exhibited by Sentai Manila moderators/members GaoJP, cypher_, gaiatron, and rider555. These included Seishin Gransazers, Kamen Riders, and Sentai robots from past and future sentai shows.





BlackBison of Sentai Manila displayed Sentai robots and figures that are currently being aired in the Philippines. greenV, also from Sentai Manila, showcased Kamen Rider Faiz and Super Imaginative Chogokins.




Finally, to top it off, featured celebrities also exhibited their collections. These range from Lord of the Rings to Masters of the Universe.

Large crowds gathered around the display cases. Some were taking pictures while others were talking to the collectors.






Cybertron Philippines gave away specially-made Transformers pins to visitors. A raffle was held on the second day, and three lucky booth visitors went home with special Transformers merchandise courtesy of Great Toys.

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One interesting feature of the event was an on-the-spot custom/scuplture of Voltes V and Zenki. Noli Coronado showed the crowd his expertise with art and engineering to create a masterpiece.

These photos showed the progression of his work from the start of Day 1.





















The finished product:



The Zenki Custom was done in a faster pace than that of Voltes.

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The event would not have been complete without COSPLAYERS.

A cosplay competition was held during the two-day event. Anime fans dressed up in their best rendition of their favortite anime characters.





Models also joined in the cosplay... These were the Hero Cosplay Models strutting out as Anime characters from HERO TV shows:



Competition was tough. But at the end of the second day, only one can be declared as the winner. The winner was dressed as Roy Fokker's Strike Valk in Batteroid form. Not only did he catch the attention of avid fans because of his costume, but he also walked exactly like the Battroid he portrayed.

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Aside from the Collectors' Gallery, the Voltes V custom, and the cosplays, the launch also offered other activities.

Online gaming was provided by Level Up Games and Tantra, as well as video consoles.




Booths were set up for various stores, ranging from toys to comics.




The kids had a blast joining activities sponsored by Bankee Trading like gundam kit building and battle b-da-man contests. Richwell also provided megablox for lifesize dioramas. And HeroTV provided five large screen television sets featuring five of their best shows.




Pictures courtesy of BlackBison, Rohml, and rider555.

[kamadoma]

they never run out of naruto cosplayers due to the many stocks of naruto cosplay stuff sa comic alley. hhehehe.

nice pics, which I'd seen those toys with my own eyes.

[neueziel]

ANG SAMA NG PILA!

anyway, It was nice and it was fun at the con Collections are cool and cosplayers as well.

mas lalo lang ako naiingit kasi wala kaming hero channel

[Majingaa Zetto™ 12·03·72]

ay sa wakas! natapos ko rin makita yung mga pics sa sobrang dami... gapang yung PC koh! heheheh

thanks for sharing mastah Protoform-S.

[ebonsaber]

Yeah, it was a great event, once you got inside. Crowd control on the entrance was a virtual nightmare, though. I saw kids as young as 4 being crushed by the push, sweaty and crying their eyes out because they can't breathe, frustrated parents caught between their family's safety over their kids' desire to be in the event.

Imagine being shoulder-shoulder, you can't move your arms or legs or even leave the crowd, then the most cruel and unusual form of torture was imposed upon you: someone farts. You can't move away or even raise a hand to cover your nose, then it happens again. The horror...

Once thru the door, it was a welcome relief to be in the airconditioned building. There was just one small maze of membership lines, quite like processing a college semester's enrollment where one would do a loop-da-loop, but fortunately it was completely optional.

There appeared to be a lot of activities available, but I was already tired from surviving the fracas outside, so I did not bother to stay long.

While it was a blast(of methane in the crowd), no one can fault the organizers for this as it is an inaugural event. As with good wine, all good things get better with age. Here's to next years Hero convention!

[twisted]

I was there too! The first day!!! The worse CROWD CONTROL system in the history of any anime gathering!!! I almost cried coz the even was until 5pm only and we're still outside the building! Took us nearly an hour before we got our turn to go inside!!! Shmuck!

Fun cosplay! Naruto was here, there, and everywhere!

I was there when Voltes V was being "constructed"! KEWL!!!

Nice cosplay skits! Weeeee!!!

Long Level-up-games line for RF online CDs!

Nice toy displays!!!