'Barangay 143' makes historic debut on GMA 7

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The long wait is over! The first all-star Filipino anime entitled "Barangay 143" makes its historic debut on GMA 7 on Sunday,  October 21, at 10 a.m.

Co-produced between Synergy88 Entertainment Media Inc., TV Asahi (Japan) and August Media Holdings (Singapore), the much-awaited weekly anime features a celebrity cast who lend their voices such as Cherie Gil, Alice Dixon and John Arcilla and millennial heartthrobs Julie Anne San Jose, Kelley Day, Migo Adacer, and Ruru Madrid.

From left: Migo Adacer, Kelley Day, Julie Anne San Jose and Ruru Madrid.

"Barangay 143" is a feel-good coming of age story of a young Korean boy whose search for his father brings him to the Philippines. Lost and desperate for answers, is here in this foreign land that he finds an unlikely family in a team of misfits whose only ambition is to bring glory to their hometown," says Jackeline Chua, managing director and co-founder of Synergy88 Entertainment Media Inc.

Chua adds: "It's a story about love and family set against the action-packed world of street basketball, where the stakes are always high and life the biggest game you can win."


A week prior to the premiere of "Barangay 143" on Kapuso network, anime and sports fans wee treated to a press preview was held at the Gateway Cinema where the pilot episode was shown.

While it sparks grit and thrill, the first Filipino anime has the dramatic component of a telenovela which which even the elders will surely enjoy.

"Napaiyak ako sa first episode. Nabitin ako pero ang ganda! Kaabang-abang ang 'Barangay 143,' " says a member of the press who attended the evening press preview. Later, the cast went on mall tours to promote the series in key areas of the country.


Fans can enjoy Barangay 143 not just as a TV series but digitally, in print and as consumer products.

The "Barangay 143" Street League mobile game is already available on the Google Play Store for Android and the iOS App Store. The narrative story within the mobile game leads to the suspense and drama that drives the story for the upcoming TV Series.

Chua said: “Within the series, the comic strip and even the game we have tried to capture the real-life experiences of the Philippines through the art and the sounds." - ROBERT REQUINTINA




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