Hatsune Miku Performance - the virtual idol will come to Singapore for her first oversea performance! At "I LOVE Anisong" stage.
Live dubbing of K-On! - Like Hatsune Miku, the seiyuu (voice actresses) of the extremely popular K-On! series will come to AFA2009 for their first overseas performance. A live dubbing session from the animation is planned, and they will be attending to the fans' questions in the Q&A session on the main stage as well. Submission of questions to the seiyuu will be announced on the official site soon.
Information about the sales of ticket to the different events at AFA2009, as well as the entrance to the event itself is now up on the official site.
On a related note, more information regarding Animation Asia Conference (AAC) 2009, the one-day business conference preceding AFA2009. The topic of the conference will be "Globalization of Asia's Soft Power" with three themes: Create, Manage and Engage. Renowned speakers and talents to share their knowledge on how others can work with content from Japan to reach and engage the new generation of youth.
The list of speakers at the conference:
* Tsuguhiko Kadokawa - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Kadokawa Group Holdings
* Mamoru Hosada - Director of anime blockbuster hits "Summer Wars" and "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time"
* Edmund Shern - Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Storm Lion and Senior Vice President at Radical Publishing
* Shiro Sasaki - Chief Executive Officer, Flying Dog Inc. and Producer for many Anime Music Blockbusters
* Kotaro Sugiyama - Senior Vice President and Head of Solution (Strategy) / Creative Department for Dentsu Inc.
* Danny Choo - Chief Executive Officer of Mirai Inc. and Japan's top English blogger on Japanese popular culture
12 companies are invited to showcase their latest projects at Industry Showcase and Business Matching. This session will allow TV broadcasters and advertisers to learn the latest trends and discover new IP and business models.
Registration for AAC2009, as well as the speakers' detailed profile is now up on the official site's dedicated page for the event.
AFA2009 will be on for two days, November 21st and 22nd at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Halls 403 and 404), while AAC2009 will be held on November 20th at the same venue.
Images and information from the official press release.
