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Geek Pop Events List 2024

Happy New Year everyone! It’s been a lot of effort putting this list together as all events are back and in FULL 🌪 FORCE 🌊 i might say 🥳!! It’s just crossed into February and we already got a number of awesome ‘firsts’. Among the buzz is the “First time outside Japan” FULL Metal Alchemist Exhibition thats happening now at Pavilion Bukit Jalil! 😅 More & much more to come in 2024. Here’s to the an awesome 🥂🍻🍾 2024… and the RETURN of The 🐲 Dragon!! 🐉 🔥

Enjoy the list everyone!
Teacher, Coach, Captain, Daddy, selah
-AllenYap-

So here is the spiffy new Geek Pop Events List 2024. Please share it out! Be sure to come back to check as it will be update from time to time as more events surface and dates are revealed.

*NOT ALL EVENTS* will make this list, which is why the word ‘curated’ is mentioned, because there are just too many events out there and we don’t know who the organisers are or what their agendas are. Some events are cash & grab, some want to ride the hip / hype train, some events are job opportunities because IP enforcement is lax or not available overseas 😅 And then there are those who are borderline criminal because of their ignorance, arrogance, greed and just plain laziness 😬

If you know of an event that hasn’t yet been listed, you can drop us an email: popculturefun.my@gmail.com or comment below 🙂

Stay safe everyone and be diligent to stay healthy!

Lotsa Geek Love ❤️ 😄,
🖖🏼 -TheCaptain- 🤘🏼🫡

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As usual the events in grey are pending confirmation, where else those in BOLD ORANGE are good to go! Do check back from time to time for the new events added as the info becomes available. For quicker updates,

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1 – 3 March
Nijigen Expo 2024
Mines Convention Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/nijigenexpo

2 March
Zoom Kartun Inspirasi Malaysia
by Anifest Malaysia
KL Gateway Mall, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/216098761526345

2 – 3 Mar
The Jakarta 19th Toys & Comics Fair 2024 (INDONESIA)
Balai Parjurait Expo, Balai Karting JAKARTA
https://www.facebook.com/jtcfair

7 March (Movie Release)
Kung Fu Panda 4

8 March (Video game release)
Unicorn Overload
Atlus SEGA – PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

8 March (Video game release)
Home World 3
Gearbox – Windows

9 – 10 March (Mall event)
Cosplay Party 4.0
Main Court, Ipoh Parade
https://www.facebook.com/ipohparade

10 March (Annual Pop Culture Date)
Mario Day (Nintendo Super Mario chara)

15 – 17 March (Mall Event)
Let’s Anime Atarashii Hero
Centre Court G Flr, Level 1 – 3
IOI Puchong Mall
https://www.facebook.com/Letsanimecosplay

20 March (Video game release)
Alone in the Dark
THQ Nordic – PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

20 March (Streaming release)
X-Men ’97
Only on Disney+ Hotstar

22 March (Video game release)
Dragons Dogma II
Capcom – PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

22 March (Video game release)
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Nintendo – Switch

22 March (Video game release)
Rise of the Ronin
PlayStation Studios – PS5

23 – 24 March
Starlight Fantasy 2024
Cheras North International Convention Centre (CNICC)
https://www.facebook.com/otkaubuildstheworld

28 March (Movie Release)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

30 – 31 March
Sakura: Anime Garden (Singapore)
Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

Q1 2024 (Video game release)
G.I. JOE: Wrath of Cobra
Freedom Games – Windows, Switch, Linux, macOS

5 April (Annual Pop Culture date)
First Contact Day (Star Trek)

5 April (Streaming Series)
Star Trek: Discovery Finale Season (S5)
Streaming on Paramount+

7 April (Music Concert)
Animenz Live Asia Tour 2024
MPO Hall, Level 2, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers KL,
https://www.facebook.com/events/364041846614393

11 April (Movie Release)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

13 – 14 April
Amigo NeoGen 2024
Masco Co-Working Space, 1st Flr Prangin Mall, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/348858451440275/

13 – 14 April
Haru Anime Festa 2024
R & F Mall, Johor Bahru
https://www.facebook.com/JCos.Club

15 – 21 April (Mall Event)
Cosplay Fantasy 2024
Sunway Velocity Mall, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/391709573609748

12 April (Streaming Debut)
Fallout
Only on Amazon Prime Video

8 – 11 April (International Event)
Cinema Con 2024
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas (USA)

19 April (Streaming Release)
Rebel Moon Part 2
Only on Netflix

23 April (Video game release)
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
505 Games – PS5, PS4, Switch, XboxOne, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

26 – 28 Apr
Anime Fiesta 2024
Tropicana Gardens Mall Convention Center
https://www.facebook.com/events/2101326726890897

27 – 28 April
A.G.E. Convention – Rider Festival (SARAWAK)
Tetsuo Kurata 1st Appearance
Boulevard Shopping Mall, MIRI, Sarawak
https://www.facebook.com/ageconventionsibu

1 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
FREE Comic Book Day – 20th Anniversary

2 May (Movie Release)
The Fall Guy

3 – 5 May
Anime Festival Asia Indonesia (AFAID) 2024
Jakarta Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

3 – 5 May (International showcase Commercial Illustration)
Kuala Lumpur Illustration Fair 2024
GMBB KL
https://www.facebook.com/klillustrationfair

4 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Wars Day (May the Fourth)

10 -12 May (Mall event)
Anime Con: Wibu Fest
DPulze Shopping Centre, Cyberjaya
https://www.facebook.com/events/1091775371970627

11 May (Theme event)
Retro Cosplay Ball 2024
Espira Kinrara, Puchong SELANGOR
https://www.facebook.com/UniCosCon

11 – 12 May (Annual Singapore event)
Doujin Market 2024
SUNTEC Hall 403 – 405
https://www.facebook.com/doujima.sg

23 May (Movie Release)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

24 May (Concert)
Eve Asia Tour 2024 [Culture]
Zepp Kuala Lumpur

TBA May (Niche collectors gathering)
Dollfest Malaysia 2024
VENUE TBA
https://www.facebook.com/dollfest.malaysia

TBA May (Mall Event)
JOM Otaku Matsuri 2024
TBA Da Men Mall, Subang Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/jomotakumatsuri

TBA May (Collectors Expo)
Malaysia Diecast Expo (MDX) 2024
TBA Tropicana Gardens Mall
https://www.facebook.com/malaysiadiecastexpo

TBA May (Star Wars Fan Club Event)
Annual Star Wars FC Malaysia Event (1 of 2)
Jaya One, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/starwarsmalaysiafc

23 May (Movie Release)
The Garfield Movie

TBA June (Streaming release)
Beverly Hills Cop 4: Axel F
Only on Netflix

4 June (Streaming debut)
Star Wars: Alcolyte
Only on Disney+ Hotstar

6 June
Ballerina: A John Wick Spin Off

8 – 9 June (Annual Art Festival)
Comic Art Festival KL 2024 (CAFKL)
Fahrenheit88 Shopping Mall, KL
https://www.facebook.com/cafkl

8 – 9 June 2024 (Community event)
Malaysia International Miniature Hobby Show (MIMHS)
The Wembley St. Giles, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/mimhs2023

TBA June (Flagship East Malaysia ACG event)
HOBBYCON 2024
ITCC Penampang, Grand Ballroom Hall 2
https://www.facebook.com/hobbycon

TBA June (Videogame online event)
Summer Game Fest 2024
YouTube Theater, Inglewood California
https://www.summergamefest.com/
On YouTube

13 June
Bad Boys 4

13 June
Superman Day

13 – 14 July (East Malaysia Flagship event)
Mini Hobby Con 2024
Event Hall, Pan Borneo Hotel
https://www.facebook.com/hobbycon

TBA June
Pokanime Planet 2024
TBA Pavilion Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/pokanimeplanet

TBA June
Indonesia Comic Con Pop Asia
Hall A & B, Jakarta Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/IndoComicCon

18 July (Movie Release)
Twisters

25 July (Movie Release)
Deadpool 3

25 – 28 July (Pop Culture Icon event)
Comic-Con International 2024
San Diego, California
https://www.facebook.com/comiccon

TBA July (Anime Event)
Nihon Matsuri 2024
TBA Carpark B, Stadium Bukit Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/nihonmatsuribytrumpet

TBA July
FV Major MALAYSIA (Annual VG tournamment)
TBA Centre Court, Sungei Wang Plaza,
https://www.facebook.com/FVesport

TBA (Mall event)
Omatsuri Time! 2024
Lvl 2 & 3, Atria Shopping Gallery
https://www.facebook.com/Season4Otaku

TBA July (Annual Creators event)
AFA Creators Super Fest 2024
TBA Singapore Expo (Hall 5)
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia/

TBA July (Annual Cultural Festival)
Bon Odori (Klang Valley)
5pm – 10pm
Kompleks Suka Negara Panasonic, Shah Alam
Organised by Japan Club, Kuala Lumpur

TBA July
Cosfest 2024 (SINGAPORE)
TBA D-Marquee, Down Town East
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia

TBA July
Any Games Con 2024
TBA Jaya Shopping Centre,PJ
https://www.facebook.com/anygames.fun

TBA July 202 (Annual Cultural Festival)
Bon Odori PENANG
5pm – 11pm
Esplanade Pulau Pinang
https://mypenang.gov.my

1 August (Annual Pop Culture Date)
Spider-man Day

1 – 4 August (Annual International Convention)
Star Trek Las Vegas Convention 2024
The Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino
https://www.creationent.com/trekconventions/index.html

TBA August (Annual World Competition)
World Cosplay Summit Finals, Nagoya, JAPAN
https://www.facebook.com/WorldCosplaySummit
http://www.worldcosplaysummit.jp/

8 August (Movie Release)
Borderlands

9 – 11 August (Icon Event)
D23 Expo 2024
Anaheim Convention Centre, California USA
https://www.facebook.com/DisneyD23

15 August (Movie Release)
ALIEN: Romulus

TBA August
ACG Matsuri by JCosClub
Lalaport BB City Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/1236761506997378/

TBA August (All Japan Expo event)
Japan Expo Malaysia 2024
Pavilion Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/japanexpomalaysia

23 – 25 August (The Resilient Annual Anime event)
ANIMANGAKI 2024
Mines Inter. Exh. Conv Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/events/771804144492141

29 August (Movie Release)
Kraven The Hunter

5 September (Movie Release)
Beetle Juice 2

7 -8 September (Annual ACG event)
C2AGE 2024
Jaya One, PJ
https://www.facebook.com/C2AGE

8 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Trek Day

8 September (Annual Event)
Disney+ Day

9 September (Video game release)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Focus Entertainment – PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

12 September (Movie Release)
Transformers ONE

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 by Japan Foundation KL at Golden Screen Cinemas.
Klang Valley: TBA Sept [Mid Valley, Pavilion, 1 Utama, Nu Sentral]
PENANG: TBA Sept [GSC Gurney Plaza]
JOHOR: TBA Sept [GSC Paradigm JB]
Kuching, SARAWAK: TBA Oct [GSC CityONE Megamall]
Kota Kinabalu, SABAH: TBA Oct [GSC Suria Sabah]

13 – 15 September
NoizuCon 2024
TBC, KL Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/noizustudio

16 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Batman Day

19 September (Streaming release)
Agatha: Darkhold Diaries
Only on Disney+ Hotstar

21 – 22 September (Mall Event)
CosTime5 2024
Mid Valley South Key, MV Exhibition Convention Centre, JOHOR BAHRU
https://www.facebook.com/JCos.Club/

26 September (Movie Release)
SAW XI

TBA September (Mall event)
Season4Otaku Mini 2024
TBA Level 5, The Starling Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/184970287710468

TBA September (Penang event)
Amigo Grand Time 2024
Vervea Trade & Exhibition Centre, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/821105502855978

TBA September
Otakyun! 2024
Convention Hall, Hotel RAIA, Kuching, SARAWAK
https://www.facebook.com/events/692122102677401

TBA September (International Games event)
Tokyo Game Show 2024
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo JAPAN
https://www.facebook.com/tokyogameshow/

TBA September (Annual Toy event)
TAGCC (Toys Anime Games Comic Con) 2024
Tropicana Gardens, Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/tagcc.my/

28 – 29 September (Debut event and it’s ON!!)
Asia Pop Culture Convention 2024
Pavilion Bukit Jalil Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553603082279

3 October (Movie Release)
JOKER: Folie A Deux

TBA October (Gaming Industry Festival)
Malaysia Digital Content Festival 2024
KL Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/lvlupkualalumpur

8 – 10 November (Affiliate event)
Pet World x Aqua Fair KL 2024
MITEC, KL
https://www.facebook.com/petworldmalaysia

17 – 20 October (Annual regional event)
gamescom asia 2024
SUNTEC, Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/asia.gamescom
http://gamescom.asia/

8 November (Movie Release)
Venom 3

21 November (Movie Release)
Gladiator 2

TBA Novmber (Indonesia Event)
Indonesia Comic Con
Jakarta Convention Centre
https://indonesiacomiccon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IndoComicCon

TBA November (Region’s Premiere Anime Convention)
Anime Festival Asia, SINGAPORE (AFASG)
SUNTEC Convention & Exhibition Centre
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

TBA December
Malaysia Hobby Expo 2024
MAEPS Serdang,
https://www.facebook.com/myhobbyexpo/

TBA December (Annual Book sale) Largest Book Sale in the World
Big Bad Wolf Book Sale
Tropicana Gardens Mall
https://www.facebook.com/bbwbooks/

TBA December
Pekan Kartun v.9
Kellie’s Castle, Batu Gajah, PERAK
https://www.facebook.com/pekankartun

12 December (Movie Release)
The War of the Rohirrim

12 December (Movie Release)
The Karate Kid

TBA December (International Esports Tournament)
ESL One Malaysia
TBC MITEC
https://www.facebook.com/ESLDota2+

TBA December (Regional Comic Con)
Singapore Comic Con (SGCC)
Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Lv1 & B2
https://www.facebook.com/SGComicCon

19 December (Movie Release)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

TBA December (East Malaysia Flagship event)
Hobby Con 2024
Venue: TBA
https://www.facebook.com/hobbycon

TBA December
Comic Fiesta 2024
KL Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/ComicFiesta

TBA December (SINGAPORE Event)
EOY J-Culture Festival 2024
TBA SUNTEC Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/theeoy

TBA 2024 (Video game release)
Star Wars: Outlaws
Ubisoft – PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

TBA 2024 (Video game release)
Star Wars: Hunters
505 Games – Switch, Android, iOS

=========PAST EVENTS========

9 Jan (Streaming Series)
ECHO
Only on Disney+ Hotstar

14 January (Concert)
YOASOBI Live in Kuala Lumpur
Zepp Kuala Lumpur

18 Jan (Video game release)
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ubisoft – PS5, PS4, Switch, XboxOne, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

24 Jan (Video game release)
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
SEGA – PS5, PS4, XboxOne, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

24 Jan – 24 March (Exhibition)
Fullmetal Alchemist Exhibition Malaysia
Pavilion Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/fma.exhibition

25 Jan (Streaming Release)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Only on Netflix

26 Jan (Video game release)
Tekken 8
Bandai Namco – PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

27 – 28 Jan (Mall Event)
Season4Otaku – Nimakoku Monogatari
Atria Shopping Gallery, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/events/268465035698538
https://www.facebook.com/Season4Otaku

28 Jan (Video Game Launch)
Tekken 8 Launch Event / Fan Fest – Malaysia
ATO Gaming Cafe, PJ
by https://www.facebook.com/InfiniteCarnage.InC
https://www.facebook.com/atogamingcafeTTDI

2 Feb (Video game release)
Persona 3: Reload
Atlus SEGA – PS5, PS4, XboxOne, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

2 Feb (Video game release)
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
Warner Bros. Games – PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

3 February (Concert)
SACRA Music Fes 2024 in Malaysia
Zepp Kuala Lumpur
https://my.bookmyshow.com/events/SACRAF23
https://www.facebook.com/events/345246904819686/

3 – 4 February (Artiste Showcase)
JKT48 Special Appearance
Lalaport Bukit Bintang (BBCC)
https://www.facebook.com/lalaport.bbcc

8 Feb (Video game release)
Helldivers 2
PlayStation Studios – PS5, Windows

8 Feb (Streaming series)
Halo – Season 2
On Paramount+

15 Feb (Movie Release)
Madame Web

16 – 18 February
Cosplay Mega Gathering 3.0
Plaza Pelangi, Johor Bahru
https://www.facebook.com/lolcosplaymalaysia

16 Feb (Video game release)
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Nintendo – Game Boy Advance, DS, DSi, 3DS, Wii U

16 Feb (Video game release)
Skull and Bones
Ubisoft – PS5, Amazon Luna, Xbox Series X/S, Windows

17 – 18 February (SINGAPORE event)
Asia Comics Expo 2024
Suntec Hall 404
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia

21 February (Streaming series)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Final Season
Only on Disney+ Hotstar

21 February
Ado – The First World Tour “WISH” in Kuala Lumpur
Mega Star Area KL
https://my.bookmyshow.com/events/ADO24MSA
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

24 February (Official Fan event)
Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Day Event
2nd Flr Orange Zone, Pavilion Bukit Jalil (home of the official exhibit)
https://www.facebook.com/animangaki

25 February
Minami – Blue Line Asia Tour
Zepp Kuala Lumpur
(https://www.etix.my/Event/BLUEL24)

27 Feb – 3 Mar
Fun Gamers Event (Roadshow)
By Gamers Hideout
1F, in front of Hardin Coffee, Old Wing 1 Utama,
https://www.facebook.com/events/1156744599103488

29 Feb (Video game release)
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Square Enix – PS5

29 Feb (Movie Release)
Dune Part 2

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Geek Pop Events List 2023

Happy New Year everyone! Last year was the toughest of my entire life! I was about to give some details to see if people care but my wife talked me out of it. I wanted to see if the online media consumers gave a sh*t about actual human beings or just get online… take what they need and leave without a ‘like’, positive comment or even a ‘thank you’.

Anyways I listen to my wife & shan’t over share the details but I spent the first half of 2022 i was picking up the pieces of my life, preparing for mid life and making new plans for the future. Jobless, Incomeless & death taking kids lives… it’s very rock bottom. 2nd half of 2022 was where providence came, and the source is ever-so-fitting a tale right out of poetic philosophical wisdom – a friend from high school my days. Not just any ‘friend’ friend but one of the truest kind I know! It wasn’t about wealth, possessions, education or things you could get from each other but the kinship we shared, made each of us a better version of ourselves ☺️

I’ll borrow the MLP phrase because this experience of mine thru the years can be encased in this – “Friendship is Magic”… when our lives change for the better, is like the best magical occurrence that can ever happen for ones self. Such a blessing 🥹 💖 And I wish this experience for you all too in this new year & in your lives!!

*NOTE: there are some people who come here, cut and paste my 👇 list… put it on their social media as if it’s their own…. translate into another language like it’s their own… – I implore you to show some ethical courtesy to credit the ones who are actually putting time & effort to contribute something to benefit to the community. I don’t get paid a single cent for this service but I labour because I think Geeky Pop Culture is something positive, motivating, includes people and brings people together. I know there’s no law infringement here but like I said it’s an ‘ethical courtesy’, good for the maintenance of true & pure heart ☺️ Take this from me, as we get older… this is a really rare commodity that we all wish we have more of, so learn to spot this*

If you have read everything till this point, I thank you very much. I hope you’ve gain something for you life. My Swim coach taught me this last year – “Give without remembering, receive without forgetting”. Imagine if there were more people like this in the world 👍 💞

Enjoy the list everyone!
Teacher, Coach, Captain, Daddy, selah
-AllenYap-

So here is the spiffy new Geek Pop Events List 2023. Please share it out! Be sure to come back to check as it will be update from time to time as more events surface and dates are revealed.

If you know of an event that hasn’t yet been listed, you can drop us an email: popculturefun.my@gmail.com or comment below 🙂

Stay safe everyone and be diligent to stay healthy!

Lotsa Geek Love ❤️ 😄,
🖖🏼 -TheCaptain- 🤘🏼🫡

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1 – 2 July
FV Major MALAYSIA (Annual VG tournamment)
Centre Court, Sungei Wang Plaza,
https://www.facebook.com/FVesport

3 – 9 July (Mall Event)
Road to Animangaki, Kuala Lumpur
Sunway Velocity Mall, KL
https://www.facebook.com/animangaki

6 July
Shin-Masked Rider
at TGV Cinemas

9 July
Moshi Rock 2023
dRuM Asia, Desa Sri Hartmas
https://www.facebook.com/events/275959411621489

13 July (Movie release)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1

15 – 16 July
Nijigen Expo
Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (MVEC)
https://www.facebook.com/nijigenexpo

19 – 23 July (Pop Culture Icon event)
Comic-Con International
San Diego, California
https://www.facebook.com/comiccon

22 – 23 July (Mall event)
Omatsuri Time! 2023
Lvl 2 & 3, Atria Shopping Gallery
https://www.facebook.com/events/1407826206719440

22 – 23 July (Annual Creators event)
AFA Creators Super Fest 2023
Singapore Expo (Hall 5)
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia/

22 July (Annual Cultural Festival)
Bon Odori (Klang Valley)
5pm – 10pm
Kompleks Suka Negara Panasonic, Shah Alam
Organised by Japan Club, Kuala Lumpur

25 July (Concert event)
RADWIMPS Asian Tour 2023
ZEPP Kuala Lumpur
https://www.facebook.com/zeppkualalumpur

27 July (Streaming Series debut)
Twisted Metal
Only on Peacock TV.

29 – 30 July
Cosfest Classic 2023 (SINGAPORE)
D-Marquee, Down Town East
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia

29 – 30 July
Any Games Con
Jaya Shopping Centre,PJ
https://www.facebook.com/anygames.fun
https://www.facebook.com/events/764513241792036

29 – 30 July
Japan Kita! 2023
Level 3, Shoppes at Four Seasons Place
https://www.facebook.com/events/715523130347563

TBA July 2023 (Annual Cultural Festival)
Bon Odori PENANG
5pm – 11pm
Esplanade Pulau Pinang
https://mypenang.gov.my

1 August (Annual Pop Culture Date)
Spider-man Day

3 – 6 August (Annual International Convention)
Star Trek Las Vegas Convention 2023
The Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino
https://www.creationent.com/trekconventions/index.html

4 – 6 August (Annual World Competition)
World Cosplay Summit Finals, Nagoya, JAPAN
https://www.facebook.com/WorldCosplaySummit
http://www.worldcosplaysummit.jp/

4 – 6 August
ACG Matsuri by JCosClub
Lalaport BB City Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/1236761506997378/

4 – 6 August
Akiba Fest
Sungei Wang Plaza JUMPA, LG Flr

TBA August (Mall Japanese Festival)
Bon Odori Carnival
Publika, Kuala Lumpur
https://www.facebook.com/PublikaGallery

17 August (Movie release)
Blue Beetle

18 – 20 August (All Japan Expo event)
Japan Expo Malaysia 2023
Pavilion Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/japanexpomalaysia

19 & 21 August
Metallica: M72 World Tour
LIVE from Texas, USA.
Only at GSCinemas
https://www.facebook.com/GSCinemas

19 – 20 August (SINGAPORE event)
Asia Comics Expo
Suntec Hall 403
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia

23 August (Streaming Series Debut)
Star Wars: Ahsoka
Only on Disney+ (8 Episodes)

25 – 27 August (The Resilient Annual Anime event)
ANIMANGAKI 2023
Mines Inter. Exh. Conv Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/events/797442281300037

TBA August (International Esports Tournament)
ESL One Malaysia
Resorts World Genting
https://www.facebook.com/events/737835763914766

TBA August (Animated Movie release)
Justice League: Warworld
DC Animated movie

TBA end Aug? Beginning Sept?
Anime Festival Asia Indonesia (AFA ID) returns??
👆👋 Anyone seeing our hint? 😉 *Well u read it here first 🫵🫰(4/2/23)

2 -3 September (Annual ACG event)
C2AGE 2023
Venue TBA
https://www.facebook.com/C2AGE

8 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Trek Day

8 September (Annual Event)
Disney+ Day

8 – 10 September (Icon Event)
D23 Expo 2023
Anaheim Convention Centre, California USA
https://www.facebook.com/DisneyD23

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 by Japan Foundation KL at Golden Screen Cinemas.
Klang Valley: TBA Sept [Mid Valley, Pavilion, 1 Utama, Nu Sentral]
PENANG: TBA Sept [GSC Gurney Plaza]
JOHOR: TBA Sept [GSC Paradigm JB]
Kuching, SARAWAK: TBA Oct [GSC CityONE Megamall]
Kota Kinabalu, SABAH: TBA Oct [GSC Suria Sabah]

16 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Batman Day

16 – 17 September (Mall event)
Season4Otaku Mini 2023 – Welcome to Nima High School
Level 5, The Starling Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/184970287710468

16 – 17 Sept
Amigo Grand Time 2023
Vervea Trade & Exhibition Centre, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/821105502855978

16 – 17 September
Otakyun! 2023
Convention Hall, Hotel RAIA, Kuching, SARAWAK
https://www.facebook.com/events/692122102677401

21 – 24 September (International Games event)
Tokyo Game Show
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo JAPAN
https://www.facebook.com/tokyogameshow/

23 -24 September (Annual Toy event)
TAGCC (Toys Anime Games Comic Con) 2023
Tropicana Gardens, Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/tagcc.my/

27 Sept – 1 Oct
Malaysia Digital Content Festival 2023
KL Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/lvlupkualalumpur

29 Sept – 1 Oct
Noizucon 2023
Level 4, Hall 8, KLCC
https://www.facebook.com/noizustudio

TBA September (Mall Event)
The Gameplan
Centre Court, The Curve,
https://www.facebook.com/genysismy

TBA September
Pekan Kartun v.9
Tapah Street Arts Mural Lane, PERAK
https://www.facebook.com/pekankartun

TBA October –
Malaysia Hobby Expo 2023
TBC: Hall A, MAEPS Serdang,
https://www.facebook.com/myhobbyexpo/

1 – 2 October (Indonesia Event)
Indonesia Comic Con
Jakarta Convention Centre
https://indonesiacomiccon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IndoComicCon

5 October (Movie release)
Kraven The Hunter

6 October (Streaming Series)
Loki Season 2
Only on Disney+ (6 Episodes)

TBA October (Gaming Industry Festival)
Level Up KL 2023
Connexion Conference & Event Centre, Bangsar South
https://www.facebook.com/lvlupkualalumpur

19 – 22 October (Annual regional event)
gamescom asia 2023
TBC: SUNTEC, Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/asia.gamescom
http://gamescom.asia/

27 – 28 October (Orchestra Concert)
Music of Hans Zimmer
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/928269041519979/928270568186493

TBA October 2022
The International 11 (TI11)
DOTA 2 Championships 2023
Indoor Stadium & SUNTEC Arena, SINGAPORE

TBA Nov 2023 (Annual Exhibition)
Bandai Spirits Hobby Exhibition
Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/litttaksdnbhd/

3 November (Movie release)
Dune: Part Two

9 November 2023 (Movie release)
The Marvels

24 – 26 November (Region’s Premiere Anime Convention)
Anime Festival Asia, SINGAPORE (AFASG)
SUNTEC Convention & Exhibition Centre
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

29 November (Streaming series)
Marvel’s Echo
Only on Disney+

TBA 2023 (Annual Book sale) Largest Book Sale in the World
Big Bad Wolf Book Sale
Mines International Convention Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/bbwbooks/

TBA End Year (Streaming Series Debut) We’re calling it now guessing 29 Nov hehe
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Only on Disney+

9 – 10 December (Regional Comic Con)
Singapore Comic Con (SGCC)
Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Lv1 & B2
https://www.facebook.com/SGComicCon

19 December 2023 (Movie release)
Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel

22 December (Streaming release)
Rebel Moon
Only on Netflix

23 – 24 December
Comic Fiesta 2023 (20th Anniversary)
KL Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/ComicFiesta

25 December 2023 (Movie release)
Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom

TBA December (SINGAPORE Event)
EOY J-Culture Festival 2023
TBA SUNTEC Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/515621966768242

TBA 2023 (Video Game release)
Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League
PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC

TBA (Video Game release)
Metal Slug Tactics
Nintendo Switch, PC

TBA 2024
Agatha: Coven of Chaos
Only on Disney+ (9 Episodes)

=========PAST EVENTS========

4 Jan (Streaming Series)
Star Wars: Bad Batch Season 2
Only on Disney+

7 – 8 Jan
ACG Festiverse PENANG
Island Plaza, George Town
https://www.facebook.com/events/1531965487282903

13 – 15 January
Shin Jidai: New Era
DPulze Shopping Centre, Cyberjaya
https://www.facebook.com/events/749354999728277/

13 January (Video game release)
One Piece Odyssey
(PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)

15 January (Streaming release)
The Last of Us
HBO Max

27 January (Video game release)
Dead Space
(PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

7 February (Animated Movie release)
Legion of Super-Heroes
DC Animated Movie

10 – 12 February (Mall event)
COSWORLD Festival Ipoh
Mydin Meru, Ipoh.
https://www.facebook.com/Cosworld2u

10 February (TV series)
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney Channel XD

10 – 12 Feb
Starlight Fantasy 2023
Berjaya Times Square, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/3391891037736308

10 February (Video Game release)
Hogwarts Legacy
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC

16 February (Movie release)
Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania

16 February (Streaming series)
Star Trek: Picard Final Season
On Amazon Prime

17 – 19 February (Anime event)
Nijigen Expo 2023
Stadium Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/nijigenexpo

18 – 19 Feb (Mall Event)
Wakunime Mini Fest: Sakura no Hana Festival
Aeon Mall Iponh Station 18,
https://www.facebook.com/events/745838516808684

21 February 2023 (Concert SINGAPORE)
Crystalline Resonance : FINAL FANTASY Piano Concert
Singapore (Esplanade Concert Hall)
Buy your tickets : https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/ff0223

23 February (Movie release)
The First Slam Dunk
Exclusively GSC Cinemas

25 February (Concert event)
JROCK Tamashi 2023
4pm
REXKL, Kuala Lumpur
https://www.facebook.com/events/585869929583084
Admission: RM 85 (Presale) (limited to 200 tickets) | RM 105 (Door)
https://jrocktamashii.peatix.com/

23 Dec 2022 – 1 April 2023
The World of DC Exhibition
Tropicana Gardens Mall, Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/woweventasia

18 Feb – 18 May (Exhibition event)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Level 2 / Pink Zone, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/137253655661880

1 March 2023 (Streaming series)
The Mandalorian S3
Only on Disney+

3 – 5 March (Mall event)
CosWorld 2023
1st Avenue Mall, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/Cosworld2u/

4 March
Cosplay Ball 2023
Forest Valley Hall, Bandar Mahkota Cheras
https://www.facebook.com/events/877231340369438

4 – 5 March (Indonesia Event)
The Jakarta 18th Toys & Comics Fair 2023
SMESCO Exhibition Hall, Jakarta Selatan
https://www.facebook.com/jtcfair

11 – 12 March (Mall Event)
Season4Otaku 2023 – Escape from Neon City
The Starling Mall, PJ
https://www.facebook.com/events/701130054791288

11 – 12 March (Mall Event)
Cosplay EXPO 2.0
Aeon Mall, Shah Alam, Selangor
https://www.facebook.com/events/554732766570532

16 March 2023 (Movie release)
Shazam! Fury of The Gods

18 – 19 March
Anime Cosplay Food Carnival (ACFC)
J’s Gate Dining, Lot 10 Bukit Bintang
https://www.facebook.com/events/1457167118386011

21 March – 30 July
The World of Tim Burton
Level 2, Orange Zone, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/ToyboxProjects
https://www.toyboxprojects.com/timburton
https://kol-nation.com/timburton/

23 March (Movie release)
John Wick: Chapter 4

28 March 2023 (Animated Movie release)
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
DC Animated movie

30 March (Movie release)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

1 – 2 April (Mall Event)
The Great Pirate Adventure (by Animangaki)
Times Square SkyAvenue, Resorts World Genting
https://www.facebook.com/events/147350318236036/

4 April (Singapore event)
Cosfest: Legend of the Floral Guardian
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia/

5 April (Annual Pop Culture date)
First Contact Day (Star Trek)

6 April (Movie release)
Super Mario Bros

7 – 10 April (Annual International convention)
Star Wars Celebration 2023
Excel Centre, London, ENGLAND

24 – 27 April (International Event)
Cinema Con
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas (USA)

25 April (Animated Movie release)
Justice League x RWBY: Superheroes and Huntsmen Part 1
DC Animated movie

28 – 29 April (Orchestra Concert)
Symphonic Anime
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/1524668474684713/1524670098017884/

28 April (Videogame release)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
(PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

29 April – 1 May (Anime event)
ANiME FEST! PLUS+
Tropicana Gardens Mall Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/206511428705695

12 May 2023 (Video Game release)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo Switch

1 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
FREE Comic Book Day – 20th Anniversary

4 May (Streaming Series)
Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2
Only in Disney+ (9 Episodes)

4 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Wars Day (May the Fourth)

4 May 2023 (Movie release)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3

5 – 7 May (Debut event – The 1st International showcase Commercial Illustration)
Kuala Lumpur Illustration Fair 2023
Level 3A, GMBB KL
https://www.facebook.com/klillustrationfair

6 May (Fan Gathering event)
Marvel Cosplay Fan Gathering
eslite Bookstore, The Starhill KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/992496562124418

6 – 7 May (Annual Singapore event)
Doujin Market 2023
SUNTEC Hall 403 – 404
https://www.facebook.com/doujima.sg

6 – 7 May (Orchestral Concert)
Disney in Concert: Live Your Dream
Plenary Hall, KL Convention Centre,
https://www.facebook.com/StarFortressSB

11 May (Streaming series)
Netflix’s Ultraman Season 3
Only on Netflix

12 May (Movie release)
Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seya)
Only in Cinemas

12 -14 May (Mall Event)
Let’s Anime 3
Centre Court G Flr, Level 1 – 3
Atria Shopping Gallery
https://www.facebook.com/events/146404245019849

13 May (Niche collectors gathering)
Dollfest Malaysia 2023
Lee Kong Chian Hall (YMCA KL)
https://www.facebook.com/events/897426551389950

20 – 21 May
JOM Otaku Matsuri
Da Men Mall, Subang Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/jomotakumatsuri

20 – 21 May (Collectors Expo)
Malaysia Diecast Expo (MDX) 2023
Tropicana Gardens Mall
https://www.facebook.com/malaysiadiecastexpo

23 March – ~~8 May~~ Extended 11 June (Exhibition)
ONE PIECE: The Great Era of Piracy Exhibition Asia Tour
Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park, Resorts World Genting
https://www.facebook.com/onepieceasiatour

12 – 28 May (Comic Art Exhibition)
P.L.A.Y @THE LEDGE
The Ledge Art Gallery, 1 Utama Shopping Mall
https://www.facebook.com/myccplay

20 – 21 May (Star Wars Fan Club Event)
Mando Mayhem
Jaya One, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/starwarsmalaysiafc

26 – 28 May
KiraCon Festival
Quill City Mall, KL
https://www.facebook.com/Kiracon_Festival-104971489231310/

27 May (Orchestra Concert)
The Music of Star Wars
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, KLCC
https://www.facebook.com/events/694789435514322

27 – 28 May (Mall Event)
Cos-Gen Vol. 2
Pelangi Leisure Mall, JOHOR BAHRU
https://www.facebook.com/events/633747455145260

1 June (Movie release)
Spider-man: Across The Spider-Verse Part 1

3 June (Mall Event)
The Largest Spider-man Gathering
3pm
Aeon Mall, Bukit Tinggi KLANG
https://www.facebook.com/AEONMallMY/photos/a.108561387611935/762922922175775/

3 June (In store event)
Retro Comic Store – 70s to 90s Event!
RCS, Taman Puncak Jalil, Selangor,
https://www.facebook.com/events/3376682359312562

3 – 4 June (Annual Art Festival)
Comic Art Festival KL 2023 (CAFKL)
Event Hall, The Starling Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/678484420743680

3 – 4 June (Mall Event)
Cos4Time
Paradigm Mall Convention Centre, JOHOR BAHRU
https://www.facebook.com/JCos.Club/events

3 – 4 June 2023 (Community event)
Malaysia International Miniature Hobby Show (MIMHS)
The Wembley St. Giles, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/mimhs2023

3 – 4 June (Flagship East Malaysia ACG event)
HOBBYCON 2023
ITCC Penampang, Grand Ballroom Hall 2
https://www.facebook.com/hobbycon

4 June (Concert Event)
BABYMETAL World Tour 2023
Zepp Kuala Lumpur,
https://www.facebook.com/zeppkualalumpur

8 June (Movie release)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

8 June (Videogame online event)
Summer Game Fest 2023
YouTube Theater, Inglewood California
https://www.summergamefest.com/
On YouTube

8 – 11 June
Oissu Fest
Central i-City
https://www.facebook.com/oissufest

10 – 11 June
Flash Dance Party
Lvl 3, Centre Court, The Mines Shopping Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/887601532301515

13 June
Superman Day

15 June 2023 (Movie release)
The Flash

16 – 18 June
Road to Animangaki, JOHOR
Sunway Big Box, Retail Park, JOHOR
https://www.facebook.com/animangaki

16 June (Streaming release)
Extraction 2
Only on Netflix

17 – 18 June (Charity Star Wars fan event)
Festival of the Force
Paradigm Mall, PJ
https://www.facebook.com/theforceis40

17 – 18 June
Pokanime Planet
Pavilion Bukit Jalil, KL
https://www.facebook.com/pokanimeplanet

21 June (Streaming series debut)
Secret Invasion
Only on Disney+ (6 Episodes)

24 -25 June
AEON Mall presents Anime Fest!
IOI Grand Exhibition & Convention Centre, IOI City Mall
https://www.facebook.com/ComicFiesta
https://www.facebook.com/events/946942029790694

23 -25 June (Affiliate Event)
Pet World Malaysia 2023
Mid Valley Exh. Centre (MVEC), KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/974657013521277

23 – 25 June
Indonesia Comic Con Pop Asia
Hall A & B, Jakarta Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/IndoComicCon

29 June
Resident Evil: Death Island
Exclusive at GSCinemas

29 June (Movie release)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

29 June – 2 July (Anime Event)
Nihon Matsuri
Carpark B, Stadium Bukit Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/nihonmatsuribytrumpet

~~TBA June (Virtual / Online Event)~~ Canceled till further notice
LEGO Con 2023
https://www.lego.com/en-my/lego-con
Link:https://www.youtube.com/c/LEGO

28/01/2023 | Categories: Event | Tags: ACG Events list, Anime Events List, Cosplay Fun, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, Events List, Events List 2023, Geek Pop Events List, Malaysia, Malaysia ACG Events, Malaysia Cosplay Event, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain | Leave a comment

ACG Matsuri 2022

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ACG Matsuri is this weekend! The first ever anime event at the spiffy new LaLaport, Bukit Bintang City Centre and our friends from JCos Club are the organisers. The folks from #JCosClub hail from the Southern Tigers state of Johor & have been organising ACG events for many years as well as participate in Cosplay Competitions through out Malaysia! They are currently the largest & longest ACG event organiser in Johor and… what a Klang Valley debut to start off with ACG Matsuri at the newest Nippon Powered attractions in our country’s capital!! 💪😄

#acgmatsuri #jcosclub #LaLaport #lalaportkl #bbcc #bukitbintangcitycentre #cosplayfunmy #thecaptain #malaysia #kualalumpur #klevents #geekpopcultureevents #geekpopeventslist

5 Reasons To Go to ACG Matsuri

NEW MALL
This LaLaport is short for Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport, and is located at Bukit Bintang City Centre. Yes, same Mitsui as the Mitsui Outlet Park!! So ours is known as LaLaport BBCC. It is joint venture development with Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd a real estate company based in Tokyo by the Mitsui Group (one of the largest corporate groups in the world). 130,000 square meters across 6 floors and approximately 400 shop lots. In always admire Japanese designs, inovation and style so this mall would be pretty cool!
TeamLabs Microcosms.
This event will be just in time for attendees to check out the immersive interactive art exhibition by Japanese folks from TeamLab, Resonating Microcosms. What’s that? Check out the video (below)
FREE PARKING
There will be free parking at the ACG Matsuri at LaLaport BBCC (5 -7 August). *All parking tickets need to be validated at any APS machine before exiting. Only applicable for physical tickets; not valid with Touch N Go. https://www.facebook.com/JCos.Club/photos/5975379422478251
SPACE
Complainer, “new mall so few shops open” = True but it also means there will be more space to move around freely and hang out with friends. And also with more than enough safe distance when chilling in groups 🙂
PHOTO SHOOT
Complainer, “new mall so few shops open, so few people” = TRUE but with more space & a darn cool designed mall it’s gonna be a pretty nice space to do mini shoots. There will be more than enough locations for everyone to photo shoot… and with natural light too!

Here is the official press release:

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Here comes our LaLaport first ever ACG(Animation, Comics, Gaming) event! On 5th ~ 7th August, 《JCOS Club @ LaLaport ACG Matsuri》will be presenting you a very unique japan matsuri style ACG event! This event will be totally free admission too!

Over 50+ various cosplay/doujin booths and ACG merchandise retailers will form several shōtengai in the mall. Our stage also will be having lots of wonderful performances brought by our very talented performers!

There will be a special game zone for you all to play some traditional japanese games such as Daruma Otoshi, Kentama and Fukuwarai. Collect your all the stamps after clearing the games, as well as participating in the stage challenge games, to exchange for some beautiful souvenirs!

Moreover, we are glad to have popular cosplayer + singer – Hayate and famous youtuber +beauty blogger Anima Jinx as our event’s special guest! They will be the judges for Saturday’s Cosplay Challenge, which has up to RM1000 cash prizes to be won! We are looking forward to the various marvelous characters brought up by the contestants on stage! Furthermore, Anima and Hayate will be bringing you wonderful performances too! Do bring your glow sticks to come and support them!

During the 3 days of the event, Friday will be the warm-up day. Stage LED will be available for all the attendees to play and challenge various PS4 games! Most of the cosplay/doujin booths and ACG merchandise retailers will open from Friday too! Please come and support them!

If you are cosplaying to this event, you could go to Miink Coffee to redeem your free drinks and snacks! Also, cosplayers and their buddies will get a 10% discount at LaLaport HookieDookie and Shabu-yo too! Last but not least, don’t forget that LaLaport’s parking fee will be totally free for the period!

Event highlights:

Digimon Card Game Tournament
Cosplay Challenge
Anima Jinx Sharing & Talkshow
Japan Matsuri Style Games
Free PS4 Gaming Session
50 + Cosplayer/Doujin Booths and ACG Merchandise Retailers

#acgmatsuri #jcosclub #Lalaport #lalaportkl #bbcc #bukitbintangcitycentre #cosplayfunmy #thecaptain #malaysia #kualalumpur #klevents #geekpopcultureevents #geekpopeventslist

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万众期待的LaLaport第一场ACG(Animation, Comics, Gaming)活动来啦！在8月5日至7日举办的《JCOS Club @ LaLaport ACG Matsuri 》将是一场免费入场且拥有独特日式Matsuri风格的ACG活动！

届时除了有超过50+各式各样的Cosplayer/同人摊位和ACG周边商家所组成的商业街，舞台也将会不间断地有许多才华横溢的表演者为大家带来各类精彩的表演哦！

现场也设置了特别的游戏区域，来参与活动的小伙伴们可以游玩一些日本传统的经典小游戏 – 《达摩落》《剑玉》《福笑い》来收集印章，然后再参与舞台所举办的大型游戏环节便可以换取精美的御守哦！！

此外，这次LaLaport ACG Matsuri 我们也邀请了人气cosplay + 歌姬 – Hayate；以及超人气化妆博主 – Anima Jinx！她们将会担任星期六所举办的Cosplay Challenge的评审，高达RM1000的奖金等待参赛者们赢取！期待到时参赛者们带来的各种美艳帅气的角色争夺优胜！不止如此，Anima Jinx与Hayate也将各自在星期六日的压轴表演时段中为大家带来精彩无比的表演哦！粉丝们记得拿起你们的荧光棒来打Call哦！

在为期三天的活动中，星期五将会是活动的Warm-up日！舞台的LED屏幕将全天候开放给所有观众免费游玩与挑战各类的PS4游戏！除此之外，商家与同人/Coser 摊位也将在星期五便开始开放，大家要来多多支持哦！

对了！在这三天的活动也别忘了cosplay自己最爱的角色去LaLaport的Miink Coffee换取免费的饮料和小零食哦！而且任何与cosplayer一同逛街的小伙伴们将可以在LaLaport HookieDookie 和 Shabu-yo 享有10%的用餐折扣呢！不止如此，LaLaport 的停车费在活动日中也是全免哦！

活动Highlight

Digimon Card Game 72人卡牌竞赛
Cosplay Challenge 大赛
Anima Jinx Sharing & Talkshow
日本Matsuri 小游戏
PS4 免费游戏Warm-up！
50+ ACG周边与同人/Coser摊位

03/08/2022 | Categories: Anime, Cosplay, Event, Games, Music | Tags: ACG Matsuri, Bukit Bintang City Centre, Cosplay Malaysia, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, Jcos Club, Johor, LaLaport, LaLaport BBCC, Malaysia, Mitsui Fudosan, Mitsui Shopping Park, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain | Leave a comment

Valentine with MIKU – International Online Fan Meet

Our friends at Toybox Projects are at it again and they’re starting really early this year. For the first event of 2022, Toybox Projects is bringing the opportunity for fans in Malaysia and ALL OVER THE WORLD, the chance to spend Valentine with Miku who is the vocalist of the Harajuku Dance Rock style band – AN CAFE!! Last July we had a great time catching up with Alice Nine as they shared their experiences during the pandemic lock down, their Tokyo Olympic games interest and answered the best Questions from around the world!

So do help LIKE and SHARE this event to friends and fans… from any where in the world. It’s quite a mile stone for a little Malaysian company to be organizing this so please show your support. Even is Miku and AN CAFE are not your cup of tea… the success of our friends at Toybox Projects only means their favour with the Japanese Music will continue to grow and pretty soon a full blown concert of your favourite JPOP / JROCK artiste could happen right here in the heart of KL!! 🎵🤘 Even more so with the emergence of Zepp Kuala Lumpur!! 😊 huhu Now that’s a story for another time!

=============== Official Press Release below ===============

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We are very excited to announce an exciting online event with Miku, the vocalist of the popular Visual Kei band, ‘An Cafe’. The meet & greet will be held on 20th February 2022 (Sunday) on ZOOM, at 3.00pm (GMT+8) Malaysia Time, 4.00pm (GMT+9) Japan Time.

Miku will also hold an exclusive 1-on-1 session with the fans, limited to VIP ticket purchasers only. VIP ticket holders will get to meet and speak to Miku as well as have a 1-on-1 photo session with him. Additionally, VIPs will also receive a special memorabilia valentine wallpaper.

This is Miku’s first online international fan meeting that caters to his and An Cafe’s fans, and this event is organized by Toybox Projects, a Japanese-Malaysian company based in Kuala Lumpur. We have planned this online fan meeting especially for the international fans outside of Japan so that they have the opportunity to obtain a truly memorable moment with Miku during this pandemic period. It is our hope that the event will provide fans with a sense of solace and comfort in these difficult times.

An Cafe also known as ANTIC CAFE (formed in 2003) are a Visual Kei and Japanese pop/rock band whose
popularity, though primarily based in their homeland, extends internationally to Asia, Europe and the United States. Formed in 2003, the band comprised of Miku (vocals), Takuya (guitar), Yuki (keyboards), Kanon (bass) and Teruki (drums). An Cafe have visited and performed in Malaysia for the concert event Japan x Malaysia Friendship Concert 2017, together with other well-known Malaysian and Japanese artists.

After performing a series of live shows and recording some demos, the band signed to the independent label Loop Ash in 2004, releasing its debut single, “Candyholic,” in March, followed by a few more singles (“_69,” “Komou Cosmos”) later in the year. In 2005, An Cafe released their full-length album, Amedama Rock, along with a series of singles (“Karakuri Hitei,” “Tekesuta Kousen,” “Escapism,” “Merrymaking”) and a follow-up album, Shikisai Moment, later in the year. Over the next couple of years An Cafe continued to release new music, including the album Magnya Carta (2006) and another series of singles, as well as continuing to expand their popularity beyond Japan. For instance, Magnya Carta was released in South Korea in 2007 and the band also began to make inroads into Europe and the United States. An Cafe’s next album, Gokutama Rock Cafe (2008), was their first international release, issued by Gan-Shin label in the European Union. Featuring a couple of previously released singles from 2007 (“Kakusei Heroism,” “Ryuusei Rocket”), plus a new track (“Cherry Saku Yuki!!”), Gokutama Rock Cafe notably became a Top Ten chart hit in Sweden and charted in Finland as well. In support of the album’s international release, An Cafe toured Europe for the first time.

On 2018 June 22, An Cafe announced that they will enter an indefinite hiatus. The four members aside from Miku decided to leave the band to pursue their own path and thanked all their fans, sending heartfelt messages to express their gratitude throughout their journey with An Cafe.

Another activity for fans to look forward to: though the details have yet to be fully ironed out, Miku will set-up his own fan club and it will be open to international fans. Stay tuned for more great news to come!
https://fanicon.net/fancommunities/4179

For more information about Miku, please visit :
https://twitter.com/mikuppy

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21/01/2022 | Categories: Event | Leave a comment

Geek Pop Events List 2022

Happy New Year Everyone!! Hope you all are well and ready because physical events are BACK!! Yes the threat of Covid-19 is still out there but I think it’s really better now compared to the past two years. Personally I’ve had a lackluster Christmas 2021 and a New Year 2022 but it’s not how we start the race / journey (of life) but rather how we finish it right?

“Part of the journey is the end”, Tony Stark
From Avengers: Endgame (2019)

“Death is what gives life meaning. To know your days are numbered. Your time is short. You’d think after all this time, I’d be ready. But look at me. Stretching one moment out into a thousand… just so that I can watch the snow”, The Ancient One
From Doctor Strange (2016)

No, I didn’t experience a passing of someone dear but I just had a death of something ‘good’ where in common wisdom from history:

Voltaire: “The best is the enemy of the good.”
Confucius: “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
Shakespeare: “Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.”
James C. Collins: “Good is the Enemy of Great”

And I end this by a touch of Star Trek and a bit of “All Good Things Come To An End… to make way for better things?”.
So I’m hoping that the ‘death’ of something was good for me will eventually turn out to be something better / greater / …bigger …happier …more productive (OK COMPUTER – Radiohead pun)… “Choose a life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family….” (Trainspotting pun)

So here is the spiffy new Geek Pop Events List 2022. Please share and come back to check as it will be update from time to time as more events surface and dates are revealed. If you know of an event that hasn’t yet been listed, you can drop us an email: popculturefun.my@gmail.com

Stay safe everyone and be diligent to stay healthy!

Lotsa Geek Love,
-TheCaptain-

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5 – 6 November
Season4Otaku Mini – Hyakki Yagyo
Hall 1 – 3, DaMen Mall, Subang
https://www.facebook.com/events/1091454468102073

5 – 6 November (Video game tournament)
FV Major 2022 KL
Sungei Wang Plaza
https://www.facebook.com/sungeiwangplaza

8 November (Video Game release)
Sonic Frontiers
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC

9 November (Video Game release)
God of War Ragnarok
PS4, PS5

10 November 2022 (Movie release)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

10 – 27 Nov 2022 (Live Show + Exhibition)
Ultra Heroes Tour SEA
Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/litttaksdnbhd/

15 – 20 November
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Launch Event Roadshow
Paradigm Mall PJ
https://www.facebook.com/mollyfantasymalaysia.my/

25 – 27 November (Region’s Premiere Anime Convention)
Anime Festival Asia, SINGAPORE (AFASG)
SUNTEC Convention & Exhibition Centre
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

30 November (Streaming Series Debut)
Willow
Only on Disney+

1 – 4 December (Anime Merch sale)
VBG Warehouse Sale
VBG Showroom, Cheras, KL.
https://www.facebook.com/animationmerchandise

2 December (Video games release)
Midnight Suns
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows

3 – 4 December
Pesta Jepun TAWAU Matsuri
Kubota Square
https://www.facebook.com/hobbycon/posts/pfbid0P6JES7T37cSoTA6Yeo5VodSKcpqa4VG8aW5SiSP11CY6nhRFJBV7rmagdmrhMjx6l

3 – 4 December (Mall event)
ANICOM The Gathering
Melawati Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/359336589723690

3 – 4 December (Mall event)
KawaiiCon LUXE 1.0
Avenue K, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/1189055455020647

4 December (Concert event)
Moshi Rock RE:Connect
3:00pm
Angguk Studio, Ara Damansara
https://www.facebook.com/events/1290510138395329

10 December
Cosplay Commuter Chibi
Pavilion Bukit Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/events/837243147517966

10 – 11 December (Regional Comic Con)
Singapore Comic Con (SGCC)
Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Lv1 & B2
https://www.facebook.com/SGComicCon

15 December (Streaming series)
SONIC PRIME
Only on Netflix

16 December (Movie release)
Avatar 2

17 – 18 December (East Malaysia Flagship ACG event)
HobbyCon (SABAH)
Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu
https://www.facebook.com/events/986277648753458

17 – 18 December (Malaysia flagship event)
Comic Fiesta 2022
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/783676879741317/

20 December – 2 January 2023 (Annual Book sale) Largest Book Sale in the World
Big Bad Wolf Book Sale
Mines International Convention Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/bbwbooks/

24 – 25 December 2022
Disney In Concert
Plenary Hall, KL Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/StarFortressSB

24 – 26 December (Mall Event)
Coscon Winter Fest
Prangin Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/652297696330416/

24 – 25 December (SINGAPORE Event)
EOY J-Culture Festival 2022
Hall 406, SUNTEC Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/515621966768242

=== Other exciting events for sure happening in 2022 but not yet announced at this time! ===

TBA (Video Game release)
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC

=============PAST EVENTS=============

6 January (Movie release)
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City

7 – 9 January 2022 (First time physical event)
Nijigen Expo
Venue: JUMPA @Sungei Wang Plaza
https://www.facebook.com/events/283187960396591
https://www.facebook.com/nijigenexpo

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 by Japan Foundation KL @GSCinemas
Klang Valley: 6 – 12 Jan [Mid Valley, NU Sentral, 1 Utama]
PENANG: 13 – 16 Jan [GSC Gurney Plaza]
JOHOR: 13 – 16 Jan [GSC Paradigm JB]
Kuching, SARAWAK: 20 – 23 Jan [GSC CityONE Megamall]
Kota Kinabalu, SABAH: 20 – 23 Jan [GSC Suria Sabah]

12 January (Streaming debut)
ETERNALS
On Disney+

13 January (Streaming series debut)
Peacemaker
HBO Max

13 January 2022 (Movie release)
Sword Art Online: The Movie
Progressive Aria of a Starless Night
Exclusively in GSCinemas

19 January (Streaming debut)
Marvel Studios ASSEMBLED: The Making of HAWKEYE
Only on Disney+

January 20
Rainbow Six Extraction
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, Stadia

28 January (Video Games release)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Nintendo Switch

8 February (Animated movie digital release)
Catwoman: Hunted

9 February (Streaming debut)
Marvel Studios ASSEMBLED: The Making of Hawkeye
Only on Disney+

10 Feb 2022 (Movie release)
Uncharted

10 February (Stream series)
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4
Only on Paramount+

16 February (Streaming debut)
Marvel Studios ASSEMBLED: The Making of ETERNALS
Only on Disney+

18 February (Video Game release)
Horizon Forbidden West
PS4, PS5

20 February (Online Fan Meet)
Valentines with MIKU Online International Fan Meeting
3pm (Malaysia Time)
Tickets: VIP RM150 / US$40, STANDARD RM80 / US$23
More Info: http://www.toyboxprojects.com/
Link: https://www.facebook.com/ToyboxProjects

26 – 27 February
Jom Cosplay! @Sungei Wang
organised by Animangaki (AMG)
https://www.facebook.com/events/4484573231654935/

3 March (Streaming series)
Star Trek: Picard Season 2
On Paramount+

4 March 2022 (Movie release)
The Batman

4 March 2022 (Video Game release)
Grand Turismo 7
PS4, PS5

10 March (Cinema Release)
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Exclusive at TGV Cinemas

15 – 20 March (ACG event)
ACG Fest Toppen Shopping Centre, Tebrau, JOHOR
by JCos Club
https://www.facebook.com/events/1080300479410972

18 – 20 March (Physical ACG Event)
Nijigen Expo
JUMPA level G & LG, Sungei Wang Plaza
10am – 9pm
https://www.facebook.com/nijigenexpo

24 March (Streaming series debut)
HALO
Paramount+ Original

25 March (Video Game release)
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC

26 – 27 March (Physical ACG Event)
SEASON4OTAKU Mystery D.
Grand Pacific Event Hall, Evolve Concept Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/642175760249458

26 – 27 March
Cos@Mart 2022
Main Stage Area, Amart Kempas JOHOR BAHRU
https://www.facebook.com/lolcosplaymalaysia/

30 March (Streaming series debut)
Moon Knight
Only on Disney+

31 March 2022 (Movie release)
Morbius

TBA March
Penang Yosakoi Parade 2022
Esplanade, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/PenangYosakoiParade

5 April (Annual Pop Culture date)
First Contact Day (Star Trek)

5 April (Video Game release)
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC

9 – 10 APRIL (Event)
Star Trek Mission CHICAGO

14 April (Movie release)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

15 April 2022 (streaming series)
Netflix’s Ultraman Season 2
Only on Netflix

21 April 2022 (Movie release)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

19 February – 3 July (Exhibition)
Attack on Titan: The Exhibition
Artscience Museum, SINGAPORE
https://www.mbssg.com/ASM
https://www.facebook.com/ArtScienceMuseum/

1 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
FREE Comic Book Day – 20th Anniversary

4 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Wars Day (May the Fourth)

4 May 2022 (Movie release)
Doctor Strange: In The Multiverse of Madness

5 May 2022 (Streaming series)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Only on Paramount+

12 – 16 May (Event debut)
Anime Fest! organised by Comic Fiesta
Paradigm Mall, PJ
The Return of CF
https://www.facebook.com/events/389591179838242

TBA May (Physical ACG event)
AMG-Chan 2022
Venue: TBA
https://www.facebook.com/animangaki/

20 – 22 May
Let’s Anime (Cosplay Event)
Atria Shopping Gallery, PJ
https://www.facebook.com/Letsanimecosplay/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1052704355668709

24 May (Animated movie digital release)
Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse

25 May (Movie release)
Top Gun: Maverick

26 – 29 May (Annual International Convention)
Star Wars CELEBRATION 2022
Anahiem Convention Centre, California

27 May (Streaming series debut)
Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi
Only on Disney+

27 May (Streaming service)
Stranger Things S4, Vol 1
Only on Netflix

28 – 29 May (Annual event)
This is the May!
Star Wars Day Celebration Malaysia
https://www.facebook.com/events/516061506816403

3 June
The Boys S3
Amazon Prime Video

5 June (Cosplay Event)
Anime Cosplay Food Carnival by J’s Gate
4th Flr, Lot 10 KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/342933251015066

5 June 2022 (Live Stream premiere)
Hatsune Miku EXPO Rewind
Channel: Twitch, YouTube Live
https://mikuexpo.com/rewind2022/index_en.html

8 June (Streaming series debut)
Ms Marvel
Only on Disney+

9 June 2022 (Movie release)
Jurassic World: Dominion

9 – 12 June (Videogame event online),
Summer Game Fest 2022
https://www.summergamefest.com/
On YouTube

11 June (Mall event)
Cos-Gen 2022
Pelangi Leisure Mall, JOHOR BAHRU
https://www.facebook.com/events/518901433218803/

12 June (Mall Cosplay Event)
Cosplay Party 2022
Ipoh Parade, PERAK
https://www.facebook.com/events/4825091487613080

14 June (Video Game release)
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC

16 June (Video Game release)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Microsoft Windows

17 – 19 June (Mall event)
Cosplay Expo 2022
Aeon Mall Bukit Tinggi
https://www.facebook.com/events/524380602712080/

18 June (Virtual / Online Event)
LEGO Con 2022
https://www.lego.com/en-my/lego-con
Link:https://www.youtube.com/c/LEGO

22 June (Streaming series)
Umbrella Academy S3
On Netflix

24 – 26 June (Mall Event)
Starlight Fantasy
Berjaya Times Square, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/964697044226188

25 – 26 June (ACG event)
Cos-Mic Cosplay & Doujin Fair
Sunway Clio Exhibition Centre, PJ
https://www.facebook.com/events/808149430143530

25 – 26 June (Mall event)
Quay of Japan
Quayside Mall, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/458601856036066

~~TBA June (Annual Video Games Expo)~~ CANCELED
E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
https://e3expo.com/

1 July (Streaming service)
Stranger Things S4, Vol 2
Only on Netflix

2 – 3 July
RCS Comic Cosplay Event
Retro Comics Store, Taman Puncak Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/events/1011455822685883

2 – 3 July
Cosplay Challenge 2022
Pavilion Bukit Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/events/420188749724571

7 – 11 July
Cosplay Convention Summer Fest PENANG 2022
Prangin Mall, George Town PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/1203931753758762

14 July (Streaming series debut)
Resident Evil
Only on Netflix

15 – 17 July (Mall Event)
Anifest by Anicom
Setapak Central, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/531142212130604

16 July (Annual Festival)
Bon Odori (Klang Valley)
5pm – 10pm
Kompleks Suka Negara Panasonic, Shah Alam
Organised by Japan Club, Kuala Lumpur (No official event link)

17 July (Fan Gathering)
Masahiro Inoue in Malaysia 2022
Penang Pac Straits Quay, 4th Flr
12pm – 3pm
3pm – 6pm
https://www.facebook.com/KR-Studio-Base-111938374002796/

~~21 July 2022 (Movie release)~~ SANGKUT Indefinitely
~~THOR: Love and Thunder~~

23 – 24 July (Mall Event)
ACG Festiverse
Cheras Sentral Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/4878318338882181

21 – 24 July (Pop Culture Icon event)
Comic-Con International
San Diego, California
https://www.facebook.com/comiccon

27 – 31 July
Nihon Matsuri 2022
Car Park B, Stadium Bukit Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/events/552486296396492

TBA July
Comic Art Festival KL (CAFKL) 2022
TBC: The Hall, Upper ground, KL Gateway Mall
https://www.facebook.com/cafkl

TBA July
Japan Expo Malaysia 2022
TBC: Pavilion KL
https://www.facebook.com/japanexpomalaysiaa

26 July 2022 (Animated movie digital release)
Green Lantern: Beware My Power

28 July (Movie release)
DC League of Super-Pets

30 July 2022 (Annual Cultural Festival)
Bon Odori PENANG
5pm – 11pm
Esplanade Pulau Pinang
https://mypenang.gov.my/events/all-events/474/?lg=en

30 – 31 July (Event debut)
Omatsuri Time
GF Atrium,Da Men Mall (USJ Subang)
https://www.facebook.com/events/980236809285718

1 August (Annual Pop Culture Date)
Spider-man Day

5 – 7 August (Annual World Competition)
World Cosplay Summit Finals, Nagoya, JAPAN
https://www.facebook.com/WorldCosplaySummit
http://www.worldcosplaysummit.jp/

5 August (Series Debut)
Sandman
Only On Netflix

5 August (Series Debut)
Prey
Only On Disney+

6 – 7 August
COSFEST Kansha (SINGAPORE)
Raffles Marina
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia/

10 August (Series Debut)
I AM GROOT
Only On Disney+

10 – 21 August (Mall Japanese Festival)
Bon Odori Carnival
Publika
https://www.facebook.com/events/759751181684349

18 August (Series Debut)
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Only on Disney+

19 – 21 August
Nijigen Expo 3
MVEC (Mid Valley Exhibition & Convention Centre)
https://www.facebook.com/nijigenexpo/

19 – 21 August (Comic Art event)
COMIX 2022 (ANIMAS x Pekomik event)
10am – 7pm
Free Entry
Concourse, The Summit USJ
https://www.facebook.com/animas.org.my

21 August 2022 (Streaming series debut)
House of the Dragon
HBO Max

23 – 28 August (International Esports Tournament)
ESL One Malaysia
Resorts World Genting
https://www.facebook.com/events/737835763914766

27 – 28 August (Malaysia Flagship ACG event)
Animangaki 2022
Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/animangaki

27 August (Mall Event)
Cosplay Carnival
1st Avenue, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/blackboxgamer

25 – 28 August (Annual Icon Convention)
Star Trek Convention Las Vegas
Bally’s Las Vegas

TBA August
Hasbro Warehouse Sale Malaysia
Venue: TBA

7 July – 30 September (Annual Clearance)
Toys R Us Clearance Sale – Selected brands, selected items
All TRU Stores

2 September (Stream series debut)
LORD OF THE RINGS: The Rings of Power
On Amazon Prime Video

2 – 11 September (Mall Event)
The Gameplan
Centre Court, The Curve,
https://www.facebook.com/events/5643144005750274

3 – 4 September
Pekan Kartun v.8
Tapah Street Arts Mural Lane, PERAK
https://www.facebook.com/events/1360301924379995

3 – 11 September (Anime movie festival)
The Odex Film Festival
GSC Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/GSCinemas/

3 – 4 September (Mall Cosplay event)
Singapore Cosplay Club Show
Habourfront Centre, SINGAPORE
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia/

3 – 4 September
Anime Matsuri (SINGAPORE)
D’Marquee @Downtown East
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

4 September
IUMW Carnival – Cosplay Competition 2022
International University if Malaya-Wales
https://www.facebook.com/iumw.edu.my/

8 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Trek Day

8 September (Annual Event)
Disney+ Day

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2022 by Japan Foundation KL at Golden Screen Cinemas.
Klang Valley: 8 – 14 Sept [Mid Valley, Pavilion, 1 Utama, Nu Sentral]
PENANG: 15 – 18 Sept [GSC Gurney Plaza]
JOHOR: 22 – 25 Sept [GSC Paradigm JB]
Kuching, SARAWAK: 6 – 9Oct [GSC CityONE Megamall]
Kota Kinabalu, SABAH: 6 – 9 Oct [GSC Suria Sabah]

9 – 11 September (Icon Event)
D23 Expo 2022
Anaheim Convention Centre, California USA
https://www.facebook.com/DisneyD23

10 – 11 September (Cosplay Event Gathering)
AMIGO Grand Time
Straits Quay, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/655796772387516/

15 – 18 September (International Games event)
Tokyo Game Show
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo JAPAN
https://www.facebook.com/tokyogameshow/

16 – 18 Sept (Mall Anime event)
Let’s Anime 2
Atria Shopping Mall, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/Letsanimecosplay

16 – 18 September (Mall Anime Event)
Anime Fest
Paradigm Mall, Johor Bahru
https://www.facebook.com/events/1183070055805926

21 September (Streaming Series)
Star Wars: Andor
Only on Disney+

23 – 25 September
Pokanime Planet Carnival
Pavilion Bukit Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/events/1382402935559081

17 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Batman Day

~~28 September (Streaming series)~~ Postponed to 4 January 2023
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2
Only on Disney+

30 September – 1 October (Online Event)
Hasbro Pulse Con 2022
http://www.hasbropulse.com/pulsecon2022
https://www.youtube.com/hasbropulse

1 – 2 October (Legendary ACG event returning)
C2AGE Lite
Jaya Shopping Mall, PJ
https://www.facebook.com/C2AGE

1 – 2 October
Indonesia Comic Con
Jakarta Convention Centre
https://indonesiacomiccon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IndoComicCon

5 – 7 October (Gaming Industry Festival)
Level Up KL 2022
Connexion Conference & Event Centre, Bangsar South
https://www.facebook.com/lvlupkualalumpur

5 – 6 October 2022 (mall event)
Starlight Teatime
Plaza Metro Kajang
https://www.facebook.com/events/625484908792534

~~6 October~~ (Movie release) post poned to 1 June 2023
~~Spider-man: Across The Spider-Verse Part 1~~

6 October (Movie release)
Shin Ultraman
In Malaysian Cinemas

7 October (Streaming release)
Werewolf by Night
Only on Disney+

8 – 9 October
Starlight TeaTime
Plaza Metro Kajang
https://www.facebook.com/events/625484908792534

15 – 16 October (Gaming Community event)
NOIZUcon
Le Meridien, Putrajaya
https://www.facebook.com/noizustudio

15 – 16 October (Mall Event)
Cosplay Carnival
3 Damansara Shopping Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/399336588916107

18 October 2022 (Animated movie digital release)
Battle of the Super Sons

TBA October 2022 (International Online Convention)
DC FanDome
http://www.dcfandome.com

~~TBA October~~ – Will return next year
Malaysia Hobby Expo 2022
TBC: Hall A, MAEPS Serdang,
https://www.facebook.com/myhobbyexpo/

20 – 23 October ~~(Annual regional event)~~
gamescom asia – Switch to fully Online event
TBC: SUNTEC, Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/asia.gamescom
http://gamescom.asia/

20 October (Movie Release)
Black Adam

22 – 23 October
TAGCC (Toys Anime Games Comic Con) 2022
9:30am – 8pm
Tropicana Gardens, Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/tagcc.my/

25 October (Video Game release)
Gotham Knights
Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows

25 November 2022 (Streaming special)
The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special
Only on Disney+

26 October (Streaming series debut)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Only on Disney+

28 Oct – 6 Nov 2022 (Annual Exhibition)
Bandai Spirits Hobby Exhibition
Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/litttaksdnbhd/

29 – 30 October (mall event)
Cosplay Go!!
Sunway Big Box Retail Park
https://www.facebook.com/events/612804370284174

29 – 30 October 2022
The International 11 (TI11)
DOTA 2 Championships 2022
Indoor Stadium & SUNTEC Arena, SINGAPORE

30 October (Concert event)
Japan x Malaysia Friendship Concert 2022
Zepp Kuala Lumpur
https://www.facebook.com/ToyboxProjects

30 October
RCS Halloween Cosplay Event
Retro Comics Store, Taman Puncak Jalil
12pm – 6pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/546493300580221

05/01/2022 | Categories: Collectibles, Comics, Cosplay, Event, Event List, Games, Movies / TV, Recent Community NEWS | Tags: ACG Events, ACG Events list, Anime events, Collectibles, Comics, Cosplay Events, Cosplay Fun, Cosplay Malaysia, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, Events List 2022, Geek Pop Events List, Malaysia, Malaysia ACG Events, Movie Buff, Movies, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain, Video Games | Leave a comment

Geek Pop Events List 2021

Happy New Year everyone! 2020 was a real up & down roller coaster ride. I also think it was a year that we lost many many loved ones. Whether they were taken by covid-19 or by other causes, the bottom line is they are gone and we will miss them 😦 From on… everything of them will be deem archival media or footage. 😦

So NUMBER 1: If you are alive and well… and reading this now – REJOICE! CELEBRATE!! Don’t let your progress in life be held back by the lack of others or their short comings. If we ourselves are the problem or have a problem… get help! Ask a loved one… ask a friend… ask us even 🙂 – popculturefun.my@gmail.com

NUMBER 2: Times are uncertain… even more now then ever because of how volatile covid-19 has shaken the world. Many are saying and reminding to maintain – “SOCIAL DISTANCING”. Honestly, I think this is wrong English. “SOCIAL DISTANCING” simply, means “don’t keep in contact / touch /communication”. ‘No one is an island’ and social interaction is needed for every human being. If you’ve read the bible, In Genesis 2, it’s mentioned that God said ‘it is not good (sufficient) for man to be alone, I will make him a helper (complementary) for him. What it should be saying is “PHYSICAL DISTANCING” as in “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” (The Police pun), the distance helps reduce the chances of catching a virus, which brings back to the importance of wearing a face mask. So maintain “PHYSICAL DISTANCING” but do keep in contact with friends… call each other… video call each other… start a WhatsApp chat group. Annnnnnndddd when you have the safe chance to meet up… take photos, take videos 🙂 YOLO TAKE LOTSA PHOTOS… TAKE LOTSA VIDEOS… You never know when is the next time you’ll see each other or be able to visit each other 🙂 Life is too short and uncertain to live with grudges & discontent.

Just wanted to get that off my chest and out of my heart to you all 🙂 ❤ Anyways, here’s all the NEW NORM Geek Pop Culture Events Malaysia for 2021 that we can look forward to this year. I’m looking forward to see what creative ideas the event organisers come up with to work inline with the covid-19 SOPs (standard operating procedures).

Stay safe everyone and be diligent to stay healthy!

Lotsa Geek Love,
-TheCaptain-

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1 Jul – 31 Oct (Virtual Run)
Rider Run 2021
Kamen Rider 50th Anniversary
https://www.facebook.com/riderrun
https://run.dexclub.com/

8 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Trek Day

9 September (Virtual Online Event)
8:30am, Thursday (Malaysia time)
Star Trek Day Panel / Events
https://intl.startrek.com/day

11 – 12 September 2021 (USA Convention with Online Content)
POWER-CON
Convention for Masters of The Universe fans

18 September (Virtual Event – Wrestling)
9:00am Malaysia Time
Bret “The Hitman” Hart LIVE Virtual Signing
By Big Time Wrestling FB page
https://fb.me/e/19jezAqRk

18 September (Annual Pop Culture date)
Batman Day (3rd Saturday of September)

22 Sept (Streaming Series debut)
Star Wars Visions
Only on Disney+

23 September
Doom Patrol New Season
HBO Max

~~23 September (Movie release)~~ Postponed
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

~~30 September (MALAYSIA Movie release)~~ POSTPONED 25 November
No Time To Die
At your nearest GSC or TGV cinema!

30 Sept – 3 Oct (Annual Games event)
Tokyo Games Show
https://www.facebook.com/tokyogameshow

30 September (MALAYSIA Movie release)
The Suicide Squad
At your nearest GSC or TGV cinema!

30 September (MALAYSIA Movie release)
Shang-Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings
At your nearest GSC or TGV cinema!

~~15 October (Movie release)~~ POSTPONED
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Only in Cinemas

14 – 17 October (Regional event)
gamescom asia
https://gamescom.asia/
https://www.facebook.com/asia.gamescom

16 October (JROCK Live Stream)
Toybox Projects Showcase Volume 1
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/user/ToyboxProjects

16 October 2021 (International Convention, now Online event)
DC FanDome
http://www.dcfandome.com

19 October (DC Animated Movie release)
INJUSTICE
Digital, BluRay, 4k Ultra

22 October (Console Game release)
Battlefield 2042
PS4 & PS5

22 October (Movie release USA)
Dune

22 – 23 Oct (Online Event)
Hasbro Pulse Con
http://www.hasbropulsecon.com

26 October (Console Game release)
Guardians of the Galaxy
PS4 & PS5

28 October (Series debut)
Star Trek: Prodigy

4 November (Movie release)
Marvel Studio’s ETERNALS

5 November (Video game release)
Call of Duty: Vanguard
PlayStation, XBOX and PC

11 November (Anime cinema release)
FATE/GRAND ORDER FINAL SINGULARITY Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Exclusively at GSC

~~19 November (Movie release)~~ Postponed to 27 May 2022.
Top Gun: Maverick

18 November (Streaming Series)
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4
On Paramount+ / Netlfix

24 November (Streaming Series debut)
Hawkeye
Only on Disney+

25 November (Movie release)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

25 November (Movie Release)
No Time To Die

26 – 28 November (International Convention, now Online event)
Comic-Con Special Edition
http://www.comic-con.org

TBA November (Largest Book Sale in the world)
Big Bad Wolf Book Sale ONLINE

TBA November (Regional Convention)
Anime Festival Asia (AFA) SINGAPORE
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia
http://www.animefestival.asia/

TBA December (Singapore event)
SGCC (Singapore Comic Con)
https://www.facebook.com/SGComicCon
https://www.singaporecomiccon.com/en-gb.html

16 December (Movie release)
Spider-Man: No Way Home

23 December (Movie release)
The Matrix Resurrections

TBA December
Comic Fiesta 2021

29 December 2021 (Streaming Series)
The Book of Boba Fett
Only on Disney+

TBA December (Malaysia Made Comic event ONLINE)
Singapore Malaysia Virtual Fan Fest IV

LATE (TV series debut)
Marvel Studio’s Ms. Marvel
Only on Disney+

============= PAST EVENTS=============

5 January, 1:00am (Malaysia Time)
Star Wars: The High Republic, Virtual Author Event
https://www.facebook.com/events/140840184206214
https://www.youtube.com/starwars

15 January (TV series debut) 9 Episodes
Marvel Studio’s WandaVision
Only on Disney+

15 January (TV series)
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 5
on the CW, Warner TV & Netflix

30 – 31 January
Indonesia Comic Con ROAD to Online
https://www.facebook.com/events/1145507962489406

24 February (Series Debut)
Superman and Lois
On Warner TV, The CW

4 March (Series Debut)
Pacific Rim: The Black
Only on Netflix

18 March (Movie release)
Zack Snyder’s Justice League
On HBO Go & HBO MAX

1 January – 29 April 2021
Marvel Virtual Run Malaysia
https://www.disney.my/virtual-marvel/virtualrun/home

19 March (Series Debut) 6 Episodes
Falcon and The Winter Soldier
On Disney+

25 March (Movie release)
Godzilla vs. Kong

26 March (Series Debut)
Invincible
Only On Amazon Prime

31 March (Finale Season)
Supergirl
On Warner TV, The CW

~~1 April (Movie release)~~ POSTPONED TO OCTOBER
No Time To Die

1 April (Movie Release)
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Exclusively at TGV Cinemas

5 April (Annual Pop Culture date)
First Contact Day (Star Trek)

6 April 2021 (Movie release)
Mortal Kombat

27 April (direct-to-video release)
(DC Animated) Justice Society: World War II

30 Jan – 13 June (Singapore Exhibition)
Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition
ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands,
SINGAPORE
Tickets: S$25 (ADULT)
https://www.facebook.com/StarWarsID/
http://www.starwarsidentities.com/

1 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
FREE Comic Book Day – 20th Anniversary

4 May (Annual Pop Culture date)
Star Wars Day (May the Fourth)

4 May (Series Debut)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
On Disney+

21 May (Series Debut)
Marve’s M.O.D.O.K
Only on Hulu

21 May 2021 (Streaming Movie Release)
Army of the Dead
Only on Netflix

3 June (Streaming movie debut)
Sailor Moon Eternal movie Part 1 & 2
On Netflix

6 June Sun (Online Concert)
MIKU EXPO Digital Stars 2021 Online (Malaysia Time)
10:00 AM – 11:20 AM: Flanger Moose, Tokyo Elvis
5:00 PM – 6:20 PM: PinocchioP, Utsu-P
9:00 PM – 10:20 PM: KIRA、Vault Kid
FREE – Twitch Account required = https://www.twitch.tv/cfm_official
https://youtu.be/VSgsjXk2BVM

9 June (Series Debut)
LOKI
On Disney+

11 June (Summer event online), 2am MALAYSIA time
Summer Game Fest
https://www.summergamefest.com/
On Twitch.tv

12 – 15 June (Annual Video Games Expo)
E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
https://e3expo.com/

18 June (Movie Release)
Rurouni Kenshin: the Final +
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)
On Netflix

22 June (direct-to-video Digital release)
(DC Animated) Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1

3:00am, 24 June (Online Concert event) MALAYSIA Time
Sonic 30th Anniversary Orchestra Concert
FREE
https://www.youtube.com/user/sonic

26 June (Online Event)
LEGO Con
http://LEGO.com/LEGOCON

~~10 June 2021~~ POSTPONED 25 NOVEMBER
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

1 ~~July (Movie release~~) POSTPONED 19 NOVEMBER 2021
~~Top Gun: Maverick~~

8 July (Movie release)
Black Widow

8 July (Series Debut)
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness
Only on Netflix

19 July (Virtual reveal)
NECA Comic Con Panel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPoSBUmg-ZtF9QyETaItyA

19 – 25 July (Virtual expo)
Sideshow Con 2021
Sideshow Collectibles Event
https://www.youtube.com/user/SideshowCollecting

22 – 24 July (Virtual expo)
Mezco Con, Summer 2021
http://www.mezcotoyz.com

23 July (Series Debut)
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Only on Netflix

23 – 25 July (Convention Online)
Comic-Con at Home 2021
https://www.youtube.com/user/ComicCon

27 July (direct-to-video Digital release)
(DC Animated) Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2

~~23 July~~ (Movie Release) Postponed TBA
G.I. Joe Origins: Snake Eyes
Only in cinemas

29 July (Series Release)
Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy KINGDOM
Only on Netflix

30 July (Movie release)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Only on Netflix

TBA July (Malaysia Made Comic event ONLINE)
Singapore Malaysia Virtual Fan Fest III

~~15 July (Movie release)~~ POSTPONED 10 FEB 2022
~~Uncharted~~

1 August (Annual Pop Culture Date)
Spider-man Day

5 August (Movie release)
The Suicide Squad

6 – 22 August (Flagship local event now Online)
ANIMANGAKI Online 2021
https://www.facebook.com/events/851211558934667

7 – 8 August (Annual World Competition)
World Cosplay Summit Finals, Nagoya, JAPAN
https://www.facebook.com/WorldCosplaySummit
http://www.worldcosplaysummit.jp/

11 August (Series Debut)
WHAT IF?
Only on Disney+

11 – 15 August (Annual Icon Conventon)
Star Trek Convention Las Vegas

12 August (Streaming Series)
Star Trek: Lower Decks S2
Paramount+

12 August (New season)
TITANS Season 3
Only on HBO Max

15 August (Virtual Event – Wrestling)
8:30am Malaysia Time
Paul Wight aka The Giant / The Big Show LIVE Virtual Signing
By Big Time Wrestling FB page
https://fb.me/e/4hiVV1HNT

23 August (Streaming movie)
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Only on Netflix

25 August
Disney Gallery: Mando Making S2 Finale
Disney+

~~TBA August (International Convention)~~ CANCELED Mini Event in Nov
~~Comic-Con International Online~~

TBA August
Toys R Us Clearance Sale ONLINE
via Lazada

TBA September
Hasbro Warehouse Sale Malaysia ONLINE
Via Lazada

05/01/2021 | Categories: Event | Tags: ACG Events list, Anime Events List, Geek Pop Culture, Geek Pop Events List, Malaysia, Malaysia ACG Events, Malaysia ACG Events List, Malaysia Anime events, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain | Leave a comment

AKB48 Arrives in Malaysia!

The MOST popular idol group in Japan is finally coming to Malaysia via JAPAN EXPO MALAYSIA 2019!

AKB48 (pronounced A.K.B. Forty-Eight) are a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (Akiba for short) area in Tokyo, where the group’s theater is located. The group includes 134 members as of December 2018, aged from their early teens to their mid-20s. AKB48’s producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with its own theater (unlike pop groups performing occasional concerts and seen on television) and performing daily so fans could always see them live. This “idols you can meet” concept includes teams which can rotate performances and perform simultaneously at several events and “handshake” events, where fans can meet group members. Akimoto has expanded the AKB48 concept to several sister groups in China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, with an upcoming group announced for India.

Yasushi Akimoto, said that his goal was to create a unique idol group which, unlike other idol groups which perform occasional concerts and appear primarily on television, would perform regularly in its own theater. The AKB48 Theater is in the Don Quijote store in Akihabara, Tokyo. According to former member Misaki Iwasa, each team has its own theme. Team A represents freedom; Team B is idol-like, with cute costumes, and Team K has a strong, powerful image. According to an early press release the group was intended to have 16 members on each of three teams, for a total membership of 48;but its membership has varied over time, and has exceeded 120 people. New members are called trainees (研究生 kenkyūsei) who are understudies for the group,[note 2] performing occasionally in the theater as a team.

Members are not allowed to date, and must be well-behaved; any violation of these restrictions is to be punished, possibly by expulsion from the group. AKB48 has a system that allows members to “graduate” from the group when they are older and are replaced by trainees who are promoted. Monica Hesse of The Washington Post described the AKB48 audition process as “rolling American Idol-esque”. – Source WKIPEDIA

WHY ARE THEY A BIG DEAL?
As of April 2019, the group has sold over 60 million records, which is ranked 2nd of all time, and that’s ahead of Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru & Namie Amuro mind you! AKB48 is the best selling music artist (Singles sold) in Japan 2011 – 2017. They have something like 41 nominations at the annual Japan Record Awards, Billboard Japan Music Awards, Mnet Asian Music Awards and have took home award 39 times!! Single of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Asian Artist Japan are the most often category. And….. they hold 3 Guinness Book of Records titles! huhu Remember theme song from the game “Sugar Rush” which Vanellope is from in Disney’s Wreck It Ralph? That’s AKB48!

Previously, the only way to catch them was to go to Japan. Then 4 years ago, Japan Expo Thailand brought them in and that was enough for a few friends of mine to already make their trip up north huhu! So every year since 2015, AKB48 has been just teasing their presence north of the border 😀 So when producers G-Yu Creative announced Japan Expo Malaysia (edition) was happening in 2017… many wondered if it was our turn to receive AKB48? Well we got Pikotaro in 2017 and 2018… as well as a whole ensemble of the best Japan can offer in the various fields of music, arts, design, performing arts, etc!

So this year, G-Yu Creative finally dropped it in a Facebook post on 31 May 2019. The one and only … the original… AKB48 will debut in New Malaysia for the first time ever. Right in the heart of the the nations capital, Bukit Bintang! It was not ANIMAX, it was not CF, it was not AFA, it was not AMG who made it happen; it was the folks from G-Yu Creative. Friends and fans, please remember this name! They, along with Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and a a whole string of sponsors OYOSHI, Air Asia… and the Japanese Conglomerates – JNTO, JETRO, JFKL, Japan Embassy … made all this possible.

Now, the big question on all the fans minds…. who is the line up gonna be? The first and most decisive battle had already been won… not the question was… how many will be coming? and who will they be??

Again, Japan Expo Malaysia… soon dropped the line up! We get a super six! They are Nana Okada, Mion Mukaichi, Yui Oguri, Rin Okabe, Megu Taniguchi and Nagisa Sakaguchi.

Then it was… so what activities will they have and how could we win a chance… a very blind chance… tikam dalam gelap…. one in a million to get close??? OMG all the questions… I think the fans are like gonna die if organisers hold the info too long haha!

So this is yet another treat for all the Japanese Idol fans in Malaysia. It’s also another milestone of ‘firsts’ for the local scene – AKB48 debuts Live in Kuala Lumpur. One of the few highlights of 2019 so far. A bright spot for us to celebrate in comparison to the recent immigration raids that reek foul play.

Kudos to the folks from G-Yu Creative! They really came through for us and delivered the OG Idol Group, right here to us in our home land! haha Let’s enjoy AKB48 Live! Mini concert at 15.30 pm. on Saturday 27th July,2019 @Pavilion KL! Did I mention the mini concert is FREE?? huhu

http://www.japanexpomalaysia.com
http://www.gyucreative.com
http://www.facebook.com/japanmalaysiaa

#Japanexpomalaysia2019 #gyucreative #JapanExpoMalaysia #AKB48LiveinMalaysia #AKB48LiveinKL #AKB48KualaLumpur
#alljapanevent #pavilion #kualalumpur #beautyofjapan #japanexpo #akb48 #akb48liveconcert #CosplayFunMY #TheCaptain

24/07/2019 | Categories: Anime, Event, Music, Recent Community NEWS | Tags: AKB48, AKB48 in Kuala Lumpur, AKB48 in Malaysia, Cosplay Fun - Malaysia, Cosplay Fun Malaysia, Cosplay Fun MY, CosplayFunMY, G-Yu Creative, Japan Expo, Japan Expo Malaysia, Pavilion KL, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur | Leave a comment

Japanese Idol Group DEAR KISS arrives in Kuala Lumpur!

It’s always a rare treat to have one of these authentic Japanese Idol Group come to KL or any part of Malaysia. So with this said, we all should feel pretty gifted with this announcement and that DEAR KISS will be performing twice this coming weekend in Kuala Lumpur. We hope for more to come… here are the details. -TheCaptain-

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MALAYSIA, JUNE 2019 – Say Hello to Dear Kiss! One of the famous Japanese Girl’s Dance & Vocal groups- Dear Kiss will be having a “Media Meet & Greet” session at Quill City Mall, Kuala Lumpur on 21st June 2019. Dear Kiss is an all-girl group consists of Saki, Miiwa, Rikako, Nonoko and Maho. This is the first time they visit Malaysia and wish to introduce themselves to the Malaysia media as well as their fans.

At the same time, they will be performing a couple of their songs during the “Media Meet & Greet” session. On 22nd and 23th June, they will be having a “Fans Meet and Greet session” as well. For more information, kindly check via this link:

Introducing the DEAR KISS
DEAR KISS is a powerful dance and vocal girls unit which is consist of 5 members, “Saki “,”Miiwa”, “Rikako”,”Nonoko and “Maho”.

In April 2016, DEAR KISS has officially started. It has then decided they would be appeared in TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL known as one of the biggest idol events, after only 4 months from their debut.

Their first mini album reached 1st place in J-POP charts ‘Oricon Daily’, and they held the first live concert at Shinjuku BLAZE on 20th August 2016.

On that stage, they incorporated Saki Shishima’s ideas and which enabled them to introduce many kinds of directions such as the stage mixing dance and projected image, debuted 3 songs, focusing on singing without dancing and so on. Despite the fact that they are still newly recognised, they managed to attract audiences with very challenging performance. As a result, the solo live performance ended successfully. During last 6 months, DEAR KISS has appeared in a number of events in Singapore and Hong Kong.

On 13th and 14th July, DEAR KISS has been invited to perform the main opening act at SMASH 2019 (one of the biggest Anime festival) in Sydney, Australia.

Now DEAR KISS is making efforts to expand their activities at respective countries in Asia and Pacific.

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Still interested in the Malaysia Fan Meet & Greet? By this time, you can only get thru via this link: https://bit.ly/2wzTQgK

We thank you for your support because by support them, there is a chance they will be back again, and maybe come back with friends too? 😀 -TheCaptain-

#DEARKISS #LIPS #TheCaptain #CosplayFunMalaysia #CosplayFunMY #LiveFact #JapaneseIdolGroup #AFASingapore #AFASG #AnimeFestivalAsia

17/06/2019 | Categories: Anime, Event, Music, Recent Community NEWS | Tags: AFA, Anime Festival Asia, Australia, Cosplay Fun MY, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, CosplayFunMY, DEAR KISS, Japanese Idol Group, Live Fact, SMASH 2019, Sydney, The Captain | Leave a comment

GAMESCOM comes to Asia!

Original article here: https://popculturefunmy.wordpress.com/2019/05/30/gamescom-comes-to-asia/

The worlds largest gaming event is coming to Singapore! In 2018 gamescom had 370,000 visitors and 1037 exhibitors from 56 countries attending the show. In 2020, gamescom will partner with Southeast Asia’s Premiere Gaming event Gamestart Asia to bring the region it’s first gamescom asia! -TheCaptain-

Here’s the official press release!

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We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the inaugural gamescom asia, which will be coming to Singapore in 2020!

When we started GameStart in 2014, our goal was to create a gaming event that was inspired by the larger shows like PAX, Tokyo Game Show and Gamescom, where gamers could come to try the latest games and meet fellow gamers. We also wanted to put Singapore and Southeast Asia on the world map, as a region that was at the time seen as small and less important than the more developed countries in Asia. We were overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response from the gaming community, and each year we welcome visitors not just from Singapore, but also the region, for two days of gaming and fun.

GameStart itself has evolved over the years, at first catering only for the hardcore gaming crowd, but as gaming habits have changed, mobile has helped bring in a whole new segment of casual and core gamers, the rising popularity of esports and tabletop gaming have also allowed us to reach out to and work with new communities each year. We are happy and thankful for the various communities we’ve worked with this six years, and for our visitors who have all played a part in Senpai noticing us.

We will be looking for a new home for GameStart in the Asia region, and have plans to get back to our roots with more community-focused events planned in the region, so do watch this space for more news and updates!

In the meantime, our team is working hard to put together an awesome GameStart 2019 on 12 & 13 October, after which we will be working with the gamescom team to launch gamescom asia 2020!

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Have a feeling this years show will be awesome too! Stay tuned for more news on GameStart Asia and gamescom!

#GameStartAsia #GameStart2019 #GS2019 #gamescom #gamescomAsia #Eliphant #PopCultureFunMY #TheCaptain

30/05/2019 | Categories: Cosplay, Event, Event List, Games | Tags: 2020, Eliphant, gamescom, gamescom asia, GameStart, GameStart 2019, GameStart Asia, GS2019, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain | Leave a comment

Alexandros returns to KL July 2019

We are so excited to announce we are bringing back popular J-ROCK band from Japan, [ALEXANDROS]for the SECOND time to Kuala Lumpur!The popularly in-demand band will also be touring other Asia countries, including Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul, Bangkok and Jakarta.Theirconcertin Kuala Lumpur will be held on19 July 2019 (Friday) at Bentley Music Auditorium,at 8.30pm.

[ALEXANDROS] will also hold an exclusive meet andgreet session with the fans, limited to VIP ticket holders only!VIP ticket holders will get to meet and have a hand shake session with the band members, take a group photo with them, get an autographed concert poster, and last but certainly not least, able to get priority entry to the concert.

Following last year in September, [ALEXANDROS] had released a new song「Arpeggio」as the theme song for the PS4 suspense action game “Judge Eyes”, starring Takuya Kimura as the game’s main protagonist. The [ALEXANDROS] Arpeggio music video also features Takuya Kimura, who could be seen ‘acting’ as a behind-the-camera person.

The band also recently released a new song「Pray」on 13th May,which will be featured as Japanese theme song for the popular Godzilla movie franchise “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”.

[ALEXANDROS], formerly known as Champagne, is a four-piece rock band from Japan that plays a mixture of alternative and hard rock with elements of pop punk and emo, lending them a contemporary sound that carries a wide appeal. They are currently signed to Universal Music Japan and are one of the bigger names in the current Japanese rock scene. On top of that, the band performs songs in both Japanese and English, which makes them instantly accessible to a larger global audience.

Their transnational appeal also stems from the fact that the members have living experience abroad and are multilingual; skills and competencies they also transfer into their art and sound. Last year, the band had sang the theme song for the popular anime live-action ‘BLEACH’ movie that was released in July. The band was formed in 2007 and the members are: Yoohei Kawakami on vocals and guitar, Hiroyuki Isobe on bass and backing vocals, Masaki Shirai on guitar and Satoyasu Shomura on drums.

[ALEXANDROS]Sleepless in Kuala Lumpur is organized by Toybox Projects; UKPM (Artist Management); RX-Records (Music Label); Creativeman Productions (Tour Agent); Livemasters Inc. (Tour Producer); Sponsored by KidZania Kuala Lumpur (Venue Partner), EPOP (Official Magazine), M-Town (Official Japanese Paper), Rentak Sejuta (Official Online Media), Selebriti Online (Official Online Media), M-Town (Official Japanese Paper), Aforadio (Official Radio), MTVAsia(Official Music Channel), Oyoshi (Official Tea) and Mighty Monster (Official Restaurant).

Ticket price for the concert is VIP RM438/ Zone A RM288 (pre-sale) RM308 (at door) / Zone B RM138 (pre-sale) RM158 (at door).This is an all standing concert. Venue entry will be according to the ticket number order. All prices exclude ticket processing fee and other handling fees. Tickets are on sale beginning 19th April2019, 10am at http://www.ticketcharge.com.my, +603 9222 8811 (Kuala Lumpur).

Box office tickets will be available on the day of the concert itself. Organizer reserves the rights to alter the terms & conditions and/or the contents without prior notice. Photography or Videography are strictly prohibited inside the venue without the permission of the organizer. No outside F&B allowed in the venue. Children aged under 15 years old are advised to be accompanied by the guardian. Organizer reserves the rights to refuse or escort out any personnel with any inappropriate behavior.

For more information, please visit our website:https://www.toyboxprojects.com/alexandros-2019https://www.facebook.com/ToyboxProjects

Date : Friday, 19 July 2019

Time : 8.30pm

Venue : Bentley Music Auditorium

VIP RM438 / Zone A RM288 (pre-sale) RM308 (at door)

Zone B RM138 (pre-sale) RM158 (at door)

#Alexandros #SleeplessinKualaLumpur #ToyboxProjects #CosplayFunMY #PopCultureFunMY #TheCaptain #BentleyMusicAuditorium

29/05/2019 | Categories: Anime, Event, Movies / TV, Music | Tags: Alexandros, Bentley Music Auditorium, Bleach, Cosplay Fun MY, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, CosplayFunMY, Godzilla, Godzilla King of the Monsters, Judge Eyes, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain, Toybox Projects | Leave a comment

Events List 2019

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Hey everybody, it’s The Captain here. It was a great 2018. Aside from the historical May 9^th 2018…. (for the nations benefit) we had some new events join the calendar… some were amazing, (TAGCC _ Toys Anime Games Comic Con, Asia Comic Con) and some were promising (Crtl-Alt Gaming, DOTA 2 – KL Major) . Then at the eleventh hour…. December, two additional events unveiled themselves, The Star media groups Star Supa Comic event… that takes place a week after Comic Fiesta… and then MyTown the shopping mall tries to go big again to end the year by merging a Japan Expo Asia event with their New Year celebration. Good luck to them both.

2018 also saw it’s biggest J-ROCK star yet to come to Malaysian shores… the man, the myth, the mystery…. The voice behind bands L’Arc En Ciel and Vamps -HYDE! His concert at the Wisma MCA hall was impressively decorated to his specification of this Acoustic Concert tour. It was beautiful! What was also cool was that Malaysia was his only stop in Southeast Asia!!

However, year end 2018 came with much grief too. Every comic fans worst fears came to reality with the passing of the Legendary Comic Book ICON Mr. Stan Lee on 12 Nov 2018. At the age of 95, every passing day and month was a bonus for us and the fans. We all knew this day would come… and it has arrived. For those of us who never got the chance to meet him at these comic cons… now we will never that chance… ☹ EVER. It was very sad news.

Anyways, here that famous EVENTS LIST 2019 by The Captain for Cosplay-Fun Malaysia and Pop Culture Fun – Malaysia.

Don’t forget to check out the POP Watch Events List 2019 here to what geek dates to remember or take note off!

We wish you all a very prosperous & blessed 2018 to you all!!

Lots of Geek Love!
– The Captain –

#MalaysiaACGEventsList2019 #EventsList2019 #CosplayEvents2019 #MalaysiaCosplay #PopCultureEvents #MalaysiaAnimeEvents #MalaysiaACGEvents #PopCultureFunMY #PopCultureFun #TheCaptain #AnimeEvents #CosplayFunMY

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You can BOOKMARK this page, as we will not be changing the URL this year. Please come back to visit as the list will be updated from time to time. Please support & ‘LIKE’ our FB page to get more frequent updates and interesting reads.

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As usual the events listed in GREY are NOT YET CONFIRMED or TO BE ANNOUNCED but we are hoping they will have them again this year Do feel free to contact us [cosplayfun.my@gmail.com] if you would like your event to be listed or unlisted. We want to give the community something to look forward to!

We added a version on Facebook too on our sister site Pop Culture Fun – Malaysia. This list however, only includes events that have been announced in full as in it the event has a name, date, venue and a FB link to direct the fan enquiries to!
Here is the link: Cosplay-FUN Malaysia events list on FACEBOOK

*If you are going to cut and past our event list & post it on your website, could you please have the courtesy to at least put a little acknowledgement /credit mention to us, for our years of effort?

Thank you 🙂 And bless you regardless*

A BIG THANK YOU to all the folks from all over the world for visiting & re-visiting our page. Holler out to the top 12 Visiting countries. We surely notice you and appreciate ALL of you!!:
1. Malaysia.
2. USA.
3. Singapore.
4. Japan.
5. Indonesia
6. Philippines.
7. Australia
8. Thailand
9. Great Britain
10. France
11. Hong Kong
12. Germany

[EXTENDED] MARVEL Studios 10 Years Exhibition – KUALA LUMPUR 2019
28 June 2019 – 1 January 2020
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur,
https://www.facebook.com/events/355132118731624/

Cosplay Cleanup 2019
26 October
8am – 11:30am
KJ14 LRT Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur
https://www.facebook.com/events/502419467224796/

Asia Comic Con Malaysia 2019
26 – 27 October
Mid Valley Exhibition & Centre TBC
https://www.facebook.com/asiacomicconmalaysia/

Alter Ego Cosplay 2019 (SINGAPORE)
26 – 27 October
JEWEL, Changi Airport
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

AnimeToku Convention 2019 (Indonesia)
26 – 27 October
Baywalk Mall Pluit,
https://www.facebook.com/jtcfair/

Creators Super Fest Jakarta 2019
26 – 27 October
SMESCO Exhibition Hall, Jakarta
https://www.facebook.com/creatorssuperfest/

~~RAGE 2019~~ FB page dead since Dec 2018
~~TBA October~~
~~Elements Mall, MELAKA~~
https://www.facebook.com/ragendary

~~MGACE 2019~~ FB page deactivated or deleted
~~TBA October~~
~~Evolve Concept Mall, Ara Damansara~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/MGACE.MY/~~

~~UTAR Bunkasai 2019~~ FB Page dead since Oct 2018
~~TBA October~~
~~UTAR Sg Long Campus~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/utarbunkasai~~

~~Malaysia Esports Convention 2019~~ FB Last post was 11 Aug 2019… hmm….. doesn’t look good
~~TBA November~~
~~ANSARA Esports~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/AESportsOfficial~~

~~DOTA 2 -The KL Major 2019~~ – FEEL SO ASTRO-ED, ‘One and Done’ just like that MikuPa
~~TBA November~~
~~Axiata Arena, Bkt Jalil~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/eGGNetwork~~

WESG SEA 2019 Regional Finals 2019
31 October – 3 November
Quill Convention Centre, Quill City Mall KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/435075467120748/

The Wizarding Cafe
2 November
Sunway Velocity Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/1951416921630683/

Gunpla Builders World Cup (Malaysia) 2019
5 – 10 November
Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/litttaksdnbhd

Level Up KL 2019
6 – 8 November (B2B) – CCEC Bangsar South
9 – 10 November (Public day) – KL Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/lvlupkualalumpur/

KotaKomik Kajang 3.0
8 – 10 November
Metro Point Complex Kajang
https://www.facebook.com/events/396176691061939/

MLBB World Championship 2019
15 – 17 November
Axiata Arena, Bukut Jalil
https://www.facebook.com/events/2413276648948629/

Mega Gathering Collectors Toy Fair 2.0
23 November
9am – 6pm
Dewan Jubli Intan, JOHOR BAHRU
https://www.facebook.com/events/496897881114245/

East Coast Collectors Toy Fair 2019
29 – 30 November
Stadium Tertutup Gong Badak, Terengganu,
https://www.facebook.com/events/671149990030432/

C3AFA Singapore 2019
29 November – 1 December
SUNTEC Convention & Exhibition Centre
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

Big Bad Wolf Sale 2019
6 – 16 December
Mines International Convention Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/bbwbooks/

DDD Kimetsu no Yaiba Fans Gathering 2019 by Cos Dreamers Japan
7 December
Sakura Sutori, Berjaya Times Square KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/478924492706708/

Singapore Comic Con (SGCC) 2019
7 – 8 December
Level 1 Hall A – C, Marina Bay Sands
https://www.facebook.com/SGComicCon/

HobbyCon 2019 (SABAH)
7 – 8 December
ITCC Penampang, Kota Kinabalu
https://www.facebook.com/hobbycon/

Road to The Rise of Skywalker – A SWMFC event
15 December 2019
The School, Jaya One
https://www.facebook.com/events/2271124709864603/

Comic Fiesta 2019
21 – 22 December
KL Convention Centre, KLCC
https://www.facebook.com/ComicFiesta

EOY J-Culture Festival 2019
28 – 29 Dec
SUNTEC Convention & Exhibition Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/532935797241779/

Big Bad Wolf Sale 2019
6 – 16 December
Mines International Convention Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/bbwbooks/

MMU Cyberplay 2019
TBA December
MultiMedia University Cyberjaya, Dewan Tun Canselor
https://linktr.ee/mmucyberplay.upg

GAX Evolution 2019
TBA December
Quill Convention Centre, KL
https://www.facebook.com/TheGamePlann

Harajuku Fashion Walk (SINGAPORE)
TBA Dec 2019
Merlion Park, Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/HarajukuFW.SG

ODEX Cosplay Carnival 2019
TBA December
Our Tampines Hub
https://www.facebook.com/ODEXanime

Cosplay Party 5.0
TBA December 2019
Klang Parade
https://www.facebook.com/myklangparade

UMS Japanese Cultural Night Bon Odori 2019
TBA December
5pm
Padang Kawad, UMS
https://www.facebook.com/jcc.ums/

Japan Expo Asia 2019
TBA December
MyTown Shopping Centre
https://www.facebook.com/japanexpoasia

========= PAST EVENTS ========

Japan Expo Thailand 2019
25 – 27 January
Central World, Bangkok
https://www.facebook.com/events/198024307464813/

Todak Fest 2019
26 – 27 Jan
Mid Valley, MVEC Hall 1
https://www.facebook.com/events/1953741998073348/

Pop-Con 2019 by Comic Con Malaysia
26 – 27 January
Mid Valley Exhibition & Convention Centre, Hall 3
https://www.facebook.com/events/360066177869057/

UNMC Japanese Cultural Night 2019
Wednesday – 13 Feb
Great Hall, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) Semenyih
https://www.facebook.com/events/350746695714285/

Arts, Cosplay & Etc (ACE) 2019
16 – 17 Feb
Exhibition Hall, The Starling Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/230400410971576

OtaPlus 2019
23 – 24 February
Berjaya Times Square, 2nd Floor, IT Centre, KL
https://www.facebook.com/OtaPlus-276840779612345

Atria Cosplay Competition 2019
9 March
2pm
G flr, Atria Shopping Gallery
https://www.facebook.com/events/268932630672845/

Anime Comics Games – ACG Fiesta 2019
9 – 10 March
UTAR Sg Long Campus
https://www.facebook.com/events/1988378788122747/

Penang Yosakoi Parade 2019
9 March
4pm – 11pm
Esplanade, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/479046882598179/

ComicCon Asia 2019 (Philippines) Feels like not gonna happen xD
TBA March
SMX Convention Centre, SM Mall of Asia
https://www.facebook.com/ComicConAsia

Jakarta 15th Toys & Comics Fair 2019
16 – 17 March
Kartika Expo Balai Kartini, Jakarta,INDONESIA
https://www.facebook.com/jtcfair/

Animacrest 2019 (SABAH)
23 March
Oceanus Waterfront Mall, Kota Kinabalu SABAH
https://www.facebook.com/events/379205579294466/

FV x SEA Major 2019 + Neo Geo World Tour 2
23 – 24 March
KITAMEN – Lightbox (Sungai Buloh, SELANGOR)
https://beastapac.com/fvxseam2019kl/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2270094836598991/

Cosplay Festival 4
23 – 24 March 2019
Grand Ballroom, Sunway Putra Hotel
https://www.facebook.com/events/688015588226664/

CosCon 2019
30 – 31 Mar
1st Flr, Boulevard Sunway Velocity
https://www.facebook.com/events/2213731075615654/

Anime Garden 2019 (SINGAPORE)
30 – 31 March
The Meadow, Gardens at the Bay
3:30pm – 11:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia/

J-Fest 2019
TBA April
Foyer Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam
https://www.facebook.com/JapaneseFestival2017/

Video Game Classics 2019
5 April
Esplanade Concert Hall, SINGAPORE
https://www.facebook.com/events/2187853051468253/

Season4Otaku 2019 Densetsu No Hito
6 – 7 April
Lightbox, Sungai Buloh KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/370319503526005/

Bedok Mall Anime Matsuri 2019
10 – 16 April
11am – 9pm
Bedok Mall B2 Atrium, SINGAPORE
https://www.facebook.com/BedokMall

Cosplay Stories 2019
13 – 14 April
Star Parade, Alor Setar KEDAH
https://www.facebook.com/events/564285274037089/

Distant Worlds 2019
12 – 13 April
Dewan Philarmonic Malaysia
https://www.facebook.com/events/2177407482319182/

CTFKL Kampong 80s Geng Mainan 2019
13 April
8am – 5pm
Dewan Perdana Keramat Mall,
https://www.facebook.com/events/568861916921315/

Garnidelia Stellacage Asia Tour 2019
13 April
Zepp@BIGBOX, Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/events/522787008235801/
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia/

Cosplay Party by Ipoh Parade 2019
14 April
Ipoh Parade, Ipoh PERAK
https://www.facebook.com/events/1600753723402688/

Bangkok Comic Con x Thailand Comic Con 2019
TBA April
Royal Paragon Hall @Siam Paragon, BANGKOK
https://www.facebook.com/thailandcomiccon/
https://www.facebook.com/bangkokcomiccon/

Anime Jinsei 2019
27 April
1pm – 9pm
Cheras Sentral Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/282561745968526/

Mirai Matsuri – Komtar Carnival 2019
3 – 5 May
The TOP, Level 5 KOMTAR, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/306553073349991/

Star Wars Day Malaysia 2019
Meow The Fourth
4 May
12pm – 8pm
The Square, JAYA One, Petaling Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/starwarsmalaysiafc/

Dollfest Malaysia 2019
4 May
RUANG, Subang Jaya
https://www.facebook.com/events/285732992283807/

DOUJINMA 2019 (SINGAPORE)
4 – 5 May
HALL 401 – 402, SUNTEC City
https://www.facebook.com/events/422991235180706/
http://www.doujimasg.com/

AMG-Chan 2019
11 – 12 May
Quill Convention Centre, Quill City Mall
https://www.facebook.com/animangaki/

Kingdom Hearts Orchestra – World of Tres SINGAPORE
18 May 2019
Esplanade, Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/events/774848602872691/

Creators Super Fest 2019
TBA May
Pullman Grand Ballroom, Jakarta, INDONESIA
https://www.facebook.com/creatorssuperfest

MY Idol Party Vol.2 2019
TBA May
KL Live, Kuala Lumpur
https://www.facebook.com/HibikiproEvents

Momiji Riken Mura 2019
TBA May
New Era University College, Kajang
https://www.facebook.com/ACCGJCS

Gunpla Expo Malaysia 2019
24 May – 2 June
MyTown KL
https://www.facebook.com/litttaksdnbhd

ACG: Millennium of Reveries 2019
8 – 9 Jun
Heriatage Hall (Block A), UTAR Kampar Campus (PERAK
https://www.facebook.com/events/2576204752395796/

I Love Anisong Matsuri Malaysia 2019
8 – 9 June
Quill City Mall, KL
https://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

Natsu Matsuri 2019
14 – 16 June
Klang Parade
https://www.facebook.com/events/2160235114096055/

TAGCC (Toys Anime Games Comic Con) 2019
22 – 23 June
Putra World Trade Centre TBC
https://www.facebook.com/tagcc.my/

DEAR KISS Fan Meet & Greet 2019
22 – 23 June
4pm
Live Fact, The Strand Mall, Kota Damansara
https://www.facebook.com/events/583395742151302

World Cosplay Summit 2019 Malaysia Prelim at GEEK SUMMIT
29 – 30 June
Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC), Shah Alam
https://www.facebook.com/WCSummitMalaysia

ToyCon Philippines 2019
28 – 30 June
SMX Convention Centre, Pasay City, Metro Manila,
https://www.facebook.com/toyconph
http://toyconph.com

C2AGE RELOADED 2019 – POSTPONED till further notice
– – – – – – –
Oasis Village, Ara Damansara
https://www.facebook.com/C2AGE

Comic Art Festival KL (CAFKL) 2019
6 – 7 July
The Hall, Upper ground, KL Gateway Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/292008538367885

Kajang Toys Fest 2019
5 – 7 July
Metro Point, Kajang
https://www.facebook.com/events/291753378189793/

Kokaijucon N9 2019
6 July
MesaMall, Nilai
https://www.facebook.com/events/673848243054683/

Star Supa Comic 2019
13 – 14 July
Mid Valley Exhibition Centre
https://www.facebook.com/StarSupaComic/

Bon Odori Shah Alam 2019
20 July
7pm – 9:35pm
Kompleks Sukan Negara Shah Alam (Panasonic)
https://www.facebook.com/japanclubkl
https://www.facebook.com/events/2276943652352403/

Vocaloid x Penang Bon Odori Festival 2019
20 July
Queensbay Mall, Penang
https://www.facebook.com/events/365247054198313/

Cosmic Wave Kuantan 2019
21 July
Kuantan Parade, Kuantan PAHANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/2366462113565143

Cosfest XVIII 2019
20 – 21 July
1 Pasir Ris Close, SINGAPORE
https://www.facebook.com/CosfestAsia
https://www.facebook.com/events/343518536465011/

Visual Arts Expo (VAX) 2019
TBA July – going on hiatus / https://www.facebook.com/visualartsexpo/photos/a.1569702246611590/2261659624082512/?type=3&theater
Shah Alam Convention Centre
https://www.facebook.com/visualartsexpo

Bon Odori Penang 2019
TBA July
6pm – 10:30pm
Esplanade

Japan Expo Malaysia 2019
26 – 28 July
Pavilion KL
https://www.facebook.com/japanexpomalaysiaa

Comic Fiesta Mini JOHOR 2019
27 – 28 July
Capital City Mall, JOHOR
https://www.facebook.com/events/580203015825848/

ANIME @ North West 2019 SINGAPORE
27 – 28 July
Nee Soon Central Community Club, Northpoint City
https://www.facebook.com/events/385204088788305/

Otafair 2019
27 – 28 July
Palm Square, Centre Point Sabah,
https://www.facebook.com/events/653546515110282

GAX 2019
27 – 28 July
Main Atrium, Sunway Velocity Mall,
https://www.facebook.com/events/418176982113354/

~~AsiaPop Comic Con MANILA 2019 –~~ postponed 4 days after date announcement
~~2 – 4 August~~
~~SMX Convention Center~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/apccmanila~~

METP League of Legends Cosplay Competition
10 – 11 August
Battle Arena, PJ
https://www.facebook.com/events/1152831871588901

CosManiac II 2019
10 – 11 August
4th Flr, Palm Square, Centre Point SABAH
https://www.facebook.com/events/644064072743901/

Anime Fest! 2019
11 – 12 August
IOI Mall Puchong,
https://www.facebook.com/events/2672577149666699

Japan Otaku Matsuri 2019
17 – 18 August
Lvl 2 & 3, Jaya Shopping Centre
https://www.facebook.com/events/2979705715503465/

Summer Subcultures 2019 – SABAH
17 – 18 August
Foo Chow Association Hall, Kota Kinabalu
https://www.facebook.com/SeasonSub

Animangaki 2019
31 Aug – 1 Sept
Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC)
https://www.facebook.com/animangaki

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2019 by Japan Foundation KL at Golden Screen Cinemas.
Klang Valley: 5 – 11 Sept [Mid Valley, Pavilion, 1 Utama, Nu Sentral]
PENANG: 12 – 15 Sept [GSC Gurney Plaza]
JOHOR: 19 – 22 Sept [GSC Paradigm JB]
Kuching, SARAWAK: 3 – 6 Oct [GSC CityONE Megamall]
Kota Kinabalu, SABAH: 3 – 6 Oct [GSC Suria Sabah]

Otafuse 2019
7 – 8 September
Karamunsing Exhibition Hall. KK SABAH
https://www.facebook.com/otafuse

WESG SEA Malaysia Final 2019
7 – 8 Sept
Cove Esports
https://www.facebook.com/WESGSEA

Penang ESports Festival 2019
7 – 8 September
Setia SPICE Arena, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/PenangEsportsFestival

Anifest 2019
14 – 15 September
Summit USJ,
https://www.facebook.com/events/368135384109702/

Comic Fiesta Mini PENANG 2019
14 – 15 September
1st Avenue Mall, PENANG
https://www.facebook.com/events/324062551635732/

Nowadays Anime Festival 2019
15 September
Concourse, Quill City Mall
https://www.facebook.com/events/912479165783854/

StamaX 2019 Hobby Event
14 – 15 September
Sandakan Hakka Association Multi Purpose Hall
https://www.facebook.com/events/2373666686221610/

League Con 2019 (Philippines)
20 – 22 Sept
Mega Fashion Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
https://www.facebook.com/LeagueConPH/

Publika Hachi Hachi Bon Odori
21 September
4pm – 10pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/2502571369793486/

Aki Fest 2019
27 – 28 September
Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus
https://www.facebook.com/events/684725735307820/

Aki Matsuri by ss15 Courtyard
29 September
SS15 Courtyard
https://www.facebook.com/events/886210751734170/

~~PlayStation Experience 2019~~ – SEA Looks like now PS Experience this year
~~TBA August~~
~~GMM Live Hourse, Bangkok THAILAND~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/PlayStationAsia/~~

Crtl+Alt Gaming 2019
TBA
Jeffrey Cheah Hall, Sunway College
https://www.facebook.com/GamesFusionMY/

~~YumeZone 2019~~ – might change to something else = J-MAG
~~TBA Sept~~
~~Asia Pacific University, Bukit Jalil~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/UCTiMaG~~

~~Popcon Asia 2019~~ – No sound since December 2018
~~TBA Sept~~
~~Indonesia Convention Centre (ICE), INDONESIA~~
~~https://www.facebook.com/POPCON.Asia~~

Mydoll 2019: Mydoll x Macaron Doll Tea Party
5 October
Dewan Serbaguna Pusat Komersial Bdr Tun Razak, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/368999007011416/

Ballare 2019 by Chateau
5 October
HXC Grand Ballroom – Pudu
https://www.facebook.com/events/2584285788311153/

Malaysia Hobby Expo 2019
5 – 6 October
Hall A, MAEPS Serdang,
https://www.facebook.com/myhobbyexpo/

Costime III – 2019
5 – 6 October
Level4 Sutera Mall, Johor Bahru
https://www.facebook.com/events/647039285774611/

KL Toon 2019
12 – 13 October
Institut Latihan DBKL
https://www.facebook.com/pekomik

Otakyun! 2019
12 – 13 October
CityONE Megamall, Kuching SARAWAK
https://www.facebook.com/events/934706503527842/

AniCom Johor Bahru
19 – 20 October
Plaza Pelangi, Johor Bahru
https://www.facebook.com/events/2384950641832592/

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ARCH Unveils Limited Edition Justice League & Batman DC Collection

http://www.popculturefunmy.wordpress.com

Original article at Pop Culture Fun – Malaysia

“Beauty is in the Details”

I got the call that a new Malaysian licensee will be launching their very own limited edition Justice League & Batman products. Then the next thing that entered my mind was – “I wonder who these folks are?”. Followed by – “Wow! I wonder what kinda products they gonna make?” OMG thoughts running wild haha

It’s ARCH Collection, but who are they?
Oh I have never heard of them till now. Well basically they’re a Malaysia company that designs & manufactures unique veneer (wood) based gifts, souvenirs & collectibles depicting culture & heritage! Wood / Timber! SO VERY Malaysian next to Pewter, Rubber and Palm Oil 😀 haha

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ARCH Collection is founded by Mr. Andrew Lee, who has a passion for architecture & Kuala Lumpur. They own the award winning tourist attraction, KL City Gallery which is located at Dataran Merdeka and housed in a 120 year old heritage building beside the KL Library. This place is so packed with historical documents, facts, photos of KL past, present & future per square foot This is also the location for the very famous ‘I LOVE KL’ signage.

So what’s so special about these wood gifts?
1) The art pieces are layered to create a 2-D effect. The layering technique gives depth to the art piece while the use of different species of veneer and etching techniques create tones and hues. re01

2) These are pieces are made with multiple species of natural wood veneer, i.e. cherry, oak, maple, beech, makore, anegre, walnut. The wood frames are mainly solid durian wood harvested from durian trees that are past the fruit bearing age. hence no 2 pieces are the same.

3) MADE IN MALAYSIA – all these art pieces are cut here and hand assembled by our local master craftsmen. This truly makes for a born in KL item!!

This will be the only Justice League & Batman collection in the world, to have the Kuala Lumpur city buildings incorporated in them! Batman gliding of the KL’s famous buildings with the Batsignal hovering over the city skyline… TAKE MY MONEY!

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Another pleasant surprise was the announcement of the special guest of honour to officiate this event, Yang Berhormat Tony Pua, Member of Parliament Damansara. What does he have to do with this event, we might ask? Well he answered that in his short speech. Usually he skips ALL invitations to ‘product launches’ but on this very special occasion he decided to attend.

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WHY? Basically he made it clear that for this event, he would attend & support on a personal level because of 2 alphabets he saw on the invite… DC… as in DC Comics! Yes folks, you read it here in out blog – YB Tony Pua is a comic fan & comic reader!! He is currently following Batman series, but didn’t specify! Also on a personal note, he is friends with ARCH Collection founder Mr. Andrew Lee as well and is a firm supporter of what they are doing for tourism in Kuala Lumpur which ultimately means promoting Malaysia to the tourist 🙂

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Keep up the good work folks!

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Here is the official press release!

Click here to see the more photos as well as the products on Facebook: ARCH Collection Launch of Justice League & Batman Merchandise

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Kuala Lumpur, 4 October 2018: In partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, ARCH unveiled a first-of-its-kind collection on 4th of October 2018, as the DC Super Heroes unleash their powers, encompassing the towering skyline of Kuala Lumpur.

Officially Launched by the honourable Member of Parliament Yang Berhormat Tony Pua, The Justice League and Batman Collection is exquisitely represented by a stylish range of collectibles, from fashionable accessories to functional items, not to be missed by fans. All designed and created with the finest detailing ever in all of ARCH’s collections.

re04 Each item is a limited-edition work of art and an original born-in-Kuala Lumpur masterpiece. Inspired by the characteristics of each Super Hero, ARCH Master-craftsmen meticulously hand-assembled the range to perfection. The finished product is an authentic masterpiece that combines tradition, fine workmanship and innovation.

About ARCH
ARCH was founded in 1989 by Kuala Lumpur-based Award Winner Andrew Lee, who has more than 30 years’ experience in Architecture Model Making. Andrew moulds his stories of the city into ARCH range of products, instilling a greater appreciation meant to be shared with the world. Driven by his passion, Andrew established Kuala Lumpur City Gallery at Merdeka Square, an Award-Winning Attraction that glorifies Kuala Lumpur’s Past, Present and Future through miniatures.

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About Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, extends the Studio’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on an award-winning range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by franchises and properties such as DC, the Wizarding World, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera. The division’s successful global themed entertainment business includes groundbreaking experiences such as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi (opening 2018). With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, promotional partnerships and themed experiences, WBCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.

About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), DC Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Warner Media. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English language publishers of comics in the world.

#ARCH #ARCHCollection #JusticeLeague #Batman #Batsignal #KualaLumpur #KLCityGallery #Malaysia #DC #DCcomics #WarnerBros #Superman #WonderWoman #Flash

02/11/2018 | Categories: Collectibles, Comics, Event, Event Coverage, Movies / TV | Tags: ARCH, ARCH Collection, Batman, DC, DC Comics, Justice League, KL City Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur City Gallery, Malaysia, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

New Comic Con Hype to begin 2019

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Original article here at PopCultureFunMY

ding Ding ding ding ding ding ding… the count down has already started. No Darkseid is not coming because the DCEU has been scraped. No it’s not the Doomsday clock or the Doomsday countdown from the WATCHMEN… Nor is it ‘2 Minutes to Midnight’ hahaha just had to throw in some Iron Maiden trivia as it’s what I’m listening to as I write this.

Its the count down to the debut of Malaysia Comic Con…. or is it Comic Con Malaysia? Well the registry says its Comic Con Malaysia Sdn Bhd, however I’ve always read the logo as Malaysia Comic Con since it debut early this year with the tagline suggesting it is the most legit use of the ‘comic con’ name, possibly because they sort covering or permission or endorsement from the ‘comic con’ originators or trademark (TM) holders… which can only mean the SDCC folks aka San Diego Comic-Con aka Comic-Con International! This is just my 2 cent guess because no official information has been released to anyone and their event is just 3 months away. Well I guess if you’re friends with any of the 5 employees or the boss, you would probably know more than me 😀

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Anyways, I guess 90+ days is still pretty far for Malaysia standards so the excitement continues to maintain at a benefit-of-the-doubt level. With that said there’s always that ‘Fear of the Dark’ feel…. (Maiden pun again)… or that “I have a bad feeling about this” (Star Wars pun). Personally out of about 7 promises of Comic Con events only has one has delivery a BOOM + post-BOOM effect after the event has passed. Best part was this event was so chill & humble that I thought it was SOOO BLOODY UNDER SOLD compared to all the over-hype* these days – supa exaggerated copy writing, or comic style funky graphics, uninformed claims / tag lines etc. The event in mention was this one called Malaysia Games & Comic Convention (MGCCon) held in 2012. This event had 4 Marvel / DC level artist guest and the most popular cosplayer in the world! You had to be there to experience it and then later experience life without it. Comics fans can testify 😀 At least I think they can. Please, go look it up!

Just some recent examples of over-hype* I mentioned above:
1) In 2015 – a new event used the tagline “Malaysia’s FIRST EVER” comic con. Good hyped tagline but what about Comic Fiesta? Around since 2002 – present. So did you mean western comics? What about MGCCon in 2012?? Recently I learnt that there were comic strip / newspaper comic strip events in KL held back in the 80s, so that was pretty cool to learn about 🙂

2) January 2018 – event boasting headline announcing “a World Class Comic Con experience”. Then later it mellowed down a bit to “The Unforgettable Pop Culture Experience”.

3) August 2017 – new event to highlight toys, games, anime, comics – with all this in the event name… later adopts the tagline – Malaysia’s premiere toys & collectibles… just redirecting emphasis to toys + collectible and not games, anime, comics.

4) October 2018 – debut events caption says it’s “the most exciting new event of the year” with just 65 Likes on their FB page since January 2018.

Now, don’t get me wrong… I’m not writing to slam copy writing or condemn events but rather to highlight some awareness. All the 4 case events (name withheld because that’s not the point) mentioned above were great and achieved commendable things individually. So for the organisers & con goers:

a) Most of us who have been around, are sorta immune to big claims, hot air… ‘Holy Smoke’ even (Maiden pun). Yes, there is a role for all this stylo writing. I call it the ‘marketing lingo’ which is much needed to be presented to corporate sponsors etc. So everyone should chill and not react at the first announcement of a new event. Give these folks a chance. They are choosing to make a difference by not just being a Convention Goer but now a Convention Organiser. And it’s no small task. The thought to organise a convention is like asking ‘Can I play with MADNESS’ and being firm you won’t have a mental breakdown while doing it. (Maiden pun again)

b) Our focus determines our reality – if you want to learn from events… when you go to an event you will learn some. If you want to compile facts to condemn an event… you will go there & come back with a list. We can learn much from each other.

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So with this I’m looking forward at what cool things Pop-Con 2019 brings at a time of the year which is vacant of much events. Currently I am particularly interested for them to reveal who they’re 3 guest are going to be. The only hints are: Game Director, International Voice Actor and Comic Illustrator. I have a cynical guess but I’ll keep that to myself as I m doing my best to stay positive. BECAUSE… my 2 cents thinks that this announcement will be a major decider for the con-goers perception of the event.

LASTLY, some free wisdom thru the years I’ve been around the community… the pop culture community, be it Anime or ACG or Western Comics or Gaming, has progressed much thru the years… and it has also has not. However it’s not necessarily ‘Wasted Years’ (Maiden pun, last one) but I wanna put this new wisdom out there to those willing to hear – I think it’s time for the “FOR FANS, BY FANS” motto to end (speaks with a Kylo Ren voice). I have watched many groups, friends & entities achieve some… under achieve.. and very rarely – SCORE BIG TIME… and continue to take it to the next level!

It takes more than “For Fans, By Fans” for the event to be successful. Before let share wha I believe defines event-success = in my opinion true event success is:

The event has a true SOUL of what it’s suppose to be
Financially viable to continue (survive)
Have room to grow / expand.

No doubt, in the (Dream) TEAM you need people who are fans aka Subject Matter Experts, however you do also need a few more key skilled folks! You also need the Events experts (build up / logistics / lay out), then also the Marketing, Promotions & Sales TEAM. Don’t forget the master of the numbers. After that then it’s down to planning, like-minded+tested core support and EXECUTION. This is the super simplified peaNUT shell version. Further elaboration for another time…

Thanks for reading. Enjoy your events 🙂 Do write to us or comment below if you want to 🙂Cheers!

#PopCon2019 #MalaysiaComicCon #ComicConMalaysia #Malaysia #TheCaptain #PopCultureFunMY #CosplayFunMY #PopCulture #GeekCulture #GeekEvents #IronMaiden #EventOrganising #MGCCon #MalaysiaGamesComicCon

Till then will be looking forward to the ‘New Kid on the Block’ event to begin 2019:

Pop-Con 2019 by Comic Con Malaysia
26 – 27 January
Putra World Trade Centre, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/360066177869057/

26/10/2018 | Categories: Comics, Event, Movies / TV | Tags: Comic Con Malaysia, Cosplay Fun MY, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, CosplayFunMY, Event Organising, Geek Culture, Geek Events, Iron Maiden, Malaysia, Malaysia Comic Con, MGCC, MGCCon, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, Pop-Con 2019, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain | Leave a comment

Intellivision reveals new console – AMICO

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Original article from Pop Culture Fun Malaysia 🙂

41632385_10161067893595314_2004061126479839232_o Previously I would start the narrative with “Blast from the Past” but now I will go with – the legendary home console ICON with the Legacy of Firsts, has been Rebirth-ed! (DC pun)

12122783_10156325816185314_4624689868323342570_n On 29 May 2018, it was announced that gaming industry veteran Tommy Tallarico, had acquired the rights to Intellivision from Mattel and will now head the console as CEO, just 7 months shy of the consoles 40th Birthday!

maxresdefault Here is the official press release and trailer video! It’s looks great. Personally I think it is coming out at a right time where retro gaming is on a rise! The response has be very exciting for the re-packaged release of the 8-bit Nintendo (NES) and also the 16-bit Super Nintendo (Super Famicon). Then followed by the SEGA Megadrive Neo-Geo has started working on theirs too with the trend setter PlayStation 1 aka PSX aka PS One repack named ‘PlayStation Classic’ arriving in Malaysia this December. PS Classic

So looking forward to this AMICO… which means ‘friend’ in Italian. ‘AMIGO’ is Spanish for friend, just in case you wanted to ask 😀 GAME ON EVERYONE!

#Intellivision #TommyTallarico #Amico #IntellivisionAmico #Nintendo #Atari #SEGA #SEGAmegadrive #SuperNintendo #SuperFamicom #NeoGeo #PlayStation #PSX #PSone #LegacyOfFirsts #TheCaptain #PopCultureFunMY #CosplayFunMY #Malaysia #PlayStationClassic #Gamer4Life #GAMEON #VideoGames #RetroGaming #VideoGameConsole

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INTELLIVISION® REVEALS INITIAL DETAILS FOR THE UPCOMING AMICO™ HOME VIDEO GAME CONSOLE!

GROUNDBREAKING CONSOLE APPROACHES GAMING AND THE ENTIRE GAME INDUSTRY IN A COMPLETELY UNIQUE WAY

IRVINE, CA, October 22, 2018 – Almost 40 years after the release of the original Intellivision® home video game system which helped to redefine the video game industry, Intellivision® Entertainment is proud to carry on its “Legacy of Firsts” by announcing the brand new revolutionary family home video game console named Amico™ to be released on October 10th, 2020 (1010 2020). Amico is the Italian word for “friend” or “buddy” and encapsulates an element of the approach and dynamics for what makes the new console so unique and an exciting addition to everyone’s family.

“We are creating a console that parents WANT to buy, not that they were asked to buy,” stated Intellivision president and 30 year industry veteran Tommy Tallarico during his keynote address over the weekend at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Tallarico went on to say, “Most every game being made for the home consoles these days is created with only the hardcore gamer in mind. We see a world where everyone is interested in playing at home and with friends, but this isn’t currently possible because the barrier to entry is nearly impossible for a non-gamer due to the complexity of the controllers, intricacy of gameplay, expense of the hardware and software and steep learning curve with an unbalanced fun factor for the beginner. Our goal was to create a console that both gamers and non-gamers are able to have fun with and play together. The Intellivision Amico is our answer to this gaping hole we see within the current video game industry.”

Intellivision Entertainment continues to build upon its gaming legacy with support and expertise from industry veterans and superstars, including longtime product manager/producer/marketer Jason Enos (involved in over 100 products launches, including the Metal Gear Solid®, Castlevania®, Contra®, Dance Dance Revolution®, Silent Hill®, TEKKEN™, Ace Combat®, Dragon Ball Z®, Monopoly® and PAC-MAN™ franchises), Perrin Kaplan (Zebra Partners, former Nintendo VP of Marketing & Corporate Affairs; launched the Nintendo Wii®, Nintendo DS®, Super Nintendo®, Nintendo Gamecube®, N64®), Beth Llewlyn (Zebra Partners, former Nintendo PR; launched the Nintendo Wii®, Nintendo DS®, Pokemon™), Scott Tsumura (Tozai Games, formerly co-founder and President of Nintendo Software Technology Corporation, and a pioneer in the early days of arcade game production, including Moon Patrol, Kung Fu Master, 10 Yard Fight, etc.), Phil Adam (Founder of Spectrum Holobyte, President & VP of Interplay Productions, helped introduce Tetris® to the world), André LaMothe (Hardware Evangelist, programmer, designer, author, over 750 products to market, artificial intelligence design for NASA) and advisor David Perry (Earthworm Jim™, Disney’s Aladdin™, founder of Shiny Entertainment and co-founder of Gaikai cloud gaming utilized in the Sony PlayStation®4).

Game industry analyst and Wedbush Securities Managing Director of Equity Research Michael Pachter commented, “I think it’s about time somebody focused on families with kid-friendly games. Intellivision has a long history of delivering content that everybody can enjoy, and with the revived console priced right, I expect it to be immensely successful. The company has the right leadership and is positioned in an underserved niche, I think the re-launch will be a home run.”

“Intellivision Entertainment is also proud to announce that it joins console manufacturers Sony®, Microsoft® and Nintendo® as the fourth game console company to be an active member of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The ESA’s mission is dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the video game industry as well as owning and operating the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3).”

Experience the Intellivision® Amico™ Reveal Trailer HERE:https://youtu.be/xokUnn1lBGA

INTELLIVISION AMICO™ FEATURES AND INFORMATION:

PRICE RANGE (RETAIL)
• US $149 – $179

NORTH AMERICAN, UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPEAN RELEASE DATE
• October 10, 2020 (1010 2020)

SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
• All games are family friendly and rated “E for Everyone” or “E10+”.
• Every game version on the console is EXCLUSIVE.
• Quality over quantity! All games must past a strict quality control seal of approval.
• Balanced gameplay and design for Equal Opportunity Gaming™ for all.
• All games are downloadable and between US $2.99 – $7.99.
• No costly DLC (Downloadable Content) add-on’s or “In-App Purchases”.
• Launch to include several built-in reimagined Intellivision Classics (pre-installed in every console) and over 20 games including both reimagined industry classics and brand new exclusive titles via the Intellivision Online Store.

CONTROLLERS
• 2 wireless Bluetooth controllers (up to 8 player compatible and connectivity).
• 3 ½ inch (2:3 aspect ratio) Color Touchscreen.
• Pioneering tilting positional disc with surrounding interactive LED border.
• 4 arcade-style tactile feedback buttons.
• Gyroscope & Accelerometer.
• Force feedback.
• Controller to be used horizontally or vertically including dominant left or right hand usage.
• Qi (pronounced “CHEE”) wireless onboard charging.
• Speaker
• Microphone
• Free downloadable app enables mobile phones as additional controllers (up to 8 players).

HARDWARE & TECHNOLOGY
• State of the Art 21st Century 2D Image Processing and Graphics Capability
• Intellivision Prism™ Onboard Interactive Lighting Technology.
• WiFi/BT & Ethernet Connectivity.
• HDMI Video Output.
• Multiple USB Ports
• System Expansion Interface.

ONLINE
• Intellivision Online Store for the ability to purchase additional software.
• Multi-player online gaming and structured multi-tiered tournament play.
• Time & Space Leaderboard System™ which includes high scores by locations and calendar.
• Trophy/Achievement rewards system which awards unique accomplishments to each player.

REIMAGINED GAMES
• Includes updated graphics, modernized audio, additional levels, multi-player modes (local and online), tournament modes AND MORE!

• Intellivision Classics REIMAGINED and REMADE EXCLUSIVELY for the Intellivision Amico™:
Astrosmash™, Shark! Shark!™, Baseball, Night Stalker™, Skiing, Math Fun™, SNAFU™, Utopia™, Frog Bog™, Boxing, Bowling, Triple Action™, Tron Deadly Discs™, Cloudy Mountain: Crown of Kings, Star Strike™, Horse Racing, Auto Racing, B-17 Bomber™ AND MORE!

• Atari Classics REIMAGINED and REMADE EXCLUSIVELY for the Intellivision Amico™:
Pong™, Asteroids™, Centipede™, Tempest™, Adventure™, Missile Command™, Yar’s Revenge™, Breakout™, Lunar Lander™, Night Driver™, Sky Diver™, Warlords™

• Imagic Classics REIMAGINED and REMADE EXCLUSIVELY for the Intellivision Amico™:
Microsurgeon™, Atlantis™, Demon Attack™, Dracula™, Beauty and the Beast™, Ice Trek™, Swords & Serpents™, Dragonfire™, Truckin’™ AND MORE!

Other Games REIMAGINED and REMADE EXCLUSIVELY for the Intellivision Amico™:
• Miner 2049er™
• Super Burgertime™
• Bad Dudes™
• Caveman Ninja™
• Moon Patrol™
• R-Type™
• 10 Yard Fight™
• Lode Runner™
• Spelunker™
• Kung-Fu Master™
• MotoRace USA™
• Tropical Angel™
• Archon™
• ToeJam & Earl™

Not only will the Intellivision Amico™ bring the fun and simplicity of classic gaming to modern day, but an entire plethora of completely brand new games and franchises are currently being created by game developers and game publishers around the world using the same core principles of sensible, simple and fun.

“The average age of a gamer today is 34 years old, and the market reflects that with a broad array of games for people of all ages. Of course, some parents may find that many of those games are not age-appropriate for their children,” said ESRB president, Patricia Vance. “Intellivision’s policy to only offer games rated E for Everyone and E10+ for Everyone 10 and up on its new system makes finding the right games easier for busy families, especially those with young gamers.”

Followers can join the Intellivision family by subscribing to updates at IntellivisionEntertainment.com.

INTELLIVISION® History & Facts – “A LEGACY OF FIRSTS”:
• Intellivision was the first 16-bit game console, a full 2 generations before it became the industry standard.
• The original Intellivision system was so popular that it sold across 3 decades (1979 – 1990).
• The Intellivision control disc was the first game console to offer a directional thumb pad which was the predecessor to what later became the industry standard directional pad (D-Pad). It was also the first game console to allow for 16 directions while offering 4 action buttons and a 12-button keypad, which opened up greater game play options and control.
• The Intellivision was the first video game console that had a built-in PAUSE feature on the controller.
• The first console to have built-in screen burn-in protection by blacking out the TV after a few minutes of game inactivity. This vision and idea was the precursor to the entire “screen saver” concept.
• The very first video game to have speech/voice was the 1979 Intellivision release of Major League Baseball.
• Intellivision was the first console which incorporated professional sports licensing for its sports games, the boxes were emblazoned with official logos from Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), North American Soccer League (NASL), Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), American Backgammon Players Association (ABPA), the United States Chess Federation (USCF) and the U.S. Ski Team.
• Intellivision had the largest home console software library in the world with the release of their cross-platform “System Changer” device that allowed Atari® 2600 games to be played on the Intellivision system.
• 30 years ahead of its time, the Intellivision was the very first game console to offer digital distribution of video games through the PlayCable service. The PlayCable adapter connected to the Intellivision cartridge port and allowed the downloading of games through a cable TV subscription. New York Yankee legend and Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was the TV and print ad spokesmen for the product which was released in 1981.
• With the release of the Keyboard Component, Intellivision was one of the first video game systems that was able to be used and turned into a home computer.
• The Intellivision Music Synthesizer was the first game console or home computer to offer a musical synthesizer keyboard. This allowed people to play and create music using technology.
• The first home console and video games to use a tile based playfield which allowed for the display of detailed graphics and color with very little RAM.
• Intellivision was the first game console to have a complete built-in character font. Intellivision’s system font had complete upper and lowercase alphabets, numerals, and almost all of the punctuation and symbols found on standard computer keyboards.
• The Intellivision game Utopia™ was the very first “real time strategy” and city building/god game.
• Intellivision was responsible for the first “Console War” when it launched a national ad campaign against then rival Atari®, by using side-by-side comparisons with journalist George Plimpton as its spokesman.

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Star Supa Comic 2018 – Announcement

This is the title image from the Facebook page.

Boom! This is the current hot topic….. the buzz around town among the Anime community fans now!! Meme & 9Gag worthy images are also on the rise haha

So far nothing positive, the most I’ve seen was something neutral xD haha

Comments of “Wah! Wanna challenge CF?”, “Whachu know about Otakus?”. Too much corporate marketing lingo on the front page maybe. Who knows… the folks have not reached out to us yet, no proper media launch yet… no official launch either but it’s rolling forward.

The screen shot of their website which is causing all this roar. LINK: https://sites.thestar.com.my/supacomic/

Since I am the one here suggesting that the possible negative or neutral response to the advert below (then again its common for most people response negative to new things or change) could be due to ‘corporate marketing lingo’, i should elaborate a bit more. Here is the text :

“BEHOLD! THE YEAR’S MOST EXCITING NEW ANIME, COSPLAY, E-GAMES & TOYS EXTRAVAGANZA IS AT HAND! A million sights & sounds as well as thousands of renowned cosplayers and enthusiasts from around the globe! Experience arguably the most anticipated comics event ever! OTAKUs UNITE!”

“The year’s most exciting new ….. is at hand” – The event Facebook page want started in January Yes. However as of today, there are only 65 likes on the page (one of them me & another is us, Cosplay Fun Malaysia). And since I realist (doing my best to an optimist) I’m gonna say that the 65 of us would be the only quantifiable ones who truly know / is excited because we clicked LIKE and want to know all announcements… all news. Since I only saw the advert last week, for the first time…. I personally am not incline to say that it’s ‘this year’s more exciting new event!’ From January – September 2018, I didn’t know it existed.
“A million sights & sounds as well as thousands of renowned cosplayers and enthusiasts from around the globe!” – I’m not so sure what this means or what the writer was trying to say other than it has a lot of adjectives. I don’t know how “a million sights & sounds” links to “thousands of renowned cosplayers & enthusiasts..”. Are they going to post a Guinness World Record of photos & videos of cosplayers from all over the world? Or are they anticipating thousands of cosplayers + enthusiasts from all over the world are going to come? If that’s what they mean, I’m excited and I wanna help promote 🙂
“Experience arguably the most anticipated comics event ever!” – personally, I feel that’s going to be difficult to take this first-time event as ‘most anticipated …event ever’. Also great due to point 1, I just found out about it last year.
OTAKUs UNITE! – I’ve read some comments taking this in a negative light. For me I’m neutral. But the general condenses from the origins, which is Japan, the term has a negative connotation. It’s like calling out NERDS UNITE! Some will be ok and some wouldn’t like this I guess haha. Oh well!

Ada apa dengan gaya in? From what I know, in writing there is a certain margin of flair & exaggeration that can be considered ‘style’. I view this ‘style’ as a marketing style lingo, as these words & visuals will also be used in materials (flyer, posters etc) during presentation to potential sponsors and clients 🙂 So sometimes if the words are not ‘gempak’ enough, it doesn’t excite the client… especially to those who do not know about ACG events.

Bottom line – I just think the up roar is about poor copyrighting. It was more exaggeration-fantasy than factual-realistic-expectation. I am a realist (trying my best to be an optimist too) but not a language expert. So it’s just what I think… 2 cents 😀

Suggestion – Now I don’t wanna leave this with out a suggestion of a solution 🙂 In my opinion, they should dial back a bit on the adjaectives and announce more objectively 🙂 Alternatively, if they came out with a BIG BANG BANG BANG announcement like Hideo Kojima, Hayao Miyazaki and Yaya Han coming to Malaysia’s ABCDEF Event – BEHOLD! THE YEAR’S MOST EXCITING NEW ANIME, COSPLAY, E-GAMES & TOYS EXTRAVAGANZA IS AT HAND! Experience arguably the most anticipated comics event ever! OTAKUs UNITE! Straight away blow peoples with a BANG, and your tagline + benefit-of-the-doubt = ALL VALID hype hehe Honestly, i think with this kind of announcement, most off the community won’t care what you write xD hahaha Half will be excited and the other half going “Sure or not?”, “Who are these organisers?”, “Sure not scammers?” xD haha

In conclusion, I’m truly excited to hear of yet another ‘big scale’ event! The organisers are of the Star Media Group, they’re legit *thumbs up*. Being ‘legit’ and credible (Star Media Group) and not a brand new company / entity they would have a reputation to keep so all in all… I’m excited & looking forward to it 🙂

With already 2 brand new events this year, TAGCC (Toys Anime Games and Comic Con) and Asia Comic Con (Malaysia), I think this little announcement / surprise will be a nice finale for 2018… the cherry on the sundae… the last Event Of the Year! Singapore has that event called EOY… and ours was CF… until now.

Lots of Love to you all! Be safe and enjoy your events!!
– The Captain –

#StarSupaComic #StarSupaComic2018 #SCC2018 #TheCaptain #CosplayFunMY #PopCultureFunMY #EOY #TAGCC #AsiaComicCon #ACCMY #AsiaComicConMY #Malaysia #Singapore #Otaku #Anime #Cosplay #Egames #Omocha #MidValley #MVEC

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Game Start Asia 2018 – The 5th Anniversary

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Original article by Pop Culture Fun Malaysia. Link here: Game Start 2018 – Preview

Earlier this year, Eliphant Pte Ltd who are the organisers of Game Start Asia, made the BREAKING LEVEL UP news… they were locking arms with another home grown convention power house – SOZO Pte Ltd… the creators of Anime Festival Asia, then Anime Matsuri spin-offs as well as Japan Music Festival (JMF) among other signature events. It was MEGA TEAM as if the Avengers teamed up with the X-Men to take baddies from another galaxy!! South East Asia’s premiere gaming event joins up with South East Asia’s one stop Japanese Pop Culture Experience! EPIC just got multiplied! AFA x GS

RELATED: AFA & Game Start Asia UNITE!

After this big announcement… we’re expecting more from Game Start 2018 & they are already on track to deliver from what announcements they’ve already made. If you’re like me, I always excited to know who are the guest are… so here it is in short!

GUEST LIST
1) MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD – Director = Yuya Tokuda
2) MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD – Executive Director + Art Director = Kaname Fujioka
3) SOULCALIBUR VI – Producer = Motohiro Okubo
4) Celebrity Gamer – New Japan Pro Wrestling IGPW Heavy Weight CHAMPION – Kenny Omega (The GS folks have really gone over board this time!! OMG!!)
5) Celebrity Voice Actor – OVERWATCH (Mei) = Elise Zhang (I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry)

Whats NEW this year?
1) 3 HALLS in SUNTEC!
2) Shadowverse Contenders Cup 2018
3) Tekken World Tour 2018
4) ArcRevo World Tour 2018
5) Gaming Workshops: Build Your own Arcade Machine / Create Fun Animations
6) Masterclasses by Jax Jocson & Carlo Arellano

Here’s the official press release!
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GameStart 2018 (#GameStart2018), Southeast Asia’s Premier Game Convention, celebrates its 5th year on 13 & 14 October 2018 with the ultimate gaming content at Suntec Convention Centre. Organisers Eliphant announced a series of returning favourites as well as new and exciting content for everyone, including game showcases and previews, tabletop gaming, esports, indie games, retro gaming, and cosplay. Esports fans can gear up for exciting competition as SEA Major (SEAM) 2018 plays host to more international tournaments. Mobile esports also takes centerstage as SEA Mobile Major (SEAMM) plays host to the very first Shadowverse Contenders Cup for the Southeast
Asia & Oceania region.

An exciting guest lineup awaits visitors at GameStart 2018. Organisers revealed a guest appearance by voice actress Elise Zhang, who is best known as the voice of Mei, a character from one of the world’s most popular games, Overwatch. Please see Annex C for her bios.

New additions to GameStart include the debut of GameStart Masterclasses, where well-known creatives and personalities from the international games industry are invited to run specialised masterclasses. GameStart Workshops, developed in collaboration with No Average Joe, is a series of workshops and talks that focus on a range of general gaming-related topics. GameStart MasterClasseswill be held on 10 and 12 October while GameStart Workshops will be held during the convention.

Crowd Favourites to Delight All
In addition to previewing new games, visitors can immerse themselves in the action-packed halls with a slew of game-related returning favourites, including:
● Gather round and immerse yourselves in fantastic worlds of board games, old and new, as the GameStart Tabletop returns to bring gamers the discovery of new analog worlds.
● Doujin Market, Singapore’s largest community curated youth arts and illustration fair, is back for the third year with 43 artist tables. It is curated in partnership with Neo Tokyo Project, Singapore’s first dedicated pop-culture marketing collective.
● The 3rd Secretlab Grand Prix will be held for 2 sessions on 13 and 14 October, and the
competitor with the fastest timing EACH DAY gets to bring home their own Secretlab Chair!
● Cosplayers can put their best game cosplay forward at the GameStart Cosplay Runway on 14 October. Pre-registration is now open at http://bit.ly/gscosplay18
● Unwind, chill out and grab a bite in the fantasy-themed Sanctuary – A selection of awesome vendors, with great food and tasty beverages including specially selected craft beers, welcomes all within the convention grounds.

Celebrating Indie Talent
GameStart visitors will get to vote for their favourite indie game for the GameStart Indie Award, and play a part in helping the winners take their first steps to prominence. The winning game developer will win a sponsored trip to exhibit in Taipei Game Show 2019 in January 2019, as well as a high-end creative pen tablet sponsored by WACOM. Both 2017 GameStart Indie Award winners went on to clinch international awards in Taipei Game Show and beyond.

See what the future of gaming can offer at The Founders Base, GameStart’s special indie area, with subsidized booths to individuals, start-ups and small companies that create or work with games. Limited booths are still available on a first come first served basis, and interested applicants can find out more at https://gamestart.asia/landing/#exhibit.

World Class Tournament Action at Our Doorsteps
SEA Major (SEAM) 2018, one of the largest fighting game tournaments in Asia, returns to GameStart 2018 bigger and better! Expect to see high-level tournament action, as top players from around the world convene to fight for over USD 60,000 in prizes! This year is extra special, as SEA Major will play host pitstops for four major events – the Capcom Pro Tour Asia Finals, Tekken World Tour Master event, one of only 7 Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour SAGA events, and the only ArcRevo World Tour event announced for Southeast Asia.

The inaugural Shadowverse SEAO Contenders Cup, where the top 4 players in the South East Asia Oceania (SEAO) Region fight for the right to represent the region at the Shadowverse World Grand Prix in Japan, for a top prize of USD 1,000,000, will also be held during GameStart 2018.

More details of key highlights in the tournament line-up, announced to date, is available at Annex A. To join the tournaments, check out BeastAPAC.com.

Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity to Learn from Legendary Game Artists
Take your Game Art to a whole new level with the GameStart Masterclasses on 10 and 12 October. For the first time, two acclaimed international game artists, will be in town to conduct exclusive intensive sessions for budding and professional game artists in Singapore.

Jacqueline A.X Jocson, Art Director, Concept Artist & Instructor at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco will share insights on visual storytelling and the concept behind creating iconic and memorable characters on 10 October. Carlo Arellano, Art Director at Super Evil Megacorp, will focus on Advanced Character Design on 12 October. Details of the speakers are available in Annex B.

The Masterclasses are organized by GameStart Asia and held at *SCAPE, the venue sponsor. Seats are priced at SGD120. Registration will open on the official GameStart site closer to date.

GameStart Workshops, powered by No Average Joe, will be held on 13 and 14 October within the GameStart halls. Sessions range from a hands-on workshop by Retrocade for those who are interested in building their very own mini arcade machine, as well as learning basic game animation. The full schedule will be available from 24 September onwards when pre-registration opens.

A Weekend of Fun, Games and More
GameStart 2018 will see its most diverse offerings to date, with mobile and PC games having a bigger presence at the convention. The first batch of exhibitors and sponsors announced for GameStart 2018 include The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia, who will be exhibiting at GameStart for the first time, Japanese mobile giant Cygames; Mihoyo, publisher of popular mobile game Honkai Impact 3; WB Games, Taipei Game Show, Battlebrew Productions, 3DSense and gaming apparel brand Xmashed Gear.
HyperX leads this year’s sponsor list as Official Gaming Headset, Armaggeddon as Official Quest Sponsor, Wacom will sponsor the GameStart Indie Awards, and MyRepublic returns as Fibre Broadband Sponsor. Sponsors also include Monster (Official Energy Drink), Central City Brewers & Distillers (Official Alcohol Beverage Sponsor), Razer, Twitch and Xsplit, the official streaming software of the event. Tickets and official merchandise are available for sale at gamestart.asia/ticketing

“Esports has been garnering huge interest and publicity in recent years. Coupled with the popularity of mobile gaming and as celebrities openly play games such as Fortnite, gaming is now more mainstream than ever. In GameStart, we have seen a gradual shift in the demographics of GameStart attendees -from hardcore gamers when we first started to a wider variety of visitors, from esports fans, competitive gamers, to families with young children. Our content has also evolved to be more inclusive of different interest groups, such as our partnership with Doujin Market and the introduction of our
Tabletop area, which was very well received last year,” said Elicia Lee, Founder of GameStart Asia.

More information and the latest updates on GameStart 2018 are available on http://www.gamestart.asia, and
http://www.facebook.com/GameStart.Asia.

GameStart 2018
Venue: Suntec Convention Centre Halls 401 – 403, Singapore
Event Dates: 13 & 14 October 2018
Opening Hours:
● VIP Ticket Holders: 10am – 9pm
● General Public: 11am – 9pm

GameStart 2018 MasterClasses
Dates: 10 & 12 October 2018
Venue: *SCAPE

#GameStart2018 #GS2018 #SEAmajor #GameStartAsia #Eliphant #AFA #Sozo #AnimeFestivalAsia #TekkenWorldTour #Shadowverse #ArcRevoWorldTour #DragonBallFighterz #YuyaTokuda #KanameFujioka #MonsterHunterWorld #MotohiroOkubo #SoulCaliburVI #KennyOmega #EliseZhang #Overwatch #OverwatchMei #masterclass #GameStartMasterclass #JaxJocson #CarloArellano #TheCaptain #PopCultureFunMY #CosplayFunMY

Annex A: Tournament Line-up (As of 20 September 2018)
[Please refer to the official website for the latest updates]

SEA Major (SEAM) 2018 Tournaments include

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ArcRevo World Tour – 13 & 14 Oct
Announced at EVO 2018, the ArcRevo World Tour will make a pitstop in Singapore. Watch as participants in ArcSys’s marquee games, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and BlazBlue: Central Fiction, fight for the chance to call themselves the best of the best.

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Capcom Pro Tour Asia (Finals And Last Change Qualifiers)
Last chance qualifier on 13 Oct, with the Asia Finals on 14 Oct. After a year of intense competition, Asia’s best descendon the SEA Major Stage to duke it out for a chance to
call themselves the best in the region.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ SAGA Event – 13 & 14 Oct
The fifth in a line of Saga events, competitors from all over the world gather to decide who will go on to fight for the title of World Champion! at the pinultimate event in January 2019.

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Tekken 7 – 13 & 14 Oct
With the Open Tournament, the stage is set for you to emerge the victor as you pit your Tekken skills against the best from around the region for the prize pool of USD$15,000!

Special Tournament Highlight

Shadowverse Contenders Cup – 13 Oct
After a year of competition, the top 4 players in the South East Asia Oceania Region gather to prove themselves and fight for the right to represent the SEAO region at the Shadowverse World Grand Prix in Japan, and vie for the top prize of USD 1,000,000.

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Annex B: GameStart MasterClasses – Trainer Profiles

Carlo Arellano, Art Director, Super Evil Megacorp
Carlo began his career as a creature and character designer, working on such movies as Van Helsing, Spider Man, Evolution, Tremors 3, Hollowman and Tim Burton’s Planet of The Apes.

In entertainment design he has worked on amusement park projects for Universal Studios Japan, most notably the Water World Experience. Carlo has provided concepts, textures and models for many Video Game projects including: World of Warcraft, Ratchet and Clank, Resistance, and God of War. His illustrations have been featured in Dungeons and Dragons, Dark Horse Comics and in the books Nuthin But Mech, MetamorFX and Costume Design And Illustration: For Film Video Games And Animation. He has taught Concept Art and Figure Drawing at Art Institute, Concept Design Academy, Concept Design Workshop, Computer Graphics Masters Academy and Laguna College of Art And Design.

Carlo Arellano’s teaching methodology concentrates on design and the use of it to efficiently communicate ideas and provoke specific emotional responses in the audience. By using proportion, form, storytelling, color and focused design creation rather than sprawling ideation, the student is shown how to create strong archetypes which resonate with the viewer. The student is given tools to communicate important storytelling ideas and skills to create production ready concepts which take into account not only artistic concerns but pipeline, animation and gameplay needs.

He is currently the Art Director at Super Evil Megacorp in San Francisco, California.

Jacqueline AX Jocson, Art Director & Concept Artist
Jacqueline Jocson is an Art Director & Concept Artist specializing in design and storytelling. Originally from Houston,TX, she moved to Los Angeles to work in the Entertainment Industry. She graduated from University of Southern California with a Masters of Fine Arts in Digital Art & Animation.

Over the past decade, Jacqueline has worked in film ,game, VR/AR ,television, advertising, and IP creation for the past decade with clients such as Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment, SyFy Channel, Digital Domain ,Super Evil Megacorp, and Psyop. Projects include Capcom’s Lost Planet, Super Evil Megacorp’s MOBA Vainglory, Supercell’s Clash of Clans advertising campaign with Psyop, and creating and pitching IPs for Stan Lee.

Jacqueline teaches & writes courses for the BFA & MFA programs in the School of Game Development at the Academy of Art University San Francisco. Some of her courses include Monsters vs Mechs, Character Design, Digital Painting, & Digital Figure Painting.

Annex C: Elise Zhang, Voice Actress – Profile
Voice actress, best known as “Mei” in Overwatch. Being a Chinese voice actor, she dubbed for Mei in both the English and Mandarin versions, and Symmetra in the Mandarin version. She is Lily in Heroes of Storm, and Alleria Windrunner in HearthStone. She also voices a lot of cartoons in China, such as Power Puff Girls, We Bare Bears, P King Duckling, Lego NEXO KNIGHTS, Lily’s Driftwood Bay, Ruby Gloom.

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STGCC Episode 11: The Last STGCC!

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Original article here at Pop Culture Fun – Malaysia!

dauber2 Just as Bucky, T’challa, Spider-Man didn’t ‘feel so good’ in this years blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, the 11 year old event STGCC has received the same fate. In Ep 4, Luke was “A New Hope” then in Ep 8, he became the last Jedi (or did he?)

No official announcement was made or delivered but from what I gathered — 2018 is THE LAST STGCC!

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Next year, it will be known as SINGAPORE COMIC CON.

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For those of who feel like throwing something at me, please chill. In all my 8 years of blogging, (never got paid, and still not given a cent) this is one of my most witty post title ever! So please show mercy 🙂 Thank you.

It has been a question on my mind for the past two years because Reed Pop / Reed Expo does like to keep things consistent and has a uniformity for brands. I particularly noticed that when they launched a whole bunch on new Comic Con events in India & China.

If you go to their website you will notice all their comic shows are called “____ Comic Con” except the Singapore show, so I kinda knew this change was inevitable, it was only a matter of time. I expected the 10th show last year to be the celebration of a decade and also the birth of something new but I guess they were waiting to announce it this year 🙂

Anyhow, I had a great time at STGCC 2017. Was there with the Outpost Commander… who I was with for the first STGCC back in 2008. I had a great time this year to at STGCC 2018… which I will now dub as ‘The End of an Era… the beginning of something new”… in the flavour of the famous Star Trek TNG series finale – “All Good Things…”. I ‘m glad I was there for all this memorable milestones 🙂 It means a lot to me 🙂

STGCC 2018 Visit – blog coming soon. Here’s some classic STGCC footage to commemorate the great run of the name & the brand!

STGCC Chronicles (2008 – 2018)

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In 2008, PI Events Singapore launch an event called Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention. Me and the Outpost Commander were in Singapore at the time and we will always remember it because there was all these temporary changes in bus routes, security checks and other changes, thanks to the first F1 in Singapore haha.

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*TRIVIA – STGCC and F1 Singapore share the same anniversary… about a week apart!

Anyways, in 2009 we made it down again to STGCC because I was on a mission. Early STGCC announcements mentioned – HEROES (TV series) contest for a Super Fan! *Ting* *Light bulb*… so I went down to ace it.

1914232_173715714988_4383132_n — STGCC 2009 – HEROES loot!

It was fun and had a whole lot of stuff but majority still being more Japanese then the ‘Comic Con’ it was supposed to be. Now if you take a step back and look at the Singapore events landscape then (2008), an event called Anime Festival Asia debuted and was impressive with much potential. AFA was always true to it’s goal – “One Stop Japanese Pop Culture Experience!”… and for STGCC they were sorta having a bit of everything for everyone or maybe undecided on their goals. 1914232_173709164988_4893401_n

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Anyhow after the 2009 STGCC show, Reed Exhibitions stepped in and acquired the show in April 2010. And since then, after being powered by Reed Pop, STGCC slowly took shape (thru the years) and has been come a monster of an event that we have today. In the early years of the Reed Pop era of STGCC, 2010 – 2012, many criticized that STGCC was more Japanese Pop Culture show than Western Comic Con style event. But now, it is certainly not the case. For western comic fans, this is as close as we can get to Valhalla and return alive… even with on a tight budget!

1914232_173703484988_3641531_n — STGCC 2009 – With Mario & Luigi

In the past few years, STGCC has been bringing Marvel / DC guest artist that range from ‘Legendary’ to the currently ‘HOT’ topics in the comics scene! Artist example: 2015 had Adam Hughes (Babe expert!), Jim Cheung (AvX), Adi Granov (because of him we have MCU Iron Man)! 2016 Had “Hail Hydra Captain America” – Nick Spencer, Phil Noto (Marvel Star Wars covers), Brooke Allen (Adventure Time, Powerpuff Girls)! 2017 Had Arthur Adams (Legend), Frank Cho (DC Babe Expert), James C Mulligan (Disney FineArts Artist! 2018 Ryan Meinerding (Head of Visuals at Marvel Studios), David Finch (the man who married Batman), Mark Brooks (the man who married Spider-man?)… just to name a few.

Thank you STGCC for the memories and I am looking forward to the spiffy new SINGAPORE COMIC CON in 2019!! Thank you Reed Pop for powering this show and now… taking it to another level!! I hope to be there in 2019!!

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22/09/2018 | Categories: Collectibles, Comics, Event, Games, Movies / TV | Tags: Comic Book, Comics, Cosplay Fun MY, Outpost Commander, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, Reed Exhibitions, Reed Pop, Singapore Comic Con, Singapore Comic Con 2019, Singapore TGCC, Singapore Toys Games Comic Convention, STGCC, STGCC Chronicles, The Captain | Leave a comment

Japanese Film Festival 2018

September is here and for fans of all things Japanese… it’s time for the Japanese Film Festival in Malaysia!! [Happy 15th Anniversary guys!]

Organised by The Japan Foundation KL with venue sponsors Golden Screen Cinemas in cooperation with Embassy of Japan and The Japan Club of KL; sponsored by Mitsubishi Corporation.

This year marks it’s 15th annivesary and has grown to cover 5 city in Malaysia in a span of 40 days. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak. So fans & friends of Japanese movies and Culture, if you found it difficult to catch these movies… now the JAPANESE movies have come to us in our own city… at our top cinemas… in the most popular malls – GO CATCH THEM!! (only at selected Golden Screen Cinemas) And bring a friend too 🙂 Do share if your friends and support this initiative by the very Japanese people, who are residing in Malaysia. Cheers!

Date & Venue

KLANG VALLEY from 6 – 12 September 2018
GSC Mid Valley Megamall, Pavilion KL, 1 Utama Shopping Mall, Nu Sentral KL

PENANG from 13 – 16 September 2018
GSC Gurney Plaza

JOHOR from 20 – 23 September 2018
GSC Paradigm JB

Kuching, SARAWAK from 4 – 7 October 2018
GSC Suria Sabah

Kota Kinabalu, SABAH from 4 – 7 October 2018
GSC Cityone Megamall

For all movie synopsis and schedules go to the official home page: https://www.jfkl.org.my/japanese-film-festival-2018/index.php

#JFF2018 #JFF15 #JFKL #JapaneseFilmFestival #Malaysia #KualaLumpur #JapanFoundationKL #JapanClubKL #GSC #GSCMovies #GoldenScreenCinemas #MitsubishiCorporation

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Animangaki Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Malaysia’s 2nd largest ACG event is back and this year marks the 10th ANIMANGAKI! What started out as a first time event for the Sun-U Anime Club (SUAC) on 27 – 28 June 2009, has now become a staple August month convention event that’s drawing 18,500+ people over 2 days (2017).

The first 4 years were tough, as the SUAC club kept changing presidents each year as the students graduate. And then from the 5th year on they made the jump from Sunway College hall to Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre!

Of the top 3 colleges (with ACG events) in the first decade of the millennium, only Animangaki remains consistent (without skipping a year) and thriving with their Sunway Anime Club roots in tact.

So I salute you guys! Keep up the good work team!! -The Captain-

Here are some of the highlights for this years event!!

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

AniManGaki 2018 Theme: Role Playing Game (RPG)

Marks our 10th year in the scene, and is expected to be our biggest one yet. It will be held at the SUNWAY PYRAMID CONVENTION CENTER on 18th-19th August 2018. New expansions to the event include an LED screen on our stage and additional play space (Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall LG2 Central Avenue). We are projecting 20,000 attendees and 100,000+ foot traffic from Malaysia and its neighboring countries in 2018.

Activities

1) Cosplay Competition
Sponsored by Warlord, Armaggeddon & TokyoNinki

An abbreviation of ’costume’ and ‘play’, cosplay is an increasingly popular hobby worldwide. Fans usually attend the vent in their own tailored costumes and role-play as their favourite character. One of our anchor activity as participants perform sketches on stage and make their best impersonation of the cosplayed character. Winning team of this competition will compete against other Malaysian cosplay champions at the annual Cosplay Invitational.

2) AniManGaki Idol
Sponsored by Warlord & SonicGear

Another popular anchor activity in which contestants show off their singing skills and compete in front of a judge panel and live audience. The longest of its kind in Malaysian ACG events, also jumpstarted the career of many local ACG singers. This year, we will be doing a Battle Royale in which previous winners of AniManGaki Idol from years 2010-2017 will return to stage and compete for the ultimate AniManGaki Idol Champion title.

3) Art Competition
Sponsored by Artisul

Pre-event activity in which participants submit their artworks online. Winning entries will be featured at our gallery area on event days. Champion wins a drawing tablet, and will have their artwork featured on the back page of AMG 2018 event booklet.

4) Doodle 4 AniManGaki Contest
Sponsored by Sakura

For those who love to doodle, attendees may pick up a canvas from the Sakura booth and enter the contest for free. Winning entries may win up to RM1000 worth of Sakura products!

5) Omatsuri
Think of it as a mini fun fair, consisting of game booths. Attendees get to test their skills and try their luck at winning some prizes, by playing games like archery, shooting cans, and ball toss.

6) The Trading Card Game of Thrones
Organized by Yokozuna Card Game, attendees may participate in four special tournaments; Pokemon, Vanguard, Battle Spirits, or Weiß Schwarz.

7) Lawak Kampus 15th Anniversary Exhibition
Presented by Kadokawa Gempak Starz

Celebrating 15 years of Lawak Kampus by local cartoonist, Keith. Exhibition will be located at LG2 Central Avenue, Sunway Pyramid Mall.

8) Collectibles Display Hall
A collaborative work made possible by the Hobbies and Collectibles Community Malaysia, attendees can marvel at the large collection of figurines or action figures, learn from exhibitors about maintenance works or tips on starting their own collection, and even join a community that interests them.

9) Special Interest Panels/Workshop
A platform for collaborators to showcase their works and the opportunity to create awareness or educate the attendees on their company/products/services.

10) Doujin Alley (Artist Tables)
Artists set up booths to display their works, sell handmade crafts to attendees, and fulfil commission requests. We will have 120 artist tables at AniManGaki 2018.

11) Stage & Band Performance
Stage line-up includes Tokimeki JUMP (Singapore), Hayashiforest, Harmonia ACG, Nandemo ii, Mystical Mirage, The Crestfall Band, and 02 Pro.

12) Video Game Arena
A collaborative work made possible by Infinite Carnage Malaysia and Malaysian Touhou Brigade, participants compete live in several featured tournaments (i.e., games like Tekken and Street Fighter) to win prizes and earn the championship title of the year!

13) Exhibitor Booths
With over 60 booths, exhibitors consist of studios (gaming or animation), products/services, education institutions, merchandise sellers, and more.

Special Guests

▪ Donna Bruke feat. Ganime Jazz (Singer/Musician) Official Page: https://www.donnaburke.com/ – She is an Australian singer and voice actress based in Tokyo, Japan. Her works include titles like Metal Gear Solid, Tokyo Ghoul, God Eater, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles to name a few. – Ganime Jazz was formed in 2016, combined the free beauty of hazz with songs form the game and anime world.

▪ Serg Loki Mirage (Cosplayer) Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/serglokicosplay/ – Hail from Russia, Serg has been highly notable for his portrait of several characters specifically for Thranduil from the Lord of the Ring Universe and Loki from Marvel’s Thor. He has won many cosplay competitions.

▪ Moriyama Daisuke (Manga Artist) Official Page: https://twitter.com/dai_greyhound – A veteran comic artist from Japan. Best known for his work, Chrono Crusade series which was adapted into a 24-episode anime series by animation studio, Gonzo.

▪ Chinnie (Cosplayer) Official Page: http://www.facebook.com/chinnie.cosplay – Chinnie is a Malaysian cosplayer who’s highly praised for her ability to portray characters realistically and her hard works in numerous cosplay projects.

▪ Yugana Senshi Uon (Cosplayer) Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/yuganasenshi Presented by ColourVUE – Best known for her portrayals of scary characters, Yugana is no stranger to the cosplay community, this Malaysian cosplayer has been both a judge and guests at many events, local and abroad.

▪ #kendylife (Cartoonist) Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/kendylife Presented by Sakura – Born at Kota Kinabalu and raised in Sipitang, the Sino-Kadazan’s childhood interest in art matured into a love of comic by his early twenties. He started outputting his keen observation skills and humour to use as a cartoonist and created #kendylife.

• Rachelhofs (Illustrator) Official Page: Instagram.com/rachelhofs Presented by Pilot Pen – Rachel is a talented artist from Sabah, currently living in Kuala Lumpur. She specialises in visual development and illustration for animated films. Her drawings are heavily influenced by sights she sees in her surroundings, like street wear fashion & movies, which she then translates into her current drawing style.

• Keith (Cartoonist) Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/keith.kahhwee Presented by Gempak Starz – A Malaysian cartoonist best known for his work, Lawak Kampus.

#Animangaki #AMG #AMG2018 #TheCaptain #CosplayFunMY #PopCultureFunMY #DonnaBurke #GanimeJazz #SergLoki #AMGX

18/08/2018 | Categories: Anime, Collectibles, Cosplay, Event, Games | Tags: AMG, AMG2018, Animangaki, Cosplay Fun MY, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, CosplayFunMY, Donna Burke, Ganime Jazz, Pop Culture Fun, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, PopCultureFunMY, Serg Loki | Leave a comment

Visual Arts Expo 2018 – Preview

Official press release!

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Bridging East And West With Visual Arts Expo 2018

VAX is back for its fourth year with more content for creatives and the creative-minded, plus big names including Dave Ross and Studio Orange as guests.

Kuala Lumpur, July, 2018 – Visual Arts Expo 2018 (VAX2018) is back again for its fourth year, bringing together creatives in a one-stop location for both locals and international content. Artists such as Dave Ross, FUMIO and representatives from Studio Orange headlines this year’s guest lineup.

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It will be held at the Shah Alam Convention Centre (SACC), with its continuing goal to gather, present ideas and portfolios of people in the creative industry to interested parties, and to find opportunities both big and small.

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Fazri Nuha Yusuf, Project Director of VAX2018 has this to say about this year’s event: “As we enter the fourth year of VAX, we have seen growth in many forms – both internally and externally. Not only the industry has grown exponentially, the public has been made aware of the creative industry and are no longer dismissing it as a non-viable career path.”

Hence why the heightened interest is something we would like to capitalize on. This is where VAX2018 comes in; as a platform to connect people in and out of the industry, we want to build up new relationships or create new ones between creative industry players both local and overseas.”

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This year, VAX2018 is proud to present many great names for the event. This includes Studio Frontwing, one of the major players in the Visual Novel genre. Illustrators from the studio – FUMIO and Yosai Kuchu – will be joining VAX2018 as guest creators, alongside director Keiichiro Kawaguchi. FUMIO is well known for works such as the Grisaia series while Yosai Kuchu has created intricate art for content such as ISLAND and Queen’s Blade. Keiichiro Kawaguchi, meanwhile, is no stranger in both the anime and game world with titles under his belt such as Zettai Karen Children, Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission, Frame Arms Girl and also Hayate The Combat Butler.

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VAX2018 is also proud to present Dave Ross as special guest creator. Dave is no stranger to the comic book universe, with his name attached to comics from both Marvel and DC. He has worked with multiple IPs such as Iron Man, Daredevil, Star Wars, Justice League of America and Spider-man, to name a few.

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Waki Kiyotaka brings the best of both worlds to the table. He has worked in iconic and memorable anime titles such as Wolf Children and the Land of the Lustrous, as well as western concept titles like the recent Iron Man animated series. Hige Driver brings some music to the scene, with his spin as a DJ as well as his experience in creating main-stream anime music like in the recent Umaru-chan R series.

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VAX2018 targets an audience of school leavers, fresh graduates, young adults, and entrepreneurs. The event will present content in various forms – including (but not limited to) animation, comics, video games and music.

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VAX2018 will be a two-day event, running on 21^st and 22nd July 2018 at the Shah Alam Convention Centre. There will also be panels and seminars by invited guests, past presenters and the public on both days of the event. These seminars and panels are open to the public.

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For more information, head on to www.VAX.asia

Join the discussion at VAX’s social media channels:

Facebook.com/visualartsexpo
Twitter.com/Vax_my
Instagram.com/VAX_MY

About Valkyrie Creative Solutions Sdn. Bhd.

Valkyrie Creative Solutions (Valkyrie) is a design and communications agency founded and currently based in Puchong, Selangor aiming to introduce new ideas, services, and platforms that operate within the creative industry. Valkyrie aims to create platforms for creative agencies, studios, and developers to come together for collaboration on and mutually outsourcing creative ventures. The dream is to establish an ecology where creativity flourishes and mainstream media is rich with Malaysian-made content.

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18/07/2018 | Categories: Anime, Comics, Event, Movies / TV, Recent Community NEWS | Tags: Comic Book Artist, Cure Cosplay Collection, Dark Horse, Dave Ross, David H Ross, David Ross, DC, Fumio, Keiichiro Kawaguchi, Kuchu Yosai, Marvel, Reika, Reika Akiwara, Tatsumi Inui, Valiant, VAX, VAX2018, Visual Arts Expo, Waki Kitotaka | Leave a comment

Dave Ross Returns to Malaysia

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Hello Friends and Fans!
I’m sure most of you already know that Dave Ross is coming to Kuala Lumpur in July and he will be a special guest at Visual Arts Expo 2018 Woo hoo!! And with great excitement I would like to announce that Dave has just opened up taking commission orders for us folks in Malaysia. Friends and Fans, don’t miss this opportunity to get your own unique, individual, one of a kind (in the world) art of your favourite character(s), hand drawn by one of the western comic world veterans!! Price Guide below.

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For those of you who are not yet familiar with Dave and his work – “Mr. Dave Ross is a veteran comic artist from Canada. He’s been involved in the comic book industry since its glory days in the 80s all the way till this decade. He is one of the few comic artists who has work for the “big 3” comic publishers of that prime era – Marvel, DC and also Dark Horse! The titles he’s penciled are house hold names from across the genre like Star Wars, Star Trek, Batman, Spider-man, Aliens vs Predator, X-Men, X-Factor, Excalibur, New Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Justice League of America, Daredevil, Deadpool, Punisher, (my first comic series) Alpha Flight & many more! I say titles, because if I were you list the names of characters… this column would not be enough haha”.

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For more info on Dave’s work you can go to his website: (www.daverossart.com/checklist.html). Trust me, if you have been collecting comics in this era. You’re bound to have at least one comic that he has penciled! haha

For a more extensive list of works by Dave you can check here: http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=1783

Here are the rates were for full sized (11” x 17”) comic boards.
Single Figure, No Background – RM 580.00
Single Figure, Some Background – RM 760.00
Single Figure, Full Background – RM 860.00
Two Figures, No Background – RM 830.00
Two Figures, Some Background – RM 980.00
Two Figures, Full Background – RM 1,130.00

Here are rates for blank comic book covers:
Single Figure – (finished pencils only) RM 280.00
Two Figures – (finished pencils only) RM 480.00
+ RM 150.MR for Inks

VAX Commissions Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2125796501000857/

Dave Ross at Visual Arts Expo 2018 – schedule
Saturday, 21 July 2018 – Comic Panel
3pm at Main Stage

Sunday, 22 July 2018 – *Comic Workshop
3pm – 5pm at Special Room
Tickets: RM 35 early bird, RM 50 at the door.
*Ticket into Visual Arts Expo not necessary.

20294511_1903120813345109_7559946661981351925_n In July 2015, Dave released his first book called, Free Hand Figure Drawing for Illustrators: The Art of Drawing from Memory. Since then has been translated to Japanese, Korean and this year, into Mandarin! Copies will be made available at Visual Arts Expo 2018 by the kind folks of Basheer Graphic Books, who will be exhibiting at VAX 2018.

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It’s a great book at an affordable price. For me, it really unlock what I now call the “Dave Ross Dynamic Angle Pose”haha Do check it out if you have the chance!

Free Hand Figure Drawing For Illustrators: The Art of Drawing from Memory
by David H. Ross (book details)

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Watson-Guptill (July 28, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385346239
ISBN-13: 978-0385346238
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.6 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

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#PopCultureFunMY #CosplayFunMY #TheCaptain #KualaLumpur #Malaysia #ShahAlam

17/07/2018 | Categories: Event | Tags: Comic Book Artist, Cosplay Fun MY, CosplayFunMY, Dark Horse Comics, Dave Ross, David Ross, DavidHRoss, DC Comics, Free Hand Figure Drawing For Illustrators, Marvel Comics, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, The Captain, Valiant, VAX, VAX2018, Visual Arts Expo | Leave a comment

What to expect at Asia Comic Con – Malaysia 2018?

Original article at Pop Culture Fun Malaysia here.

http://www.PopCultureFunMY.wordpress.com and fb.me/PopCultureFunMY

“What is this?” The buzzing question on every fans mind since our announcement of the event back in February this year! Scam… another Comic Con-Job… it looks like a Western Convention but is it yet another ‘comic’ event full of Japanese anime stuff? Who are the organisers? who are these people?

Related: Malaysia Comic-con Announced!

So many questions and next to no answers what so ever.

Anyways, the fans & folks are generally very nice as long as you don’t take their money (very obvious by the results of the recent general elections). Then FB sponsored ads of calling for vendors of the Malaysia chapter started popping up… then local exhibitors & vendors really started to get weary.

So I joined forces with some ‘PRO’ people to do some Jessica Jones sleuth work and this is what we gathered. As this is what we think we can share => The organisers originate from Thailand. And over there they have been in this industry for a couple of years already. So their new brand / event will be called Asia Comic Con.

Thailand will debut in June and Malaysia will debut in July. The Malaysia chapter will be managed by a local advertising agency – iHub Advertising. We received endorsement by some reputable folks so ‘PRO’ folks were satisfied to proceed to get a booth at the event.

One fail safe that would protect our hopes and dreams was the fact that the Asia Comic Con would FIRST debut in the homeland of Thailand a month before our in Malaysia. So far Thailand’s version of the page was doing a great job in announcing and the guest was getting better and better by the day. One of the strongest factors was the announcement of I Love Anisong (an Anime Festival Asia brand), was to hold their concert nights there. If you’ve not heard of Anime Festival Asia – AFA is by far, South East Asia’s ultimate Japanese Pop Culture experience. Began in Singapore in 2008, has now expanded to 6 other countries.

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Then later I spotted the Gyu Creative logos on certain promo material. So that is another strong vote of confidence. Who are Gyu Creative? They are the folks from Thailand who brought us Japan Expo Thailand & Japan Expo Malaysia! Nuff said!!

Anyways, if all this was still not enough I had to send my British Intelligence operative… Mr. Bond… James Bond …. or rather it was because he was already going to be there that I sent him xD hahaha Oh yea, and no his name was not James Bond or Simon Le Bon but John… John Gullidge! 😀

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His full adventure here! <LINK coming soon!>

When Asia Comic Con Thailand announce their Hollywood guest, Ms. Nymeria Sand from Game of Thrones or as The Resistance Pilot Jess Testor aka Jessika Pava aka [Blue Three] from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and my favourite, she is one half of the Daughters of the Dragon – Colleen Wing from the Netflix Marvel Universe (NMU) Marvel’s Iron Fist and The Defenders…the beautiful and talented actor on the rise – Ms. Jessica Henwick!! I didn’t know if I should celebrate or cry. But to save my heart from hurt I have to keep my expectations low. More on Jessica later!

What to expect at Asia Comic Con Malaysia?

1:1 scale Galore! Batman: Dark Knight Tumbler, Batman Ninja, Batpod, Predator Throne and Magneto Chair!

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Former Chemistry Teacher turn drug cook, might be there!

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IDOL GROUPs Siam Dream and SWEAT16!

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Nobuo Yamada (NoB-san) who is famous for the Saint Seiya anime series and Super Sentai series and Chie Nakamaru (mao-san) who is famous for Doraemon song.

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With Make-Up, he recorded several songs for the anime Saint Seiya, including the first opening song Pegasus Fantasy and the first ending song Blue Forever. All songs were released in three albums Saint Seiya Hits I (which had the participation of Mitsuko Horie), Saint Seiya Hits II and Saint Seiya 1996 Song Collection.

In his solo career, he recorded the opening song for the Super Sentai series GoGo Sentai Boukenger and Tensou Sentai Goseiger.

He also recorded the song “Never”, from the Saint Seiya anime-movie Heaven Chapter ~ Overture (Tenkai-hen Josou Overture).

In 1998 he formed P.A.F. (stands for Patent Applied For, named after the PAF guitar pickups) with X Japan guitarist Pata. In about one years time they released: two albums, one mini album, one live album and two singles.

In July 2007, he sang with Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Yoko Ishida, Kouji Wada and MoJo at Anime Friends, the biggest anime convention in Latin America, in Brazil; it was his first time in the county and he has gone back there to perform several times not only at Anime Friends, but also in other events in other cities, such as Fortaleza and Brasília.

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She is a highly skilled singer with unlimited imagination, featuring a world of strong poetry message through a lively and powerful singing voice,

She made her major debut singing a theme song for a very famous animation “Doraemon” when the song was aired in TV Asahi in 2007 – “Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon.

Her voice is also famous for many anime songs such as Hakuoki, Tamagotchi and the latest one is Lego Friends!

Celebrity cosplayer Pion Kim and Aza Miyuko

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And other guests.

For more info & updates, go to their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/asiacomicconmalaysia/

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10/07/2018 | Categories: Anime, Collectibles, Cosplay, Event, Event List, Games | Tags: ACC2018, ACCMY2018, Asia Comic Con, Asia Comic Con Malaysia, Aza Miyuko, Chie Nakamaru, Cosplay Fun MY, CosplayFunMY, Doraemon, John Gullidge, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mao, NoB, Nobuo Yamada, Pion Kim, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, Saint Seiya, Siam Dream, SWEAT 16!, Thailand, The Captain | Leave a comment

HYDE Acoustic Concert Tour 2018 Kuala Lumpur – Coverage

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So, the big news was released by our friends at Toybox Projects that the man, the myth, the mystery…. The voice behind bands L’Arc En Ciel and Vamps -HYDE- would be making his way to Malaysia for a concert. The WOWs in my head couldn’t stop popping up think of what the fans would be feeling or anticipating.

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Toybox Projects is famous in the local scene to be the longest standing entity championing the cause to bring top Japanese music artist to Malaysia. Their long experience in media, public relations and promotions are their strengths… include that x-factor which is that the boss lady is a Japanese herself, who calls Malaysia her home.
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Anyways, my concern was that I could make it for the Press Conference no problem… but the concert night was another story. And for those of you frequent concert goers may know… it’s really difficult to get some nice photos of your favour band in action, so I was very short of solutions. Who could I get in such notice who has the expert skills for dim light photography, passion for music and the affluent command of the English?? Where can I find someone who can represent Cosplay Fun – Malaysia with dignity, professional conduct who also understands the protocols of professional media coverage?? Then while processing all these criteria needs… a face comes to mind. This face!

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All flags on criteria – PASS! Next concern was… OMG would he be available?? Being in so high demand it was a long shot but the best shot. Long story short… I present to you the return of the gentleman known as Max Jackson aka Johnnie B Ghoul… Mr John Gullidge! Scream Park Ring Master, Skilled photographer, great taste in music, gentleman extraordinaire… and it doesn’t hurt to be dashingly handsome too? Haha!

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KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May: When The Captain at Cosplay Fun Malaysia asked me if I could take photos at the recent HYDE concert I jumped at the chance, I love doing live music photography and even though I had no idea who HYDE was, this was too good an opportunity to miss. The timing meant I was going to have to sacrifice attending an advance preview of “Deadpool 2” but I figured that was no big deal given the movie opened a couple of days later anyway. Then with a few hours to go before the gig, the Captain dropped the bombshell, their writer was unable to attend so in addition to taking photos would I be willing to write a review! 0W5A9989_resize

Bit of background here, the kind of bands I like don’t get to perform in Malaysia. I had to travel back to the UK last year to see my favourite singer Gary Numan and I’ve made frequent trips to Singapore to see the likes of Nine Inch Nails and Rob Zombie and even had to travel there and to Thailand to see the more mainstream Coldplay (thankfully Asians love Coldplay, at home most of my friends consider them far too mainstream and claim they never bettered “Parachutes” before selling out….which frankly is crap, you won’t see a better stadium show in the world than theirs…but I digress).

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So anyway my response to the request was….”surely you want to get someone to review it who at least knows who he is”. As far as I’m concerned HYDE is the nasty half of one of horror literature’s better known double acts! Anyway a cursory glance at Wikipedia soon informed me that this guy is big, I mean Madison Square Gardens big, so my interest was at least piqued.

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Arriving at the venue (extremely conveniently located right next to an LRT station, my preferred method of transport in KL!) I noticed a lot of the, predominantly female crowd, wouldn’t have looked out of place at a cosplay event and after eventually finding my allocated seat (wish I’d known I’d be given a spare ticket beforehand and I could have turned it into a date night, if I could find a date!) I immediately started fretting about how possible it was going to be to get decent photos from 8 rows back at the side of the hall but I needn’t have worried, the sumptuous lighting setup on a stage lit with candelabras, meant that it would have been hard not to have taken a half decent photo.

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The first thing that struck me was how much I loved the whole look of the thing, very gothic and right up my alley (you should know that my full time job here in Malaysia is manager of the Scream Park at Sunway Lagoon and the annual Nights of Fright event so anything slightly macabre immediately gets my vote of confidence) and the second thing was the striking vocal similarity there was between HYDE and Japan’s David Sylvian (Japan the group, not the country).

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This may seem irrelevant but when, half way through the gig, HYDE launched into a cover of Ryuchi Sakamoto’s “Forbidden Colours” (the theme to the movie “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence”) I couldn’t have been happier or more impressed. It’s one of my favourite songs of all time and performed live by HYDE it not only raised every hair on the back of my neck but also brought tears to my eyes. Music has the power to move us unlike any other medium and this certainly did it for me.

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I’d like to be able to rattle off the names of other tracks in the set list but I am afraid they were all new to me but clearly not to the hardcore fans in the crowd who applauded / cheered at each consecutive hit not to mention crying out between tracks: “I love you HYDE” etc. I would never thought of HYDE as a comic genius but his mastery of timing when using the simple “terimah kasih” was a joy to behold. Long silence….”Terimah Kasih”…audience cracks up….pause…..”Terimah Kasih” audience cracks up and repeat. Very funny.
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The aforementioned lighting was stunning and a photographer’s dream (why they have to restrict the taking of photos to the first three numbers alone in beyond me but them’s the rules) and when HYDE asked everyone to turn on their phone flashlights the hall was magically transformed. He got in on the act himself at the end of the show, not only filming the audience, but taking the obligatory selfie on stage.

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I think it’s a sign that I’m getting old, but to be able to watch a gig seated is actually so much more of a pleasure than being crushed up against a crowd and the acoustic tone of the set lent itself to a much more relaxed audience experience, at times a bit too relaxed as I notice a few people in the media section quite literally spent the entire gig scrolling through their phones just taking the odd cursory glance at the stage (maybe I’m doing them a discourtesy, perhaps they were live blogging the event for all I know).

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I for one left the gig a convert to Hyde’s music, no mean feat considering a lot of the songs were sung in, what for me was a foreign language, and a quick check at the Facebook statuses of some cosplay friends who I had seen there confirmed that not only was this the gig they had waited a lifetime for (his first time in Malaysia) but it had exceeded all their expectations and you can’t say fairer than that.

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Now if you’re unfamiliar with “Forbidden Colours” check it out on You Tube and thank me later! CHEERS!

Check out the entire album of excellent photos taken by John here: HYDE Acoustic Tour 2018 – Kuala Lumpur

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09/06/2018 | Categories: Event, Event Coverage, Music | Tags: Cosplay Fun MY, CosplayFunMY, Forbidden Colours, Gary Numan, Hyde, HYDE Acoustic Tour 2018, HYDE Live in Kuala Lumpur, HYDE Live in Malaysia, John Gullidge, Kuala Lumpur, L’Arc-en-Ciel, Malaysia, Manic Street Preachers, Max Jackson, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, Pop Culture FUN Malaysia, Pop Culture Fun MY, PopCultureFunMY, Ryuchi Sakamoto, The Captain, Toybox Projects, Vamps | 1 Comment

HYDE Acoustic Concert Tour 2018 – Malaysia (Press Conference) [在普通話中]

by Aimee for Cosplay Fun – Malaysia.

32215397_1542197969236256_361850058385129472_o 出道超过25年的【他】这回将首度以个人身份来马开唱! 这位【他】是谁呢？他就是日本教皇级摇滚乐团「L’Arc~en~Ciel 彩虹」主唱HYDE。他宣布要在5月12日于吉隆坡马华礼堂（MCA Hall）举办「HYDE ACOUSTIC CONCERT TOUR 2018 -黑弥撒亚洲巡回演唱会-大马站」，这是他出道多年来第一次以个人名义来马举办演唱会，而且吉隆坡则是东南亚唯一一站。

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HYDE于去年在圣诞节前夕与东京举办了两场名为《黑弥撒》演唱会，由于这场演出太梦幻，在海外乐迷的强烈要求下，HYDE决定走出日本，展开了亚洲巡回演唱会。这次来马的演唱会的福利堪称「破天荒」啊！凡购买VIP票的粉丝可与HYDE做近距离接触，参加会后击掌+团体大合照。各位您们还在等什么呢？这可是和男神近距离接触难得的机会啊! （笑）

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这次HYDE是第一次来到马来西亚，问他对于马来西亚的看法时，HYDE幽默的回了一句“好热啊”。果然我们马来西亚的天气真的是太热了！（汗） HYDE还开玩笑的说由于黑弥撒的概念是以冬天为主，他希望可以透过演唱会让马来西亚的歌迷体验一下冬天的感觉。（笑）

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当问到对于这次的演唱会马来西亚的歌迷可以有些什么期待呢？HYDE表示由于这次的演唱会会以弦乐為主轴，和以往的摇滚演唱会不一样，HYDE希望他的歌迷可以更加的融入他所带来的歌曲和情感。这次的演唱会歌单包括了HYDE的个人歌曲以及彩虹、VAMPS等自己參與的团体歌曲。

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馬來西亞歌迷一直都很希望HYDE可以來，終於成行了！歌迷們千萬不要錯過這次機會，親眼目睹HYDE的精彩演出！还没购买门票的歌迷们，門票可在www.ticketcharge.com.my 購得。门票分为RM698（VIP），RM508，RM338以及RM168，欲知更多演唱会详情可游览Toybox Projects官方脸书。

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12/05/2018 | Categories: Anime, Event, Music | Tags: Aimee, Cosplay Fun MY, Cosplay-Fun Malaysia, CosplayFunMY, Hyde, HYDE Live in KL, HYDE Live in Kuala Lumpur, HYDE Live in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, The Captain | Leave a comment

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“Beauty is in the Details”

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Till then will be looking forward to the ‘New Kid on the Block’ event to begin 2019:

Pop-Con 2019 by Comic Con Malaysia 26 – 27 January Putra World Trade Centre, KL https://www.facebook.com/events/360066177869057/

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“BEHOLD! THE YEAR’S MOST EXCITING NEW ANIME, COSPLAY, E-GAMES & TOYS EXTRAVAGANZA IS AT HAND! A million sights & sounds as well as thousands of renowned cosplayers and enthusiasts from around the globe! Experience arguably the most anticipated comics event ever! OTAKUs UNITE!”

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GameStart 2018 Venue: Suntec Convention Centre Halls 401 – 403, Singapore Event Dates: 13 & 14 October 2018 Opening Hours: ● VIP Ticket Holders: 10am – 9pm ● General Public: 11am – 9pm

GameStart 2018 MasterClasses Dates: 10 & 12 October 2018 Venue: *SCAPE

SEA Major (SEAM) 2018 Tournaments include

Special Tournament Highlight

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STGCC Chronicles (2008 – 2018)

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Date & Venue

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

Special Guests

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What to expect at Asia Comic Con Malaysia?

1:1 scale Galore! Batman: Dark Knight Tumbler, Batman Ninja, Batpod, Predator Throne and Magneto Chair!

IDOL GROUPs Siam Dream and SWEAT16!

Nobuo Yamada (NoB-san) who is famous for the Saint Seiya anime series and Super Sentai series and Chie Nakamaru (mao-san) who is famous for Doraemon song.

Celebrity cosplayer Pion Kim and Aza Miyuko

For more info & updates, go to their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/asiacomicconmalaysia/

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Now if you’re unfamiliar with “Forbidden Colours” check it out on You Tube and thank me later! CHEERS!

Check out the entire album of excellent photos taken by John here: HYDE Acoustic Tour 2018 – Kuala Lumpur

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Tickets to Valentine with Miku Online International Fan Meeting 2022 are priced at:
VIP RM150 / US$40
Standard RM80 / US$23.
Ticket sales will start on 9th January 2022 and the link to purchase will be shared on Toybox Projects social media and website.

Pop-Con 2019 by Comic Con Malaysia
26 – 27 January
Putra World Trade Centre, KL
https://www.facebook.com/events/360066177869057/

GameStart 2018
Venue: Suntec Convention Centre Halls 401 – 403, Singapore
Event Dates: 13 & 14 October 2018
Opening Hours:
● VIP Ticket Holders: 10am – 9pm
● General Public: 11am – 9pm

GameStart 2018 MasterClasses
Dates: 10 & 12 October 2018
Venue: *SCAPE