Just a few more days away till Comic Fiesta 2010, and here i bring you (yet another slowpoke update, lol) one final update (i hope! lol) for Comic Fiesta 2010. And just in case: it’s at Berjaya Times Square Hotel’s Manhattan Ballroom this time instead of Sunway convention center from previous year(s). Anyways on with the updates shall we?

First off lets here is the master activity list for Comic Fiesta 2010: http://forums.comicfiesta.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6566

For the portfolio session that you guys will be familiar since Comic Fiesta 2008, we have Phil Ortiz & Phil Yeh coming all the way from the US of A! While i don’t have much info at all for both guys (lol), I’ve been informed that Phil Ortiz has won 5 Emmy and he is one of the guys who helped in the animation of The Simpson’s.

We also have KKNM coming from Singapore as well as Little Akiba, and for the first time ever, The Figure Mall (TFM) will be organizing a Figurine Marketplace! If you’re looking for rare, out-of-production figurines, you might just find someone selling them at the TFM booth. I will also be contributing some of my collection for the display just like previous Comic Fiesta; Although not as much as previous years since our lagging sprout haven’t even pass me a confirmation list for figures to be displayed  as i am writing this post LOL!

Lastly:

CHILL MOBILE COMIC MAKES A BUZZ IN THE MALAYSIAN COMIC COMMUNITY

Kuala Lumpur, 10 November 2010 – “CHILL is not just a comic, it is a new medium that will change the experience of comic book reading. From one of a kind illustrations designed by Malaysia’s finest, we will be featuring renowned cartoonist and illustrator, Aie G for the very first issue,” says Low Huoi Seong, CEO of Vision Interactive Broadband Services Sdn. Bhd. (VIBS) and Redberry Digital.
With the launch of CHILL, comic aficionados will be introduced to a more convenient way to stock up on the latest stories without running to the bookstore. CHILL is just a download away!
Readers will be able to step into the world of CHILL, a weekly magazine and experience full color comic strips, comic stories, and quizzes all on their mobile phones. Additionally, the mobile comic has features to browse the CHILL store and download mobile wallpapers. Readers can now carry all CHILL issues in their pocket and enjoy comic reading whenever and wherever.
On 19 November 2010, readers can download and experience the 1 CHILL issue for free* at www.lepakchill.com. Plus, cartoonist Aie G will be making a special appearance with the CHILL Crew at the 2010 Comic Fiesta to be held in Berjaya Times Square from 18-19 December 2010. There will be an illustration contest to scout for fresh comic talents and the best will have their work published in CHILL! The team will also be giving away exclusive CHILL merchandise and exciting prizes during the 2-day event. More details on the contest rules and guidelines will be released closer to the date. Comic fans can also follow CHILL on Facebook, DeviantArt and Twitter for the latest news in the comic scene.
The official launch of CHILL will be on 3 December 2010. Chill Mobile Comic is only available for JAVA enabled mobile phones at the start but VIBS has future plans of putting CHILL onto iPads, iPhones and Android models. So get ready to chill! –CHILL powered by VIBS.
Media Contact:
May Hon
Public Relations and Sales Director

That’s it for now. Hope to see you guys there! And to those that are expecting delivery/goodies from me, do kindly remind me again before CF2010 in case i forgot

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It has been a very long while since i’ve posted, to be more specific, some 4+ months long. Yeah, thats what things like Starcraft 2, AFA X (lol post fukken where?), and downright laziness would get you. Anyways as you can see from the title, yes, i’m going to Comic Fiesta 2010, so to those wondering, hope this answers you Moving on to the official stuffs:

Comic Fiesta 2010 Aims To Reward Visitors and Challenge Perceptions

Since it’s humble beginnings as a small exhibition at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall in 2002, Comic Fiesta has grown exponentially in both size and scope to become the premier ACG (Anime, Comics & Games) event in Malaysia. The 2009 edition of this expo brought in almost 8,000 visitors from all walks of life together under the roof of the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, the biggest audience yet for an ACG event organized in Malaysia.

Now, Comic Fiesta 2010 looks set to break the record yet again. Being held at the Manhattan Ballroom of Berjaya Times Square Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 19 and 20 December 2010, this year’s iteration organized by Sequential Youth Arts Society (SAYS) is planned to bring “more of everything”, as well as challenge the local perception of what an ACG event can offer to its visitors and the Malaysian ACG community.

In addition to the ever-popular Artists Booth (formerly known as the Doujin Market) and anticipated Cosplay Competitions, Comic Fiesta 2010 will also be premiering new, never-seen-before attractions for all visitors.

Tickets are priced at RM15 for a one-day entry, and may be purchased at the venue itself. Visitors can also choose to pre-order their tickets at RM25 for both days using the order form from the official website. Application forms for the cosplay and karaoke competitions are also available from the website.

For more information of all the activities planned for Comic Fiesta 2010 as well as ticketing inquiries, visit the official website at http://www.comicfiesta.org . It is constantly being updated with new guidelines and the latest announcements.

Comic Fiesta 2010
19 & 20 December 2010
Manhattan Ballroom, Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
http://www.comicfiesta.org

About SAYS

Sequential Youth Arts Society (SAYS) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization that aims to educate the public about the ever-expanding ACG community in Malaysia. Established in 2009, its ultimate goal is to create a dynamic avenue where local and international creative talents can come together and push the Malaysian creative industry forward through innovative new ideas.

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Heh 1 week of lagging before i get to post this up. Ill put up a later post to give you an insight on all the lagging, however for now, we’ll focus a lil’ on last week’s VGL – just simply awesome! Almost a week has passed since VGL 2010 at KL Malaysia, yet the memories of it is still very fresh making it seemed as if it just happened yesterday. With your childhood gaming memories being evoked altogether while you indulge within a live Orchestra being performed, it’s no wonder VGL being a success over a long 5 years since its debut at the Hollywood Bowl on July 6 2005.

When i first enter the Orchestra hall with Sichiri, the seating we picked was quite perfect with ample leg space as there is a walkway separating our section from the front most section. The feeling was grand and i immediately had the satisfied feeling of a well spent hefty MYR250. While the seats are being filled, as it is almost 8:30pm, a short music video is being shown and oh boy, not only it is hella hilarious, the video immediately brings back a lot of memories be it gaming, or even anime. (do let me know if any of you guys can remember the title of the video, kinda wanna re-watch it and look up the lyrics ^^;)

Initially i was sorta in a bind on how to write up this post, as words can hardly describe the feeling of an Orchestra performance. Thankfully video recording is allowed such as these here so long you don’t interfere with the performance and/or the audience so it would be easier for me to just link them instead of figuring out how to write it up in words. While i personally do not think those videos do the performance justice, however to those that are unfortunate to miss out VGL 2010 Malaysia, that’s the best you can get, sorta a ‘better than nothing’ deal, and hopefully, you’d be convinced to not miss out the next VGL near you.

A couple of highlights i would love to personally make in no particular order:

VGL Pre-opening video clip

Click here to view the embedded video.

VGL Rockman medley

Click here to view the embedded video.

I was a bit sad when i couldn’t guess the answer from Tommy’s hints, more sequels titles than the rest, yeap, Megaman. (or its japanese name, rockman) This totally brought back a lot of childhood memories as i was a huge fan of the old rock/megaman series. Having it played from the old famicom/SNES cartridge consoles, to the playstation 1 CD based console, recognizing the stages and the bosses of the old games when the background video is being played, really moved me. And being an anime fan as well, having known of nico nico douga, a japanese online video streaming site, sorta like the “Japanese version of YouTube”, there is a rather popular nico nico medley (which i am including below) which featured a portion of the music from rockman and fans were quick to chant it out during the performance. Mainly from the ComicFiesta people I’d assume heh.

Nico Nico Medley Orchestrated version

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Okkusenman (English Subtitles)

Click here to view the embedded video.

VGL Warcraft Suite

Click here to view the embedded video.

Of course, the ever popular Warcraft with its latest MMORPG game having well over 11 to 12 million subscribers. The moment the video started with the “Ten years” prior to “of Warcraft” introduction, almost everyone in the hall knew what was coming – Warcraft suite from VGL and the hall totally went crazy with the cheering and clapping. It mainly features the parts from the WoW/Warcraft 3 games such as Legends of Azeroth from the first WoW login screen music, first WoW Trailer music and “a call to arms” from Warcraft 3 trailer linked below.

WoW first trailer

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Warcraft III trailer

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Very satisfying performance, and to add in the satisfaction, when Tommy went asking “horde or alliance”, horde chants were very noticeably louder. FOR THE HORDE LOL and to add towards the injury, Alliance got boo’ed by the overwhelming horde XD

Norihiko Hibino also captured the audience with his Saxophone, playing the very smooth Snake Eater from Metal Gear Solid 3:

VGL MGS3: Snake Eater

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Finishing their performance is the ever so popular One Winged Angel from the Final Fantasy 7 franchise. Well, with the earlier Kingdom Hearts performance and this OWA performance, the conclusion of it is that Square (now Square Enix) are just shit heads for not granting the rights to VGL for the videos. First we have Kingdom Hearts showing various Disney pictures, now we get “Cosplay FTW!” for Final Fantasy’s OWA, kinda kills the mood lol. Notice the middle part of the video with the chocobo and the end of it:

VGL Final Fantasy 7: One Winged Angel

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Of course, whats a great performance without encores? VGL brought us with not one, but THREE encores with the Castlevania Rock, Chrono Trigger and to me, the best moment of all, Chrono Cross opening. I wasn’t quite expecting this until the first tune played right after Chrono Trigger, and wow, with Tommy and Jack playing on acoustic guitar, Norihiko with the Saxophone, Laura with her flute (aka Flute Link heh), backed by the National Symphony Orchestra, it was just totally breathtaking.

VGL Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross

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And lets not forget the original game opening:

Chrono Cross game opening

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note: Credits goes to the respective uploaders to all the above videos on YouTube, as well as their respective games/titles, and to Video Games Live of course.

Just like any game, victories must be accompanied with epic loots, for me, it would be the VGL Volume 1 CD signed by Tommy/Jack/Norihiko/Laura personally on the spot shown below:

Special thanks to Solomon aka Wisefreeman for the autograph session tip off. Else me and Sichiri had to go through the long line and risk missing this out. Thats all for now, i hope we will get another round of this, and just for the sake of it, FASTER than the Singaporeans too! LOL

No doubt, i will be attending it again should that happen

=update=

updated to include the Okkusenman video with english subtitles
and i just got the pre-opening vid from a figure.fm comrade XD

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Whoopsie, long time no post! Been really tied up at work recently, and even my WoW play time is basically reduced to weekends. Much sadness D: Hell, i even just had a 2 weeks straight of overtimes. (at least i still get to have my weekends, i guess lol) Oh well, at least the money would be worth it.

Looking back on the initial draft date, it dates back to 5th of February, wow, 2 months of lagging for this post to come out rofl. Even the VGL inquiry email was dated on March 14. /endrants

Anyways, It is just less than 2 days till Video Games Live for Malaysian Music/Orchestra/Gaming fans, so here’s an informational post regarding the event.

Again, if you haven’t gotten your tickets for the event this coming Saturday 17-04-2010, you may head over here: http://www.ticketpro.com.my/jnp/concert/new-age/376848-vgl.html which lets you purchase the tickets online, as well as rough details on VGL, and a promotional video. There will be a noon and night session for VGL, and as of 12:54AM 16-04-2010 GMT+8, below are the current seating’s for each session respectively with grey = occupied

17-04-2010 2:30pm

17-04-2010 8:30pm

For more detailed information, kindly visit the following from the official website:

http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=dates

http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=info

And as i have mentioned earlier on the VGL inquiry email, ill just provide a pretty straight forward Q&A for you guys:

- Are we allowed on photography or any video recording during the performance?

in terms of photography and video recording, it is strictly not allowed during the concert.

- Is food/drinks allowed?

Food & drinks are also not allowed into the premise.

- What is the current track list for the performance?

The tracklist will not be revealed as it would be a surprise for all the Video Game Music fans who will be coming to the concert. But we ensure you that it’ll be most enjoyable for all.

- How long is the performance expected to last including the break time if any? If there is a break time, how long is the break?

The total showtime will run for 2.5 hours with 20 minutes of intermission time.

- Is there any required dress code for attending this event? for example, are guys required to wear long pants or just casual shorts would do?

There will not be any particular dresscode for the event. In fact, you are welcome to dress as a cosplay character if you want to.

Should be simple enough for everyone, and consider this a small personal request to everyone attending: PLEASE abide by their rules and regulations and not considering yourself doing anyone a favor by recording the orchestra with your crappy phone cams and most certainly not feeling proud after being caught and/or escorted out the hall. (yes i am talking about the few certain people during the May’N concert)

Speaking of the May’N concert, lol that was drafted forever, but yeah, will be up soon enough (lol). Until then, hope you enjoy this yet another informational post by DMM.

=update=

Ok since my information on the FAQ are a little outdated considering it’s from March, according to our VGL guy (lol?) right here:

So to sum it up:

OK on photography/video recording, however no pro stuff. So, bring your noob gears i guess.

more updates:

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Well, lol much at the late post, to the point my ‘extra’ birth day plans/planned birthday post went gg, still, doing it anyways as some people may have miss it regardless.

Starting off: To all ticket holders purchased before 23/02/10, your ticket stands a chance to win an autograph from May’N. Simply put, 80 lucky draw ticket holders will be getting an autograph on the exclusive May’n BIG☆WAAAAAVE Asia tour poster. Whats more, one lucky winner will be getting an Exclusive Sheryl Nome figure by megahouse. Refer post by linkinstreet on LYN: here. As well as the facebook fan page here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4205065&id=261617925333

quoting the most important detail:

Q: How will I know if I am the winner?

A: If you are one of the 80 winners, your 4-digit serial number will be published after 26/02/10 on the official May’n Facebook  Fan page.

And as you’ve probably guessed on the post title – yes, i am one of the winner too lol.

Lastly:

May’N will be having a special appearance at AnimeTech L-1.23 at Sunway Pyramid later on today, 06/03/10 Saturday at 4PM. Concert ticket holders will stand a chance to win the above listed giveaway prizes. To those who have not yet gotten their ticket, now is your last chance to do so, and guess what, AnimeTech members get 30% off the ticket price, and renewal is only MYR10 while new membership costs MYR20.

That’s all for the updates, see you guys tomorrow at Sunway as i will be there and most importantly, Sunday at KL Live for yet another awesome concert by May’N.

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If you haven’t heard about this news from Danny Choo long before, well here is the slowpoke update by me heh. May’N is having her Asia tour for 2010 and coincidentally, her Malaysia stop is on the same week as my birthday. Needless to say, especially from my previous postings of May’N, i am definitely going to this concert and no doubt ill be attempting to score first row seating’s again. I mean, i did it for AFA 2008 and 2009, gotten her signature (oh lol whiteboard rage), gotten a couple of her singles, might as well already right? rofl

Anyways for those who doesn’t know who May’N is (oh how could you ) visit her official blog/website here, and the official tour website which also contains her profile.  She is going to be making 3 stops for her Asia tour which is:

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: March 7th

Hong Kong: March 19th

Taipei, Taiwan: March 21st

And the following press release quoting from danny choo.com:

(18th January, 2010) The organizers of Mayʼn BIG☆WAAAAAVE!! Asia Tour 2010 are excited to announce Mayʼnʼs first ever concert tour of Asia, which promises to deliver the latest hits from her chart topping repertoire of successful music releases. Her first concert of the tour is scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 7th of March 2010, while her concert in Hong Kong will be taking place on the19th of March 2010, followed by the concert in Taipei, Taiwan on the 21st of March 2010.

“After my Budokan, to come to Asia again is a great honor for me. I love Asia and look forward to be connected with everyone all around the world through my music. I look forward to meeting everyone! Letʼs sing together!” Translated quote from Mayʼn.

For her Asian tour, Mayʼn will be delivering a full concert experience, featuring specially choreographed dance moves and exclusive performances. Extremely popular with the Asian audience, Mayʼn has performed to sell-out concert audiences of over 5,000 twice at Singaporeʼs annual Anime Festival Asia event, and full house audiences in South Korea and Guangzhou, China.

Set to perform to a full house at Japanʼs iconic Budokan Concert hall to an audience of over 9,000 on January 24th this year, the concert follows suit her latest chart topping releases of her latest album “Styles” (Debut at #7 on the Japan Oricon Charts) and her Anime Macross Frontier mini-album “Universal Bunny” (Debut at #3 on the Japan Oricon Charts).

For the full official press release, visit here.

Speaking of slowpoke though, i am quite disappointed in the fact that concert details for Hong Kong (which is taking place on March 19th) is already out while Malaysia that’s taking place on 7th March is still lacking any info at all, be it location, or ticket pricing. I guess its built within Malaysian blood for slow poking literally everything? oh wells.

Anyways from Danny’s post itself, see if you can spot me(don’t cheat XD):

Also having a Lowyat.net thread, Linkinstreet from wakarimasenlol got a picture of her AFA 2009 concert from Music Japan Japanese broadcast(IINM) which i also appeared in:

See if you can spot me in this lol. If the resolution isn’t helping, the original size is available here, from the LYN thread post here.

Hope to see you guys in Malaysia (or hey, you guys over Singapore/Thailand, or anywhere for that matter! ) going even if you’re not a fan. Supporting this concert is indirectly supporting other artists that may potentially come over to Malaysia depending on how successful this concert goes. Will most likely make a new post or updating this one once we get info for her Malaysia concert, here’s to hoping for a good pricing/location for her Malaysia concert. ^^

=update=

Ok ticketing information are out and below are the details (damn flash, seriously):

Doors open: 7pm
Show start: 8pm
Venue: KL Live, 1st floor, Life Centre, 20 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Google map here.
Ticket price: MYR 198 for outlets, MYR 218 at the door.
Ticketing starts: 9th February 2010 (Also available online)
Enquiry:
Phone: +65 6325 9871
Email:  info@mayn.asia
note: This is a free standing event, entrance to the venue will be granted on a first come first serve basis (wtf?)

For more info and further details for the ticketing outlets, don’t forget to visit the official website: http://www.mayn.asia/

=2nd update=

Ok i have sent an email some time ago to further clarify some things, which went:

Hi There,

I wish to inquire more details regarding the May’N Concert in Malaysia on the 7th of March. First off:

1) It is mentioned that the ticketing starts on 9th Feb, does this mean that on 12AM Sharp 9th Feb i am able to purchase the tickets?
2) I have heard that the online purchase is only for Singaporeans, is this true? Why can’t Malaysians purchase via online method?
3) Also please clarify regarding “entrance to the venue will be granted on a first come first serve basis”, does this mean even if i have a valid ticket, and the event is full i am denied of entry?
4) Considering this is a free seating event (why do this in the first place and not have priority seatings for people willing to spend more/buy early?), are we allowed to camp early for the event so that we can have front row ‘seatings’?
5) Also, based on past experiences, just to be sure, are photography/video recording allowed?
6) Will light sticks be provided?
7) Is is possible for an autograph event/fan session after the concert?

And finally they replied a short while ago before this update:

1. Yes the ticket sales starts at 12am sharp on 9th feb
2. No, Malaysian can purchase the tickets online too
3. No, every ticket holder will gain access to the venue, that sentence means that people who comes first will be more likely to get better spot at the concert as they go in first (front rows)
4. You can come earlier to queue for best spot but regarding camping we are not sure is it allowed for KL Live, we will suggest you to wait for our confirmation before you start camping there
5. No photography and Video taking is allowed in concerts, action will be took to anyone who is caught recording or taking photo in the scene
6. Light sticks will not be provided
7. Regarding the autograph even/fan session, it is not decided yet, please wait for our further announcement

So there you go

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Finally got off my slacking rear to post up Blazblue Comic Fiesta 2009, and all in all, it was a really enjoyable event with the folks from The Figure Mall (TFM)/Little Akiba (LA) as usual, and if you’re wondering about the post picture, yes, i spent literally half day, on both days, playing Blazblue with fellow TFM member Franstormer and Sichiri at Game Axis booth (thanks fatcat Lim XD) LOL! Don’t think i am going to do much writeup/coverage considering the above with the remainder of my time spent manning at TFM figure display booth, you know, my precious figures were on display too and the so called “barricade” this year was even worse as it is capable of sending shock waves through our line of figures and having many close calls D:

Regardless, I still took a decent amount of pictures and it will still be worth the read up and i will be breaking them down in to “sections” so you may just focus on particular sections that interests you.

Main event: Comic Fiesta itself

Well, overall i would say it’s much better than the previous CF08, be it the event itself, or from my own part, i mean, i had to run around snapping in PNS and being in the same terribad lighting that is Sunway Convention hall, the pictures were entirely bad. This year though, at least i have a DSLR and while the lighting conditions were as bad as ever, at least i can still make due with some post processing and editing of the RAW pictures taken.

Staging was definitely better, as it was accessible from anywhere in the hall, so you can still catch the action wherever you are. And even the artists (which is the main ‘theme’ of this ACG event, art) have seen a lot of improvement than before, which includes but not limited to the doujin section.

I didn’t really went around and snap on every possible good artwork i come across as the doujin area is off limits for photography (which i am not sure if the media/blogger pass would exempt from that rule) and the ones displayed on the center section, like the one shown above, all come with spotlighting and it was REALLY HARD to get a good shot at it and not to mention the post processing phase to get the spot light glares off so that you may see the art instead of the glare.

Anyways i believe it had been voiced by many regarding the hall:
- transportation towards Sunway isn’t easy
- again, lighting lighting lighting, BAD!
- figure displayers: dust, seriously. so BAD. the amount of dust your figure can rack up in a day of display within sunway hall, would take at least a week+ should i display it in my own room outside my detolf glass case. and my room is fairly dusty.
- another figure displayer complaint: barricade. per figure, would easily cost up MYR300 to even 600+, in which some or most are really limited edition figures in which money would not even measure up should any accidents happen. If CF does not care about us bringing our own personal collections for display, i don’t think i (again, this is from my own personal viewpoint, NOT TFM as a group) would like to contribute in future figure displays.

Aside the above few complaints, i believe CF committee had done a really good job this year around in terms of improving the event as a whole. Of course, you can’t possibly please everyone, however if you’re at least trying, and there are improvements, i guess its better than nothing.

Moving on: Cosplayers

This year we’ve seen an increase in good quality cosplayers and while i may not be able to cover on all of them, other sites from linkinstreet/valho had done a really good job in said coverage and you may visit their site instead.

From my own shots, i have misshermes’s Anya from Code Geass, gender bended Yukimura, cosplayed by Annie, and Sheryl Nome, which i faild in not asking her name:

Excuse the mediocre pictures, harsh direct flash is a pain to PP, and again, terribad hall lighting. The only problem i had with cf09 cosplay was a Rachel cosplayer that, well, was really huge, and i (sadly) could not even tell if ‘it’ was a guy or gal cosplaying her. And yes, brain was damaged quite badly. I mean, no offense, but Rachel is a very small vampire loli, if you really have the passion to cosplaying, you would start shaving some size to better portray the character you are cosplaying, not outright murdering it. Oh, and guest18, which i will not further describe it as my brain was already hurting enough for even typing this out.

Speaking of Rachel Alucard, yeap, Blazblue

Had LOTS of fun at Game Axis booth playing Blazblue which i have recently came to enjoy thanks to Sichiri spamming poison of it. And that game had the most crowd on both days, which is pretty understandable lol!

Almost finishing this post, Solomon and Crimotaku dual Storm Troopers

As with most Malaysia ACG events, you will almost always see our very own ‘Dannychoo.com.my’ in his storm trooper suit. This time however, we’re graced with not 1, but TWO of them

Finally ending this post, with TFM x LA, with our Figure Display

As with other major ACG events, you will also come across TFM and this time, along with their newly launched LA, with its boss beansprout:

If you don’t include the heart pounding shock wave events, i really had a great time with the people at TFM/LA. Just wished that CF would provide a little more on the display part, considering the things mentioned above. Anyways, an overview on the figure display we had:

For the rest of the figure display pictures, please do visit the gallery link right below. And thats it for Comic Fiesta. Hope you guys enjoy the write up as with my other previous postings ^^

Full gallery for Comic Fiesta 2009 is available here: http://www.quazacolt.com/galleries/comic-fiesta-2009-gallery/

=update=

Valho just linked our TFM group photo:

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So like, yeah this movie sucks because(click to show spoiler):

[[Visit blog to check out this spoiler]]

Seriously though, it seems to me that movies these days are entirely aimed towards action and special effects, and almost completely negating plot/storyline. I suppose its easier to sell with flashy action flying across the screen, as opposed to having long dialogs which are easy to bore the viewers if not done well.

Either way, i got to watch this movie for free thanks to Comic Fiesta folks, so i guess cant really complaint much about it ^^;

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And with Comic Fiesta happening over THIS weekend with about less than 3 days to go, heres a whole bunch of information and updates by the Comic Fiesta committee:

http://comicfiesta.org/2009/09/comic-fiesta-2009/

Comic Fiesta 2009
Date: 19-20 December 2009
Venue: Sunway Pyramid Convention center

Ticketing details here: http://forums.comicfiesta.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3558

Preorder deadline has passed, so it will be RM15 for 1 day, RM30 for both. Additionally, tickets may also be purchased from retail outlets listed from here: http://forums.comicfiesta.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4003 and with this method, you can get RM5 discount for buying the 2 days ticket at RM25. Do note that the closing date for the tickets available at aforementioned retail outlets is on 18th December, this Friday.

Also do take note that Aeroline is the official Bus provided for Comic Fiesta 2009 and they offer direct route from Penang and Singapore straight to Sunway. For more info, visit here: http://comicfiesta.org/2009/12/take-aeroline-to-cf09/ You get a 10% discount too.

Click here for a list of the activities during Comic Fiesta 2009, which i will also do a brief highlight below too.

Interested artist may also participate in the on-site art competition, with details right here: http://forums.comicfiesta.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4002 Prizes including brand new Wacom tablets

And like previous Comic Fiesta, there will be a cosplaying competition and this time, its up with a twist – One True Pairing (OTP) Cosplay Competition! More details right here: http://forums.comicfiesta.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3683

Lastly, for those who are especially serious in art, they will be holding an Industry Seminar and it will be half day long during Day 2 with 2 speakers from the creative industry to share their views and experiences.

Time: 10.30am to 1pm (Day 2 of Comic Fiesta 2009 (Dec 20 2009))
Venue: Left of the Stage (CF Hall 1)

The theme would be “Bridging the Creatives” featuring:

- Stanley Lau, Co-Founder & Creative Director (Imaginary Friends Studio) with the topic “Be A Digital Artist with Style”
- Dinjer, Persatuan Penggiat Komik Malaysia (PeKOMIK) with the topic “Where The Industry Is Today”
- Azlan Pa’wan, Managing Director of Big Beak Pictures with the topic “The Great Expectation”

Proceed here for more info and short biodata for the 3 speakers: http://comicfiesta.org/activities/cf-2009-seminar/ Lets not forget that the entry for this seminar is FREE!

Those looking forward to a career in art, you can also attend to the CF 2009 Portfolio Review Pavilion, where you get the opportunity to get critiques and comments from the best our creative industry has to offer.  Do bring your portfolio and resume as who knows if you may score an in-depth interview with respective studios/companies. For more info and attending studios/companies, visit here: http://comicfiesta.org/activities/cf-portfolio-review/

Full Comic Fiesta 2009 schedules available below:

Day 1
Day 2

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3rd and last part of this update, as the title of this post suggests: Yes, The Figure Mall and Little Akiba will be attending Comic Fiesta 2009. The Figure Mall will be having a sales booth along side with Little Akiba, and like previous events they i mean we attend, we will be having a figure showcase thats always bringing in the latest PVC figures consisting of around 200 figures all imported from Japan!

A few pictures from our previous grand display at Daicon 2009:

And yes, i am amongst the contributors and i will also be bringing figures from my own collection including some exclusive figures to display as well.

Dont forget to check out Little Akiba’s list of merchandises that they are bringing to Comic Fiesta including some exclusive items as well.

Thats all for my ‘omg huge’ updates, albeit late, but better than never

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Its been a long while since my last update, and all i have to say is, World of Warcraft and Resident Evil 5 together does very very evil things to your time. I mean, grand winrar of 1 post for the entire September month, it’s almost as if I’m giving up on the site altogether and I don’t blame any of you readers (those that are still following anyways ^^;) for thinking the same. Fear not, the server’s running on annual subscription and my salary is more than enough to keep it running XD. Anyways, obligatory update: Apparently I’m still up for being CF 2009 affiliated blogger, and as such there will be continued updates from Comic Fiesta. So here i bring you 2 of such updates.

First off, we got the Animax Inuyasha -The final act- event going on. As mentioned on their facebook page:

All Animax viewers and anime fan alike should come and join in the fun to witness the biggest on-ground formation of Inuyasha for the first time in Animax’s history. Animax will also give you a chance to be the first to catch the special preview of Inuyasha The Final Act outside of Japan. The more fans there are, the bigger the event is so bring your families and friends along too! Stand to win attractive prizes such as pocket video cameras, printers, limited edition toys and many more.

More information below:

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Time: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Location:       Berjaya Times Square Boulevard
City/Town: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

As for myself, i am not sure if i am going for this event as i am most likely attending Canon Photo Marathon 2009. So chances are i am missing this. As mentioned, Comic Fiesta 2009 is coming soon, which they are also having this countdown thingy - http://100days.comicfiesta.org/ and they are also having a booklet contest. Simply put, it mainly consist of details, rules & regulations for Comic Fiesta 2009, and instead of a boring book, they are having a contest for people to draw it up.

Copy pasta details as follow:

Comic Fiesta is proud to announce the Booklet Comic Contest! This year, we hope to show our rules and regulations through the art form we love most…comics! And what better way to get comics if not by asking our immensely talented artists right here in Comic Fiesta?

So, we have decided to challenge our artist community: to capture essence of the rules and regulations of Comic Fiesta in comic form. Join now to stand a chance to win fabulous prizes provided by our generous sponsors, and the grand prize winner gets the opportunity to be featured in our booklet, distributed to thousands of Comic Fiesta attendees every year!

Details below:

Contest Submission Rules & Regulations

* This competition is open to all participants.
* Closing Date : 17 October 2009
* Late entries will not be entertained.
* Judges decision is final. No correspondence will be entertained.
* Works will be judged by a hand-picked panel of industry professionals (both CF and non-CF)
* All entries must be accompanied with the entry form.
* If the winner is unable to claim his/her prize, the prize will be passed on to the next person in line.
* Finalists to be announced a month prior of the event in forum. There will be 10 Finalists.
* Prizes are subject to change without any prior notice.
* The prize-giving ceremony will take place on Day 1
* Participants must submit full-resolution of their comic in digital form.
* Submissions can be sent via e-mail or snail mail (preferably e-mail).
* Submissions sent via snail mail, must be burned into a CD.
* Proof of postage is not proof of receipt. We are not responsible for any entries lost in transit. Please e-mail cf.comiccomp@gmail.com with the date the snail-mail was sent out so we may check if we have received it.

Submission Details

a. E-mail: cf.comiccomp@gmail.com
b. Snail-mail:
Teri / WildDrive
“CF 09 BOOKLET ENTRY”
2 Jalan Wirawati 8,
Taman Maluri
55100 Kuala Lumpur.

Technical Details.

1. All comic entries must be in:
o A4 Size (210 × 297 dimension)
o Resolution: 300dpi
o File format: JPEG file, full quality save (12)
2. Please use the following subject for all comic submissions via email: “CF09 BOOKLET ENTRY”
3. Each artist may submit only ONE entry under their own, personal name.
4. Only stories based on the the following characters are allowed:
o Coffy
o Tea
o Yin Yong
5. All pages must be one story or closely interrelated stories.
6. There is a limit of 6 pages to the amount of pages that can be submitted.

The following rules MUST included in the comic. It will be advantageous for participants to express these rules in creative ways, yet remain easily understandable. General Rules and Regulations:

NO VANDALISM.
NO SMOKING.
No food and drinks are allowed in the hall, EXCEPT plain bottled water aka H20.
No cameras allowed in the vicinity of the changing room and doujin market.
No live pets or animals.
Dangerous cosplay props (as deemed by the Comic Fiesta 2009 Organising Committee) will be confiscated
Please be polite and do not use vulgar language if possible.
Please obey the announcements and requests made by our Helpers and Committee members.
Those attending with small children, please keep an eye on your little ones at all times.

Have fun! All enquiries please direct to Ezel or Wilddrive, the Heads of the Artist Booth Department. You can also refer to our forum thread.

That’s it for the updates, and remember guys, around 15 days to the dateline, so hurry up if you’re planning to enter the contest.

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Just came back from GACC 2009 at Melaka and thanks to finishing the day 1 pictures post processing during my stay at the apartment over there, the pictures are up for your viewing pleasure at strikingly fast speeds(well, compared to the other posts here anyways LOL!). For more information of GACC, you may visit here.

To start this, first off i want to thank Philip for helping us out with various stuffs during our stay in Melaka, Razrig for inviting me over else i would most likely forfeit this GACC trip ^^, Valho and Kuzuryu for being very generous and lending their lenses for me to play with, and all the pictures you are about to see, are being shot with their lens. Lets not forget Misao for letting me to join his First day Gekisou Haruhi photoshoot, jcdish on helping out for the Day2 Haruhi/Mikuru photoshoot, and LilKev84 for treating us on a nice Nyonya dinner during our stay. Apologies in advance if i miss out anyone else.

And to roughly summarize GACC, GACC is just like any other ACG (Anime Comic Games) events, considering they do not have any special/main attraction this year unlike the previous ones where they had the seiryuu of Amuro Ray and Kurosaki Ichigo. That said, GACC is amongst the best of Malaysia’s ACG events considering their experience, and being ran by Emina, truly by fans for fans deal unlike some other events i could name of heh.

And just like other ACG events I’ve been attending (deja vu on this one?), we started out by helping Beansprout setting up his booth:

And lets not forget the obligatory taugeh silly pose:

And yeah Exiled_Gundam was not amused. The fun part of setting up beansprout’s booth is that you also get to play around with his figures, and below is a good example of it:

The expression seemed off though, as generally one would be happy being tied to a pretty girl in bikini. Then again the idea of dying for it may not be so pleasant, i guess.

Really loving this Yuki Cross from Vampire knight too, and yes, the awesomeness that is prime lens:

Later on we went to lunch and oh boy, this pizza place we went, which is only available in Melaka btw, is just, wow. The amount of cheese is like double Pizza Hut, and it tastes great! Not to mention they are using those classic thick wooden pans too, which is rare these days especially the likes of pizza hut lol. And as they say it best, a picture is worth a thousand words:

The biggest thing i really about GACC is that it’s REALLY stuffy and i sweat a lot, so it’s as if I’m totally drenched throughout the event. To make it worse i am getting a lot of comments regarding it lol. Oh wells, really hope they can get a better hall next time around. Thankfully they still have some sweet spots to relax around and below is an example of it:

Right in front of a giant air conditioner. lol.

Remember the private Haruhi photoshoot I mentioned earlier in this post? Here she is:

Well, i didn’t took that many pictures of her (or more accurately, didnt have that many good worthwhile pictures and they are being discarded) so i will settle with a mini gallery over a full page gallery which you may view below:

Full gallery for day 1 GACC is available here: http://www.quazacolt.com/galleries/gacc-2009-day-1-gallery/

The event was rather tiring and a part of it i suppose could be due to the hall being really really stuffy
Here we see TFM member Elfenrir dozing off in a corner for the evening lol:

That’s it for Day 1 GACC Hope you enjoy the post and pictures. Don’t forget to visit the gallery page for the full Day 1 pictures over here: http://www.quazacolt.com/galleries/gacc-2009-day-1-gallery/

Day 2 will be coming up pretty soon i hope

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