The Summer Festival 2012

July 21, 2012 @ SFU Burnaby, Convocation Mall

About The Summer Festival

The Summer Festival is an annual event hosted by the Altered Reality Club, SFU’s club for anime, cosplay, and gaming. Modelled after matsuri festivals in Japan, They deliver a day filled with carnival-style games, entertainment, artist and vendor booths, and food stalls. Participate in these fun activities for raffle tickets which can win either one of several door prizes, or the exciting chance to smash a watermelon on-stage! Attendance is absolutely FREE. They encourage cosplay or yukata!

Impression

The festival was quite entertaining, especially the contest. It is worth travelling one and a half hour to get there. I saw a lot of awesome cosplays and met amazing people. Their carnival-style games also handed out raffle tickets that have a chance to win great prizes. Moreover, there were a lot of awesome anime flyers such as poster, buttons, and arts. Even though I was a little disappointed about the fact that they don't have panels, I still had a lot of fun there.

Pictures

Here is a link from Facebook that was also taken by one of our member, Yiwei Dai! Click the link below to view the amazing cosplays.

<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4341510855284.2188291.1212814861&type=1>

Anime Evolution J-fest 2012

July 14, 2012 @ Douglas College

ABOUT J-FEST

J-fest is part of Anime Evolution, the premier event for anime, manga, gaming, and every kind of related fandom, in Vancouver BC. They invite passionate fans to this particular event where they will all share time discussing common interest.

Impression

After going to both J-fest ad Sakura-Con, I was shocked to see the differences. J-fest is a totally different type of convention. It is not only smaller, but also simple. However, I was quite fond of this experience. The panels were seriously great, especially the finals. The panel, "Who's line is it Anime?", is definitely something funny and exciting. I was glad that I brought my sister along with me. Moreover, the cosplays were amazing. I saw series of fantastic cosplays that I never seen in the big conventions. J-fest is a nice and neat festival that is good for people to have fun.

Pictures

As everyone is wondering what I have seen there, here is a photo album from Facebook taken by one of our member, Yiwei Dai! Hope everyone will like it.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4306040568549.2187562.1212814861&type=1

YOUTUBE: 

"Who's line is it Anime?" Pt.3. The Finals

Anime Revolution 2012 Preview

August 17-19 2012 @ Vancouver Convention Centre

ABOUT ANIME REVOLUTION

Anime Revolution is a brand new three-day convention located in Vancouver, BC. It caters to a wide range of activities, exhibits, panels, and performances. These include art, animation, comics, costuming, cultural displays, dance, gaming, musical performances, and others. The goal is to provide people of all ages with entertainment, education, and cultural exchange.

Impression

After watching a Youtube video of this year's FanExpo, it changed my impression; there were series of Cosplay, Manga, Anime, and Figures. I was amazed by the shows and the interviews they did. I hope that when I go to Anime Revolution I can experience it myself, looking foreword to attending the convention.

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Fan Expo Vancouver 2012 with Anime Revolution