Cosplay.PH returned with their second event of the year with FanFes 2025: Summer Spectacular, last May 17–18, 2025, at Halls A–D, Space at Ayala One, Makati City, Philippines.
Let us look at Setsu-Ani‘s point of view in this two-day amazing summertime event and what Cosplay.PH has brought to us.
The event doors of SPACE at Ayala One officially opened at 10:40 AM for both days of the event, with the official start of the stage activities at 12:00 PM.
Line queue status as of 10:35 AM on both days of FanFes 2025
FanFes 2025 Highlights
FanFes 2025‘s event halls were manageable to navigate over both days. Cosplay.PH’s second outing at Halls A–D of SPACE at Ayala One, continuing from their previous appearance at FanFes 2024, showed a significant improvement in foot traffic inside the event halls.
Additional attractions at this year’s FanFes were Mobile Legends and PUBG booths. Each booth has its respective anime collabs with Naruto Shippuden and Attack on Titan, while the See Zones of Cosplay have also returned as the photo op booth.
We also managed to catch a glimpse of the stage activities on both days including the Yoshinoya Gyudon Eating Contest that was featured at last year’s FanFes, and D4VD’s special performance where he cosplayed as Sasuke Uchiha; Anisong Unleashed, Solo Cosplay Catwalk, Facepalm the Music, Cosplay Karaoke, Sun and Sea Cosplay; and the special performances from CINQUE and VTuber guest, Cornelia Star.
FanFes 2025 Special Guest Cosplayer and All-Star Avenue Line-up
Aside from the amazing stage events throughout the two-day event, we also got to see Rithe 莉提’s special Q&A segment on Day 1, where she cosplayed Jane Doe from Zenless Zone Zero, and her Think Talk “Boothing in Another World” stage segment on Day 2, where she cosplayed Saber Lily from Fate/Grand Order. Alongside her during this segment were 2 of our very own local cosplayers, Pomponmy and Diane Sabandeja Cosplay.
We also managed to take pictures of Rithe 莉提‘s interaction with her fans during her respective meet and greet sessions on both days.
Of course, FanFes ’25 wouldn’t be complete without its All-Star Avenue Cosplayer and Performer Line-up with Pomponmy, Kousei – 幸星, Katiecakey, Chewy – Cosplay, Diane Sabandeja Cosplay, and CINQUE spotted at their respective booths.
Chewy – Cosplay, Katiecakey, Diane Sabandeja Cosplay, Pomponmy, and Kousei – 幸星‘s respective cosplays for both days of FanFes 2025
CINQUE‘s Cosplay Line-up during Day 2 of FanFes 2025
We also got to see RIZE 리제 on Day 1, and Vera Mare Cosplay and AC cosplay on Day 2 as some of the respective judges for the Solo Cosplay Catwalk, Cosplay Karaoke, and the Sun and Sea Cosplay Contest.
We also saw Prince De Guzman Transformations and AWIE at the PUBG booth.
Special Announcement for Cosplay Camp 2025 and Anime and Cosplay Expo 2025
As FanFes 2025 has come to a close, Cosplay.PH has announced their upcoming free event Cosplay Camp 2025 this June 7–8, which will be held at the 3rd Floor East Wing, Festival Mall Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
After the announcement of Cosplay Camp 2025, Cosplay.PH followed it with the announcement of Anime and Cosplay Expo (ACX) 2025 as we return to the SMX Convention Center, Function Rooms 4–5 on July 19–20. Alongside the announcement is their special guest cosplayer for ACX, making her guesting debut here in the Philippines, Kanalyss.
Final Overall Thoughts for FanFes 2025
Cosplay.PH have improved with their second outing at the halls of SPACE at Ayala One. The Summer Spectacular event of FanFes 2025 was a huge success for the second event of the Season of Cosplay series.
We at Setsu-Ani are once again grateful to Cosplay.PH for having us as one of their media partners to help cover FanFes 2025. We would like to thank our event correspondents, Franz, Jersey, and Mikko for their event coverage of this amazing summertime event.
You can check the rest of the pictures from FanFes ’25’s Day 1 and Day 2 albums, as well as Setsu-Ani‘s Album for the two-day event coverage of FanFes ’25 as well as our cosplayer gallery on the second page.
Look forward to more upcoming announcements for Cosplay Camp 2025 and Anime and Cosplay Expo (ACX) 2025 over at Cosplay.PH‘s social media sites.
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