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AFA Singapore to Host Voice Actor Sho Hayami, Musicians Majiko, mikitoP

posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
DJ YURiA, USAGI, AkatsukiRin, NOB-C, Niji no Conquistador to also make appearance

Anime Festival Asia announced from Tuesday to Thursday that it will host voice actor Sho Hayami, musicians majiko, mikitoP, DJ YURiA, USAGI, and AkatsukiRin, as well as illustrator NOB-C and idol group Niji no Conquistador (Nijicon).

Hayami has starred in roles such as Tokiomi Tohsaka in Fate/Zero, Wolfwood in Trigun, Maximilian Jenius in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Count Cruhteo in Aldnoah.Zero, and Darkninja in Ninja Slayer From Animation.

Majiko began uploading her own performances to video sites in 2010, and made her first public performance in December 2013. She previously appeared at Anime Festival Asia Indonesia in Jakarta in September. Majiko has covered almost 60 songs and uploaded them to Nico Nico Douga. She released Contrast, her first cover album, on April 1. The album also contains two original songs.

She will open the "I Love Anisong Reboot" concert on November 28.

mikitoP began composing Vocaloid songs in 2010, and began using Hatsune Miku to compose songs in 2011. Since then, he has produced many popular Hatsune Miku songs, such as "Sarashinohara." His song "Ii Aru Fanclub," featuring GUMI and the Kagamine Rin Vocaloid, was featured in Sega's 2013 Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 Nintendo 3DS game. He has released two albums: Boku wa Hatsune Miku to Kisu wo Shita (I've Kissed Hatsune Miku) in 2013, and Good School Girl in 2014. He released his first single, with his own vocals, on September 16, titled "Second Season."

He will open the "I Love Anisong Reboot" concert on November 28.

DJ YURiA began her career as a DJ in 2011, founding her party brand House Nation. She has worked as a DJ in many events in Japan and across Asia, has also performed as a singer and dancer, and has made appearances in Japanese television, radio, and magazines.

She will open the "I Love Anisong Reboot" concert on November 29.

USAGI and AkatsukiRin (previously known as RINRIN) both won the Grand Prix prize of the Asia Anisong-Singer Audition (AAA) held at Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2014 in Singapore. Sony Music Records has scheduled AkatsukiRin's debut as a singer in 2016.

Both will open the "I Love Anisong Reboot" concert on November 27.

Illustrator NOB-C has worked as the character designer for the Urawa no Usagi-chan TV anime, and has also been credited for monster design in the currently airing Aquarion Logos TV anime. He also designed Anime Festival Asia's Seika mascot.

He will appear on the convention's mini-stage on November 27.

The Tsuku-dol! Project formed the 10-member Niji no Conquistador (Nijicon) idol group in 2014, and they are currently associated with the pixiv website, and performed the song "Pixiv Ondo" for the site's "illustration matsuri" in November 2014. The group released its third single, "The☆Uchōten Summer" on August 25, and it ranked #3 on the Oricon weekly single chart in its first week. The group released its first album, Rainbow Spectrum, on November 3, and it ranked #8 on the Oricon weekly album chart in its first week.

The group will appear on the convention's mini-stage on all three days.

Other announced guests include voice actor Makoto Furukawa (One-Punch Man, Golden Time, Aldnoah.Zero), The Asterisk War director, Manabu Ono, voice actor Atsushi Tamaru, and original light novel creator Yuu Miyazaki, Charlotte director Yoshiyuki Asai, voice actress Maaya Uchida, and theme song singer Lia.

The convention will also hold the international premiere of the Garakowa -Restore the World- (Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai) anime film.

Previously announced musical guests include:

  • Back-On (Air Gear, Gundam Build Fighters, Fairy Tail)
  • bless4 (Genesis of Aquarion, Amagi Brilliant Park)
  • HoneyWorks/CHICO with Honeyworks (Magic Kaito 1412, Tokyo Ravens, Blue Spring Ride)
  • ZAQ (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!, Non Non Biyori, Maria the Virgin Witch)
  • Ayana Taketatsu (K-ON!, Momokyun Sword, The Pilot's Love Song)
  • Maaya Uchida (Gatchaman Crowds, Robot Girls Z, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)
  • Suzuko Mimori (Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Love Live!, Teekyū)
  • Michi (Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers)
  • Shiori Mikami (Yuruyuri - Happy Go Lily, Ixion Saga DT, Ōkami-san & Her Seven Companions)
  • Yumiri Hanamori (The Rolling Girls, Etotama)
  • Yurika Endō (The Severing Crime Edge, Z/X Ignition, Ace of Diamond)
  • GARNiDELiA (Kill la Kill, The irregular at magic high school, Gundam: Reconguista in G)
  • May'n (Macross Frontier, Ōkami-san & Her Seven Companions, Valkyria Chronicles 3)
  • Mika Kobayashi (Attack on Titan, Guilty Crown, Kill la Kill) with Tetsuro Shimaguchi (KAMUI)
  • nano (Btooom!, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, M3 the dark metal)
  • Stand-Up! Hearts
  • Lia (Air, Angel Beats, Charlotte)
  • Aimer (Terror in Resonance, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
  • Real Akiba Boyz

The event's second day on November 28 is labeled as a P's LIVE concert, which is Japanese music label Pony Canyon's name for its concerts with Pony Canyon-associated voice actors, actresses, and artists. Ayana Taketatsu, Maaya Uchida, Suzuko Mimori, Michi, Shiori Mikami, Yumiri Hanamori, and Yurika Endō are all affiliated with Pony Canyon and have previously performed at P's LIVE concerts in Japan. This will be the first time that Pony Canyon will hold a P's LIVE concert outside of Japan. Pony Canyon held the last P's LIVE concert on March 8 in the Yokohama Arena.

Anime Festival Asia Singapore will hold its event from November 27 to 29. Anime Festival Asia began in Singapore in 2008, and has since held sister events in Indonesia and in Thailand.

The Anime Festival Asia convention held its Bangkok, Thailand event from April 30 to May 3, and held its event in Indonesia from September 25 to 27.


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