All about the Gakuen

I've been an anime convention goer since 2014. However, I've stumbled and joined onto a group as the Team OKE Gakuen.

Team OKE Gakuen (or Team Otaku Karaoke Enthusiasts Academy) is an anime singing contest interest group, which ultimately intends to (1) promote anime culture through singing, (2) promote the popularity of anime singing contest just like the cosplay community, and (3) to perform for fun. This group had been managed by veteran AniSingCon participants since 2012 (or sooner), notably founded by Kapitan Messi Chan Spears (KMCS). The team captain sincerely created the group as a sanctuary for AniSingCon performers, and to fulfill the group's advocacy.

The group's admins guest on an event hosted by Anime Manila. Image courtesy of Team OKE Gakuen's Facebook Page.

OKE Gakuen joined on anime conventions with the contests like Otaku Expo, Ozine Fest, Best of Anime, Ozine Anime Figure Special, J-Pop Singing Contest (hosted by the Embassy of Japan) and other minor anime/J-Pop inclined events and conventions. Furthermore, the group guests on some anime affiliated groups like Otaku Connection, Anime Manila, and others.

The team had produced notable performers who won on big Anime Singing Contests such as Team RNR2DWorld (Rock & Roll 2D World), FuReRu (Fred and Ruu), Tsukino Aoi, and Hino Fujiwara.

So far, the group had grown strong with old and new faces alike, while the group keeps on instilling their mantra to every member aboard their team. At first, the team captain intends to make the group secret to avoid issues with other people and groups, which is akin to the cosplay community with certain bashers and drag-pullers. However, when the group launched their first event known as the OKEfest: Ongaku Festival, the event made the group's mantra feasible, and be known by others the performers' potential in musical performance and the art of singing.

Nevertheless, the group still believes in keeping their advocacy, and to inculcate the masses not to downgrade the general mind set about Karaoke Contests and/or Anime Singing Contest as a minor event/competition, but as an event worth watching for (while having fun on stage).