Hataw Hanep Hero 2006 Coverage!!!

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HeroTV has done it again. Surpassing the previous year's H3, the 2006 Hataw Hanep Hero was the unstoppable juggernaut!

The event was held November 18 to 19 in two halls of the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

As partners of HeroTV, Cybertron Philippines came in full force to support the H3.

The group was at the ingress as early as Friday afternoon. Most of the other sponsors and participants were setting up their respective booths and areas. Displaying the collectibles is a tiring task, but around good friends, one wouldn’t notice how time flies.









People couldn’t wait for the event to start. Lines were formed outside the WTC early Saturday morning.





As you can see in these pictures, two halls of the WTC aren’t enough for the huge turnout of HeroTV fans.




H3 had tons of activities in line with the kids and adults alike. These range from wall climbing to basketball, from mini 4WD racing to sumo wrestling in funny costumes.





Any self-respecting anime lover came to see the highlights of the event – and we weren’t disappointed. Hundreds of lovely ladies graced the occasion, either in their beautifully made costumes or as spectators of the event.





More articles and pics to come ;D

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Cybertron Philippines supported the event by relaunching the Don Figueroa interview. Don Figueroa is a Filipino based in the US who is one of the most popular comic book artists and pencillers for many different Transformer titles for IDW Publishing. Cybertron Philippines was given the rare opportunity to conduct the interview with Figueroa.

The poster session was held right at the entrance of the H3 Convention. Fans would see the HeroTV logo along with the interview proper and samples of Figueroa’s work prominently displayed in the exhibit area. The poster session was such a hit, that one of Don’s work was stolen during the first day of the H3!

Don is a valued member of Cybertron Philippines. Rest assured that the group will feature more of his work and that of other Transformers artists in the near future.

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The HeroTV toy exhibit is made of 2 sections. One is the HeroTV show display, while the other section showcases Cybertron Members’ toy collections.



AV427, Ondoher Prime and Rohml proudly showcased the Transformers Generation 1 display in line with the upcoming Transformers movie next year.





Rohml, Inhumanoidstmd, and GunCeasar provided anime and cartoon related collectibles. These range from Tenjou Tenge, WildCATS, Yugi-Oh, Rockman EXE, and Street Fighter.



Black and Gunceasar were the main contributors for the Masked Rider Ryuki and the upcoming Masked Rider Faiz/555 display.



ThunderBreak had his super robots Voltes V and Combattler V displayed prominently at the center of the show based collectibles, alongside his vintage Shaider and Vavilos figures.



The live action series Gransazers and Justirizers were brought to life by the collection of GaoJP and ThunderBreak.



Fero McPigletron and Protoform-S had set up the toys for the upcoming Beast Machines series that will be showing in HeroTV.



DC723 had his Gundam Seed and Seed Destiny figures towering above the shelves.



GaoJP, Ren and ThunderBreak brought their DICE, Astroboy and Machine Robo collectibles as well.



BlackBison, GaoJP, and Protoform-S showcased their Power Ranger Ninja Storm and Dinothunder robots.



Godginrai, Ren, LastMaximal, and Protoform-S filled the remaining shelf with Transformers Armada and Cybertron/Galaxy Force toys.




For the non-show based displays, Ziggy Stardust and ThunderBreak showcased their DC Superheroes collectibles, focusing on the Justice League of America and the Green Lantern Corps.





BlackBison displayed his extensive Street Fighter collection in a battle diorama.



BlackBison and Rohml put their Avengers, X-Men, and Spiderman figures on display. The Themes are Avengers United, X-Men vs. Sentinel: the Aftermath, and Spiderman’s Rogues Gallery.




GaoJP, BlackBison, and Inhumanoidstmd had their Super Sentai robots showcased. The theme of the setup was Zyurangers up to the current super sentai series Boukenger. An army of red rangers were shown as well.





Black, GunCeasar, and DC723 displayed collectibles from other live action shows such as Garo, Masked Rider Black, and other Masked Rider series.





GaoJP and ThunderBreak teamed up for the mini diorama of Macross, while Rohml added some spice with a Go Nagai super robot Mazinger Z.

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Cosplay.ph, Filcosplay, and other cosplay organizations held group and individual cosplays during the H3. Nearly 250 participants joined this year’s contests.













*This is my personal favorite. Always wanted to see how Mokona (of Magic Knight Rayearth) would be like up close and personal


Last year’s Philippine Cosplay winner dons the Boukensilver costume. Hmmm. . . where did he leave his weapon?




This year’s individual cosplay winner is Morgul the Witchking!

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Candid pics of members of Cybertron Philippines during the event











And the end of the two-day event, we all packed our displays and had dinner to celebrate the success of the Hanep Hataw Hero 2006. Here’s looking forward to the year 2007! The Transformers Year!






More pictures at cybph.yourweb.dk/gallery.

Thanks to our photographers Shutterlead and Maxi Andrew of PIPHO, as well as BlackBison and ThunderBreak.