The inaugural Asia Pop Comic Convention was held from September 17 to 20 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay with various big names cosplayers, artists and other entertainers both local and international were featured.

Jeremy Shada, the voice actor of Finn the Human in the popular hit Adventure Time was also present with a performance with his band Make Out Monday.

[15] English actor Nicholas Hoult who is known for portraying a young Beast in the X-Men and Nux in the critically acclaimed film Mad Max: Fury Road appeared as one of the celebrity guests.

[21] English actor Joe Dempsie, known for his roles of Chris Miles on the teen comedy-drama series Skins and Gendry on Game of Thrones, attended the convention.

[22] Marvel Comics writer C. B. Cebulski hosted Hall M, which showcased never before seen footage for the upcoming Luke Cage television series and the next installment in the MCU Doctor Strange.

[27] APCC Manila 2016 was also attended by various guests personalities and global cosplayers such as: J-Rock singer Hiroshi Kitadani from the anime music supergroup JAM Project, comic book illustrators Mike Zeck, Ken Lashley, Billy Tan, and Jason Palmer, as well as global cosplayers, Ani Mia, Lindze Merritt, Riki LeCotey, and Yugana Senshi Uon.

[30] Marvel once again hosted Hall M which featured never before scenes from upcoming video games, television series[31] and movies such as Thor: Ragnarok and Ant-Man and the Wasp.

[33][34] Ray Fisher who plays Cyborg in the DC Extended Universe and Tyler Hoechlin who is known for his roles as Derek Hale in Teen Wolf and Superman in Supergirl were the major celebrity guests.

[42] Various comic and graphic artists such as Carl Potts, veteran penciler/inker Rodney Ramos,[43] Whilce Portacio and Shoji Kawamori, the renowned creator of the Macross anime franchise also graced the event with their presence.

[48][49] Celebrity guests include Finn Jones (known for his role as the titular character in Netflix's Iron Fist), Tye Sheridan (who plays the lead in Ready Player One and Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse) and Osric Chau (who portrays Kevin Tran on Supernatural) [50][51] Jessica Henwick was initially announced as one of the guests celebrity but cancelled citing unforeseen circumstances.

[54][55] The Netflix panel (reintroduced as Hall N) returned which featured special screenings and previews of future releases such as Castlevania[56] and Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.

The showcase also included appearances from Luke Cage (along with Jones) star Mike Colter, showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker, Mustafa Shakir, who plays the villain Bushmaster, and Iron Fist producer Raven Metzner.

[57] Convention regulars, Brian Mur, Stanley Lau, Simone Legno, Alex Sinclaire, Lan Medina, Mike McKone, Phil Noto, and Whilce Portacio made their appearances along with newcomers Artists Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura.