Story Behind Initial Mile

Hi Everyone. Welcome to Initial Mile.

I'm Kelvin Brillante. Some of you may know me as the martial artist, the triathlete, cosplayer or more recently, the one dude behind the camera taking photos of your cosplay! As a certified exercise physiologist with a passion for fitness, fascination for anime and overall design and art, I had the desire to create something that would allow me to share the best of both worlds. When the pandemic hit in 2020, I took the opportunity to dive into this unique idea I had and Initial Mile was born. With my formal education, experience as an amateur fighter, competitive endurance athlete and inspiration from the anime universe, Initial Mile follows a hybrid training method. Initial Mile provides free visual workouts, training programs and anime related content in an effort to inspire, motivate and help you adapt, evolve and ascend into the hero of your universe whether that means going Super Saiyan, Plus Ultra or achieving A-Class Hero rank.

About Anime Fan and Fitness Festival

Anime Fan and Fitness Festival is one of the first kind of "fusion" anime and fitness events that will debut in Gilroy, California on September 6, 2025. The mission for this event is to introduce both worlds to one another; anime fans meet fitness and fitness enthusiasts meets anime.

Proudly presented by Initial Mile, Anime Fan and Fitness Festival has a goal to help fans from both worlds live a fit, creative and balanced lifestyle, support small businesses by giving them the opportunity to share their own passions to the community and bring high-quality entertainment at a price that won't dent the wallet. Whether you're a lifelong anime fan, a die-hard cosplayer, fitness enthusiast, or a curious newcomer, there's something here for everyone. Every positive, good-vibe warrior is welcome.

Meet the students of Initial Mile

Balancing my fitness drive with my artsy-fartsty, creative mind, I'm excited to debut my original characters, Orkai, the gray guy and Ailo the trusty husky. Orkai presents himself as a joyful, curious and affectionate warrior while Ailo keeps to himself majority of the time but will drop his wisdom when necessary. These two spend their lives traveling the universe to learn new methods of training and gain new knowledge from masters of the unknown. Although opposite from one another, Orkai and Ailo keep one another sharp, both on the training grounds and in overall life and will protect one another till the end.