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Anime Festival Asia Returns to Singapore as Physical Event on November 25-27

posted on 2022-08-04 04:30 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda

Convention returns as in-person event after 3 years

Sozo Pte. Ltd. , the organizer of the Anime Festival Asia conventions, announced on Thursday that Anime Festival Asia will return as an in-person convention at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre on November 25 to 27.

The previous in-person Anime Festival Asia event took place in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sozo began holding online AFA events in 2020.

The Anime Festival Asia conventions take place in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan. The event is one of the largest anime and Japanese pop-culture conventions outside Japan. 2015's Anime Festival Asia in Singapore drew 90,669 visitors. Aside from Anime Festival Asia and its attached I Love Anisong label, Sozo also owns JLive Asia, and organizes the Japan Music Festival brand.

Source: Press release

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Anime Festival Asia Returns to Singapore as Physical Event on November 25-27