MANGAKA BATTLE 2016

MANGAKA BATTLE 2016

Friday, December 2, 2016 / No Comments

When I mentioned I had something important to say after “Mangaka 100th”, this something is, well the "MANGAKA BATTLE". To commemorate Mangaka Spirits (MS), we will give away 3 prizes for the Top 3 artists.

Simply draw digitally any of the three OCs designed by us: Yushiko (Head of MS), Yuumi (Alien Hunter) and Miwa Haruka (Mascot of Milkcananime). You may draw one or all three characters either in Headshots, Half Body, Full Body or Chibi forms. You may change their attires but please do not alter the colours of their hair, eyes and skins or weapons. (Yes, you may draw them in bikinis too, but no ecchi please). Draw them in any poses you like.

And the top 3 prizes are:

1st Prize : Minami Kotori 260 Figure (with faceplates) by FIGMA
2nd Prize : Hoshizora Rin 472 Nendroid (with faceplates) by GSC
3rd Prize : Expelled from Paradise Chibi Figure by PHAT

Drawing more than one increases your chance of winning. We only accept Digital drawings. So if you haven’t try that, now is a good time to explore since there are a few phone apps around. 

The closing date is 31 December 2016. Email them to milkcananime@gmail.com. Winners will be announced on 3 January 2017. All good entries will be put up in our blog.

Looking forward to receiving all your drawings! Hope you will enjoy this MANGAKA BATTLE.


Written by Max

Catching up - AFA16 and Pokemon Sun and Moon...

Catching up - AFA16 and Pokemon Sun and Moon...

Sunday, November 27, 2016 / No Comments

Stress has built up for the past few weeks as high-key after high-key kept being thrown at us. From Field Camp to CQB, BIC then finally to the 16 click route march. I didn’t have much time to watch anything those weeks as I mainly used it to recover for the following week or to hang out with a few friends and most of the time with my family. But after it all ended, two wonderful surprises happened during this month of November. Two weeks left before my Passing Out Parade and AFA couldn’t come at a better time.

Obviously, this time I couldn’t go for all three days as I booked out on Friday and booked in on Sunday. So, Saturday was the only day free for me. Having planned beforehand (totally last minute planning the route and merchandise to buy just the night before), I went to AFA16 with a close friend of mine who too wanted to take a step back and relax from taking pictures of cosplayers and running around searching for them. But even though we planned that I had the urge to bring it along. Alongside that was my 3DS with Sun loaded in, Moon on standby as I was thinking of trading my Rowlet over to Sun, Omega Ruby just in case anyone wants to battle and a portable charger when my devices gets low. Equipped with this arsenal, I then left for Suntec at 10am, later than planned schedule.

First thing to get was breakfast and upon reaching there, I head to the nearest McDz to meet up with my fellow worn out soldier. We then head to site to see a long queue in front of the ticketing counter. Laughing at how I was usually the one who would have bought the tickets earlier before opening day, I trudge towards the winding queue and started playing Sun.

Up we go to the entrance and into the exhibition hall we enter. AFA really buff up security this year as now the wristbands have barcodes on them so they can track who went in and out. Nobody can sneak through the security this time without being scanned.

We went around the halls for an hour before buying anything and stayed there till 7.40pm.

Cosplayers were mostly outside but the crowd inside was quite packed. There were several stalls where we were really squeezing through. I picked up a few knick-knacks when I was there and some that I would call my favourites of the rest.

I really thought that I would have taken quite a number of photos as I usually do and I can just let the photos do the talking but this year I really wanted to enjoy AFA so sadly, there really isn't much to see. Sorry…

Sun and Moon on the other hand has kept me really busy. Spending at least 4 days, both weekends from the time I got it, I am currently after fighting Team Skull Leader Guzma at Po Town Mansion. I got to say, Sun and Moon is really a time-consuming game compared to the other generations. I like how they changed it to trials instead of the usual gym leader battles in the previous generations I was quite surprised on how hard it was when I was fighting the Totem Pokemon for the first island. I really wished you could catch the Totem Pokemon though. Oh, yeah, the starter that I chose was Popplio. Who did you choose for yours? I’m sure there are many who picked Rowlet either due to his cuteness or his evolution. It’s still going to take me a while before I can finish the game. I can’t wait to get my Alolan Ninetales.

Mata ne~

Written by Zwei

A Day at AFA 2016

A Day at AFA 2016

Saturday, November 26, 2016 / No Comments

Hi everyone! It's Nana だよ~ It's been a while! I've missed writing for Milkcananime (๑ ˊ͈ ᐞ ˋ͈ )ƅ̋

Today, as my title suggests, I'm going to talk about AFA, 2016 edition! ⁽(◍˃̵͈̑ᴗ˂̵͈̑)⁽

For those who cannot attend AFA, let me give you a virtual tour! For the rest of you, read on and get ready for Day 3 tomorrow!

I started of AFA by... queueing for tickets ‎(ಥ益ಥ）You see, I thought I could just save myself the trouble of pre-purchasing. Apparently hundreds of other people thought the same!

First order of the business: Creators Hub! The crowd was out in full force today...

A wild Victor on auction! Spot the Han Jumin!

Some items I wanted were already sold out ( ´༎ຶㅂ༎ຶ`) However, I still spotted lots of merchandise to bag home! Since AFA is a pretty huge regional event, many artists travel to Singapore, from Indonesia to as far as USA. Hence, unlike other local conventions, the variety of merchandise here is larger.

Before adjourning to other shops, we decided to take a break and have a bite. Unlike last year's narrow food street, this year's was arranged in a U-shape with (floor) sitting area in the middle, which I definitely prefer!

Funnily enough, somewhere in the middle of the convention hall there was a miso soup booth.

In addition, if you missed Natsu Matsuri, there is even a small booth with traditional Japanese games.

Back to shopping, there are lots of booths helmed by local distributors of anime goods! If you've gone to previous local conventions, you'll know that these guys aren't new to the scene.

I wonder... Who buys these?!

Speaking of figurines, one of my favourite booths this year will have to be GSC's! Knowing what fans like, the booth is surrounded by display cases of new figurines（♡⌂♡）Here's a selection of some of them~

So cute!!! 

Gorgeous, aren't they? I even went up close to take pictures of the Touken Ranbu ones, even though I have them all already ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

In addition, Banpresto's Ichiban Kuji, Sword Art Online, Gundam and Kotobukiya's booth are really popular as well!

How cute is Asuna in a kebaya?

I wanna watch the movie again...

A wild mascot appears.

Such a cosy gaming set-up!

There was lots of cosplayers! However, it was really crowded, so it was inconvenient to ask for photos.

Bad lighting T_T Group cosplayers are so cute!

Cyberpunk!

Lovely Zen!!!!! ♡

Although we were not very interested in catching the performances, as we left, we saw DJ Dan at Akiba Stage for a bit! Throughout the afternoon, performances peppered the convention hall, not just at the stage. Not only that, it seems as though kradness, one of my favourite utaites, was at the event too! (ノ*゜▽゜*)

Overall, AFA was the best event of the year so far for me! I really love the Creators Hub despite the crowd. Even though I would wish for more figurine displays, with the food, the games, and the exhibitions... I'm definitely glad that I am able to have such a fulfilling convention experience! ꒰˘̩̩̩⌣˘̩̩̩๑꒱♡

It's not over yet! I'll be back tomorrow, AFA!

Written by Nana