Step into a Dimension of Fun, Fantasy and Magic at Singapore Comic Convention (SGCC) 2019!

Step into a Dimension of Fun, Fantasy and Magic at Singapore Comic Convention (SGCC) 2019!

Friday, December 6, 2019 / No Comments

A feast for the senses awaits visitors as SGCC 2019 gears up for another exciting array of activities! 

SINGAPORE, 28 November 2019 – The countdown has begun to Singapore’s premier pop culture event, SGCC 2019, happening from 7 to 8 December at Marina Bay Sands across Halls A, B and C. Fans of all ages and fandoms can look forward to two full days of exciting activities that will not disappoint.

Be enthralled by a wide range of activities such as meet and greet sessions, limited edition purchases, talent spotting, solving puzzles & games, Championships of Cosplay and more at SGCC 2019 – It’s the perfect opportunity to discover what makes you POP!

An event that will have gamers at the edge of their seats over two days, will be the crowning of PVP Esports @ Singapore Comic Con by Singtel’s community league featuring Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Dota 2. If you’re into dressing up like your favourite superheroes, come down and meet with your favourite cosplayers and even take part in the Cosplay Parade happening on 7 Dec at 3.30pm. Just be sure to not leave your selfie sticks at home as you wouldn't want to miss a photo-opportunity like never before.

For the talented creatives who have always wanted to get a chance to work on a TV series, get your portfolios ready. 108 Media will be premiering Fluorescent Black, a dark sci-fi TV series based on the cult favourite graphic novel published by Heavy Metal Magazine. On top of sharing juicy details about the series in their panel, 108 Media will also be holding talent spotting reviews for artists and writers to work on the series.

According to the creator of the series, Mr Matthew Wilson, “It’s a very distinctive setting, made more distinctive by the central characters, who are dealing with issues you don’t commonly see in a sci-fi context. This TV series tells a crime story, like Breaking Bad, but set in the world of gene-tech-gone-wrong.”

For those who love to solve puzzles and mysteries, good news, you are going to love the Heist! Head down to Curious Chimeras booth and be prepared to create a mystery story right at the convention hall - it’s time to put your thinking hat on!

Larger Star-Studded Line Up

Joining this year’s stellar line-up is artist extraordinaire Mico Suayan, Jonathan Cathey from The Loyal Subjects, and tokidoki’s Simone Legno. Oh but that’s not all! We also have the co-creator of Kinnikuman, Takashi Shimada and last but not least, the duo behind the Sword Art Online light novels, Reki Kawahara and abec!

Key Highlights Only at SGCC 2019!

Star-studded Line-up From Across the Globe

Pop culture fans, you’re in for a treat! Don’t miss this chance to meet and greet with renowned comic book artists, toy creators, entertainers, cosplayers and pop culture icons!

Featuring guests such as Michael Sng, Koh Hong Teng, Astarohime, Andy Kubert, Peach MoMoKo, Fishball, Jason Freeny, Mufizal Mokhtar, Tara McPherson, Yasmine Putri and many more!

Good Game Experience (GGXP)

Calling all gamers – both hardcore and casual, be sure to head down to GGXP and experience the world of gaming in a whole new level. From tabletop to console, SGCC promises that there’s something for everyone!

Gaming fans rejoice and celebrate all things esports at PVP Esports @ Singapore Comic Con by Singtel and witness the finals of the PVP Community Leagues featuring Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Dota 2. Get up close with your favourite celebrity streamer Alodia Gosiengfiao and grab the chance to battle with OG Dota 2’s Topson.

Try your hand at Hearthstone®: Battlegrounds, a brand-new auto-battling game mode that introduces a fresh, strategic and 8-player experience. While you’re there catch Resurgence members Samuel ‘Sequinox’ Chan, Wesley ‘Lambyseries’ Seek and Deborah ‘Wolfsbanee’ Sim in a showcase segment on 7 Dec at 3:30pm.

Pop by the Gaming Lounge, sit back and relax as you work your thumbs on Dota Underlords and bring home exclusive prizes! Not to mention there are over $1,000 of Dash credits are up for grabs too!

Alternatively, visitors of SGCC 2019 can also snap photos of themselves within the PVP arena, publish it on Instagram with the #PVPComicCon and stand a chance to bring home a SecretLab Omega Stealth at the end of the day.

Card collectors you’re in for a surprise! Singapore’s very own Bushiroad joins SGCC’s stellar line up of tournaments as they bring to you Cardfight!! Vanguard and Future Card Buddyfight. Battle it out with your fellow competitors on the Tabletop and stand a chance to win exclusive prizes. Additionally, fans can look forward to previews of upcoming Bushiroad cards.

Explore Tabletop experience brought to you by Gamersaurus Rex! Delve into the miniature tablescapes and battlefields where players enact battles between opposing forces using hand painted miniature models. Tournaments include games like Warhammer 40,000 and A Song of Ice and Fire.

Making its debut at SGCC 2019, Pokémon fans can look forward to the #PlayPokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Tournament from the official Pokémon Championship series. Featuring the standard format Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon on Nintendo 3DS. Participants can also fast track their invitation to the prestigious Pokémon World Championships by earning up to 200 Championship Points!

Main Stage Programmes, SPW Wrestling Ring and The Creative Space

Join SGCC’s guests on the main stage for live demos, exclusive panels and Q&A sessions. For a full programme line up, visit www.singaporecomiccon.com.
Additionally, for the first time ever, catch wrestlers from Singapore Pro Wrestling (SPW), showcasing live dramatic battles between good and evil with a unique local twist - don’t blink, you won’t want to miss out!
Ignite your creativity at The Creative Space and learn how to turn your hobby into a business. Join us for talks and knowledge sharing sessions by SGCC guests and industry professionals. Limited seats are available, so be sure to register your spot now.

Championships of Cosplay (CoC)

8 Dec 2019, Sunday, 4.30pm – 6.30pm

Catch your favourite cosplayers showcasing their craftsmanship and artisanal skills as they battle out to win an all sponsored trip to represent SGCC in the grand finals at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) next year!
CoC Judges: Jin (behindinfinity), Astarohime & Bernard Phee (General Manager of Caesars)

Exclusive Merchandise & Limited Edition Collectible

From comics to toys and collectibles – visitors of SGCC 2019 can look forward to all the limited edition offerings that is not to be missed!

Get first dibs on Mighty Jaxx’s Freeny’s Hidden Dissectibles: Sesame Street collection; Royal Selangor’s Limited Edition 80th Classic Batmobile Replica as well as SaberMach’s limited edition in-universe sabers.

Other exhibitors’ merchandise that you can look out for are from the MINT Museum of Toys where you can learn about the history of toy collections and participate in crafting activities.

Singapore’s favourite Mr Kiasu is back and this time in celebration of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants’ 20th anniversary. Bikini Bottom meets Singapore in this clash of worlds in a coffee table book format, everyone’s favourite yellow SpongeBob SquarePants runs into the Singaporean icon and hero, Mr. Kiasu. SGCC 2019 is proud to have this new coffee table book launched during the two-day fanfare and will be signed by Mr. Johnny Lau himself.

Get your hands on the limited edition SPAWN #303 selling only at SGCC 2019. Rumour has it that there will only be 250 copies available. Be sure to make this your first pit stop as soon as you enter the pop culture realm.

Discover Amazing Creations at the Artist Alley

If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind commissioned art pieces, then this is the place to be!
Explore hidden gems from an eclectic collection of sketches, toys at the Artist Alley booths. Each booth promises a showcase of unique trinkets that like-minded fans can get their hands on. Be prepared to be inspired by the creations of mixed artists, illustrators and even toy-makers such as Drawmonsterdraw, FRUS, Laugh and Belly, and many more.

Other fringe activities not to be missed!

Doodle Wall: Visitors of all ages can join in the fun doodling on the doodle wall with the Band of Doodlers. Who knows, you might be channelling your inner Picasso.
Talent Spotting Program: 108 Media will be on the lookout for artists and writers to work on Fluorescent Black through portfolio reviews done at their booths. Taipan Films, the studio behind Singapore’s first monster film, Circle Line, will also be conducting portfolio reviews to spot talented creatives for the chance to work as concept artists and more on the movie.
Photo booth: Bring home a momento at our photo booth. Snap a picture or two for keepsakes and to remember your experience at SGCC 2019!

Official Tea Sponsor

Feeling parched? Don’t worry we got you covered! Get your hands on the SGCC-exclusive R&B Tea drinks such as Ivy’s Poison Potion, The Dark Night and Mad Love only at SGCC 2019.

Tickets to SGCC 2019 are now available for purchase with fans being able to enjoy greater savings with the couple and group ticket packages available via the Singapore Comic Con website.



Written by yin
                            

Anime in Japanese Commercials

Anime in Japanese Commercials

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 / No Comments

Hisashiburi, minna-san~ 

It's been a while since I've been on here, but now that the holiday break is here, I'm excited to catch up on anime I've missed out during the busy period in school. Speaking of a break, what do you all think of commercial breaks? Boring? Unmotivated? A waste of time? Well, some commercials are actually entertaining and probes us to get the product they tried to promote so I guess its to each their own. 

With that being said, I have always been fascinated by Japanese commercials, and how they make use of their key skill--animation, to blend in together with their commercials. Some are simply just wacky, while some actually go to the extend to touch your heart. Let's take a look at some, starting with a rather fun one first. 

Dragon Ball Z promoting KFC:

There's just something funny yet awfully wholesome at how Goku yells "KENTUCKY". Also, I'm craving some fried chicken now so I guess this commercial was actually pretty impactful.

Speaking of KFC, anime also played its part in Macdonalds (WCDonald or Wacdonalds in the anime world) commercial. 

Macdonalds Commercial: 

It is the kind of short commercial that is condensed to look like a cute, slice-of-life anime series. Honestly, I wished I could see a series on this too. And the food, oh, forget Kentucky Fried Chicken, now I want some McWings.

The commercial got so much love from the audience that they even made a part 2 of it later on: 

The animation quality and music in the second part was emphasized so much more that even I got cheated into thinking I was watching an episode of an anime series. Besides that, many others have noticed how the kouhai-senpai relationship became more evident here, and they've started shipping them together. Needless to say, even I did too... To make the commercial even more interesting, they even asked the audience to spot the hidden Ronald Mcdonalds inside the commercial. Such an interactive and heartwarming commercial to advertise Macdonalds~

Now let's look at anime food commercials on a more sombre, yet also heartwarming manner. Here's one of the many Marukome Ryotei-No-Aji commercials:

I cried. I really cried at this. It reminded me of the relationship I have with my dad--it's not a bad relationship, it's just the type of relationship where we hardly talk to each other at all. And I guess it's significant in some father-daughter relationships. But this commercial really made me emotional, and the idea of food bringing the father and daughter together is something so simple, yet impactful. It's amazing how this commercial can make you feel in a span of just 90 seconds.

I highly suggest you to watch the other Marukome Ryotei-No-Aji commercials they have, they are all truly heartwaming and dare I say--cinematic.

Now, let's liven it up a little with my favourite anime in a commercial: Love Live! School Idol Project and Watering Kiss Mint: 

Honestly, I don't exactly know what a Watering Kiss Mint is, neither have I actually seen it during my visits to Japan, but hey, if it's Love Live, I'll take it. It's always a good time to be in the LL fandom. 

Okay, maybe too much food commercials here. So, we all know Makoto Shinkai and his stunning works (5 Centimetres Per Second, Kimi no Nawa, Weathering with You etc.), but did you all know he had commercials too? This is one of it to promote Z-Kai, an education company: 

Like, wow. Suddenly we all want to be educational. I'm just kidding. This Makoto Shinkai commercial definitely exceeds all commercial expectations. It has everything--the stunning visuals, characters, and an idea of a storyline. Just imagine how it would be like in a movie form.

We all enjoy anime, but anime in commercials deserve to be enjoyed the same as well. They allow us to laugh, cry and even feel something in just 1-2 minutes. 

To end it off, here's another commercial for LUX starring Hatsune Miku and a guest cameo.... Scarlett Johansson: 

So, do you have any favourite anime commercials of your own? 

Written by: kimizomi

Figure Unboxing and Review: Hatsune Miku (Harvest Moon version)

Figure Unboxing and Review: Hatsune Miku (Harvest Moon version)

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 / No Comments

Hatsune Miku in Harvest Moon style was originally styled as a Nendoroid but with her overwhelming success in sales, her scale figure was announced and swiftly released. And here's the figure that is her full glory, in a box that suits the atmosphere of the figure.

The pinks, purples and blues on the box creates the atmosphere of a hazy night, while the circle cutout on the box resembles a full moon. 

The back of the box is as usual, with the information that Good Smile Company usually slaps on their boxes. The images on the box also showcases the front and back of Miku, as well as her outfit and hairstyle that's unique to this version of Miku.

 In the blister, you can see the two parts of this figure: namely Miku hereself and the base.

The base is elegantly designed with a blue starry sky and glowing clouds. There are three metal pegs on the base which fits directly into the pegholes in Miku's shoes.

After assembling Miku on the base, we are able to see her in her full splendor. Her robe is a muted color with white and lavender as well as orange. The gradient on Miku's hair is pretty as well, going from deep teal down to translucency at its tips.

Miku's hair ornaments are dainty and elegant. It is made up of several white flowers with yellow centers and a red tassel adorned with a pink bead. A little more effort going into sculpting and shading the tassels would be great.

The twist in Miku's robes is distinctly visible with the sculpt and the shading shaping the folds in the robes. The scallop hem of the dress adds to the cuteness of the figure and gives a more unique feel when you get to see more of the translucent inner layer.

Unlike the unassuming front of the figure, when you view her from the back, you can see the amount of effort placed into sculpting the robe on this figure. There are so many creases and folds in the dress to make it appear more soft, comfortable and realistic.

From the back, she appears so melancholic...

Ironically, the only gripe I have is also her hair. Although the hair seam is hidden well, the horizontal layers end awkwardly at the back end of her hair which makes it look misplaced.

However, from the side, the atmosphere around Miku seems to change completely and she appears elegant. The sculpt of her hair is especially pretty and elegantly twirling about the figure. The paintwork for her ponytails are subtly beautiful on every level.

Another important aspect of Miku's design is the fan. The translucent material used to make the fan gives it a similar look as with rice paper, which is normally used to make such fans. The brown lacquer holder of the fan is another pretty aspect to look at, which isn't clear in the photograph below. However, it comes with sculpted detailing that makes it look jut like a pretty fan that suits this elegant figure!

 ~ Reina-rin

Singapore Comic Con X Milkcananime Pop Culture Stickers

Singapore Comic Con X Milkcananime Pop Culture Stickers

Monday, November 18, 2019 / No Comments

In collaboration with Singapore Comic Con, we are honored to design a pack of 24 "Pop Culture Stickers" (WhatsApp and Telegram) for the "Singapore Comic Con" convention held on 7-8 December 2019. This year they had introduced a new "Red Robot" mascot and we drew them along with our own mascot "Miwa Haruka".

This beautiful pack of stickers are available free for Whatsapp and Telegram. 

Whatsapp

For Android Phone user

1) Download the free WhatSticker App in Google Play

2) In the top bar, search for "Milkcananime". Choose the pack "Singapore Comic Con X Milkcananime". Add to Android.

For iPhone user

1) Download the free Kotech Online App in Apple App Store

2) Use Safari and type whatsticker.online

3) In the top bar, search for "Milkcananime". Choose the pack "Singapore Comic Con X Milkcananime". Add to iPhone

4) Tap 'Open' when prompted to open in Kotech Online. Then save the stickers.

Telegram

Fans of Telegram fret not, we have also released the cute stickers here.

Click here to get the Telegram stickers!

Hope you enjoy the cute Singapore Comic Con X Milkcananime Pop Culture Stickers. Let us know which ones are your favorites ^^

Designed by Max Wong with resident illustrator Shiriel

Figure review: Fate/Extella Link Gilgamesh

Figure review: Fate/Extella Link Gilgamesh

Thursday, November 14, 2019 / No Comments

Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've shared a figure of mine. Today's star is Gilgamesh from the super popular Fate series, and this is the version from Fate/Extella Link. As you all might have heard, this particular game entry is a hack-and-slash sort, so I was surprised that they chose this outfit and pose for him. However, there are visual novel aspects in the game, and his battle outfits have already been well-represented in the other games of the Fate franchise, so I am quite happy to be able to obtain a softer Gilgamesh.

One of the reasons why I wanted to get this particular figure is my love for tigers. They are my favourite animal and here Gilgamesh is hanging out with not just one but two adorable tiger cubs!

 As you can see, Gilgamesh appears to be enjoying his time with them as well. This figure turned out to be smaller than I had expected, and I'm not very impressed in the facial detailing, particularly the eyes. While the flatness is expected as they are generally decals, the lack of highlights in his iris is quite unnerving.

Details-wise, there are some areas done better than others. While the hair detail is average, the folds on his clothing are sculpted and shaded nicely.

The tiger cubs are well-painted as well for such a small scale; although I found some of the markings messy, I did appreciate the individual strokes that helps mimic soft fluffy fur.

Another thing I like about this figure is that it doesn't require a base and looks good from every angle! Even from this "front" view, it looks like he's leaning against the wall in a relaxed manner.

Overall, I am quite satisfied with this figure as a fan of Gilgamesh and tigers! However, it is not very value for money as it was smaller than I had expected and the details were not very fine as well. If you prefer the "usual" Gilgamesh, there is a large selection of other versions to choose from.

Written by Nana

Milkcananime X Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC HALLOWEEN Stickers

Milkcananime X Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC HALLOWEEN Stickers

Saturday, October 26, 2019 / No Comments

In collaboration with Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC, we created a pack of "Halloween Stickers" (WhatsApp and Telegram) for the "FRIGHT NIGHT" event held on 26 October 2019. This annual Halloween extravaganza attracts thousands of boys and ghouls, all dressed in outlandish and spooky costumes. They will all come in flocks to challenge the Scare Houses and all kind carnival activities. Taking place in Tiong Bahru Park, the Tilting Train is an iconic feature where children climb and play onboard. Thus, we recreate the Tilting Train to come alive and be 'Kawaii'. Our mascot Miwa Haruka joins the Tilting Train for a Halloween ride!

This beautiful pack of stickers are available free for Whatsapp and Telegram. 

Whatsapp

For Android Phone user

1) Download the free WhatSticker App in Google Play
2) In the top bar, search for "Milkcananime". Choose the pack "Milkcananime X Tanjong Pagar GRC". Add to Android.


For iPhone user

1) Download the free Kotech Online App in Apple App Store
2) Use Safari and type whatsticker.online

3) In the top bar, search for "Milkcananime". Choose the pack "Milkcananime X Tanjong Pagar GRC". Add to iPhone

4) Tap 'Open' when prompted to open in Kotech Online. Then save the stickers.

Telegram

Fans of Telegram fret not, we have also released the cute stickers here.

Click here to get the Telegram stickers

Hope you enjoy the cute Milkcananime X Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC HALLOWEEN Stickers. Let us know which ones are your favorites ^^

Designed by Max Wong and resident illustrator Shiriel