AFA Singapore 2012
Bushiroad is the official sponsor for this year’s Anime Festival Asia 2012 (AFA2012) scheduled on 9, 10 & 11 November 2012 in Singapore Expo Halls 7 & 8.
This year marks the first year of the English Edition Cardfight!! Vanguard World Championship. Don’t miss out on the highly anticipated Asia-Oceania Championship Finals at AFA Singapore on November 11, 2012. Champions from Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan will gather and compete for the title of the first ever Cardfight!! Vanguard Asia-Oceania Champion.
Look out for mini-events held throughout the entire event at the Bushiroad Mini Stage. The card illustrators and voice actors and actresses from the anime will make guest appearances at the Mini Stage for autograph and gunslinger sessions.
For details on the ticket sales, festival schedule and more, please visit Anime Festival Asia’s official website at www.animefestival.asia.
Schedule
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Date
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10 & 11 September, Saturday & Sunday
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Location
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Singapore Expo Halls 7 & 8
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*Please note that the schedule and availability of the programmes are subject to changes.
[Asian-Oceanian Championship]
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Registration Time
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11:00 – 11:30 am
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Location
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Singapore Expo (AFA Singapore)
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Registration Time
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9am – 10.30am
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Eligibility
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You will need to get an invitation in the qualifiers to participate.
The champion of the Korean version will participate. |
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Deck Regulations
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All English version cards can be used. Cards of other languages may not be used. Fighters are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished.
Cards from Extra Booster “Banquet of Divas” cannot be used, because it is the international release date. |
| Tournament Structure | ・4 rounds of swiss draw followed by Top 4 sinlge elimination. ・The top 4 fighters after the final round of swiss draw will advance to the single elimination rounds. ・The standing of fighters with the same record will be decided by opponent’s match win percentage. (i.e. fighters who played opponents with a better record will be ranked higher.) ・The swiss draw and single elimination rounds will be best 2 out of 3 . ・1 round is 50 minutes. |
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Prize
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Top 3 finishers will get an invitation to the World Championship on December 9 in Tokyo, Japan. Airfare and hotel will be provided.
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Guest Profiles
HAGIYA Kaoru
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HAGIYA Kaoru is the illustrator of the following Cardfight!! Vanguard cards.
BT01/010EN Solitary Knight, Gancelot
BT01/017EN Maiden of Libra
BT01/049EN Dragon Monk, Gojo
BT02/055EN Rough Seas Banshee
BT02/056EN Knight of Truth, Gordon
BT03/072EN Faithful Angel
BT06/007EN Desert Gunner, Shiden
BT06/010EN Core Memory, Armaros
BT06/039EN Desert Gunner, Raien
BT07/019EN Yellow Bolt
BT07/020EN Listener of Truth, Dindrane
EB03/006EN Origin Mage, Ildona
TD01/003EN Solitary Knight, Gancelot
TD02/008EN Dragon Monk, Gojo
HAGIYA Kaoru’s web site: http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~sasuke-s/
Hiroyuki Maeda
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Hiroyuki Maeda is the illustrator of the following Cardfight!! Vanguard cards.
BT02/011EN King of Demonic Seas, Basskirk
BT02/027EN Gigantech Charger
BT03/005EN Swordsman of the Explosive Flames, Palamedes
BT03/066EN Swordsman of the Blaze, Palamedes
BT06/022EN Drill Bullet, Geniel
EB03/005EN White Dragon Knight, Pendragon
PR/0007EN Knight of Endurance, Lucan
PR/0017EN Battle Sister, Omelet
Hiroyuki Maeda’s web site: http://honeybones.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/
Aimi Terakawa
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Aimi Terakawa voices the role of Suiko in the gCardfight!! Vanguardh animation. As a recording artist known simply as gAimi,h she sings the theme songs for “Oda Nobuna no Yabou”, “Ben-To” and “Astarotte no Omocha!” anime series and “Da Capo III” video game.
Besides singing, Aimi plays the guitar and saxophone, is an accomplished dancer and is learning to speak Korean.
Official Blog: http://ameblo.jp/aimi-sound/
Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/aimi_sound
