Geraldine EeAnime Festival Asia 2008 (AFA’08) is finally here, and in Singapore no less.
Happening on Nov 22 and 23 at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Center, it looks to be 2 fun-filled days of programming that Japanese pop culture enthusiasts won’t want to miss.
“The King” of Anime songs, singer-actor-voice actor-composer Ichirou Mizuki will be gracing the event with a live performance this Saturday, while Sunday’s highlight is cute and bubbly pop idol May’n, who will be performing her first concert outside of Japan.
Look out for lots of cutesy gadgets from Akiba Town and meet Kunio Okawara, mechanical designer for the very famous and very popular Mobile Suit Gundam. Studio 4°C’s Director Koji Morimoto will also be present at the festival.
Expect this event to be lively and colourful as cosplay competitions and manga exhibitions from Shounen Jump will be taking place concurrently, all under the same roof.
Watch this space as UrbanWire takes you inside 2 exciting days of AFA’08 and come join us in discovering and celebrating the very best of Japan’s rich and diverse pop culture.
Check out our Flickr pictures for what happened on Day 1:
