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Yep, May’n will be holding a series of concerts outside of Japan after her Budokan concert! The tour will have three stops, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The cities and dates are as follows

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: March 7th

Hong Kong: March 19th

Taipei, Taiwan: March 21st

Pity she won’t be stopping by Singapore this time round. But heck, we’ve seen her last year with Yoshiki Fukuyama (Dynamite Explosion’s still very fresh in my mind) so that more than makes up for it.

More details will be released at a later date.

Official site: www.mayn.asia

Wonder if I should make the trip up….

The moment that many of us have been waiting for is finally here, the press conference of this year’s Anime Festival Asia. The organizers have released many details that would surely attract you to attend the event on the 21st and 22nd of November, with much programmes to come as the dates draw closer. The main highlights of the press con after the jump

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Just got this mail from the May’n mailing list.

It seems that come August 21st, a single featuring both Okui Masami and May’n will be released (potential Animelo song, perhaps?). Titled Miracle Upper WL (whatever that means), it’s supposed to be the theme song of some show called Ontama. The promo blurb describes this as the ‘combination of two voices from two different generations of artistes’ (liberally translation, sorry).

This should be an interesting song to hear and look out for, after the rumours that the two were supposed to duet Get Along (from Slayers) at Animelo last year.

More info here.

The one on the left is the older one, right?

Another few days, another pair of artistes added to the Animelo line-up. Today’s additions are May’n and forever seven Yukari Tamura. Not much duet chances for May’n from the line-up on her day. Another year, another Nana x Yukarin duet. Can we have Innocent Starter and Make a Little Wish this year, Makkun? May’n's shoulders look sooooo tiny in the picture. Buchou going on a diet, perhaps?

My Animelo BDs and May’n DVDs arrived this afternoon, courtesy of Amazon Japan and FedEx. Happened while I was in class. The reviews won’t be coming that soon. The end of a school term is coming and with them, presentations and exams. I’ll see what I can sneak in between. Until then, some pictures of the stuff included after the jump.

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How Frontier was supposed to end.

Yes, you read that right. At her Akasaka Blitz event, she did one duet. The duet to end all duets. Totsugeki Love Heart with Yoshiki Fukuyama. Yes, Sheryl Nome singing with Nekki Basara. Live. Full set list after the jump.

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It had been a long weekend and the climax of Anime Festival Asia 2008 was finally here. It was time for May’n to come on stage to perform. Ever since the news was confirmed at the press conference, we had all been eagerly anticipating her first live performance overseas. For me, it would not be my first time seeing her perform live. I had seen her at Animelo earlier this year, alongside industry greats like JAM Project, Momoi Haruko, Aki Misato and Yui Horie amongst others, on day two of the event.

Please note that this post will not contain any pictures of the artiste due to the restriction on photos of her during the performance. We choose to respect the wishes of both the artiste’s management and organisers with regards to this issue. Lucky us! The organisers have sent us some photos of May’n we can use! Who needs a telephoto lens when you got a photog right in front!

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As with Ichirou Mizuki’s arrival yesterday, the same bunch of us waited at Changi Airport Terminal 1 to welcome the two remaining guests for Anime Festival Asia. This time, it was both Kunio Okawara and May’n.

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Was check my mail today when I found the following

よ・こ・は・ま・だぁああー☆

ついにライ部当日。今楽屋入ってこれからリハだよー(o>▽<)o

昨日は、ナン食べたし♪バッチシだ(゜∀゜*)

大切な想いを込めて歌います(人’v`*)゜+応援しててね

Zelfiしゃんのもとまで、この歌よ届けー!!!!

I was stunned for a moment b4 i realised that its from the ☆ Mayn オフィシャルメルマガ☆
You can sign up for it via a link to be found here.

On the 22nd and 23rd of November, the very first AFA will be held at the Suntec Convention Hall. This is the first time so big an event is being held here in Singapore. As the name suggests, the theme of the event is anime and manga. There will be special zones that would cater to the cravings of every fan out there like Mangaka, Planet Mech, Anime Live, Akiba Town, etc.

Here are some of the highlights of the event.

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