Promotional video for the latest Anime Festival Asia 2010 which is set to be held at Singapore’s Suntec Convention & Exhibition Center on November 13-14.
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Rules & regulations for the Maid Cafe at the Anime Festival Asia 2009 (Nov 21-22) in Singapore. No photography is a bummer, but it’s how it works in most of the maid cafes in Japan. Video by Klik.tv, AFA’s media partner…
Popular otaku celebrity Shoko Nakagawa, popularly known as Shokotan, will be performing at the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) in Singapore on Nov 21-22.
AFA is one of the the biggest anime-comic-game conventions in South East Asia; first held in 2008, the event is back again in 2009 following last year’s success.
Besides Shokotan, other celebs that will be performing at the I Love Anisong concert are May’n, Aniki and Yoshiki Fukuyama. Other sections of AFA09 include cosplay, toys/games exhibits, and a maid cafe etc.
The organisers held a press conference on September 1 to officiate the 2009 event; check out the coverage by blogger Darkmirage, Alafista and Double.
More details and updates on AFA09′s official website or Facebook.
The inaugural Anime Festival Asia (AFA) was held last weekend (Nov 22-23) at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. Was planning to travel south for the event but couldn’t make it; had to attend a wedding dinner in the northern Ipoh city instead.
Besides some minor hiccups, AFA08 seems to be a successful one. Sharing some pictures by Singaporean photographer Parka…
Japanese pop starlet May’n will be performing live in Singapore at the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2008 on November 23 [more on AFA'08 and Darkmirage].
The 19-year-old singer is one of Japan’s hottest rising star. She made her professional debut in 2005 and made her breakthrough in 2008 as the singing voice for Sheryl Nome in hit anime Macross Frontier. Her two latest singles have both made it to the top three spots on the Japanese Oricon chart…
While not exactly the same class with the likes of divas Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro etc… May’n's performance is quite anticipated in this region that is so deprived of J-pop act. Besides, Japanese anime is getting huge in South East Asia these days; and Macross Frontier happens to be one of the most popular animes of the year. Plenty of otakus are awaiting her arrival for sure.
The inaugural Anime Festival Asia (AFA) will be held at Singapore’s Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre on November 22-23, 2008.
The festival will feature directors, producers, manga artists and creative individuals from Japan’s entertainment industries. The organisers are expecting turnout in excess of 80,000 visitors.
Anime and otaku culture is huge in South East Asia. There are a few notable anime events in the region, but mostly limited to cosplay fest because of the lack in contents from commercial exhibitors.
The announcement of AFA08 is certainly going to excite the anime fans. I’ll keep an eye on this… might consider flying to Singapore if it’s creating enough hype by November, and I hope it would.
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