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Anime Festival Asia 2009 Day 1 Event Report
Anime Festival Asia 2009 is one of the largest — if not the largest, Japanese pop culture convention in the South East Asian region. It has attracted attendees from as far away as Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Manila. AFA 09 highlights include the 1st Regional Cosplay Competition and the I Love Anisong series of [...]

AFA 09 Swag Giveaway on Twitter
Hi guys — here’s another filler post while I’m getting my barrage of Anime Festival Asia 09 posts together :) If you’re a local on Twitter, follow me to take part in an AFA 09 swag bag giveaway exclusively for my Twitter followers! :D Up for grabs is: • a PRODUCTION IG keyring • a STORM LION over-sized [...]

A Quick Post-AFA 09 Update
Hi guys! I’m back from Singapore and am currently sorting through piles of photos prior to coming up with a proper event report. In the meantime, I am so excited to share some souvenir Fuji Instax photos I took with the AFA 09 Love Anisong performers MAY’N, Nakagawa Shouko, and Fukuyama Yoshiki, as well [...]

HAI U GUISE!!! 3.0
AT ANIME FESTIVAL ASIA 09 — BRB!!! Related Posts November 13, 2009 — Countdown to AFA 09! Seven days to go! October 26, 2009 — Finalists Announced for AFA09 Regional Cosplay Championships October 12, 2009 — AFA 09 I LOVE ANISONG Details Out! September 29, 2009 — Last call for entries to AFA 09 Regional Cosplay Championships! September 22, 2009 — [...]

Countdown to AFA 09! Three days to go!
I am currently in Kuala Lumpur at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre for the YES 2009 Youth Engagement Summit, but by Friday I will be in Singapore for Anime Festival Asia 2009. I’ve been looking forward to this for weeks and I’m betting my ridiculous air travel carbon footprint that I’m not the only Filipino [...]