Anime Festival Asia 08 …it’s coming soon

Anime Festival Asia 2008 is around the corner this weekend, many otaku fans alike will be joining the crowd in Suntec City this weekend to experience a showcase of wide variety Japanese culture related events spanning many zones. Will you be one of them ?

Anime Festival Asia 2008

Ways to get there:

Address:
Suntec Singapore
International Convention & Exhibition Centre
1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City,
Singapore 03959

Overseas Visitors – Check the map here on how to get to Suntec, it is about ~20mins from Changi Airport via a cab.

Entrance Fee: $5 for one day pass. $8 for two day pass. (not incl exclusive VIP events)

What’s Not to be Missed

May’N LIVE Concert

May’N is the latest pop sensation in Japan and this will be her first performance overseas. If you have enjoyed the singing voice for Sheryl Nome in Macross Frontier..yup! it is her who performed the songs.

Her performance will begin on Sunday 7pm and the doors will open @ 6, Diamond tickets are already sold out, the VIP tickets appear to be still avail @ S$68.

A Collector’s dream come true

AFA exclusive items will be here, the picture says everything. Come down now to AFA this weekend to check it out.

AFA 08 Industry Seminar

The industry seminar will be something for the serious. Featuring both local and overseas speakers from Animax, Dentsu, etc, the seminar reveals whats going on in the currently anime industry and many more. Registration is required.

Ani-Song SOUL by Ichirou Mizuki

Talk about the classics, Ichirou Mizuki will be coming to Singapore here too perform, he is gonna perform the songs that people will vote. Lupin ending theme FTW :P

Singapore Arcade Showdown

Organized by SCOGA, the arcade shodown will feature a pack of games, tournament games will feature

1. Street Fight IV
2. Tekken 6
3. KOF 98 – Ultimate Match

There are definitely more interesting events and booths in AFA08 this weekend, all you have to do to find out is to come down to Suntec City this weekend!

Source: AFA08, SCOGA

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