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PROJECT [K]
A Love Letter // Day of Valor 2026
DROP DATEApr 9, 2026 · 6:00 – 7:00 PM
FORMAT15 to 30 sec Anime Teaser
CAMPAIGN#BalikBayani · #GuessTheHero · #PinoyAnime
REVEAL EVENTTOYCON Summer Prelude · Sun Apr 12 · 7:00 PM
// A Fan Initiative Led By
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FAN INITIATIVE
This project is a fan-made passion project, not an official production. The creative team claims no commercial rights to the character or underlying IP. No production deal has been announced. All coverage should describe the project as a fan initiative or unofficial tribute by Filipino creators honoring a classic Filipino super hero.

For publication.

COPY · PRESS RELEASE
A tribute from Filipino creators who grew up with this Pinoy super hero and want him back one more time.
Buko Studios and Core Works Force release a fan-made anime teaser with the creative endorsement of director Lore Reyes. Non-commercial. No rights claimed.

On Araw ng Kagitingan, Filipino game and animation studio Buko Studios and creative partner Core Works Force, together with a volunteer team of Filipino artists, released a fan-made anime teaser: a 15 to 30 second tribute to a classic Filipino super hero. Lore Reyes, a veteran Filipino director, has given the project his creative endorsement. No commercial rights are being claimed. The character's identity will be announced at the TOYCON stage appearance on April 12. Fans are invited to share theories using #BalikBayani and #GuessTheHero.

We grew up watching him. A lot of us became artists because of characters like him. We made this as fans, on our own time, with no production deal attached and no claim on the character. We just wanted to show he still matters. // CHERRY BOASE · CEO & CO-FOUNDER, BUKO STUDIOS INC.
Filipino artists have been drawing and animating other countries' characters for decades. This one is ours. We made it with the same care we put into paid productions because Direk Lore backed the project and because this character deserves it. // JIMMI CASTILLO BUSA · CREATIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, CORE WORKS FORCE

The teaser is set to "Leviathan" by Filipino metal band Juggernaut (Tower of Doom Records, 2024), used with the band's permission. Direk Lore Reyes joins the creators at TOYCON Summer Prelude 2026, Crystal Pavilion Main Stage, Okada Manila, on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Free admission. For the teaser and all updates, follow Project K across social media. Posts go live between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM on April 9, 2026.

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At a glance.

Drop
April 9, 2026 · 6:00 – 7:00 PM PHT · Araw ng Kagitingan
Format
Anime teaser · 15 to 30 seconds
Status
Fan Initiative · Unofficial · Non-Commercial
Creative Team
Buko Studios × Core Works Force · Supported by Direk Lore Reyes
Hashtags
#BalikBayani · #GuessTheHero · #PinoyAnime · #TOYCONPH · #TOYCONSummerPrelude
Featured Track
"Leviathan" by Juggernaut (Tower of Doom Records)
Stage Reveal
Sun · Apr 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM · TOYCON Summer Prelude · Crystal Pavilion Main Stage · Okada Manila
Stay Tuned
Follow Project K on social for posts going live tonight · Drop window 6:00 – 7:00 PM PHT
Press Contact
Cherry Boase · cherry@bukostudios.com

The soundtrack.

// FEATURED SOUNDTRACK
LEVIATHAN
By Juggernaut
COMPOSERAllan "Bords" Burdeos
COMPOSERJomal Linao
SONGWRITERRod Rodrigo
PERFORMED BYJuggernaut
LABELTower of Doom Records
RELEASE DATENovember 13, 2024
ALBUMLeviathan (Single)
LICENSINGUsed with permission

Live at TOYCON.

Teaser screening, fan Q&A, and a live conversation with Direk Lore Reyes. Media welcome. Free admission.

// TOYCON SUMMER PRELUDE 2026 · STAGE APPEARANCE
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
A LIVE CONVERSATION WITH DIREK LORE REYES
DATESun · Apr 12, 2026
TIME7:00 PM
VENUECrystal Pavilion Main Stage
Okada Manila, Parañaque

About the team.

About Buko Studios

Buko Studios is a Filipino creative production house based in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, building games, animation, and brand experiences for major international clients while developing original IP of its own. Guided by the principle of "Refreshing Quality," the studio's portfolio includes award-winning and award-nominated titles such as Vendetta Forever (Edge Magazine VR Game of the Year 2024), The Pirate Queen (Emmy-nominated, winner of the Tribeca Storyscapes Award and Raindance Discovery Award), and Synapse (The Game Awards Best VR/AR Game nominee and TIGA Best VR/AR Game winner). Buko Studios is co-founded by Cherry and Kevin, and participates in Project K in a fan capacity, contributing creative leadership and production craft to the initiative on a non-commercial basis.

About Core Works Force

Core Works Force is a Philippine-based animation service studio built as a full-stack engine for original content development and international co-production. Led by Creative Director and CEO Jimmi Castillo Busa, the studio is staffed by industry veterans and emerging Filipino artists experienced in both Japanese and Western animation pipelines, operating a hybrid production workflow from conceptualization to execution. Service credits include contributions to Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne, Castlevania, Psycho-Pass 3: The First Inspector, Blue Lock, Megalobox: Nomad, and Dragon Ball Super, alongside original development work on Kindred Chronicles and the P-Pop Kaia Project. Core Works Force participates in Project K in a fan capacity on a non-commercial basis.

About Direk Lore Reyes

Lore Reyes (full name Lorenzo A. Reyes) is a Filipino director whose career in Philippine cinema spans nearly four decades. Beginning in 1986, he built a long-running creative partnership with the late Peque Gallaga, co-directing more than twenty films across horror, fantasy, action, and family genres, including the Shake, Rattle & Roll sequels II, III, and IV, and Magic Temple, which won Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 1996 Metro Manila Film Festival.

One of the works from that partnership is the source material for Project K, and this fan initiative was made to honor it. Reyes has given the project his personal creative endorsement and will join the creative team on stage at TOYCON Summer Prelude on April 12 to speak about the work. The specific details of his connection to the source material will be shared at that appearance.

About Juggernaut

Juggernaut is a Filipino metal band. Their single "Leviathan," composed by Allan "Bords" Burdeos and Jomal Linao with lyrics by Rod Rodrigo, was released on November 13, 2024 by Tower of Doom Records. The band gave the fan initiative permission to use "Leviathan" as the featured soundtrack and offered their full support for the project. Their involvement is limited to the use of the song. Juggernaut is not otherwise attached to the initiative as a production partner.

For press.

Press & Media Inquiries

Cherry Boase

cherry@bukostudios.com

Media asset pack including stills, logos, and the teaser file: Open Google Drive folder →

Available for Interview

Cherry Boase

CEO & Co-Founder, Buko Studios Inc.

Jimmi Castillo Busa

Creative Director & CEO, Core Works Force

Follow Project K.

Official accounts for Project K across platforms. Watch these handles tonight for the teaser drop between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM PHT. Full reveal embargo lifts April 12, 7:00 PM at TOYCON Summer Prelude.

With gratitude.

Project K would not have reached its stage moment without the support and generosity of:

TOYCON Summer Prelude
For offering the stage where this tribute becomes a shared moment with fans and press.
Franz Sy · Imageworld
For believing in us and bridging together to make the collaborations possible.

Questions without answers. Yet.

These are the questions we anticipate press may ask during the April 9 to 12 window. Each has an answer, and those answers will be shared at the live stage appearance at TOYCON Summer Prelude on Sunday, April 12, 7:00 PM PHT. Crystal Pavilion Main Stage, Okada Manila, in conversation with Direk Lore Reyes.

Identity & Source Material
Q · 01
Who is the character featured in the teaser?
Q · 02
What is the character's name?
Q · 03
What are the character's powers, and what do they symbolize?
Q · 04
Is this a known Filipino hero, or an original character created for this initiative?
Q · 05
What existing Filipino film, show, or comic is this character drawn from?
Origin & Generational Legacy
Q · 06
When was the original character or source material first introduced to Filipino audiences?
Q · 07
Who created the original character?
Q · 08
What generation of Filipinos grew up with this character?
Direk Lore Reyes Connection
Q · 09
What is Direk Lore Reyes' specific connection to this character?
Q · 10
How did Direk Lore work on the original source material?
Rightsholder Status
Q · 11
Have the current rightsholders of the source material been contacted about Project K?