{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5d3121dbe112946bf91447c4","clusterId":"c_3835983d3a2abffc5807bdfd","slug":"oshi-con-2026-debut-brings-vtuber-culture-to-makati-city","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Oshi Con 2026 Debut Brings VTuber Culture to Makati City","summary":"Oshi Con 2026 opened at inside SPACE at One Ayala in Makati City for two days, organized by DayJobÜ. The event brought together VTubers, artists, streamers, creators, and fans, with three international VTuber agencies exhibiting. Stage performances covered pop, OPM, anime, and Vocaloid. Fans could meet creators in Oshi Meet areas and browse fan art and merchandise. The report positions the convention as the Filipino fan's window to the wider VTuber culture.","whyItMatters":"Oshi Con's debut gave Filipino VTuber fans a physical space to meet creators and communities that usually interact only through livestreams, establishing the event as a local window to the wider VTuber culture.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFor a community whose interactions usually happen through livestreams and social media, the convention floor at inside SPACE at One Ayala offered something more tangible. Attendees watched singing performances on stage, met creators in the Oshi Meet areas, and browsed fan art and merchandise. The stage lineup included Raian Valerius and IZIGENIA\u0026#39;s Ruridori Kafka, with music spanning pop, OPM, anime, and Vocaloid.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized by DayJobÜ, the event mixed the nostalgia of VTubing\u0026#39;s earlier, more niche days with a look toward the future of the local scene. The report, written by Shurei Ran with AnAnomalousWriter and Jay Agonoy, describes an event where some attendees arrived to see specific creators and others left with a newly found oshi.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Oshi Con 2026 opened in Makati City for two days, bringing VTubers, artists, and fans together in physical space. Three international agencies exhibited, and the stage ran pop, OPM, anime, and Vocaloid sets. The debut established itself as the Filipino fan's window to the wider VTuber culture.","twitterPost":"Oshi Con 2026 debuted at inside SPACE at One Ayala in Makati City. Two days of stage performances, Oshi Meet areas, and fan art brought the VTuber community into physical space. Organized by DayJobÜ, the event is the Filipino fan's window to the wider VTuber culture.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Oshi Con 2026 opened its doors at inside SPACE at One Ayala in Makati City, bringing VTubers, artists, and fans together for two days. Organized by DayJobÜ, the event featured stage performances, Oshi Meet areas, and fan art, with three international VTuber agencies exhibiting. The debut established itself as the Filipino fan's window to the wider VTuber culture.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"VTuber NewsDrop\",\"url\":\"https://vtubernewsdrop.com/videos/oshi-con-2026-event-report/\",\"title\":\"Oshi Con 2026 is the Filipino Fan's Window to the Wider VTuber Culture\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4694,"outputTokens":2187,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788842986,"createdAt":"2026-09-08T04:45:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T04:48:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T04:48:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3835983d3a2abffc5807bdfd","canonicalTitle":"Oshi Con 2026 is the Filipino Fan's Window to the Wider VTuber Culture","representativeArticleId":"a_ae91ea53cb8d2e5c9fda69f0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Oshi Con 2026\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-08T04:00:05.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-08T04:00:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T04:48:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"VTuber NewsDrop","url":"https://vtubernewsdrop.com/videos/oshi-con-2026-event-report/","title":"Oshi Con 2026 is the Filipino Fan's Window to the Wider VTuber Culture"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Oshi Con 2026"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}