WATCH: Gamer couple pulls off an anime-inspired wedding

This stunning video of the 'anime wedding' will make your jaws drop.
Jul 6, 2023
Phillip Sebastian and Yana Quine

Phillip Sebastian and Yana Quine are quite passionate gamers and anime fans, they took their passion to the next level and spent a fortune to have a gaming and anime-themed wedding.

The Bride and Groom: Yana and Phillip

Phillip Sebastian, Yana Quine, anime themed wedding

Yana is a former streamer known as Yannabanana. She streamed League of Legends, PUBG, and Mobile Legends. She is also the former talent manager of ECHO, in which she helped develop talents such as Jijiplays, Okata, Franzell, among others. She was part of the starting days of ECHO back when the team was still called AURA PH.

Phillip is a former co-founder and CMO of a marketing and talents agency in the Philippines, which helped develop the gaming livestreaming industry in the Philippines. It was one of the first partners of Facebook Gaming, and helped many Filipino streamers become millionaires during the pandemic. Unknown to many, Phillip helped build the streaming careers of many of today’s most popular Filipino gamers and esports personalities through his former talent agency that partnered with Facebook Gaming. Some of the groomsmen and people invited to the wedding included Akosidogie, ChooxTV, Eruption, Hypebits, Elanorm, LheaB, Rodfil, Thirdy, KingFB, among others.

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“Gaming and anime have always been our go to bonding, quality time and happy time together,” the couple told SPIN.ph. “It is our form of a date too, especially during the pandemic when we had to stay home. We would bBinge-watch anime such as Code Geass, Tokyo Ghoul, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu-Kaisen, Hello World and many more!”

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According to the couple, they would also bond over video games. Some of their favorite titles include League of Legends, V Rising, Diablo3, Borderlands 3, Monster Hunter, Hogwarts Legacy, and New World. “Playing League of Legends every night made us spend more time together, and that nurtured and sparked our love for each other,” the couple told SPIN.ph. “Gaming is also the reason why we became closer when we were just friends before.”

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In fact, these titles from gaming and anime became the inspiration for the theme of their wedding.

“The main inspiration behind the wedding are League of Legends for gaming, Code Geass, Tokyo Ghoul, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Hello World for anime,” said Phillip.

Phillip Sebastian, Yana Quine, Anime wedding

Phillip Sebastian, Yana Quine, anime themed wedding

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How Phillip and Yana pulled off an anime wedding theme

It’s quite a herculean task to pull off an unusual theme for a wedding, but the couple made sure their wedding organizers understood what they wanted.

“The challenge we faced during the preparation of our wedding was communicating our vision to the organizer, Awesome Events. The wedding is not your typical setup—it has an entirely different design and visuals that the organizers needed to thoroughly understand. They needed to be creative enough to be able to execute it,” explained Phillip.

It was a painstaking effort that took months to plan. The couple had to create multiple Google Presentations with visuals and videos for prenup, reception design, and program to help wedding organizers have an accurate appreciation of their vision for the wedding.

And the cost? P1.5 million.

That amount covered the fees for the organizers, venue, photo and video, reception and church, food, souvenirs, wedding necessities, and wedding experiences.

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And how did their families react to the unusual theme of the nuptials?

“They were very surprised but also happy since the parents of the Yana are also anime lovers! They watched Slam Dunk, Flame of Recca, and Ghost Fighter when their daughter was younger,” Phillip said.

“My parents are also anime fans! My mother works in Japan and my very supportive lola always watches my favorite anime with me! The experience of having an anime wedding also brought them a lot of excitement during the wedding since the concept is very unique, relatable and enjoyable!” he added.

The outfits: Albedo and Emperor Lelouch

Phillip Sebastian, Yana Quine, anime themed wedding

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Something we like about the bride and groom’s wedding outfits is how they are clearly inspired by anime but still look like classy nuptial attire and not cosplay.

For the groom’s outfit, the inspiration was based on the look of Emperor Lelouch from Code Geass, and for the bride’s outfit, it is based on the look of Albedo from Overlord.

Check out photos of Phillip and Yana’s mesmerizing anime-themed prenuptial shoot and wedding day.

Phillip Sebastian, Yana Quine, anime themed wedding


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CREDITS

Awesome Events Ph x Focal Shot PH

Photos: Leo Pacalda, Bruce Cuervo, Nuj Est, Joel Ocampo

Bride's Dress: Zharie’s Fashion Boutique’

Albedo Wings and Accessories: Shocross Neko

Groom Ceremony Attire: Oliver Tolentino

Emperor Lelouch Attire: Ishi Hara

Hair and Makeup: Azhyl Gobe

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