OVER 8,000 runners and cosplayers are expected to converge at the SM Fairview grounds on September 28 to join the first-ever Animezing North: One Piece Run.
Held in partnership with Runrio, the event features runners expected to depict characters in one of the longest-running anime TV series, One Piece.
Runners will seek podium finishes in four short-distance categories, while wearing costumes of cartoon figures featured in this Japanese manga-inspired series, written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda.
Popular costumes of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, are expected to be seen when participants plunge into action in the distances of 10 kilometers, 5-km, 3-km and and 1 km.
“We started this with the Pokemen Run with Runrio. This is our second (cosplay) run. Every year, we want to bring excitement to events that we hold to our mall goers,” said Miguel Gaspi, Mall Manager of SM Supermalls during Tuesday’s launch at the SM North EDSA’s The Block.
The run is held in special collaboration between Toei Animation and SM Supermalls.
