The Bonkurasu Brigade

Was at the press conference earlier today.

Some of the key highlights are.

• Cosplay Finalists are selected.

They have narrowed down to 6 groups who will represent their respective countries for title of South-East Asia’s best cosplay group.

For more information :  You can visit  http://www.afa09.com/afa_cosplay_championship_09.html

• AFA09 Merchandise shop

Exclusive merchandise will be available for sale at the AFA09 shop,

They include , Limited Edition K-on! items. “I love Anisong” Concert  T-shirts.

• Exclusive Merchandise

Bandai Asia – Exclusive tamashii nations merchandise these includes

Autumn Limited Chogokin Saint Seiya Be@rbrick, Limited GX 24N Tetsujin 28 Naked Edition. Limited Myth cloth Appendix Gemini Sagao Original Color Edition(Saint Seiya) and many more.

Cospa – Exclusive Aquaplus Fiesta Bag from Aquaplus Fiesta08  .

Incluses a Sasara and Maryan sports towel(To Heart 2), Eruru hand towel (Utawarerumono). Konomi and Tamaki Bathroom poster(To Heart 2) and a Commemoration book!.

Bushiroad – Limited Exclusive goods include Da Caro and Idolm@ster merchandise. AliceCross and Chaos TCG will be launched in Singapore officially.

Takashimya Singapore Limited – There will be products from popular series such as Code Geass, Shakugan no Shana, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Full Metal Alchemist : Brotherhood, D.Gray Man, Tora Dora and much more.

• Animation Studios

Tatsunoko Productions , Madhouse, Production IG, Imaginary Friends Studios, Stormlion and Egg Storry Creative productions to be there at AFA09

• Launch of New Sanyo Eneloopy kit.

Sanyo will be launching its new ‘Eneloopy’ Battery checker kit during AFA09. It is to celebrate SANYO’s Sales achievement of 100 million cells worldwide.

That more or less wraps up the  Key points of today’s Press conference.

Omake picture of Ume with the Moe Moe Kyun Squad after the jump :)

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Microsoft(tm) is really not holding back when coming to advertising for their Window’s products. They have her voicing the role of Nanami Madobe (窓辺ななみ) to help lure the Ota crowd in Japan to buy Windows 7 Ultimate. It includes an original wallpaper and three event sound sets.

I wonder how many Fans will bite…

Source : ANN

Additional Source : Akiba PC Hotline (Japanese)

It is that time of the year again.
Charafest is back!

What is Charafest?

Chara Fest is an annual event by KKnM which began in 2004. It is a 1 day sale event of various character goods ranging from event/shop exclusive to normal major summer release in Japan.

What else is there?

Hobby Art Gallery (They sell Gundam Model kits at reasonable prices. )

The Card Geeks will be holding a Weis Schwarz Tournament.

There will be Doujin booths from , C.D.S (Collateral Damage Studios), Comix Pandora and many more…

KKNM will be having a Vanguard Princess Tournament too!

For Details please visit here

Credits to X-boy for the Mio

Some folks at Ayako linked this interesting article to me.
Seems that the folks at 2ch have been doing this saimoe seiyuu for the past 6 years.
Without further ado, here are the results for the top… 10.

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I know I haven’t been posting much, but I’m still alive and kicking.

Anyway , GeMaGa Magazine is giving away free ita PSP stickers when you buy the July issue of it , which retails on the 30th of May.(Don’t ask me why is it a July issue in May.)

Note that these stickers are for the PSP-3000 series.

Sources are from : オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃 and GeMaGa’s own Blog.

According to this article here, there’s going to be an anime convention called C3 In Hong Kong, and it will be held from the 24th till the 26th of April this year at their International Convention Hall HITEC 3F

Anime featured will include the following:

「機動戦士ガンダム00」、「らき☆すた」、｢涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱」、「聖闘士星矢 冥王ハーデス エリシオン編」、「Yes プリキュア5」、「攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX」、「しゅごキャラ!!どきっ」、「バスカッシュ！」、「ひぐらしのなく頃に」（予定）

This year they will feature guests such as:

伊藤由奈、栗林みなみ、腐男塾／中野腐女子SISTERS、SKE48 as singers

Notably Kuribayashi Minami will be there to perform.

Normal tickets are going for 30HKD a piece for admission, 60HKD for the “Limited” tickets (limited door gifts, probably) which also include admission and Concert tickets are 300HKD a piece.

After Reading J1m0ne’s article here at Atemonai. I felt fired up enough to sing this song.
Presenting to you
Please Excuse me too:
1. I can’t sing well too.
2. I was singing off notepad.
3. I have a bad cold.
4. Bad Post processing too.
5. Laptop Microphone. :O

Inspired by j1m0ne’s Post. No video because I don’t look good plus I don’t own a Video Cam. And this is a Erojiji’s song for you j1m0me.

Date posted : 091208

今日も取材⊂(　＾ω＾)⊃
Today was for photoshoots/interviews⊂(　＾ω＾)⊃

やっぱり自分で作った曲だとより深いとこまで語れるね＼(^o^)／
Its true that if you do the songs for yourself, you start to use more deeper(complicated) words＼(^o^)／

いつのまにか、話が脱線して鯛焼き語りまくってたけど＼(^o^)／←
I don’t know from when, I started rambling on and on about Taiyaki＼(^o^)／←

ああああたしの胃と心を刺激しないでくれ／(^o^)＼
Aaaaaa please don’t cause hurt to my stomach and heart ／(^o^)＼

写真は、ちょっと前にRe:☆Mayる’n☆で送られてきた⊂(゜Д゜⊂⌒`つ≡≡最強すぎ
The photo is from about a few days ago, RE: May’n ⊂(゜Д゜⊂⌒`つ≡≡ overkill!

てか鯛焼き写真みんな送りすぎwwww
sending a big Taiyaki photograph for everyone lol
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かえでたん。
Kaede-tan.
でらちっこぃ(　^ω^)もうほんまにかわゆす
(Editor: I don’t know what she’s pun-ing in this sentence either.)
ご飯持ってるときだけなついてくる頭良スなかえでしゃん(　^ω^)
When I was carrying lunch, Kaede-chan followed me, its really smart(　^ω^)
マテがちゃんと出来て食べたらソッポ＼(^o^)／ああワカリヤス
It’s just waits till i feed it(i think) ＼(^o^)／aah so simple to understand!

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