Promo: DaiCon 2009
What is Daicon?
DaiCon is an expo, being organized on a scale rarely seen in Malaysia. It is an expo that has been created for the sole purpose of showcasing the latest and most innovative in the world of modern Japanese visual culture, from audio to video, print as well as interactive media.
There will be exhibitions on all facets of modern Japanese visual culture, live hands-on demonstrations, as well as numerous competitions. Besides that, you’ll also be able to get an inside look at the thriving and ever-expanding ACG (Anime, Comic and Games) community in Malaysia, with cosplayers showcasing their elaborate and intricate costumes, and fan artists showcasing their high-quality productions for purchase at affordable prices.
Event Details
Date: 11-12th July 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: The Grand Hall of Multimedia University, Cyberjaya
Straight from the website, where further details (location, events etc) are available.
So uh…. it’s an anime convention of sorts. I can’t tell you what it’s gonna be like as I’ve never attended one before, the only conventions I’ve ever been to all involved politicians, smart suits and plenty of smoked salmon. Something tells me that DaiCon won’t be anything close to that, and probably involves infinitely more fun stuff like karaoke, cosplay and figurine exhibitions - who knows, we might get handed complimentary radishes too.
Pssstt. There might be a seiyuu coming. Guesses currently range from Shiraishi Minoru to Hirano Aya to Chihara Minori. Pick your poison! I’m personally hoping for somebody like Kaneda Tomoko.
…at the very least you’ll be able to meet me in person, if I haven’t already fainted from fangirl hysteria or something. It’ll be relatively easy to spot me, I’ll be the one running around like a headless chicken wondering which direction the toilet is in (again, if I haven’t already fainted from fangirl hysteria). Give me a wave (or a paper bag) if you see me running by.
Updates to come when they come.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
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Man. I hope you guys get something/someone awesome.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Is “Insert awsm catchphrase here.” really their tagline?
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 pm
So will this be your first time meeting a seiyuu in the flesh?
Ps. I am going on holiday to Malaysia this summer, I wonder If I can make enough time to stalk you
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:34 am
@Kraker2k: you can’t because I’ve already booked her. xD
Can’t trust those April Fool posts heh. But any seiyuu would be better than One Piece VA we got in Aussie.
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 am
I hope that there will be a guest, that’ll make most of your yuri-seiyuu dreams come true.
And if I ever read something along the lines of ‘Female visitor nose bled all over Chihara Minori (or one of your other favorite seiyuu) during Malaysian anime convention’ I’m pretty sure, I’ll know who they’re talking about :p
I live in the city that hosts one of the largest anime conventions in Germany, but the chances of a seiyuu visiting it are probably close to 0… ;_; world, thy art so cruel… [melodramatic, huh?]
Therefore I wish you better luck on that. And the physical ability to make it through it without fainting.
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:08 am
I have travel plans this spring already; otherwise this might be tempting. However, if Minorin plays in, say, Singapore or Hong Kong next year, I might seriously consider that. I was just thinking about stuff like this this morning while goofing off at work.
It’s just one (very long) hop across the Pacific, whereas from America’s east to west coast more often than not you have to transfer somewhere.
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:13 am
But j1m0ne, how are we going to identify you at DaiCon if we don’t know what you look like?!
Since Cyberjaya isn’t all that far compared to Melaka, I wouldn’t mind attending this. Assuming I didn’t have classes then.
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:40 am
[...] last month but I never get to do my part. I’m so slow to the point even my darling (lol) j1m0ne , who applied so much later for the program, did her part. I guess I have to redeem myself already [...]
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:48 am
@Phil: Well, sadly to say it’s all up to fan base. Beside, the distance is too far away to Europe.
@Owen S: count me in…for requesting what j1m0ne looks like…www
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 am
Hey j1m0ne, wanna buy the poor Canadian university student with a heavy debt a plane ticket to Malaysia? XD
Hope you have fun there, and TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Come on people. Let’s do a gathering for all perver…I mean seiyuu bloggers. I can help arrange for hotel if indeed there’s a group then we can get free internet from the hotel lulz.
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:31 pm
@anony mouse
lol. It’s awsm.
@Kraker2k
Heh, hope you can make it!
@danie~
Yes yes you are first in line, always
@Phil
I was there for 5 years and I can’t remember anyone ever coming…
Europe is a bit of a desert for seiyuu unfortunately
@Andrew
Or you could just go direct to Japan to see them ^^
@Owen & sandy4a
Er yeah I’m shy, I don’t want to reveal my butt-ugly face for fear of traumatising ppl.
@OtaAgg
I’m poor too ;(
@townberry
You are the only pervert in Malaysia, hun.
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
i wish sugita tomokazu will come to DAICON~
April 4th, 2009 at 1:08 am
@JimOne
That would be nice too. But I’ve long had a fascination with SE Asia…plus English is more widely spoken in your neck of the woods.
PS: According to Expedia, it seems there are no longer any direct flights from Los Angeles to Singapore. I’d have to transfer in…Tokyo. Still, ANA’s current price is US$800 round trip. Not bad for a trans-Pacific flight; I thought there wouldn’t be anything less than $1000.
April 4th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Hmm didn’t Nobuyuki Hiyama and Tetsuya Kakihara come along to the German con in 2007? Connichi was it?
April 4th, 2009 at 10:34 am
@j1m0ne: I’m the only pervert? Rigggghhhhhtttt
@Andrew: Come. I shall await for your arrival in Malaysia. XD. But seriously, I will help out in arranging accommodation if anyone’s interested.
April 4th, 2009 at 11:31 am
I see what you did thar…
Anyways, personally I’d like to see Minorin, and I DO hope it’s her
April 4th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Minorin is so fabulously pretty IRL. Of course, I’ve only barely been within arms length of her presence. lol I sound creepy.
Sounds awesome. We hope for a lulzy report post-con time.
April 4th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Lol, let’s just hope that it’s a good seiyuu. Wisma Putra is working hard on getting one. Anyways if it’s Halko, I’d hug her. But if she starts singing songs from the Punk Rock collection, I’d falcon punch her
April 4th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Lol…Wisma Putra working hard to get a seiyuu for DaiCon? LOLWUT?
Anyway:
@Mei: I hate j00 for being at arms length with Minorin. *me kicks Mei and runs away*
April 4th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
I have no idea if I can go there or not…
Despite with all the exams T__T”
you people are so lucky…~
April 4th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
townberry: keep up the april spirit
April 5th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
[...] goals in mind, I’m now officially an affiliated blogger too, joining the likes of (ahem) j1m0ne and le–townberry. It would be relatively easy to spot us, just how often do you see hysteric [...]
April 6th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
@townberry: didn’t know that linkinstreet would be posting here about that but yea i did asked j1m0ne for some inputs previously and technically Wisma Putra may be able to kidnap minorin for us malaysians :3
April 10th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
[...] I read about Malaysian convention Daicon (wait, didn’t someone already capitalized on that name?) and I’m happy that (somewhat) [...]
April 20th, 2009 at 2:00 am
[...] of a special guest coming in from Japan as well, with guesses ranging pretty widely from Shiraishi Minoru (HUH?!), Aya Hirano (LOLWUT?) and Chihara Minori. Personally if you ask me, it’s gonna be [...]
April 26th, 2009 at 12:05 am
[...] DaiCon event I reported earlier has announced their special guest after some speculation amongst locals and it turns out to be Miss Chihara [...]
April 27th, 2009 at 5:17 am
[...] of a special guest coming in from Japan as well, with guesses ranging pretty widely from Shiraishi Minoru (HUH?!), Aya Hirano (LOLWUT?) and Chihara Minori. Personally if you ask me, it’s gonna be [...]
April 27th, 2009 at 5:17 am
[...] DaiCon event I reported earlier has announced their special guest after some speculation amongst locals and it turns out to be Miss Chihara [...]
June 26th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Great.NEEVER did AANYONE bother that SOME people are living on an island and never get to go to such cons. Yeees, we all ‘live on trees’ and we ‘dont know the world’ as much as you guys do.
I feel so depressed now.
June 29th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Hey! I’m going Daicon as Konata-chan. Does anyone knows where to get a wig?? How much does it range??
July 12th, 2009 at 1:07 am
LOL… Ok… So there’s someone going… Is there any way that Someone Video record it or get a chance to get a Sig from her n Upload it to share with us???
Cause we’re living in a completely different n far place… So, it is hard for us to book tickets when every one is going there at the same time…
urmmm….j1m0ne… if you really go to that DaiCon, can you do the honors to video it?
PLEASEEEEEE??????
*** By the way DaiCon sounds weird, it sounded like daikon(radish)
HAHHAHAHA