zone otaku » AFA http://zotaku.com zone otaku - where it begins Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:23:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Prepping For AFA 11 http://zotaku.com/2011/11/11/prepping-for-afa-11/ http://zotaku.com/2011/11/11/prepping-for-afa-11/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:34:48 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/?p=18226 I haven’t been active around the whole anime community in Singapore – partly because school is draining my energy juices! Just a little heads up to all my readers that this weekend Anime Festival Asia 2011 will be held at Suntec City Convention Centre, 12 and 13 November 2011. Technically it will start on 11 November too, but only for the Cool Japan Forum and Hatsune Miku Live concert!

To me, I feel that the focus of AFA this year is on the I Love Anisong concert! Spreaded over 3 days of concert, we get to immerse ourselves in the largest showcase of Anisong Artistes (well this is nothing comparable to Animelo Summer!)

I’ll be heading to Day 3 I Love Anisong concert. I wasn’t intending to go on Saturday for the Festival + Stage access, but things changed my mind, so yeah I’ll be heading there on both Saturday and Sunday! Do give me a tweet if you’re interested for a meetup ^^.

This year I’m more than ready for the autograph session and concert. Yes. I am so well-prepared as compared to last year xD.

Check-list

  • Lightsticks
  • Poster Holder
  • Towel

I meant to take a picture of the T-shirts I’ll be wearing but unfortunately someone kept rushing me to throw them into the washing machine ^^”.

CDs of Kalafina! Well found my copies and it’s time to refresh my brain with their music ;)

Also powered my spare battery and also equipped myself with a spare memory card!

This is the event guide for AFA11. Have you memorised it? You’re good to go then. I’ll see you guys there!

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Kalafina Coming For AFA11, More Details Announced http://zotaku.com/2011/09/27/kalafina-coming-for-afa11-more-details-announced/ http://zotaku.com/2011/09/27/kalafina-coming-for-afa11-more-details-announced/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:02:06 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/?p=16925 More details of the upcoming Anime Festival Asia 11 has been announced yesterday at a press conference.

Previously announced artistes: FLOW, LiSa, May’n, Ichirou Mizuki.

And now here are more announced artistes!

  • Kalafina
  • Kanako Itou + Shikura Chiyomaru
  • Milky Holmes
  • Sea☆A
  • Hatsune Miku

Here’s the line-up for the I Love Anisong concert!

11.11.11
Hatsune Miku

12.11.11
FLOW
Ichirou Mizuki
LiSa
Sea☆A

13.11.11
Kalafina
Kanako Itou + Shikura Chiyomaru
May’n
Milky Holmes

So with such a great line-up, how are tickets being priced?

1 Day VIP will cost $138 while 3 days will cost $368. 1 day standing tickets are priced at $48.

Tickets will be available for purchase this 1 October 2011 through SISTIC.

Do check out AFA11 Official Website for more details ;)

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AFA11 – I Love Anisong Concert Confirmed Artistes http://zotaku.com/2011/08/17/afa11-i-love-anisong-concert-confirmed-artistes/ http://zotaku.com/2011/08/17/afa11-i-love-anisong-concert-confirmed-artistes/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:30:09 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/?p=15940 Some artistes are confirmed for AFA11 happening this 11-13 November 2011, as revealed on Tuesday afternoon. Some reason I’m too lazy to apply for the media coverage. Studies and studies. Hopefully once I finish my studies I won’t be lazy anymore.

Well two of them are no surprise to regular folks of AFA since 2008: May’n and Ichirou Mizuki. The other confirmed artistes are: LiSa are FLOW.

LiSa is the singing voice of Yui from the anime series Angel Beats! Apparently it is said that she would be performing live with her band. Girls Dead Monster yeah! On the other hand I’m pretty sad that they didn’t bring Marina (singing voice of Iwasawa)

This is NOT a GDM concert without Marina! Heck bring Lia too! Then it will totally be a Angel Beats! concert already!

Next up, FLOW. I have heard of several of their songs, but never a big fan. Busy chasing other boy bands like UVERworld ^^”. Most memorable songs to me would be “Colors” and “World End” from the anime series Code Geass!

I won’t be touching on May’n or Aniki as.. I’m sure you already know about them, having seen them since 2008 ^^.

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AFAX – Main Stage Highlights Details http://zotaku.com/2010/11/10/afax-main-stage-highlights-details/ http://zotaku.com/2010/11/10/afax-main-stage-highlights-details/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:12:05 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/?p=11465 The main stage highlights details are finally out, as seen over at the Official Anime Festival Asia Fanbook page.

Took them long enough to get the schedule out. But yeah it’s finally out. Who’s heading AFAX this year? I will be heading down both days!

I will be attempting to do a short post about AFAX, before AFAX – that is if I have the time. I am quite busy as it is right now due to school. Trying to finish up everything so that I can enjoy AFAX! ^_^

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AFAX – I Love Anisong Ticketing Details http://zotaku.com/2010/09/19/afax-i-love-anisong-ticketing-details/ http://zotaku.com/2010/09/19/afax-i-love-anisong-ticketing-details/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:27:05 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/?p=10376 Ticketing details for I Love Anisong Concert are out! This time round you will be purchasing your tickets through Gatecrash.

As mentioned in my AFAX post, JAM Project, Ichirou Mizuki, angela, May’n and SCANDAL would be performing LIVE at AFAX!

Take note of the following dates to purchase your tickets!

  • 23rd September 2010, 9am – VIP PASS (Priced at $118 for 1 Day or $198 for 2 Days)
  • 30th September 2010, 9am – STANDING PASS (Priced at $55 for 1 Day)

You collect the concert pass and light stick starting on 12th November 2010 at Suntec Convention Centre, Hall 401, level 4, at the “I Love Anisong” redemption counter from 12pm to 9pm onwards. Please present your ticket for collection of the items.

For folks who can’t collect your concert pass on 12th November 2010, you can also collect on 13th or 14th November 2010 from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

For more details do check out AFAX Official Website! ^^

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AFA X Details Out! http://zotaku.com/2010/09/13/afa-x-details-out/ http://zotaku.com/2010/09/13/afa-x-details-out/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:59:19 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/?p=10205 Details for Anime Festival Asia are out. The Official Website has been updated with tons of awesome information on the upcoming event taking place this 13th and 14th November 2010 at Convention & Exhibition Hall, Singapore. Ticketing info is also up. I noticed some changes as compared to last year.

Guest Appearances

  • Milky Holmes (All 4 of them)
  • Hanazawa Kana

Guest Artistes for “I Love Anisong”

  • Saturday: Ichirou Mizuki and JAM Project
  • Sunday: Angela, SCANDAL and May’n

Ticketing is a little different this year. I hope it will be better compared to last year. I remember lots of folks queuing up just for the VIP Concert area. What? >_>

3 different Entrance Tickets:

  1. Festival-Only Access – $8/day
    -Entry into exhibition grounds, including exclusive merchandises in Akiba Town, access to Maid Café, Butler Café and other fun activities in AFA X main exhibition grounds.
    * Does not grant access to main stage activities.
  2. Festival + Stage Access – $15/day
    -Grants full access to exclusive main stage activities and content, such as Special Guest Appearances, Movie Screenings, AFA Regional Cosplay Championships and more!
    * Does not grant access to I LOVE ANISONG concerts.
  3. Upgrade Access – $10/day
    -Those who have bought the Festival-only Access tickets will have to purchase these tickets if they wish to access the Stage area. Your Festival-only Access ticket will have to be presented at the ticket counter during the time of purchase.

For “I Love Anisong” Concert Pass there will be a Standing Pass priced at $55 or 1-day/ 2-day VIP pass:

  • 1-day VIP Concert Pass – $118
  • 2-day VIP Concert Pass – $198
  • 1-day Standing Concert Pass – $55

The details on the ticket sales will be announced at later date.

AFA X will be held this November 13th and 14th, 2010 at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Hall, Singapore.

For more details you can visit AFA X Site.

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AFA09 Loots http://zotaku.com/2009/11/29/afa09-loots/ http://zotaku.com/2009/11/29/afa09-loots/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:19:01 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/2009/11/29/afa09-loots/ It’s been nearly 1 week ago since AFA09 came to an end, and well, clearly I forgot to share the loots I bought over at AFA09 ^^”.

AFA09 Loots

So what are the items?

  • 2 x K-ON! Random B5 File and 2 Postcards (in each set)
  • Asakura Yume COSPA T-Shirt
  • GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class Pencil Board
  • GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class File
  • Shana File
  • Shana Pencil Board
  • Yume and Otome Mousepad

Figma Drossel is a gift ^^. Oh and Guuzen gave to me 1 x K-ON! set and a GA File (as requested by me.. LOL) Of course I did not go there with the mindset to purchase items for myself only. I grab stuff for M’s and Guuzen’s Xmas present. Already passed Guuzen’s gift over, and boy, was he delighted with joy when he saw what I bought for him! XD

And for folks wondering what K-ON! file and postcard is inside..

AFA09 Loots

1 of them contained Ritsu File and 2 Ritsu Postcards! LOL. The other B5 file was the girls, followed by the 4 of them on one of the postcard and I was also rewarded with a Yui Postcard. Why no Mio?! T_T

I did not spend much at AFA09 this year because I have an incoming bomb soon. Still waiting for a call from the local shop to call me to collect them. Will be doing my short impressions post sometime next week. I am almost done catching up on my school work!

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AFA09 Quick Report http://zotaku.com/2009/11/25/afa09-quick-report/ http://zotaku.com/2009/11/25/afa09-quick-report/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:00:33 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/2009/11/25/afa09-quick-report/ AFA09 is finally over. I went for both days, and boy I really enjoyed myself! Just that I feel very tired at the end of the day that I didn’t bother to attend both LIVE concerts. LOL

AFA09 Quick Report

My fave picture. Love the guy who actually did this Gundam. MY HERO!! As my net is down currently, I can’t upload all the pictures. You will have to make do with a quick shot of him.

Do check out some of the pictures I have uploaded(before my net died) over at my Flickr Account.

I bet you already read up most of the impressions of AFA09 at the other blogs, so I will be doing a quick impression post once my net is alive. Do stay tuned!

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AFA09 Event Schedule http://zotaku.com/2009/11/20/afa09-event-schedule/ http://zotaku.com/2009/11/20/afa09-event-schedule/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:20:34 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/2009/11/20/afa09-event-schedule/ Last year I went to AFA08, with no clue what was going to happen for the 2 days. This year, at least the event schedules are up over at the Official Website. Maybe this has something to do with the feedback we wrote, like 1 year ago.. I do remember “complaining” about the event schedules being unclear. Haha.

AFA09 Event Schedule

This year looks boring. Is it just me? Regardless I will be there for 2 days, so do tweet me if you’re interested to meet up!

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I Love Anisong Survival Guide http://zotaku.com/2009/11/17/i-love-anisong-survival-guide/ http://zotaku.com/2009/11/17/i-love-anisong-survival-guide/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:36:18 +0000 zenical http://zotaku.com/2009/11/17/i-love-anisong-survival-guide/ AFA09 is getting nearer as the clock is ticking.. Yes it’s this coming weekend for those who still don’t know what I’m talking about XD.

I Love Anisong Survival Guide

An interesting survival video guide is up for those who are attending “I Love Anisong” concert event!

Lol at the flying lightsticks. Didn’t purchase the concert tickets as I feel that the price is pricey. Any readers who bought the concert tickets? ^^.

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