Cosplay.PH returned with their third installment under the Prism Saga, with Anime and Cosplay eXpo (ACX) 2026: Radiant Ruby last July 18–19, 2026 at Function Rooms 4–5 of SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay City, Philippines.
Let us look at Setsu-Ani’s point of view with the ruby’s radiance shining upon us during the two-day event that Cosplay.PH has brought to us.
The event doors officially opened at 11:00 AM for both days, with the official start of the stage activities at 1:00 PM.
ACX 2026 Highlights
ACX is celebrating its 10th year as one of Cosplay.PH’s staple events for the Cosplay Mania Event Series. Both function rooms 4–5 are very manageable with the given foot traffic for both days.
We caught a glimpse of the stage activities for both days, which include Cosplay Karaoke, Cosplay Contender, GICOF Preliminaries, and Cosplay’s Got Talent.
We also managed to see both Rai’s and Nanai Tatai’s respective special performances on both days.
ACX 2026 Special Guest Cosplayer and All-Star Avenue Line-up
Aside from the awesome stage activities and performances throughout the two-day event, we also got to see CMYK.cosplay’s special Q&A segment on Day 1, where he cosplayed Valko.
We also managed to take a snap of CMYK.cosplay’s interactions with his fans during his respective meet-and-greet sessions on Day 2, where he cosplayed as Olruggio.
Of course, ACX ‘26 wouldn’t be complete without its All-Star Avenue Cosplayer Line-up as we spotted Lia Bear, Khay trc – トリシア, Aya Tinapay 岬あや , Nyaaawmeeeow, Akari, Haru, Ultimate Senpai Alice, Keiiko 圭子, AIKASHI「あいかし」, Seijuna, Irisimawi, MiraBerNines (Mira Rae Cosplay, Nicola Ber, and Nines), Kianna, Kimaeh, Kyo-suke & Jeyel, Kach Phrase, Shifu Cosplay, Jeonwoo, Jane Yu Cosplay, Eri Strawberry いちご, Pomponmy, Kousei – 幸星, Katiecakey, and Gyoza ちゃん at their respective booths across the two-day event.
All-Star Avenue Day 1 Cosplay Line-up
All-Star Avenue Day 2 Cosplay Line-up
The Long-awaited Special Announcement for Cosplay Mania 2026
As ACX 2026 comes to a close, Cosplay.PH announced their special guest cosplayers, VTubers, actors, and JAM Concert guests for this year’s upcoming Cosplay Mania 2026.
The special guest cosplayer lineup for this year includes Prestonles, Ying Tze, and Thames Malerose.
The Vtuber guest line-up for this year includes Cover Corporation’s Holostars talents Machina X Flayon, Banzoin Hakka, Jurard T Rexford, and Octavio, as well as independent Vtuber Féileacán Cú.
The special guest actor for this year is American-born J-pop singer and voice actress Diana Garnet.
Lastly, the long-awaited JAM Concert special guests will be Nami Tamaki for Day 1, Hololive VTubers: Ayunda Risu and Momosuzu Nene for Day 2, and MindaRyn and ZAQ for Day 3.
Final Overall Thoughts for ACX 2026
The Prism Saga fulfilled the designation of the ruby gemstone for ACX as its 10th anniversary comes to a close with a lot of passionate and unyielding commitment the cosplayers and attendees showed during their participation during the stage segment and announcements for Cosplay Mania 2026.
We at Setsu-Ani are once again grateful to Cosplay.PH for having us as one of their media partners to help cover ACX 2026. Special thanks to our correspondents: Franz, Jersey, John Bryan, Mari, and Brien for their coverage during the two-day event.
You can check the rest of the pictures from ACX 2026’s Day 1 and Day 2 albums as well as Setsu Ani‘s Album, for the two-day event coverage of ACX 2026, as well as our cosplayer gallery on the second page. Look forward to more upcoming announcements for Cosplay Mania 2026 over at Cosplay.PH‘s social media sites.
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