As you can see from the photo above, this post will be regarding the announcement for Anime Festival Asia 2008. For starters, this event will be a first in South East Asia, celebrating the diversity of the Japanese culture. For this year's showcase, it will be held at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Center Halls 403 & 404. Dates are 22 & 23 of November with the doors open to public visitors at 10am.
The whole event will be divided into different sections, like the manga showcase where Shounen Jump will be displaying their works as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations. Anticipated titles includes Death Note, Bleach just to name a few. Also there will be mangaka competitions and visitors can views the works as well.
Next up will be the anime blockbuster. What's a anime festival without the main course? The anime! Currently titles confirmed are Shakugan no Shana, Code Geass, Skip Beat. There will be more titles as the organisers are working out the details.
Other than manga, anime, part of the modern Japanese Otaku culture also includes the plastic modeling (Plamo in short). This year's Bakuc will be held together with AFA and guess what? Kunio Okawara will be gracing AFA as well, expect some tips and hints for the local modelers from the master himself! Before I forget, Okawara-san will be part of the judging team for the Bakuc finals!
For the merchandise collectors, don't worry. There is the Akiba section whereby big names like Goodsmile Company, Alter, Revoltech, Kotobukiya, of course Bandai will be showcasing and selling various collectibles and goodies. Local shops like KKnM and RapidCulture will also be there, so get ready your wallets!
Cosplayers, you are more than welcome for this big event! Register early and you will get free admission! Also, there is a competiton as well.
Last but not least, the big news that we all are waiting for. . .
Nope, Megumi Nakajima aka Ranka Lee WILL NOT be making her way down to AFA. Instead, *drum rolls. May'n, the singing voice behind Sheryl Nome of hit anime series, Macross Frontier will be here for AFA 2008!
No rewards for guessing what May'n will be singing in AFA 08, also she will be having meet the fans session and autographs session. Fans, get ready your single CDs!
There will be more updates once Dentsu gets more confirmation of the various arrangements, performances and so forth. Meanwhile, stay tuned!
