ACG Fiesta

The guests, organising committees and participants at the fiesta

The Anime, Comic and Games (ACG) Fiesta 2018 was organised by the UTAR Asian Cultural Society (ACS) of Sungai Long Campus from 24 to 25 February 2018. It saw the appearance of anime fans and cosplay enthusiasts from all over the states. 

Held at Sungai Long Campus, the two-day event aimed to provide an opportunity for anime fans, gamers, comic fans, and cosplayers to get together in large groups to share their passion and experiences of creating their costumes as well as to broaden their knowledge about the art of famous anime, comic and games in Japan.

From left: Baobao and Shine

The invited guests were cosplayer Baobao and Shine, while the emcees for the event were the GG Twins - Asyraf Noor Azizi and Iqbal Noor Azizi. Meantime, people lined up to take a photograph of their favourite characters on their intricately-designed outfits and props, and that added to the thrilling mood of the day.

Dancing performance by Kiseki

Japanese Rock music performance by Prime Monument

The event also featured a festival of creativity and talent, highlighting wonderful performances by Harmonia ACG, The Crestfall Shuffle, M’Moments, Amelia Khor, PI Music Production, Eternal, PHNX, Guzheng Mok, Beatfang, Dreamin’, Kiseki, and Prime Monument.

Cosplayers Kenjimura (second from right) and Bibi (second from left) with the emcees

Meanwhile, there were merchandise booths with an assortment of goods displayed by the exhibitors, mini-games and photo booths for the attendees. The event also featured solo and group cosplay competitions where the participants stood a chance to win amazing cash prizes by showcasing their costume design. The invited judges for the competition were Team KumaBear—Kenjimura and Bibi, who were the winners of Cosplay Invitational for Comic Fiesta 2017.

Waitresses dressed in maid costumes

Moreover, the event saw a special collaboration with La Petite Fox, an event-based fox-themed Maid and Butler café, which provided the guests with a memorable experience in the anime café. The waiters and waitresses were all dressed up in lovely maid outfits and offered their guests special services such as spoon-feeding and kabe-don.

“Cosplay is not widely accepted or is yet to be accepted by the society at large. Some parents think it is bad and a waste of time. They have misconceptions about cosplaying,” said UTAR ACS advisor Mok Ru Kai. He hoped that more people will come to understand this cultural form of hobby. Also, students and hobbyists will be more actively involved and contribute to the diffusion of the activity they love.

ACG Fiesta is an annual event organised by UTAR students to gather anime and cosplay enthusiasts from all over the country and celebrate the ever-growing culture with tons of performances, cosplay competitions, anime cafe and games.