Tag Archives: anime

From Fandom to Stardom

From Fandom to Stardom

From left to right: Beryl, Valerie, Wynnie, and Estelle This year’s I Love Anisong concert line-up featured homegrown J-pop band Sea☆A, 4 girls who only last year were greeting customers in frilly... 

Anime fans, rejoice!

Anime fans, rejoice!

Anime Festival Asia 11 (AFA11) is back for the – you guessed it, 11th time – to the frenzied delight of rabid Japanese music and culture fans throughout the region. And with a star-studded line-up... 

The World of Astro Boy

The World of Astro Boy

Astro Boy brings you into a futuristic world called Metro City, a paradise above the original Planet Earth, now referred to as “The Surface”. The lucky human inhabitants have all their daily needs... 

A Student’s Life: Master of Digital Puppets

A Student’s Life: Master of Digital Puppets

By Liu Hongzuo Although the traditionally accepted notion is that the pen is mightier than the sword, Ngee Ann Polytechnic final-year Multimedia Animation (MMA) student Cai Weiliang, 24, will tell you... 

LaMB Debuts!

LaMB Debuts!

LaMB, Animax Asia’s first ever animation production, is not as lamblike as its title might suggest and has nothing to do with boundless fields and cute, furry animals running free on a farm. In actual... 

Anime to showcase Simple Plan

Anime to showcase Simple Plan

Simple Plan promoting LaMB Mention Simple Plan and you think of punk rock music. But the 5-member French-Canadian band was in Singapore on Aug 2 to meet the press at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel... 

Behind The Anime Of Tracy Wong

Behind The Anime Of Tracy Wong

The female lead from the anime AppleSeed is who Animax creative director Tracy Wong wants to be. “Deunan is a lean, mean machine. She’s smart and wears amazing Prada shoes. Laughing, she adds softly,... 

Calling All Animation Enthusiasts!

Calling All Animation Enthusiasts!

While watching animated features like Shrek and Finding Nemo, or Japanese anime like Spirited Away and Naruto have you been inspired to create your own animation? Well, if you needed motivation and focus,... 

Wrong About Japan

Wrong About Japan

Most tourism ads on Japan feature serene looking temples, sunrises – all sorts of beautiful scenery. Certainly, the Land of the Rising Sun is all that. However, another side of the country exists....