AFA has announced that AFA Singapore will be held at Singapore Expo Hall from the 9th to 11th November 2012.


This post has been edited by linkinstreet: Aug 1 2012, 05:08 PM

Banzai!

PWTC.......

Why? It's one of the easiest place to go. I can literally walk there

not easy for me...haiz... but sure will go there early to avoid jam

when and where can i buy ticket?

at last Malaysia

Ticket will be confirmed. On how to go see first post again

exammm . fakkk

Hope ClariS will come to this event too...huhu~

sigh.

this is big, star lrt is the easiest.

hoye hoye hoye

Fascinating. Been waiting for ages for a Malaysian version of AFA. Wonder what kind of talents they will being in.

Who's the sponsor?

after comic fiesta explosion they know have to have AFA.

but damn. got any singers coming over?

This post has been edited by Mudmaniac: Mar 12 2012, 10:10 PM

Holy baloney Batman, Its Linkin!

Guest18>all anime/j-rock stars and celeb

so him alone as the guest is enuf.

do not want

True Story.jpg

>Danny Choo (Crossplaying as Mirai)
>Guest18 (cosplaying as Danny Choo)



YOU BEST BE JOKIN' ಠ_ಠ

https://twitter.com/#!/dannychoo/status...157491890925568

i hope it would be somewhat similar to the one they are hosting in singapore

Will come for the LOL

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Added on March 13, 2012, 9:54 amI just hope they will sell original product, no bootleg product like Comic fiesta

This post has been edited by popcorn513: Mar 13 2012, 09:54 AM

Then when they do, people will complain "why so expensive, CF ones so much cheaper?!"

most ppl dunno bootleg lah dont care them. original is the best

it will be a bit smaller than the usual AFA i think since this is like a tour @_@

also they still doing the normal time for the normal AFA so that one should be the big one.

i tried to email that email address but failed =/

June is the worst month for me this year (First year car insurance renewal!) So I'll probably skip this and save up for AFA12 in SG instead.

too bad i cant go

alaaa, tour event only ke? Guess it'll be a bit smaller like what Sakura said...but Guest18 with Danny Choo...

...hmmm...

CANNOT BRAIN!!!!

...but it's awesome in it's own way though, knowing who's guest18 and what his antics usually are~

^this.

[14:28] <zarakiken> lol...
[14:29] <zarakiken> love_sadako... u cosplaying as Danny Choo...?
[14:30] <love_Sadako> uhh
[14:30] <love_Sadako> why not ?

eagerly to know how much..

Also PTWC can fit all? Don't want like KLCC comic fiesta incident again.

^If they use same amount of space like PC fair last time lah

ticket estimate how much ar?
maybe i can go by skipping my class lulz

brah its 9th and 10th, which is sat and sun, you have class on weekend?

i know.. but im not from KL
so might be come back on Monday or Tuesday

This post has been edited by nazrul90: Mar 16 2012, 01:10 AM

unlike AFKL, AFA Malaysia will run on lower budget.

Gonna wait until more announcements come out.

GOIN GOIN!! AFA!!

im still going despite it being low budget LOL

AFKL is a serious joke/scam... they claimed to have RM 1 million budget if I'm not mistaken while their shop Viva Company is just a small electronic shop. You can try google and read about AFKL.

Anyway, hooray for AFA Malaysia~, can't wait to c danny choo cross-playing as Mirai

Miku concert plz..

Already happened last year.

>he wants a computer synth software to play on the big screen instead of Japanese Artist that usually won't come to Malaysia...
=__=

Well , whatever , still going just for the lolz with guest and Danny cosplaying

The last time I went to PWTC was during PC Fair ages ago. Hopefully I can still find my way there...

They are still schoolgirls so no public appearances.

oh my...
i like their songs..

did you seriously not know this or...?

i pretty sure current government will came out all sort of funneh funneh "ini tak boleh, itu tak boleh" thing. End up AFA-M not showing Jap-Anime culture at all lolz ~

i seriously not know this.....

Do you even realise that PWTC is an UMNO building and you have to go through them to get events the green light to be held there? #typicalMalaysian

This post has been edited by DrBlueBox: Mar 19 2012, 10:29 PM

No politic here...

Err iinm actually it is way easier to book PWTC than KLCC

Not exactly true. You need to book the place like a year or more before your event. Though KLCC is supposed to be able to accommodate more people.

You are absolutely correct. PWTC is very lenient - as long as you can arrange the payments and meet basic logistical requirements, no problem. KLCC has some very strict conditions and troublesome procedures before you can book it.

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Added on March 20, 2012, 10:05 amBig venues everywhere pun kena book one yr in advance. PWTC has more exhibition space than KLCC, though. More lenient with their guidelines too i.e. you can lepak/camp almost anywhere in te building as long you don' cause any trouble.

This post has been edited by Silencers: Mar 20 2012, 10:05 AM

Klcc kena ada dua juta baru boleh book /runs

I gotta say, the free sandwich and cakes during the annual UMNO gathering thingie is pretty swell.

What I wanted to imply was, it wasn't that easy to get because a lot of events being held there. Perhaps you're correct about the procedures but it's not easy to get the correct date that you want. For instance, apart from the building is, well, UMNO-oriented, as far as I know even other organizations being using the place for various stuffs. Compared to KLCC, PWTC offers better accommodation like nearby hotels and rented condominiums which are cheaper than those nearby KLCC.

PESTA ANIMASI BERAHI MENARIK SAMPAH REMAJA MASYARAKAT, KEGIATAN TIDAK BERMORAL DILAKUKAN BERAMAI-RAMAI SAMBIL MEMAKAI PAKAIAN TIDAK SENONOH.

Watch out guys, we got a badass over here.

crossplay mana!

anyone want to join? inb4 trap

http://www.animefestival.asia/form/view.php?id=24
http://www.animefestival.asia/form/view.php?id=25

I nominate Steno for Atelier Royale Malaysia.

This going to be interesting,

It will take a Schrodinger's horned cat to exist if the next episode of Mardock Scramble is to be screened here.

note: horned cat means "kucing bertanduk" in Malay.

This post has been edited by wellenstan: Mar 20 2012, 06:42 PM

Since it was being held at PWTC aka UMNO's venue, so the above headline actually for the opposition's newspapers.And you should add "BN LULUSKAN" at the front.

Sh!t, I suddenly went into politic, should just stay on course.

idk why PWTC...but I guess probably there would not be a single mainstream paper gonna report about wth cosplayers gonna do there...in fact, they look this as "Japan phenomenon" rather then "local outburst of culture shock"..

yeah, if the opposition gonna make a news, it's just "BN LULUSKAN"...arghhh, why I'm talking politics here!! I NEED CONCERT!! ARE THEY CONCERT THERE??~

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Added on March 20, 2012, 8:24 pmahahahahhaa....probably guest18 would like to join the Moe Moe Kyun Meido?? let see whose gonna show up as butler there...I only cosplay as butler on that day and mai waifu as the meido...but this, ermm, thanks anyway~

This post has been edited by fadzreeq: Mar 20 2012, 08:24 PM

Kenapa perlu ada cosplayer? Setahu aku ini ANIME Festival Asia dan bukan COSPLAY Festival Asia. Dari segi itu maka betul jika media massa di Malaysia melabelkan temasya ini fenomena dari Jepun.

di mana ada 'anime', di situ ada 'cosplayer'.

Anime event without cosplay

Malaysia truly Asia

^
Wut?

Aku hanya membalas apa yang dia katakan. Bahawa media massa akan tidak menghiraukan cosplayers yang datang. Jadi bagi aku, aku rasa itu adalah benda yang betul kerana temasya ini BUKAN temasya cosplay. Jadi kenapa cosplay yang dipentingkan? Sehinggakan Comicket pun tidak membernarkan orang yang cosplay mengacau gerai doujin mereka. Adalah sudah menjadi kesilapan di kalangan peminat di Malaysia yang mengaitkan temasya ACG kepada cosplay. Bukankah ACG itu Anime, Comics and Games? Tiada termaktub pun di dalam terma itu cosplay. Jika kamu mahukan temasya yang betul - betul menjadikan cosplay itu sebagai tumpuan maka kamu boleh mengikuti temasya seperti Cosfest ataupun CureFest.

I don't think there will be a report about what cosplayers gonna do there. Many people actually underestimate anime just like there's no single report about how Comic Fiesta had more attendants than Iphone 4S launching. If this situation was given to Kpop function, it would turn out to be a big hoo-haa.

lol dude, what is an anime event without cosplayer? anime festival =/= broadcasting anime to you only. it also brings in the anime cultures and stuffs. i mean, most of time cosplay is the highlight of the event

Thus you are missing the point. I am not saying it's only about anime. I am just saying it's NOT ONLY ABOUT COSPLAY. Cosplay itself is just a small subsection of the otaku culture. For AFA they mostly wanted to feature all of what makes an otaku culture in Japan, thus why they usually have industrial talks with the important people in the industry. It's the same with Comic Fiesta where it tries to showcase these unique cultures. But sadly misinformed people think cosplay IS the main reason why the events are held, which leads to incidents like Paul Ortiz, a famous name in animation culture was largely ignored by the event goers. There is a reason that it's dubbed "Cosplay Fiesta" by goers you know...

The sad thing in Malaysia is that since Cosplay garners a LOT of attention (I mean why it shouldn't? People wearing wear clothes in weird wigs walking around weirdly) means that it's like shit attracting flies from all over. And when events organisers realised this, they do what a cheapskate Malaysian would do, and milked it for all it's worth and more. More and more events are now featuring cosplays, some events which have no relation with ACG or Japan at all! And sure enough, people flocks to these events wanting to see these weird people in weird costume like they would visit a zoo.

Don't get me wrong. I do enjoy these cosplays (as long as they are good, well thought of, and creative) and I have a lot of cosplayers as friends. But I just don't like how it's being exploited to the point that people now think it's THE focal point of each and every event. Outsiders would look at these events and immediately come to the (wrong) conclusion that it's just another gathering for people in weird clothing. And even the cosplayers themselves are changing. Gone are the old guards who put their effort and thoughts in doing cosplays and in are noob kids who cosplays just because it's the "in" thing for them. Ask any average new cosplayer who Ayase was during the recent Animax Carnival and they will look at you with a blank stare.

So what really am I talking about anyways? I dunno, I might be bitter with how people are hyping cosplay too much during each and every ACG event in Malaysia that I just posted without thinking much. Durr

That would be the best anime event EVER.

Off hand comment

I find that whenever someone uses the term "Otaku Culture", I have the urge to laugh really loud.

YEAH~~! finally~! thought of going last AFA in SG, but cant...confirmed will go this june~!!

I have a hunch that this event actually intended to promote the real event in SG.

yup, i also felt that cosplaying has annoyingly became the main attraction to most anime events here...

Is is because we have no demand for anime movie marathon or we can't attract seiyuus or japanese anime industry players to grace our local anime scene?

Indeed. There is a general misconception of what really IS Otaku Culture. I mean really, in Japan that would mean you are in your house, being a hikkikomori, growing fat, watching anime, leeching of your parents, stalking seiyuu, fighting about it on 2ch and repeat ad nauseum. It perplexes me how Japan manages to market this so called "culture" as a good thing to the outside world and yet still regards the otakus in Japan as scumbags. I can't tell you how many anime directors actually called these otaku gross, and more so the various seiyuus that was stalked daily by their fans.

So Malaysian, do YOU have what it takes to be a REAL otaku?

corrected.

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Added on March 21, 2012, 9:08 amikr? w

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Mar 21 2012, 09:08 AM

Japan did not market the Otaku Culture.

It's the foreigners that created this "culture" through rose-tinted glasses.

And I swear, every time I hear anyone proudly proclaim that they are otaku, be it Malay, Chinese, or Caucasian, I just want to laugh in their faces.

In a sense, Japan does promote the otaku culture, but yeah it is started by the gaijins* that sees this as unique and wanted to be something that they are not. Japan, being the awesome opportunist they are, took this with open hands, sensing that they could make money from all this. There are now specific promotion by the Japanese government towards anime fans (read: I don't like to use the term Otaku describing them) to visit Japan and see for themselves famous landmarks that are well known in the anime world.

In the end they just want your money. Nothing more, nothing less.

*T/L Note: Gaijin means foreigner

I never thought of that. What made you think so?

Definitely a much better anime event.

This post has been edited by ganaeshd: Mar 21 2012, 09:30 AM

I go to anime event main reason bcos of cosplayer.....

You have my sympathies.

^derp giler.

Singapore is 14 floors up to the left

good... will consider...

Will only consider going if they bring in a seiyuu or industry-related guest.

Cosplayers? Bah, 2D >>>>>>>>> Unscalable wall >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3DPD.

This post has been edited by kurogane: Mar 21 2012, 07:12 PM

cant go

AFA Malaysia
Confirmed:
FLOW

In talks:
May'N and Mizuki Nana

Rumours:
Good Smile CEO will come down with their GT Queens (Super GT is on the same weekend at Sepang)

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

. _ . will go just for Mizuki Nana then !