Video: A dancing Tokyo Storm Trooper in Singapore
In this tropical weather, all we hope is that he's got air-conditioning under that costume. Youtube video from kliktvchannel.
Raffles Place seem to be the location of choice for PR stunts, marketing gimmcks, and well, attention addicts -- we've seen the flash mob dance by HTC, and now a solitary figure pops out in the center of Singapore's business district to shake some heads and roll some eyes. Danny Choo, better known as the "Dance Tokyo Trooper" in blogging circles, made a special appearance all decked out in full Star Wars attire.
It's the first of a two-art promotion for Anime Festival Asia 2009 (AFA'09), which opens this weekend at Suntec City. Expect lots of weird characters and costumes around the area then, as anime fans and cosplay lovers gather for the annual event.
Danny Choo runs one of the most widely read English blogs in Japan at www.dannychoo.com, where he writes about Japanese pop culture, anime-related stuff and life in Tokyo. One of his more famous acts was dressing up as a Stormtrooper from Stars Wars and dancing in various parts of Tokyo, and obviously the organizers of AFA'09 convinced him to get out his Storm Trooper costume for a spot of publicity.
At ANA'09, Danny will be speaking at the Asian Animation Conference as one of the key speakers on how companies could engage the anime generation and more. At the actual event itself, he would also be hosting several events as well, such as well as a showcase of his Mirai-chan related merchandise.
getting there
Anime Festival Asia 2009
Suntec City Convention Centre
Halls 403-404
November 21-22, 2009
1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore
www.afa09.com
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