Humble Beginnings

As soon as Anigumi Joukai was founded on June 5, 2010, the group planned the first photoshoot. It was at Angelicum School on June 27, 2010. Everybody was a noob back then. 

Anijou's First Photoshoot

 bottom, left to right: Kapish, Audrey, Sam Suansing, Fifi, Jusine, Carmel, Kuroneko Ashti, Hyde, Kim, Marc Louise, Karen, Cecile, Aiyana, Kythe
top, left to right: Daphne, (?), (?) Mario, Ayu, Dalene, Myrtle, Kai, Jherben, Kitsune, Lee, Kirby, (/)

Jherben, Lee, Kirby, Elisis, Dalene

Fifi, Daphne, Kim, Lee, Kirby, Elisis

Aiyana, Cecile, Lee, Kirby, Karen

I found some links via worldwide web:
Curious Katrina

***Credit to those who owned the photos.

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Anijins join Earth Hour 2013

SM City Iloilo annually joins saving mother earth. Anigumi Joukai has been yearly invited in their event and its the third time the guild joined them. Guess what? Anijins were asked to have a group advocacy in the event. The guild officers took it a long while to settle for one, until it was decided to be:

"Anigumi Joukai will do the harlem shake, If you will use SM City Eco bags."

caught red handed while posing and saying the group's advocacy in front of the cam

The hour long event was definitely fun.

From candle lighting...

GJ Loreno and his candle

left to right: Marc Louise, Lee Mizuumi, Aiyana, Zilah, Keau keau

Jherben wasnt able to get his candle but he has is virtual candle =)

Lee (left) & Aiyana (right) dazzled with their candles

Lian and Tokwa
with Karen(foreground) and Akira (background)

To Zumba... led by Jashen Jean Dumdum from Housefit Iloilo

the crowd as they do the Zumba

ZUMBA baby!
Left to right: Karen, Lee, Rei, GJ

Anigumi Joukai joining Earth Hour in their most fashionable way.

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Anijou's J-Fashion Walk

If last year Anigumi Joukai had a costrip, this year marked on the 4th Saturday of March like last year, Anijins went fashionable all the way. Considered to be memorable to since some anijins who were under probation were proclaimed by the president, Jherben Lagon, as official members. This event was not only limited to anijins alone but also to those who were interested to be part of the fashion walk.

Anijins batch 2010 who were at the event

left to right: Karen Astrid, Jherben Lagon, Aiyana Obando, Tokwa Berlin, Lee Mizuumi, Brendan Apuan, Rei Yan, Crisvic Bayogos, GJ Loreno

confidently strutting on their J-Fashionable outfit

Adrianne Jimenez in Visual Kei

Albertine Jimenez in her visual Kei

Sweet Lolita Coleen D' Lovess

Lee Mizuumi in Casual Decora

Mai Kawasumi in Dark Decora

Tin2x (far left) our birthday girl came home from Manila
& was able to join the J Fashion walk

Mii Chan

Jherben Lagon dons visual kei/punk outfit

The two fashionistas in game

Visual Kei Angela

Aria Cross in Goth

The only Mori Girl Karen Astrid

blonde chicks
left to right: Aya in punk, Tokwa in goth & Althea in Kogal

Everybody strike the "jherben's face" look

Anijou is really thankful to Voxel Digital Studio for taking some snapshots. Credits goes to them and Sylvester for the pictures.

If you want to see more, check it out in Facebook:

Voxel Digital Studio by Sir Steve

Voxel Digital Studio by Sir Mark

Sylvester Ichon

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TOrCH (Tournament of the Champions) '12- Iloilo Leg

Text by Phira/Karen Astrid
Photos by GeeJay Loreno

For the first time in Ilonggo cosplay and Anigumi Joukai history, the guild was given the chance and the honor to become the local affiliate of Cosplay.ph and to host the recent TOrCH Western Visayas Preliminary Leg. Held at September 8 in SM City Iloilo's Activity Center, cosplayers within the city and from afar gathered to watch and battle it out.

Cosplay.ph's Pablo Bairon and fashionista, Cynette Montoya were the hosts for the whole afternoon

Guests from Manila came over to oversee the event's success. They were Sir Pablo Bairan, host extraordinaire, Sir Jason Tapel and Sir Guy Singzon, who also served as one of judges for both the Grand Prix and TOrCH.

The first competition to start was the Cyberzone Grand Prix, which was an individual competition for those not participating in TOrCH. Tako Mako's Beatriz Jardenico was in third place; Coleen Agana, also called Coleen D'Lovess came in second place and the Grand Prix's champion was none other than Anijou and Crude Arts' very own Crisvic Bayogos aka Kuma.

Cyberzone Grand Prix champion Kuma as Space Marine from Warhammer 40K

Cyberzone Grand Prix's first runner-up, Coleen D'Lovess 

Hosts Pablo and Cynette and judges Ma'am Yuko of West Visayas State University Language Center, Sir Ronnie Delariarte of Prima Galaw and Sir Guy Singzon with Kuma

After the Cyberzone Grand Prix, everyone watched with bated breath, the four teams that contended for the privilege to be called the Iloilo Leg Champions.

The guild's very own Nyanpire Elisis and Lee Mizuumi were the first to perform as Erza Scarlet and Erza Knightwalker from Fairy Tail

In the end Bacolod's very own Team BanKai consisting of Edward Amparado (Kai Raito) and Stein Vivero (Banazure) won the title with the highest score (96%) so far in TOrCH history. They will be flying to Manila to represent Iloilo in the Finals of TOrCH of Cosmania Day 2 (September 30) at SM Mall of Asia.

The very moment that won the hearts of the crowd

Fangirls, we know what you are thinking. (Photo by Alan Fajardo)

BanKai with Sir Guy Sinzon

Team Impulse from Cebu, with their awesome skit and props from the game Gods Eater Burst bagged the second place.

Infected Lindow charges up on Soma. God Eater Burst fans must have really held on to their seats!

The event wouldn't be complete without games and live entertainment. The audience was kept alive by the game they called "Facepalm the Music", a rendition of the classic Guess the Song in which popular anime songs were played and contestants were asked to guess from what anime they came from.

That's gonna leave a Mar(c) (pardon me for the bad pun)

Dance numbers were performed by BBA (Beat By Arts), KISS MEDIA, and the guild's own Cristina and Hyde.

Hyde and....Soushi?!

Musical performances were done by KIMSSHI and Anijou's very own Kudasai.

Kudasai

KIMSSHI

The first TorCH in Iloilo and it definitely made an impact

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