Singapore hosted Anime Festival Asia, a three-day convention that celebrated all things Japanese pop culture. The event attracted thousands of cosplayers and anime fans
Anime, a sub-culture originating from Japan, has continued to thrive and grow internationally in recent years despite the pandemic, largely due to its vast online presence and supportive participants.
AFA attracted 120,000 attendees the last time it was held in 2019. Although exact ticket sales will not be available until a later date, festival director Shawn Chin told Reuters that he expects the Singapore event to reach the same number, if not surpass it. "Now that I'm in Singapore it feels like a meetup of old friends, because I was in constant online contact with people here," said a featured Taiwanese cosplayer, Hiko, from her booth at the exhibition hall.
Singapore eased most of its COVID-19 curbs this year, and had seen various international events returning to the city-state in recent months.
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