Animax is here with us for already 6 years and they continue in full blast delivering us good quality anime tv shows and programs for the youths, with more than 40 million viewers in 27 million homes in 12 countries, we can say that Animax is always the first in everything, like having that simultaneous live anime broadcast, and engaging the viewers not only in cable tv but also in mobile, internet and ground events, but the most interesting part of Animax is having their very own VJ on every show, it was like watching a music channel but the VJ host are one of the icons of the pop culture like in JPop, Kpop, anime and cosplay. At the media event, they announced to us their Animax VJ or shall we say the Animax Ani-Mates, and we present to you the 1st Ani-mates - tv personality and host Stephanie Henares, and the cosplay princesses-sister Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao. (more news below)
The Ani-Mates trio will be spotted in Animax in every start and break of all of their tv show, they will also be the Animax brand ambassador for the whole Asian region, and this is the 1st in Animax to have their own VJ. The Ani-Mates will be online and exclusive content created by them will be available starting June 1, 2010 at http://animaxasia.com/animates, see them blog and also meet them in future ground events participated by Animax. The new gimmick is also inline with the launch of Animax's new brand logo, and a contest was announced at the event were tv viewers can send in their photo and be included on air during between shows of Animax.
from left: Ashley, Alodia and Stephanie
with Greg Ho (VP, General Manager of Animax)
Stephanie Henares will take lead of Animax KPOP and other tv shows, while Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao will be the front host of all anime shows, and take note they will be in cosplay at the same time. Animax just added another influential move to the pinoy youths and that's not just watch tv or surfing online or mobile, but having a new face and the new ambassador will create more communication from the tv viewers, fans and pop culture fanatics.
more pics in my album at http://www.flickr.com/photos/popazrael/sets/72157624069631739/
