While in Chengdu to attend a friend's wedding, I chanced upon the end year anime convention that would take place on the same day - 30/12/2023 (this was a 3-day event), and immediately pre-ordered the VIP ticket (RMB $128, S$24).The VIP ticket was priced RMB $50 more than the Normal ticket and has a designated queue & entry gate plus comes with a goodie bag that needed to be redeemed ...
My 1st Anime Festival Asia (AFA) was in 2009, when there was student price with no distinction between the exhibition and stage area. Then 2010 comes the "Festival + Stage Access" concept, but it was still largely affordable at $15/day.Fast forward 13 years later, after a 213% inflation the ticket price has soared to $32 for a mere "exhibition" only access... Naturally I was not inclined ...
For the 1st time, the annual Cosplay Festival organised by the Singapore Cosplay Club was no longer held at the far East (i.e: D'Marquee @ Downtown East) & by virtue of the new location, I had to attend. It was a 1-day event held on 8/04/2023 (Sat), starting from 12:00 - 20:00.How lucky for the tourists! I had a fun time rather openly watching their curious expressions.Unfortunately, ...
