Domics

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Dominic Panganiban
Personal information
BornDominic Panganiban
(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 30)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Websitedomics.me
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
GenreComedy, animation & storytelling
Subscribers7.4 million[1]
Total views1.14 billion[1]
NetworkChannel Frederator Network (previously Fullscreen)
Associated actsWong Fu Productions
FootofaFerret
TheOdd1sOut
Jaiden Animations
GingerPale
CurtRichy
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2013
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2015
Updated: 29 May 2021

Dominic "Dom" Panganiban (born 27 September 1990),[2][3] more known as Domics,[4] is a Filipino-born Canadian YouTuber, animator, and cartoonist.

Panganiban generally posts story-time animations in which he tells a story about his life, an aspect of it, or his thoughts.[5] As of January 2020, Panganiban's YouTube channel has over 7 million subscribers and 1 billion views. His videos have been featured on multiple websites, including NewNowNext,[6] the Malay Mail Online,[7] and CBS News' website.[8] In November 2014, he joined the multi-channel YouTube network Channel Frederator Network. Prior to doing so, he had been working for a similar YouTube network known as Fullscreen. In July 2015, he told USA Today that compared to Fullscreen, "Frederator was a better fit, because they cater more towards animation channels."[9] Panganiban originally drew online comics, hence his screen name "Domics", a combination of "Dominic" and "comics."[3] He discontinued this to create YouTube videos full-time. In 2018, Panganiban opened a Board game café in Mississauga called "Domics' GG Gaming Café".[10] However, the café will shut down in October 2021.[11] It was located at the Heartland Town Centre.

Personal life[]

According to one of his videos, he is related to Lani Misalucha, a popular singer in the Philippines. It was also mentioned in the video that he was 65% East/Southeast Asian, part Polynesian and 1% Indian.[12]

Career[]

In July 2010 Panganiban started a web comic, to be posted on Tumblr. This would later be called Domics, as his brand. He then created his main Youtube channel, Domics, in August 2012, shortly after graduating from Ryerson University with an architecture degree.[3] By this time, he had accumulated over 100,000 followers on his Tumblr account.[13][14]

The next day Panganiban posted his first YouTube video titled: "Domics: Rural" which set the tone for his channel. On his fourth video, titled "Domics: Relationship Status", he used a vlog format inspired by Swoozie. He would use this style for the majority of his following content. Since creating his YouTube channel, Panganiban has gained 7.39 million subscribers[15] and 1.1 billion views. His most popular video, "Crushes", (published on September 26, 2016) has 30.5 million views as of April 2021. He releases about one video every month, most accumulating over a million views.[16] Panganiban's animations typically consist of him talking about either specific experiences in his life or more general topics. The animations are also usually monochromatic, although he occasionally posts a chromatic one.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "About D0MICS". YouTube.
  2. ^ Time Waster of the Day 3 (YouTube video). 7 June 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Draw My Life [Domics] (YouTube video). 21 March 2015.
  4. ^ Tickle, Glen (22 August 2016). "Procrastination, An Animation About the Pros and Cons of Waiting Until the Last Minute". Laughing Squid.
  5. ^ Brouwer, Bree (17 December 2014). "There Goes Channel Frederator, Growing Again With 185 New Channels". Tubefilter.
  6. ^ Gohl, Cody (11 March 2016). "What Coming Out To Your Best Friend Is Sometimes Like". NewNowNext.
  7. ^ "Rejected and dejected? Watch this and feel better (VIDEO)". Malay Mail Online. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  8. ^ Savage, Lesley (9 September 2013). "The constant struggle to compose the perfect email". CBS News.
  9. ^ Graham, Jefferson (15 July 2015). "Behind 'toon boom w/Channel Frederator". USA Today.
  10. ^ Panganiban, Dominic (1 April 2018). I opened a board game cafe! (YouTube video).
  11. ^ "Domics on Instagram: "Hope everyone's still continuing to stay safe..."". Instagram.
  12. ^ Panganiban, Dominic (30 December 2016). My Ancestry Results! (YouTube video). Event occurs at 7:45.
  13. ^ "Domics". YouTube. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  14. ^ "OIAF TAC: How to Create Successful Animated Digital Content". Animation Magazine. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  15. ^ "D0mics's Real-Time Subscriber Count - Social Blade YouTube Stats | YouTube Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Domics". YouTube. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

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