Post AFAX

since i only managed to go down to AFAX on sunday, photos are very limited. plus, my camera died on me after only 2 hours, so had to give up on the photo-taking early.

much more variety this year. many cosplayers which i can't remember where i've seen them but look awfully familiar.

these were also taken with my own camera, so quality is fantastic. maybe i'll repost if i get photos from ah gu.

anyway, onwards with photos!

first and foremost.

my favorite, the Sailor Moon gang!

super super nostalgic!! everyone was crowding around them when they appeared!

Post AFA09 (with photos)

Kakashi and the Fourth Hokage (Naruto).


Don Kanonji (Bleach). BOHAHAHAHA!!

Post AFA09

thoughts on AFA09...

things did get bigger and better this year.

more booths, more toys and definitely, more people.

loved the nendroids display brought in by Mr Danny Choo.

they managed to bring in more singers for the evening concerts, with the return of Aniki Ichirou Mizuki and May'n, together with Shoko-tan and Fukuyama Yoshiki.

the VIP passes were still disgustingly expensive though. i was contented just to see them from the distance.

quite pleased with the turnout of cosplayers, with much much more variety compared to last year. at least it wasn't an onslaught of bleach and naruto.

spotted lots more reborn and code geass cosplayers which is definitely a plus point.

and finally! a small group of One Piece cosplayers too.

but i think my personal favorite is this one girl who came as Kendappa-ō from RG Veda! she is very very pretty.

i'll upload photos once i get the final loot from moo moo.

AFA09

just got informed by moo moo that they've announced the dates for AFA09.

Date: 21-22 Nov 2009
Time: 10am - 9pm
Venue: Suntec Convention Halls 403-404

more guests have already been confirmed, including celebrity blogger Danny Choo, renowned cosplayer Kaname, together with the return of May'n and Mizuki Ichirou and many more.

BUT, still not signs of whether they'll be inviting any mangakas or seiyuus.

i want my seiyuus.

i can think of a whole list of people they could ask.

Koyasu-sama, Seki Tomokazu, Miyano Mamoru, Yamaguchi Kappei, Fukuyama Jun, Sakurai Takahiro...

i could go on, but i'm already ranting.

in any case, i wouldn't be able to go early for any of the days. gotta attend a wedding lunch on sat and church activities end at 3.30pm on sun.

*sighs*

i hope i don't miss the exciting stuff.
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on another note, i have a feeling me and moo moo are gonna spend alot of money there if alot of One Piece merchandise is gonna be on sale.

heehee.

moo moo just started so i'm sure she'll wanna expand her collection as much as possible.
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PS. birdy's birthday today. even though she might not be enjoying herself cos she's still slaving away at work, here's a birthday song to cheer you up.

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to BIRDY/MADAM!
happy birthday to you!!

from moo moo to birdy.

Happy Bird Day to u..
Happy Bird Day to u..
Where r all my little birdies??
Happy Bird Day to u...

heehee.

birdy, where are our little birdies?

*cheeky grin*

Post AFA08

for a first time ever anime convention, i thot AFA08 was a big success.

i wouldn't say it was a huge success, cos obviously there was much more things that can be improved. but regardless, in trying to draw the crowd in, they did a pretty good job.

of course, with a finale ending of May'n on stage, it HAD to end with a huge bang. the turn-out of fanboys, and fangirls, was enormous. everyone was pushing around trying to get closer to the stage.

and as darkmirage had mentioned, her vocals were fantastic! it was great hearing her sing live, even though i had to stand all the way at the back. i may be a fangirl, but i still wouldn't pay the money to get the VIP access. *coughs*cheapskate*coughs*

thank goodness for moo moo and her 12x zoom camera! i'll probably post some of the nicer photos when i have time to go through them.

i was slightly disappointed with the variety of cosplayers too. too many people as bleach, naruto, gin-tama and vampire knight characters. or maybe i'm juz grouchy cos there was not even one who cosplayed as anyone in One Piece.

or could they be reserving their energy for next month's EOY08?
hmm...

as with singaporean culture, here's some suggestions to how it could've been better:

1) better lightings; it was really difficult to take photos of the figurines and posters cos the lighting was all wrong. you'll get what i mean when i post the photos.

2) better sound system; it wasn't all that bad. or at least, it wasn't all that bad from way back. but i heard from others that it wasn't all that great up front of the stage.

3) more guests; i want my seiyuus! and maybe some mangakas?

4) proper screenings; when they said anime screenings, the least i expected was that they would screen one episode (eg. Ep1) of each series they were promoting. definitely NOT just the OP on replay mode.

5) lesser power rangers & tamagochi; seriously, i know they wanna reach out even to the kids, but still! despite having to sound like a total b*tch, i wanna stress that this is an ANIME convention, not family convention. families, please go to sentosa where it was grandparent's day on sunday, or Bookfest on 6th level.

all in all, the success of AFA08 will most likely guarantee that we will have AFA09 next year. let's hope things will be bigger and better then!

Countdown AFA08

TWO days to AFA08 at suntec city convention halls 403-404.

except for Ichirou Mizuki's performance on sat 7pm, the cosplay competition on sun 2pm and May'n performance at 7pm, non of the other program schedules is up on the website yet.

WHY IS THE SCHEDULE NOT UP YET??!!

i wanna know what i will be missing in the mornings of both days.

May'n for AFA

OH MY GOSH!!

remember how i said i was hoping they'll bring people i'm interested in for AFA?

well, they've really done it!!

MAY'N IS COMING TO AFA!!!!

WOOHOO!!!

and she's going to sing at least all the songs from Macross Frontier. which is just great!!

i am so so going for AFA now!!

now i only have to know which day she'll be attending.

i can't wait for the finalized schedule to come out!

it's gonna be a great great convention!

AFA08

okie, i'm the ultimate slowpoke.

i just found out from darkmirage's blog that there's gonna be an anime convention in sg on 22-23 Nov!!

Anime Festival Asia. aka AFA08.

check out the official website here. (i'm gonna put it on the sidebar just in case.)

judging by the various local blogs that had covered the press conference last week, it looks to be quite a promising event.

i'm very excited to see who are the other guests, aside from those already mentioned, that will be gracing the event. (yes, anime directors and project managers are important people, but i'm really not that familiar with the background works of anime.)

hopefully, they'll bring in the people i'm more interested in.

for example, well-known seiyuus (Koyasu-sama? Fukuyama Jun?! Miyano Mamoru?!!), or mangakas (Clamp?! Odacchi?!), or maybe even some singers (Sakamoto Maaya? May'n??).

well, one can hope and pray.

i'll definitely be going for at least one day, since admission is cheap too. $5 for 1-day pass, $8 for 2-day pass.

anyone interested??



PS. there will be limited edition mecha and collectibles for sale during the convention. what better way to fill up my new cupboard. ahahaha...

PPS. new cupboard is still "under renovation". will post up some photos once everything is sorted and in place. ^_^.``