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{{short description|Canadian YouTuber (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name                 = Domics
| image                = Vidcon Domics 2017 Animators Panel.png
| caption              = Panganiban answering questions as a part of the Animators Panel at [[VidCon]] 2017
| birth_name           = Dominic Panganiban
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|09|27}}
| birth_place          = [[Manila]], Philippines
| origin               = Philippines
| website              = {{URL|domics.me}}
| years_active         = 2012–present
| genre                = {{flatlist|
* [[Comedy]]
* [[Animation]]
* [[Storytelling]]
}}
| channel_direct_url   = Domics
| channel_display_name = Domics
| subscribers          = 7.26 million
| views                = 1.2 billion
| network              = [[Channel Frederator Network]] (previously [[Fullscreen (company)|Fullscreen]])
| associated_acts      = {{flatlist|
* [[Wong Fu Productions]]
* FootofaFerret
* [[TheOdd1sOut]]
* [[Jaiden Animations]]
* ''[[Game Grumps]]''
* [[LilyPichu]]
* GingerPale
* CurtRichy
}}
| silver_year          = 2013
| gold_year            = 2015
| stats_update         = September 5, 2024
| silver_button        = yes
| gold_button          = yes
}}
'''Dominic "Dom" Panganiban''' (born 27 September 1990),<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoN6w33Jzgo |title=Time Waster of the Day 3 |date=2016-06-07 |type=[[Video]] |website=[[YouTube]] |language=English}}</ref><ref name=draw>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyXFtBFXaMo |title=Draw My Life [Domics] |date=2015-03-21 |type=[[Video]] |website=[[YouTube]] |language=English}}</ref> better known online as '''Domics''', is a Filipino-born Canadian [[YouTuber]], [[animator]], and [[cartoonist]].

Domics generally posts story-time animations in which he tells stories about his life, an aspect of it, or his thoughts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/12/17/channel-frederator-185-new-channels/ |title=There Goes Channel Frederator, Growing Again With 185 New Channels |last=Brouwer |first=Bree |website=Tubefilter |date=17 December 2014 |publication-date=2014-12-17}}</ref> {{As of|2024|9}}, Domics' YouTube channel has over 7.26 million subscribers and 1.2 billion views. His videos have been featured on multiple websites, including [[Logo TV|NewNowNext]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newnownext.com/what-coming-out-to-your-best-friend-is-sometimes-like/03/2016/ |title=What Coming Out To Your Best Friend Is Sometimes Like |last=Gohl |first=Cody |website=NewNowNext |publication-date=2016-03-11}}</ref> the [[Malay Mail|Malay Mail Online]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/features/article/rejected-and-dejected-watch-this-and-feel-better-video | title=Rejected and dejected? Watch this and feel better (VIDEO) | work=Malay Mail Online | date=25 January 2017 | accessdate=11 May 2017}}</ref> and [[CBS News]]' website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-constant-struggle-to-compose-the-perfect-email/ |title=The constant struggle to compose the perfect email |last=Savage |first=Lesley |website=CBS News |date=9 September 2013 |publication-date=2013-09-09}}</ref> In November 2014, he joined the [[Multi-channel network|multi-channel YouTube network]] [[Channel Frederator Network]]. Prior to doing so, he had been working for a similar YouTube network known as [[Fullscreen (company)|Fullscreen]]. In July 2015, he told ''[[USA Today]]'' that compared to Fullscreen, "Frederator was a better fit, because they cater more towards animation channels."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/07/17/animation-red-hot-online-fred-seibert/30248261/ |title=Behind 'toon boom w/Channel Frederator |last=Graham |first=Jefferson |website=USA Today |publication-date=2015-07-15}}</ref> Panganiban originally drew online comics, hence his screen name "Domics", a portmanteau of "Dominic" and "comics."<ref name=draw/> He discontinued this to create YouTube videos full-time. In 2018, Domics opened a [[board game café]] in [[Mississauga]] called "Domics' GG Gaming Café".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QIYQPaWf_3c |title=I opened a board game cafe! |date=2018-04-01 |last=Panganiban |first=Dominic |type=YouTube video}}</ref> However, the café was shut down in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5p2f4AJIb/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/omnomdomz/2412143140417868315 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Domics on Instagram: "Hope everyone's still continuing to stay safe..."|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was located at the [[Heartland Town Centre]]. In March 2022, the café reopened at 900 Rathburn Road West in Mississauga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GGgamingcafe on Instagram: "📢✨WE ARE OFFICIALLY BACK✨ ! We are so excited to finally open our doors again at a new location in Mississauga (address in bio). Thank you to our GG team for making this all possible and we cannot wait till we see everyone again ! Stay safe, stay healthy, AND COME ON IN ! . . . Music: www.bensound.com #gg #gggamingcafe #ggcafe #domics #mississauga #cafe #coffee #snacks #karaage #tabletopgames #Boardgames #boardgamecafe #reopening" |url=https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbDQ72ojief/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>

== 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 (with a Japanese Great Grandmother  from his mother's father's side), and part Polynesian.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILqwjkIgBro |title=My Ancestry Results! |date=2016-12-30 |last=Panganiban |first=Dominic |type=YouTube video |time=7:45}}</ref>

== Career ==
In July 2010, Domics 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 in August 2012, shortly after graduating from [[Ryerson University|Toronto Metropolitan University]] with an architecture degree.<ref name=draw/> By this time, he had accumulated over 100,000 followers on his Tumblr account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/D0MICS|title=Domics|website=YouTube|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/oiaf-tac-how-to-create-successful-animated-digital-content/ |title=OIAF TAC: How to Create Successful Animated Digital Content |date=2017-09-21 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-01}}</ref>

The next day, Domics 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 [[Adande Thorne|Swoozie]]. He would use this style for the majority of his following content. Since creating his YouTube channel, Domics has gained 7.34 million subscribers<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/d0mics/realtime|title=D0mics's Real-Time Subscriber Count - Social Blade YouTube Stats {{!}} YouTube Statistics|website=socialblade.com|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> and 1.2 billion views. His most popular video, "Crushes", (published on September 26, 2016) had 33 million views as of April 2021. He releases about one video every month, most accumulating over a million views.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/D0MICS/videos|title=Domics|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> Domics' animations typically consist of him talking about either specific experiences in his life or more general topics. The animations are also usually monochromatic, although in recent years he has used color in a majority of the animations.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://domics.me/}}
* {{YouTube|u=D0MICS}}
* {{Twitter|omnomdomz}}
* {{Instagram|omnomdomz}}
* {{Twitch|d0mics}}

[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Filipino people of Japanese descent]]
[[Category:Filipino YouTubers]]
[[Category:Filipino animators]]
[[Category:Filipino emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian YouTubers]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Japanese descent]]
[[Category:Canadian animators]]
[[Category:People from Manila]]
[[Category:People from Mississauga]]
[[Category:Artists from Ontario]]
[[Category:Toronto Metropolitan University alumni]]
[[Category:YouTube animators]]
[[Category:YouTube channels launched in 2012]]
[[Category:YouTubers from Ontario]]


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