Madman Anime Festival 2017: Melbourne Part 2

Madman Anime Festival 2017: Melbourne Part 2

Monday, November 13, 2017 / No Comments

Hi everyone! It's Nana だよ~ I hope everyone's week started on a good note! Today is a continuation of a my previous post.

I'll be sharing my experience with the autograph sessions and panels, merchandise available, food, and more cosplay!

There were many prominent guests invited, most notably the one and only Watanabe Shinichiro, director of Cowboy Bebop and many other cult-status animations, and Ladybeard (who also had performances).

Guest cosplayers also had mini autography sessions and sold their merchandise!

There were many performances and panels at the stage as well! They were all pretty well-attended and I saw fans performing wotagei!

The booths were packed full of goods as well and I had a ball of a time browsing them with my friends!

There were many interactive activities as well, such as a gaming area, photo corners, a gundam-making booth, and a Vanguard playing area.

Eventually I made my way to the artist alley where I had to control myself so much to stop myself from buying so many things. Many artists cosplayed as well, and my favourites are the two artists above who look so amazing!

I also noticed that many artists here like to sell prints!

Afterwards, it was time to grab some food! We were spoilt for choice, from yakitori to matcha puffs to burgers and fries! I really like the furikake fries in particular!

Last but not least, here are the rest of the cosplay photos I took! There were many intricate cosplays and I was really pleased with myself for recognising pretty much all of them!

Madman is the second convention I attended this year and it was a pretty big event and I had a lot of fun! I find the cosplayers here a lot chattier and also made a few new friends! I can't wait for my next event!

Written by Nana

Madman Anime Festival 2017: Melbourne Part 1

Madman Anime Festival 2017: Melbourne Part 1

Saturday, November 11, 2017 / No Comments

Hi everyone! It's Nana だよ~ How's it going? I've been enjoying my post-exam holidays and recently attended an anime festival in Melbourne! I spent a whole weekend there and had so much fun. For an event that is only in its second year, I can safely say that it is pretty much at AFA standard and I am so impressed! Madfest includes panels, performances, movie screenings and autograph sessions, all of which were highly anticipated and well-attended!

The first thing that greeted me when I walked in was this! Next to it, there were a couple of itashas at a corner. Sadly, they were mostly ignored throughout the duration of Madfest, except during special performances.

The hot favourite was the Shingeki no Kyojin exhibition, which featured the original art panels from the first few chapters! Due to some circumstances, I was able to walk through it without bumping around with the crowd.

My favourite one has to be the Cowboy Bebop exhibition! I wish I could just bring the whole thing home... 

The exhibitions were all really popular animations! I'm glad to have been there to view them all.

The ever popular Good Smile Company also had a small booth set up! Within the first day, many of the Nendoroids on sale were snapped up.

There were a great many posters put up as well! For the event, there were five Japanese movie special screenings! The Fate one sold out within the first day, with No Game No Life following. For me, I caught the premiere of the Jojo DiU live action! It was well-executed for a live action movie! There were some people comparing it to the manga and anime and I think it is really ignorant to overlook the fact that a live action movie takes just as much effort.

I also snapped some photos of the cosplayers as I was walking around! One major difference between Singapore events and Madfest was that Madfest has more open spaces and such there is less jostling. Of course, local events have more people attending, but it was nice to have double the walkway width as well.

Aside from cosplayers, many of the event attendees also dressed up, some choosing anime tees, others dressing in lolita styles. The weather that day was quite chilly so props to them!

I'll be sharing more photos soon, so look out for that!

Written by Nana