AFA in Malaysia

Posted by JakeTheFake [www] 

Rather Than sitting infront of my Laptop hearing Live Coverage of AFA on Twitter . I head to Sungei Wang Plaza Mall with My Otaku Friend for an event called 100 % Gempak Starz .

Its a Comic Convention, where Cosplayers , Famous Artists , and Famous Artworks gather . So I went to take The Train to Jalan Bukit Bintang ( which is like The Akihabara of Malaysia ) . Along in The Train I saw lots of People with Trendy Clothes that costs around RM100+ . At first I thought they were going to the convention but as I think deeply , There going to "Operation WAGO" and I'm going to talk about that later ^_^ .

First lets enjoy some Anime Fun .

100% Gempak Starz


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Now If You don't know what is Gempak Starz its a Comic / Magazine Company much like DC Comics but more Asian . They sell pretty well .

Usually they sell a Novel graphic ( we can't call it Manga since Manga is Japanese ) that costs around RM 7 + with over 100 pages . its exactly like Manga except its read from left to right and its either in Bahasa Melayu , Mandarin or English

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Over hear we Have Naruto , that Pink Haired Lady there is Coffy ,one of The Comic Fiesta Mascots giving out fliers for CF 09 same goes to that Green Haired Lady named Tea also working for CF 09 . Blue shirt Blonde Guy there is Tamaki Suoh from High School Host Club

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Over hear we have the Artist Section where we can see Real Artists Do there Stuff in Action and Its quite Amazing how quick they can draw a character .

Some of These Artists came all The way from Hong Kong for this event . Lolita Cosplay Artist on the top right .

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Artist doing there Masterpeice . Really inspiring to see ^^

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Here We have Comic Section where theres a Contest on called " Peraduan Bakat Baru Komik Malaysia 2009 " its a Competition to pick out Random Artists from all over The Country on which Comic is The Best depending on Artwork , Plot and such .

Our Top Malaysian Artists are on The Leagues against Indonesia , Thailand , Korea Hong Kong and More

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This Kawai Maid offered me Sweats If I signed my name and my email to her Paper Thingy ^^;; . Maybe The Company wants to know how many people attended the event ?? .

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Over here we have Rikku Warior from FF X-2 she is the 2nd Runner Up for The Best Character Portrayal Cosplay Contest

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This Lady cosplays as Zhen Ji from Dynasty Warriors 6 and Won The Best Character Portrayal Cosplay Contest

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Over hear we have The Kids Section where The Artists of elemen ( A Comic Magazine for kids ) shows his artwork along with puzzles and quizzes .

Sometimes , It just makes you feel Very Very Heart Warming to see people caring for these kids , I simply love that " Happy Learning " sign . I sometimes think of being a Kid again and experience these Children Activities

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This is the Place before its over crowded with Kids

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Going Back to The Future in Nov23 ,The third and last day of the event . I went to Sungei Wang Mall Again to catch an Autograph of Keith , A Very famous Artist who makes Hilarious 4komas and Novel Graphics . Unfortunate I arrived hear about 10 minutes past the Autograph section .

As You can see here , I'm lining up for his Autograph but Unfortunately The Section is over and I was 10 people away T_T

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Board full of Famous Artists Drawings .

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This is Keith one of The Widely known artist in The Country .He now works for a radio DJ Company on a 4koma Comic in China but He still draws 4komas in here as well .

He is widely known for Creating "Lawak Kampus " a 4koma comedy featuring high schoolers and such . His Signature Outfit is his Farmer Cap , He wears like every Photoshoot and event

To Malaysians and Singaporeans

Do You Still Read Gempak Starz Graphic Novels ???

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Going Back To The Past in Nov 21 again

Operation WAGO
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If You have been following Wisefreeman on Twitter , You would know That Wisefreeman Missed AFA 09 because of a Big Project which is called "Operation WAGO " , which is a large scale flashmob & sing-along event.

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One Section of the Road just Outside Sungei Wang Mall has been blocked .

You should see that just outside of this Road , Theres Traffic Jams on both side . Its Amazing !!

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Big Screen TV just near The Train Station with Crew .

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Policemen : I look cool in this suit Don't I ??

Me : Shouldn't You keep an Eye on The road ^^;;

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Stage on the other end of the road .

I was doing an Air Guitar when The Band starts Playing .

The Band was So Loud That My Ears are in Pain and My head starts Dizying @_@ . First experience in a Stage Band

They were 2 events on Nov21 in Jalan Bukit Bintang ,100% Gempak Starz and Operation WAGO . Its like one event for Simple Otaku Reading Magakas while The Other is Rich Popular Cool People who likes to Party Hard .

I just wear simple Khaki Pants and Shirt while the other is a Scarf wearing RM50+ Shirt with expensive Jeans Guy . It just goes to show We are Who We Are

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This was when I just arrived at Jalan Bukit Bintang .

Microphone Girl gives out lyrics to people for The Sing Along . I Wonder If I can use her head as a Microphone

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What The Sign Board says

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"Danny Choo singing in Jln Bukit Bintang?! Oh, that's actually Danny's Clone "

Can you spot Wisefreeman in this 90 second TV commercial ? he appeared 3 times in total

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Unfortunately , I missed The Sing- Along and Wisefreeman Dancing in the streets . Reason , is because My Friend has a Family Night Out and he was begging for me to call it a day . Of all The Family Night outs , it has to be today !!! So yeah , Just minutes away from The Sing-Along We went Back to The Train and go home .

At least , I got to witness a Historic event ^.^ .

Congratz to Wisefreeman and his buddies for making this all happened .

" It was one of the greatest day ever in my life for being able to perform in Jln Bukit Bintang with over 5000 audiences." - Wisefreeman from Twitter

Going Back To The Future !! . you must be tired of all this Time Traveling ^^;;

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Autograph of Kaoru on Maido Bag . Kaoru is another famous artists that creates Romantic and Shojo Graphic Novels .

She is widely known for "Helios Eclipse " and "Kaoru's Cake house " . Now she is working on a new title which is called "Maid Maiden " which you see on the bag there is the Main Character Nyaaa~~~~~ .

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The Other side of The Maido Bag ^w^ Nyaaa ~~~~~

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Picture of Me with Kaoru and behind that Big Head of Mine is The Maid Maiden Display .

Revealing my Face here >_> . I bet some of you think I'm Not Malay ^_^

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Goodies That I won from a Q&A contest . Which is I have to name 5 of Kaoru's works . When I put my hands up , I was so embarassed because Most of Kaoru's fans are Shojo's . .

On The Far Right , I got a Pink Shirt !!!! PINK SHIRT !!!!! It goes to show some of The Q&A are for Shojo's only T_T .

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Happy Bag Hour !!!! Its a promotion where a certain hour there is a promotion for RM30 you can get all these and That is quite a Bargain ^0^

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Got Autograph from Zint another Favorite and Famous Artist of Mine . He usually creates Action and Boy Graphic novels .

He drew it on The Graphic Novel "Hacker " . One of The best Graphic Novels I've ever read . Worth It !!!!

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Xanseveiria is one of my Fave New Comer Artists . She too creates Drama and Shojo's Graphic Novels . I just like her Anime-ish Drawings . A real professional indeed ^_^

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Xanseveria 's Autograph . She creates a 4koma called "Fairy God Brothers " which has 2 characters Black and White .

the One You see there is a Black He is usually The Bad and Lazy Boy while White is the Smart and Kind Boy . Together they grant wishes to Unfortunate People . You could imagine great laughs from this 4koma

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    Double H in Brunei [www]
    2009/12/11 18:35
    Registered on 2009/03/18. Kamen Rider
     

    Used to be one of Gempak Starz reader! I`ve stop buying the magazine but I still bought a few of their novel graphic!^^,

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    Shazz in Australia/Singapore [www]
    2009/12/11 18:58
    Registered on 2009/11/06. Student
     

    That maid is smokin...should have asked her for her number :P

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    Crimson03 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australi... [www]
    2009/12/11 19:25
    Registered on 2009/10/13. Student / Network Engineer / Stormtrooper TKID82...
     

    Wow, for them to have an event like that in the middle of Sungai Wang Plaza has to be quite a task. Its already packed enough every single day!

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    2009/12/11 20:37
    Registered on 2009/11/07. Sigh no more NEET status...
     

    ARgghhhhh GEMPAK STARZZ!!!!!
    Geng stuffz... =.= sighs...
    Lawak campus is good man..

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    trigger-03 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [www]
    2009/12/11 20:46
    Registered on 2007/12/29. Illustration major in The One Academy
     

    Used to read them, but I lost interest after awhile.

    I still love Ben's works, though. XD

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    thefinalhome in Singapore
    2009/12/11 21:52
    Registered on 2009/09/08.
     

    a little bit of misleading title. :) cool.

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    zemega in Malaysia
    2009/12/11 22:15
    Registered on 2009/10/16. mioaw impersonater
     

    Didn't Ben won the first place of a competition at Japan few years back? Some of the Gempak's graphic novel are surfacing at MangaFox.com. Fatal Chaos should be made an anime, don't you guys agree?

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      JakeTheFake in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia [www]
      2009/12/12 22:39
      Registered on 2009/01/02. Supernatural Alien Student
       

      LOL didn't know its on MangaFox.com ^^;;

      It seems graphic Novels are going international .

      Never read Fatal Chaos before , maybe I'll buy it If I have time ^^

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    Terrorhunt in a secret lair [www]
    2009/12/11 23:06
    Registered on 2008/11/15. Noob vigilante
     

    Darn it!!!
    If it wasn't for my extra class, I'd be there.

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    tueac in Singapore [www]
    2009/12/11 23:07
    Registered on 2008/08/23. Junior Automation Programer
     

    Ah gempak... read a few of them here in singapore before... man they are expensive... Cost more then a typical chuang yi...

    Some have good art and etc, very nice.

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    yunamon in OtaCoolTure no Saka [www]
    2009/12/12 07:18
    Registered on 2009/03/31. Knightess of the Pink Republic
     

    "I was doing an Air Guitar when The Band starts Playing while yunamon is Stalking on Haruka"

    ^^;

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    Anjerasu in Malaysia [www]
    2009/12/12 08:52
    Registered on 2007/04/13. Graphic Designer
     

    I was in AFA09 when this happen, my friends tried to cover both gempak and the TMnet's event but he said it was seriously packed, so much events going on, even the week after there was an AIDS foundation at B.Binting.

    Seriously wanted to attend this too but was booked ahead for Singapore. Anyways good coverage.

    **btw, you're from East Malaysia (Borneo) side? :P

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      Anjerasu in Malaysia [www]
      2009/12/12 08:52
      Registered on 2007/04/13. Graphic Designer
       

      ops typo *Bukit Bintang

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      JakeTheFake in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia [www]
      2009/12/12 22:37
      Registered on 2009/01/02. Supernatural Alien Student
       

      I'm from KL Dude ^_^

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    Crimson03 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australi... [www]
    2009/12/12 11:20
    Registered on 2009/10/13. Student / Network Engineer / Stormtrooper TKID82...
     

    ROFL @ Freeman in the Youtube commercial, least he appeared in the clip twice! Noticing he wanted to hog camera time too =P

    Wow, i have been away too long. Finally some good English Malaysian commercials.

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      WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory [www]
      2009/12/13 02:53
      Registered on 2007/11/07. Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Danc...
       

      Before started filming, we were split into 2 teams among 20 chosen talents out of 400+, Team A in Pavilion, Team B in Jln Bkt Bintang, I was in Team B.

      Over 20 scenes in total to merge into this final 90 seconds TV ads. Look like Team B didn't get any featured at all, well at least the production house did replaced us from some other scenes.

      I was featured 3 times, 2 scene in the mass crowds & the scene with the cute paper dolls, we were singing at the edge of the building that time, lol!

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    jonhohx in adelaide [www]
    2009/12/13 08:51
    Registered on 2007/05/14. filmaker
     

    i dont think jalan b.b is anything like akihabara...especially if u go there after midnight.


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