Due to insistent popular demand, TV5, in partnership with Cosplaymania, gives all anime and cosplay enthusiasts more stretch to join TV5 Animega's CosTube, with an extended deadline of submission of entries until August 15.

CosTube is a cosplay video contest where fans can display their love for anime by dressing up as their favorite anime character, recording a video of themselves, uploading the clip and sending the link online for a chance to fame and to winning up to P70,000 cash prize.

CosTube video contest is open to cosplayers and amateur film-makers of all ages. All interested participants should first become a member of TV5Kommunity or Cosplay.ph at www.tv5.com.ph and www.cosplay.ph in order to join the contest, which theme centers on "Group Cosplay."

Contestants simply has to dress up as their favorite anime character, prepare a skit and record a video portraying their anime character (cosplay), upload the clip online and once registered, send the link to www.cosplaymania.com.

P10, 000 will be awarded to the Top 5 finalists. Among the five finalists, TV5's pick will receive another P10, 000 cash prize, and the grand prize winner gets to take home at least P50, 000.

Submission of entries is extended until August 15, 2009 at 11:59 p.m., and will have the top five video picks on August 22, 2009. For more information, visit www.tv5.com.ph or www.cosplaymania.com and watch the anime shows on ANIMEGA, only on TV5.