AFA09 Quick Report
The Anime Festival Asia as it happened this recent weekend, November 21 and 22 held at Suntec Convention Center, Singapore. I don’t have much time, and doing a full-on report when I couldn’t get around everywhere in the event wouldn’t do much justice. So here’s a quick rundown of what happened at the event. Highlights Crowd The crowd is definitely bigger this year. The line to the ticket booth didn’t let...
Anime Festival Asia 2009 – Grand Website Launch
Anime Festival Asia 2009 launched their full and new website today, showcasing guests and new experience zones for this year. Their main attraction this year is the I LOVE ANISONG concert which boasts of Shoko Nakagawa and Yoshiki Fukuyama, with returning talents Ichirou Mizuki and May’n. They will also host a Maid Cafe, Moe Moe Kyun. And also the Regional Cosplay Championship. They may as well have booths that will be selling...
Why people go to Comic-Con
Most people don’t get it why some would fuss about the Comic-Con. A packed place crawling with nerds and geeks? Who would want to go in there? Uhm, Megan Fox is a pretty damn good reason to go, right? That aside, the Comic-Con isn’t only flocked by nerds. Aspiring artists, independent film makers, and budding entrepreneurs also go to such gatherings. The geek audience is a solid market segment, if not a niche. Here’s...
The disturbance in the Force
In totally un-Comic-Con related news… here’s some Star Wars bit. This is the disturbance in the force. Do you remember that kid who played Anakin Skywalker in the air before that crud Hayden Christensen took over to mack Natalie Portman? Well we’re sure you won’t recognize him today. Here’s Jake Lloyd and he’s 20 now and boy, has he grown. The picture’s taken from last month’s Supanova...
Anime Festival Asia 2009 online!
With official confirmation from the recently opened AFA09.com website, Anime Festival Asia 2009 is on schedule. This will all happen again at Suntec City Convention and Exhibition Center in Singapore on November 21 and 22. Bringing you Merchandise, Live Acts and Performances, Anime / Manga showcases straight from Japan, Japanese popular culture will once again take centre stage at Anime Festival Asia. Last year’s event featured...