Last year's edition, held at Suntec City, drew some 82,000 visitors, a third of them from countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philipines and Thailand. By comparison, other pop culture events in 2012 such as the Singapore Toy Game and Comic convention, drew almost 35,000 visitors.
Festival Highlights for this year include:
I Love Anisong, where music lovers and anisong fans have snapped up most of the tickets for the three day concert marathon. The "Electric Groove: Anisong World Stage" concert series saw 10 groups of anisong masters and emerging idols belt out 10 hours of top quality performances.
A solo concert for TM.Revolution kicked off on Friday, the "ELECTRO STAGE", with fans packing the concert venue. A seasoned performer, T.M.R rocked the stage while engaging the crowd, belting out his signature songs.
Check out TMR's Set List for the evening!
1．FLAGS
Opening song for Sengoku Basara Movie
A theme song for the game“Sengoku BASARA Chronicle Heroes”
2．Zips
A theme song for GUNDAM SEED MSV
3．Web of Night (English Version)
Japanese Theme for Spider-Man 2
4. soul’s crossing
Theme song for the Wii game “Soul Eater monotone Princess”
5. INVOKE
Opening song for GUNDAM SEED
6. Meteor
Inserted song for GUNDAM SEED
7. vestige
Theme song GUNDAM SEED DESTINY
8. Save The One, Save The All
Theme Song for the “BLEACH” movie
9. resonance
Opening theme song for the TV anime “Soul Eater”
10. crosswise
Theme song for the Playstation 2 game “Sengoku Basara”
11. Naked arms
Opening song for Playstation3/Wii game soft “Sengoku BASARA3”
12. SWORD SUMMIT
Opening song for TV anime “Sengoku Basara”
13. ignited
Opening song GUNDAM SEED DESTINY
14. HEART OF SWORD
Ending theme song for “Rorouni Kenshin”
[Encore]
15. The party must go on
Ending theme song for “Sengoku Basara the movie”
16. CHASE / THE THRILL
Image Credits: AFA FB Page
BABYMETAL, FLOW, fripSide, LiSA and m.o.v.e formed the "JUMP STAGE" which rocked the MAX Pavilion on Saturday, with power vocals and dazzling stage presence. BABYMETAL debuted in Singapore with 4 energy packed deathmetal song, wowing the crowd with their cute dance moves, a stark contrast to the heavy bass songs.
Image Credits: AFA FB Page
BABYMETAL Set List
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Doki Doki Morning
Ii ne!
Uki Uki Midnight
Headbanger!!
Ijime, Dame, Zettai
m.o.v.e Set List
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GHETTO BLASTER
FLY HIGH
Romancing Train
Raise Up
Nobody Reason
Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Tsuyosa to
DOGFIGHT
Sekai no Hajimari
Gamble Rumble
fripSide Set List
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Level5 -judgelight-
future gazer
way to answer
everlasting
Heaven is a Place on Earth
fortissimo -the ultimate crisis-
only my railgun
LiSA Set List
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ROCK-mode
oath sign
Ichiban no Takaramono
crossing field
confidence driver
WiLD CANDY
Crow Song
FLOW Set List
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COLORS
DAYS
BravBlue
Zankoku na Tenshi no Teze
GO!!!
Image Credits: AFA FB Page
Hachiouji-P Set List
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Song Title – Vocaloid – Original Composer
Baby Maniacs - Hatsune Miku – Hachiouji-P
Just be friends – Megurine Luka – Dixie Flatline
Electric Love – Hatsune Miku – Hachiouji-P
Mozaik Role – GUMI – DECO*27
Rolling Girl – Hatsune Miku – wowaka
Senbonzakura – Hatsune Miku - 黒うさP
Matryoshka – Hatsune Miku & GUMI - Hachi-P
Black Rock Shooter – Hatsune Miku – ryo
Weekender Girl – Hatsune Miku – Hachiouji-P
Sea☆A Set List
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Entry!
WAY TO VICTORY
Butter-Fly -English Ver.-
God Knows –English Ver.-
DREAM SHOOTER
Kuribayashi Minami Set List
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signs ～Sakutsuki Ichiya～
Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line
Shining☆Days
BELIEVE
STRAIGHT JET
Kimi no Naka no Eiyuu
Precious Memories
Sphere Set List
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Future Stream
Now loading…SKY!!
Hazy
Moonlight Densetsu
Happy Material
MOON SIGNAL
Non stop road
High Powered
May’n Set List
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Northern Cross
Giant Step
Infinity
Aozora
Moshimo kimi ga negau no nara
Lion
Brain Diver
Chase the World
Judy and Akatsuki Tsukasa from Taiwan
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Mikot from Taiwan
Check out the interview we had with him HERE
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Hiko from Taiwan
Check out the interview we had with her HERE
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Kaname from Japan
Check out the interview we had with him HERE
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Reika from Japan
Check out the interview we had with her HERE
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Team Shikon from Japan
Check out the interview we had with them HERE
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
We looked forward to the Regional Cosplay Championships (RCC), where the best cosplayers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines and Thailand pit their skills in the prestigious regional competition.
Team Singapore (Section 8) emerged as Champions of the RCC, with their cosplay from the anime "Tiger and Bunny"
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Jump straight to 5:30 to watch the performance!
Credits:iamotaru
Team Indonesia (Daikon Sky) took 1st Runner up with an amazing skit.
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Credits: waninoko5334
Team Thailand (Drachen) took home 2nd Runner up after a slight wardrobe malfunction due to the crowded back stage.
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Credits: waninoko5334
This year AFA featured a new runway event, "Marble Collection", which presents distinctive styles from Harajuku, Shibuya and Akihabara on Sunday 11th November. THe fashion story, directed by top director Junya Yamada, integrates fashion, theatrical performance, dance and more into one production.
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
Image Credits:Jimmy Cometa
AFA may officially span 3 days, but for the team had an extra day of preview screenings on Monday for the movie 009 RE:CYBORG in 3-D, which is the re-make of popular manga classic, 009 RE:CYBORG.
*27th Oct is the release date in Japan.
009 RE:CYBORG is a modern adaptation of the classic manga series created by the legendary Shotaro Ishinomori, author of other such notable works as Kamen Rider, Goranger, Kikaider, and Skullman. The movie got to a strong start in Japan, attracting over 100 thousand viewers across 63 theaters in the first week of its release. It will hit Singapore theatres in 3-D starting 1st December 2012. Brought to Singapore by Anime Festival Asia and T-JOY, a top entertainment complex in Japan, the movie is part of a collaboration to bring anime movies regularly to mainstream theatres in Singapore. Check out the trailer below:
Skycrapers in London, Moscow, Berlin, and New York are destroyed by simultaneous bombings due to indiscriminate terrorism by an unknown group.
To counter this, the group of nine cyborg fighters who previously rescued humanity from threats, along with the man who created them, Dr. Gilmore, have been summoned to form the team again. However, the 00 Number Cyborgs' former leader, a Japanese man named Joe Shimamura, is now living alone in Tokyo's Roppongi with his past memories erased. is a modern adaptation of the classic manga series created by the legendary Shotaro Ishinomori, author of other such notable works as Kamen Rider, Goranger, Kikaider, and Skullman.
The movie was indeed very captivating and the amazing artwork showcased in 3D was breathtaking. The plot was held together nicely, even though the ending left us hanging and wanting more. Definitely a movie to catch if you love the series or is simply an anime fan.
009 Re:Cyborg will premier on December 1st in both 2D and 3D.
-Transcription/Translation/Commentary by Emi
-Layout/Pictures/Posting by Emi
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