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Anime Festival Asia 2009 brings Danny Choo to Singapore

(Singapore, November 19th, 2009) – The organisers of Anime Festival Asia 2009 (AFA09) are proud to announce the arrival of Danny Choo in Singapore, ahead of the actual event! In conjunction with AFA, here are some of the very special highlights!

Tokyo Dance Trooper in Singapore
Shot in places such as the fashionable streets of Shibuya to the otaku mecca that is Akihabara and done guerrilla style, Danny has been grooving to various tunes from his Sony Rollie and encouraging passers-by to join him. His various videos have also been featured on the official Star Wars blog and viewed a total of two million times!

Danny will be shooting a special version in various locales the best represents Singapore. From the hustle and bustle of the lunchtime crowd of Raffles Place to the bright lights of the lights of the Orchard Road Christmas light ups, can you guess what other iconic locations will be featured? Find out by catching the world premiere of the video during Danny’s stage segment in AFA09!

Tokyo Figure Show in Singapore
Held in Shibuya in August, the Tokyo Figure Show featured the very latest and best anime-related figures and merchandise from the Good Smile Company family and hosted by Danny. He also unveiled the prototype Figma of his company’s mascot, Mirai-chan, there!

At AFA09, Danny will be bringing this show outside of Japan for the very first time. Be sure to check out the range of figures that GSC would be bringing here to Singapore for display for the very first time! Who knows? You may get to see something very special!

OTACOOL at AFA
In conjunction with Kotobukiya, Danny recently published a book on various otaku rooms from all over the world, from his office in Meguro to Alodia Gosiengfiao own humble room in the Philippines.

Limited copies of the Otacool book will be on sale at AFA09. Those who purchase the book at the AFA Shop (for only S$29!) during the event will get the chance to have their books autographed by both Danny and Alodia on the 22nd of November at 3.30pm at Danny’s Booth!

AFA09 will take place at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre (Suntec Singapore) in Singapore on Saturday, 21st November and Sunday, 22nd November 2009. Children aged below 12 years old will be allowed free entry into AFA09. Animation Asia Conference 2009 (AAC09), a one-day business conference, will be held in conjunction with AFA09 and will take place on 20th November. Organised jointly by I-Promo Events & Marketing Ptd Ltd, SOZO Pte Ltd and Dentsu Singapore Pte Ltd, AFA09 is sponsored by Bandai and SANYO, with Animax as the official regional media partner.

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General Ticketing Information for AFA09

General Public Ticket
S$15 for 1 Day Ticket
S$25 for Weekend Pass

Student Concessions
S$12 for 1 Day Ticket
S$20 for Weekend Pass’I LOVE ANISONG’ Concert Ticket Prices

S$108 for 1-Day Pass

S$188 for 2 Day Pass (On sale from 19 Oct)

General Tickets can be pre-ordered via online at www.afa09.com and early birds need not join the standard queue for tickets during the show days. For "I LOVE ANISONG" Music Conerts, customers can purchase tickets from SISTIC counters or at www.sistic.com.sg for the two-day music event.

21st November – Ichirou Mizuki and Shoko Nakagawa. Special appearance by Hatsune Miku.
22nd November – Yoshiki Fukuyama and May’n

For more information on AFA09, please www.afa09.com