The Best Of Japan Popular Culture Unites At C3 Anime Festival Asia Singapore

Hi Huneybees,

This weekend is going to be very exciting for all Anime and Anisong fans in Singapore as a large group of Anisong artistes, special guests, star cosplayers, as well as premieres and a wide variety of Japanese culture content, from technology to food have descended on Suntec City Conventional and Exhibition Centre!

Rebranded as C3 Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2017 (C3AFASG17), from the new organizing partnership that consists of SOZO, Dentsu Group, SOTSU, ASATSU-DK INC, Avex Asia and Zepp Live, has allowed the festival to offer the best of Japanese content, music, food, technology and merchandise direct from Japan!

Japanese female idol group  NOGIZAKA46 is here in Singapore for the first time to meet its fans

One of such highlights of C3AFASG2017 is the highly anticipated performances by Anisong artistes, many for the first time, such as (乃木坂46) NOGIZAKA46, ClariS, Ayasa, (西沢 幸奏) Nishizawa Shiena , and (佐香智久) Sako Tomohisa.

Anime fans can look forward to catch exclusive premieres and screenings first at C3AFASG17 with the likes of the highly anticipated BEATLESS, Record of Grancrest War's first episode,  new trailer for Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, as well as Netflix's first episode of Violet Evergarden even before its Japanese broadcast in January 2018!

Be prepare to wait in queues to meet your favourite Anime / Anisong artistes

Apart from these exclusive premieres and screenings, fans can also meet face to face with the voice behind their favourite anime characters, such as Kobayashi Yuusuke (voice actor for Saitoh / Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens), Kiyono Yasuno (voice actress for Megumi Kato / Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend), Yui Ishikawa (voice actress for Violet Evergarden / Violet Evergarden), Kakihara Tetsuya and Toyonaga Toshiyuki (voice actors for Momotaro Onzai and Goshi Kaneshiro respectively / B-PROJECT) and many more!

It's a rare opportunity to get your hand on the Limited Edition Arms Girl x SEIKA Baselard Plastic Model kit

For collectors of anime collectibles, Anime Festival Asia has teamed up with figurine powerhouse, KOTOBUKIYA's Frame Arms Girl, to create a limited edition Frame Arms Girl x SEIKA Baselard Plastic Model kit. This model kit will be the first to be sold in Singapore at the event as well as the life-style Kato Megumi figure from the hit anime series " How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend." that will be sold at SGD25,000 to one avid fan.

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic's experience booth at this year's C3AFASG17

Do try the Black Butler ice-cream that comes in two favors!

Last but not least, visitors can also look out for specialized booths for the first time at C3AFASG17 that are expected to raise the level of experience of the festival to a new level, with the likes of Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic's Victorian era style experience booth and SACRA Music's wide range of music showcase.

For more information on the festival, please check out www.c3afa.com/sg17 and www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia. 

C3 Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2017
Dates: 24 – 26 November 2017
Location: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre (Levels 3 & 4)
Exhibition Timing:
Friday & Saturday: 9.30 am ~ 8pm
Sunday: 9.30 am ~ 7pm

Ticketing Info: https://animefestival.asia/singapore17/tickets/

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What Happened At Anisong Fantasy Live 2017 Singapore?

Hi Huneybees,

Anisong Fantasy Live 2017 Singapore was a funfare for Anisong fans as the Megabox Event Hall @ BigBox was packed on 18 March 2017, with fans of all ages and gender, to catch a glimpse of their favourite Anisong artistes performing LIVE in front of them.

Despite the sound system was horrific, Anisong fans were very forgiving as they were screaming to every Anisong artiste coming on stage and were happy to sing along to every song while waving their light sticks in unison to the tempo.

Prior to the start of the Anisong Fantasy Live 2017 Singapore, Anisong fans were treated to an exclusive in-person footage by ClariS performing songs like Connect, CLICK, Luminous, Anemone, Colorful, as well as the special animated Singapore MV version for Clever! Clever indeed...

The concert started strong with GARNiDELiA performing Ambiguous, Blazing, 約束 -Promise code-, and Gokuraku Jodo.
 

After GARNiDELiA's performance, ELISA took the stage with her powerful,opera-like vocals with three songs - ex:tella, Real Force, and REALISM.

The third performer was Takigawa Alisa, who performed Season, 色褪せない瞳 and さよならのゆくえwith her guitar, the only vocalist who played an instrument on stage that evening.

Next up was Haruna Luna, who performed both of her SAO ending songs, Overfly and Startear as well as アイヲウタエ and Kimiiro Signal.

The welcome surprise part of Anisong was the collaboration among Anisong Artistes, performing covers of songs by others artistes. First of the three collaboration involved ELISA x Takigawa Alisa singing the cover of Departures －あなたにおくるアイの歌 by EGOIST.

The second collaboration was GARNiDELiA x Haruna Luna doing the cover of INNOCENCE. I must admit it was quite exciting and heartfelt to listen to INNOCENCE as the original singer, Aoi Eir is currently on indefinite hiatus from her singing.

The third collaboration actually involved all previous four (4) performers ( minus Toku from GARNiDELiA) as the ladies did a joint cover of 君の知らない物語 by supercell to the delight of the audience!

After the collaboration song session, Aimer took the stage with a series of acoustic songs - Brave Shine, LAST STARDUST, StarRingChild, 茜さす, and ninelie - accompanied only by a pianist. Seated in darkness in an elegant long dark grown with all projected screens switched off, causing some confusion among Anisong fans, Aimer quickly settled everyone down with her strong and clear vocal.

While she didn't explain why she chose to sing in the darkness, she did mentioned that she hope her songs (and not her look!?) will inspire others.

Last but not least, Kalafina amazed the audience with a grand entrance, performing Magia Quatro while dressed in long heavy kimonos. At the end of the song, they threw off the kimonos, revealing the white stage dresses beneath. They then proceeded to perform One Light, ring your bell, Sprinter and 君の銀の庭, the other song from the popular series 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ.

With the superb performance by the Anisong artistes, the concert could not end without an encore request from the Anisong fans and their requests were granted with two collaboration songs by Kalafina x Aimer for believe and あなたに出会わなければ 〜夏雪冬花〜.

Overall Anisong Fantasy Live 2017 Singapore was a great success, going by the positive reaction from the audience after the concert. Collaboration among artistes was definitely a present surprise and the moment of the event for any Anisong fans, including myself. However it would be great if all six (6) Anisong artistes could appear for a joint collaboration for the final encore.
As highlighted in the beginning, the sound system was a major let down for me. More could be done to fine tune the sound system before the show as the music of ClariS and GARNiDELiA were almost inaudible due to the sound from the microphones were overshadowed by those from the instruments and the random bouncing of sounds from all direction within the makeshift concert hall made the situation worst.

Fortunately, diehard Anisong fans are very forgiving.

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