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... Of sorts. It's probably one of the closest things we can get to a full-fledged anime con.
Lifted from the Katoots.com boards:
Anime@ACM!
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
4 to 20 March 2005
Discover the world of anime at ACM this March!
ANIME COMES ALIVE!
12 to 13 March 2005
11am – 6pm
Kick-start your school holidays with a host of exciting programmes and workshops during this weekend!
Manga-Drawing Workshops
Let our instructors teach you various ways of drawing manga.
Saturday, 12 March, 12-2pm, $8/participant
Sunday, 13 March, 12-2pm, $8/participant
Limited to 20 participants, registration required.
Digital Manga-Drawing Workshops
Create your own manga characters on special digital tablets in this workshop.
Saturday and Sunday, 12 and 13 March, 4-6pm, $16/participant
Limited to 20 participants, registration required.
Woodblock Print Workshop
Learn woodblock print techniques using Japanese designs and motifs.
Sunday, 13 March, 4-6pm, $18/participant
Limited to 20 participants, registration required.
Free programmes
Join us in a session of kamishibai (storytelling) and find out how this traditional art is related to anime and manga. Flex your fingers in an unusual origami session, where you will learn to fold monsters and other interesting characters.
Learn what cosplay is all about in our workshop while cosplayers recreate your favourite anime and manga characters in the flesh. Don’t miss the exciting live performances of J-pop and J-rock at the same!
See rare toys and collectibles at our mini toy fair on Sunday, 13 March!
ANIME ON DISPLAY
4 to 20 March
Explore the historical development of anime (animation) and manga (comics) and discover how these phenomena are linked to Japan’s traditional some 1,000 years ago!
Find out what chogokins and gashapons are in our display. You will also see other toys from famous anime features like Gundam, Macross and Transformers! But if robots aren’t your thing, there will also be Astro Boy toys, plus cute and cuddly characters from Studio Ghibli.
ANIME SCREENINGS
5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20 March
Catch special screenings of short films produced by local animators, as well as rare anime classics like Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama.
Ramayana is based on an ancient Indian epic which has inspired filmmakers past and present. Expect exciting fight scenes and beautifully animated characters in this stunning production. It will be screened on 5 and 13 March.
Fans of Gundam, Astro Boy and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex are also in for a treat! There will be screenings every weekend during the festival. Please visit our website for updates.
All screenings are free! (Screenings are in English, unless otherwise stated)
Dates
Title
Description
5 Mar: 4-5pm
19 Mar: 1-2pm
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
Mobile Suit Gundam broke new ground in Japanese science-fiction anime with its complex storylines and full-blooded characters. Watch the battle between the forces of good and evil in this dramatic and action-packed series. Episodes from the two series will be screened.
6 Mar: 1-2pm
20 Mar: 1-2pm
Mobile Suit Z Gundam (1985)
See above.
6 Mar:
12 - 12.30pm
13 Mar:
1 - 1.30pm
Animated Shorts
Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Design brings you 10 exciting short films animated by their budding talents. Watch traditional stories and myths of Singapore unfold before your very eyes, as well as other short anime-style films in this special students’ showcase.
12 Mar: 3-4pm
20 Mar: 12-1pm
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
This 26-episode series is the spin-off from the 1995 cult film classic. Set in futuristic Japan, the series chronicles the exploits of Major Motoko Kusanagi.
19 & 20 Mar
12-1pm
Astro Boy (2003)
Catch one of Osamu Tezuka’s most loved characters at ACM this March! Astro Boy is about a robot boy’s search for the meaning of humanity while he fights evil villains who try to take over the world.
Please visit http://www.nhb.gov.sg/ACM/acm.shtml for timings and updates on the screening schedule.
ANIME LECTURES
My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies: A Double Bill
by Dr. Lim Beng Choo, Department of Japanese Studies, NUS
Saturday, 5 March, 12.30–1.30pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Ngee Ann Auditorium (Basement)
Anime is the Japanese term for ‘animation’, which has been commonly identified as children’s entertainment. Does that mean that anime is trivial and cannot be taken seriously? What are the important characteristics of anime? Why have many adults embraced anime today? Dr Lim Beng Choo will answer these questions with reference to two animated films, My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies.
Themes in Japanese Animation
by Dr Fiona Graham, Department of Japanese Studies, NUS
Sunday 6 March 1 – 2pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Ngee Ann Auditorium (Basement)
Dr. Fiona Graham will shed some light on the dominant themes of Japanese anime in this lecture.
Nickson Fong speaks!
Saturday, 12 March, 2.00–3.00pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Ngee Ann Auditorium (Basement)
Animation fans are in for a treat! Catch Mr Nickson Fong, who has worked in many Hollywood blockbusters including Shrek, Starship Troopers, The Scorpion King, Matrix Reloaded and Revolution, sequels to The Matrix, as he shares his passion for animation and screen some of his past and recent works.
MANGA-DRAWING CONTEST
Great prizes worth over $2000 to be won!
Be inspired by our museum exhibits and put your manga-drawing skills to the test in our manga-drawing contest!
To join, please pick up a copy of the contest form from our front desk at Empress Place or download it from http://www.nhb.gov.sg/ACM/acm.shtml
OF WHICH I WILL BE COSPLAYING AS AZUMA KAZUMA FROM YAKITATE!! JAPAN! For the weekend. Or maye even the whole week? I don't know. I've got his denim jacket. All I need are jeans, a pink*shudders* hair band, and well. Maybe an orange over-shirt for another day of Azuma-goodness. <3 And I'll have to buy lots of 'kuro-san's XD to carry around and stuff in people's face. <3
EDIT: OMFG. 6GB iPOD MINIS. SO GETTING ONE.
... Of sorts. It's probably one of the closest things we can get to a full-fledged anime con.
Lifted from the Katoots.com boards:
Anime@ACM!
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
4 to 20 March 2005
Discover the world of anime at ACM this March!
ANIME COMES ALIVE!
12 to 13 March 2005
11am – 6pm
Kick-start your school holidays with a host of exciting programmes and workshops during this weekend!
Manga-Drawing Workshops
Let our instructors teach you various ways of drawing manga.
Saturday, 12 March, 12-2pm, $8/participant
Sunday, 13 March, 12-2pm, $8/participant
Limited to 20 participants, registration required.
Digital Manga-Drawing Workshops
Create your own manga characters on special digital tablets in this workshop.
Saturday and Sunday, 12 and 13 March, 4-6pm, $16/participant
Limited to 20 participants, registration required.
Woodblock Print Workshop
Learn woodblock print techniques using Japanese designs and motifs.
Sunday, 13 March, 4-6pm, $18/participant
Limited to 20 participants, registration required.
Free programmes
Join us in a session of kamishibai (storytelling) and find out how this traditional art is related to anime and manga. Flex your fingers in an unusual origami session, where you will learn to fold monsters and other interesting characters.
Learn what cosplay is all about in our workshop while cosplayers recreate your favourite anime and manga characters in the flesh. Don’t miss the exciting live performances of J-pop and J-rock at the same!
See rare toys and collectibles at our mini toy fair on Sunday, 13 March!
ANIME ON DISPLAY
4 to 20 March
Explore the historical development of anime (animation) and manga (comics) and discover how these phenomena are linked to Japan’s traditional some 1,000 years ago!
Find out what chogokins and gashapons are in our display. You will also see other toys from famous anime features like Gundam, Macross and Transformers! But if robots aren’t your thing, there will also be Astro Boy toys, plus cute and cuddly characters from Studio Ghibli.
ANIME SCREENINGS
5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20 March
Catch special screenings of short films produced by local animators, as well as rare anime classics like Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama.
Ramayana is based on an ancient Indian epic which has inspired filmmakers past and present. Expect exciting fight scenes and beautifully animated characters in this stunning production. It will be screened on 5 and 13 March.
Fans of Gundam, Astro Boy and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex are also in for a treat! There will be screenings every weekend during the festival. Please visit our website for updates.
All screenings are free! (Screenings are in English, unless otherwise stated)
Dates
Title
Description
5 Mar: 4-5pm
19 Mar: 1-2pm
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
Mobile Suit Gundam broke new ground in Japanese science-fiction anime with its complex storylines and full-blooded characters. Watch the battle between the forces of good and evil in this dramatic and action-packed series. Episodes from the two series will be screened.
6 Mar: 1-2pm
20 Mar: 1-2pm
Mobile Suit Z Gundam (1985)
See above.
6 Mar:
12 - 12.30pm
13 Mar:
1 - 1.30pm
Animated Shorts
Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Design brings you 10 exciting short films animated by their budding talents. Watch traditional stories and myths of Singapore unfold before your very eyes, as well as other short anime-style films in this special students’ showcase.
12 Mar: 3-4pm
20 Mar: 12-1pm
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
This 26-episode series is the spin-off from the 1995 cult film classic. Set in futuristic Japan, the series chronicles the exploits of Major Motoko Kusanagi.
19 & 20 Mar
12-1pm
Astro Boy (2003)
Catch one of Osamu Tezuka’s most loved characters at ACM this March! Astro Boy is about a robot boy’s search for the meaning of humanity while he fights evil villains who try to take over the world.
Please visit http://www.nhb.gov.sg/ACM/acm.shtml for timings and updates on the screening schedule.
ANIME LECTURES
My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies: A Double Bill
by Dr. Lim Beng Choo, Department of Japanese Studies, NUS
Saturday, 5 March, 12.30–1.30pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Ngee Ann Auditorium (Basement)
Anime is the Japanese term for ‘animation’, which has been commonly identified as children’s entertainment. Does that mean that anime is trivial and cannot be taken seriously? What are the important characteristics of anime? Why have many adults embraced anime today? Dr Lim Beng Choo will answer these questions with reference to two animated films, My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies.
Themes in Japanese Animation
by Dr Fiona Graham, Department of Japanese Studies, NUS
Sunday 6 March 1 – 2pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Ngee Ann Auditorium (Basement)
Dr. Fiona Graham will shed some light on the dominant themes of Japanese anime in this lecture.
Nickson Fong speaks!
Saturday, 12 March, 2.00–3.00pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Ngee Ann Auditorium (Basement)
Animation fans are in for a treat! Catch Mr Nickson Fong, who has worked in many Hollywood blockbusters including Shrek, Starship Troopers, The Scorpion King, Matrix Reloaded and Revolution, sequels to The Matrix, as he shares his passion for animation and screen some of his past and recent works.
MANGA-DRAWING CONTEST
Great prizes worth over $2000 to be won!
Be inspired by our museum exhibits and put your manga-drawing skills to the test in our manga-drawing contest!
To join, please pick up a copy of the contest form from our front desk at Empress Place or download it from http://www.nhb.gov.sg/ACM/acm.shtml
OF WHICH I WILL BE COSPLAYING AS AZUMA KAZUMA FROM YAKITATE!! JAPAN! For the weekend. Or maye even the whole week? I don't know. I've got his denim jacket. All I need are jeans, a pink*shudders* hair band, and well. Maybe an orange over-shirt for another day of Azuma-goodness. <3 And I'll have to buy lots of 'kuro-san's XD to carry around and stuff in people's face. <3
EDIT: OMFG. 6GB iPOD MINIS. SO GETTING ONE.
