Na na na na Na na na na … BATMAN! Cosplay ( aka costume play ) is a big part of AVCon. Costume play is considered a performance art where costume and interactions closely represent a specific character. Rather than being a stage performer, cosplayers interact with each other in a social ways and here […]
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I wonder if Martin Haese, the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, is a closet gamer or perhaps an anime fan in denial! Well I’ll leave you to speculate but his enthusiasm opening AVCon 2017 was unmistakable. It’s great to know the Adelaide City Council supports events like AVCon and Martin’s presence Friday let us all know […]
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On AVCon’s opening night the performers danced us the story of ‘Ayvee and Switch’. In this scene Ayvee, performed by Alice Willamsen, spins a gift of silk cloth for her rescuer Switch. Ayvee, in the form of a beautiful magical crane been caught in a trap set by the people of Switch’s village. Despite the […]
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The opening night of AVCon at the Adelaide Convention Center was a spectacle I’d been waiting for several months now and finally it arrived. I’m not really a big anime fan or gaming enthusiast. In fact I felt just a little bit fraudulent waiting in the long snaking queue surrounded by excited individuals and groups […]
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