AFA ID: Anime Festival Asia Indonesia

Jakarta Convention Center was the center of anime fans attention for 3 days from 6 until  8 September 2013. Following from the success of the last AFA ID in 2012 which was participated by over 40,000 people, AFA decided to held another event in Indonesia. This Japan Pop Culture event will also be held in Malaysia and Singapore. There are 5 main events which are:

- AniSong
Performances of j-pop singers will sing famous anime song tittles from both Indonesia and Japan. The singers are Eir Aoi, Aya Hirano, BABYMETAL, fripSide, Kalafina and May'n. This will be their first performance in Indonesia

- Akiba Town
Rows and rows of stands selling anime-related goods to be ready to be bought. It is also not limited to official brands but also the place to promote independent anime and comics. You will be surprise on how many great Indonesian mangakas(A person who draw comics) are out there :D

Re:on website: http://reoncomics.com/komik

- Cosplay
Parades of costume players representing character of an anime will be a very interesting show to watch. You can take pictures and imagine being in the show. The official Regional Championship will be held on November 2013, competing representative from winners from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philiphines. 

- Main Stage
Presentations of guest from anime industry, cosplayer, voice actors and anime producers. It will also present exclusive anime and movies to watch.

- AFA Cafe
Special cafe made for AFA ID visitors to relax after the tiring walk around the exhibition. 

The event was super crowded when Michelle, Dinda and I went there. At first we were confuse on what to do but as we walked around, we found many unique things. There are a lots of cute cosplayers like hetalia, chuunibyou, naruto and vocaloids of Kagamine Lin and Len but also american comic cosplayers which are Darth Vader and Thor. The event was great and fun for all Indonesian anime lovers and you should go there!