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The Enchanted Museum Opens At Last!

For the first time in Southeast Asia, the magical world of “Cardcaptor Sakura” is brought to life at the “Cardcaptor Sakura Exhibition - The Enchanted Museum,” hosted at INCUBASE Arena Malaysia, Level 2, Fahrenheit 88, Kuala Lumpur. 

From April 12 to June 11, 2025, fans from Malaysia and neighboring countries are invited to step into a space transformed by the magic of Sakura Kinomoto.

Organized by INCUBASE Studio, this landmark exhibition celebrates over two decades of the beloved manga series, which began serialization in 1996. 

The series has captured hearts worldwide with its themes of love, courage, and adventure, resonating deeply with audiences of all ages. The exhibition offers a nostalgic journey and a fresh take on Sakura’s adventures, making it an ideal visit for long-time fans and newcomers alike.


Created by CLAMP, “Cardcaptor Sakura” has enthralled manga readers worldwide with its compelling story and rich character development since its debut. The story follows Sakura Kinomoto as she struggles as a 'card captor' to retrieve the cards that have been unleashed on the world.

Come and enjoy several attractions such as:

Flower Room (花の部屋): Visitors can step into an immersive space filled with the iconic flowers from the manga, designed to transport them into Sakura’s serene world.


Giant Kero (大なケロちゃん): A chance to meet and take photos with a larger figure of Sakura's guardian beast, Kero-chan.

Maze of Original Drawings (迷な原画ゾーン): An extensive display of around 200 reproduction drawings from the manga, showcasing its detailed artistry and thematic depth.


“I am very happy that CLAMP's wonderful and beautiful illustrations and messages would reach many people overseas. We sincerely hope this exhibition will be a success.” said the spokesperson at the event.

Don't forget to stop by the Enchanted Museum Theme Cafe and enjoy some delicacies.



Each guest will receive a special original clear card as an admission gift, crafted by CLAMP, to commemorate their visit to the exhibition.


The exhibition features exclusive merchandise available only at this event, along with a selection of goods imported directly from Japan, offering fans a unique opportunity to acquire rare Cardcaptor Sakura items.


Secure your tickets now through these official partners:

            •           INCUTix: INCUTix

            •           Ticket2U: Ticket2U

            •           Klook: Klook

Exhibition Dates: April 12 - June 11, 2025

Location: INCUBASE Arena Malaysia, Level 2, Fahrenheit 88, Kuala Lumpur



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Kamen Rider 50th Anniversary Exhibition comes to Malaysia for the first time ever, taking place from January 10 to March 16 2025 at the INCUBASE Arena Malaysia on level 2 of Fahrenheit88.

The Kamen Rider 50th Anniversary Exhibition, celebrating the incredible 50-year legacy, featuring original Kamen Riders from Japan, spanning the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras, and showcasing the evolution of this iconic series.

The exhibition features over 30 Kamen Riders from the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras, including Masked Rider 1, V3, BLACK RX, Agito, Ryuki, Den-O, Kamen Rider W, and the latest ZERO-ONE, SABER, GEATS, and GOTCHARD. Just the lineup alone is enough to thrill fans!

This exhibition held in Malaysia will recreate the Japanese showcase, featuring life-size 1:1 figures, replica manga pages, numerous reproductions of television props, actor costumes, and a Malaysia-exclusive exhibition area for fans to fully immerse themselves in the role of a hero. 

In addition to visiting the exhibition, fans can purchase official Japanese exhibition merchandise and special-edition items exclusive to the Malaysia stop.

Highlights of the Exhibition include:

1. Real Props

The exhibition showcases life-sized Rider statues, original costumes, TV props, manga reproductions, and multimedia displays, tracing the evolution of Kamen Rider from its 1971 debut to the latest series.


2. Interactive Experiences

Fans can participate in a stamp rally across the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras, unlocking unique rewards upon completion. Themed photo zones featuring Riders and iconic backdrops provide perfect photo opportunities.


3. Meet Iconic Riders

Visitors will have the chance to meet Kamen Riders in full costume during special meet-and-greet sessions, creating memories to last a lifetime.

Furthermore, on January 12, the exhibition will host a record-breaking event certified by the Malaysia Book of Records: The Largest Kamen Rider Fan Belt Gathering. This historic moment is sure to unite and excite fans who will gather to celebrate their shared passion.


The exhibition will highlight the stories of various Riders from different perspectives, emphasizing the historical context they represent as well as their unique charm. With the official exhibition slogan, "Who is the Kamen Rider you grew up with?"

Don’t miss out on all the excitement! 


Tickets are available at: 

INCUTIX 

Ticket2u

Klook 



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VICTORY!!! 

Comic Fiesta returns with over 70,000 attendees this year, remaining Malaysia's biggest ACG event and a must-go for illustrators, comic artists, cosplayers, and fans across Southeast Asia. 

Appearing at this year’s Comic Fiesta was a star-studded lineup of Japanese Voice Actors (Seiyuu). The leads from the anime Re:Zero, Yusuke Kobayashi who voices Subaru Natsuki, and Rie Takahashi who voices Emilia. 

Rie Takahashi and Yusuke Kobayashi

During the Re:Zero panel the two seiyuu were greeted with roaring cheers from fans. They shared with the fans what their favorite moment was from the recently completed season 3 of the anime.

In Season 3 Episode 7: The Newest of Heroes and the Most Ancient of Heroes, during the scene of Subaru’s broadcasting a message of hope to fearful trapped citizens and his comrades spread out across the city, inspiring them.    

Fans were treated to a reenactment of that scene through a live dubbing session by Kobayashi and Takahashi.

They also shared with fans how the scene was recorded perfectly in just one take, utterly raising the morale in the recording studio. They shared how as actors, they too have journeyed alongside the characters seeing them face impossible odds and feeling the weight of the situation. 

It was in this scene in the story where things turned around and for Kobayashi, the rise of Subaru to herohood. 

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Also celebrating the release of the rising new hit Solo Leveling and its upcoming second season was Taito Ban, the voice behind the protagonist Sung Jin-woo, also gave a live dubbing session. 

He even used his original script he auditioned with, showing off his seiyuu skill of flipping a script one-handed while making no noise that interferes with the mic recording.

Taito Ban dubbing

Ban shared how he feels in sync with Jin Woo and that playing the role feels so natural to him. Normally he has to mentally flip a switch when voicing characters, but for Jin Woo he didn’t need that ‘switch’ to get into the role.

To showcase his point, Ban tells about his audition for the role. Usually, there are several phases of auditions, however during the very initial testing part, after delivering his line once, they stopped and thanked him and just told him he got the part.

The audience was even treated to a 15-minute sneak peek of the upcoming season 2. 

As part of the celebration of the release of season 3 of Re:Zero, a special performance was held featuring the the singers for Opening and Ending of season 3. Konomi Suzuki who sang “Reweave” and KIHOW of (MYTH & ROID) who sang “Nox Lux”.  

The “Suzuki Konomi and MYTH & ROID’s Special Live Performance” co-organized by Comic Fiesta and the Embassy of Japan in Malaysia, served as the closing act to Comic Fiesta 2024.

Konomi Suzuki shared with fans that the opening “Reweave” was meant to convey the theme of connections and bonds, sharing the inspiration of it as she read through the light novel and seeing the impossible situations the characters had to face and how they rose to overcome them.

For KIHOW, “Nox Lux” was a showcase of past accomplishments of MYTH & ROID as well as their development to who they are now as a band. This was also the first time the song was ever performed in Malaysia.

Continuing the festivities from last year’s event, Comic Fiesta has upped the ante again as one of the region’s biggest creative art market with the introduction of over 600 unique artists and booths in total continuing to nurture the creative industry in Malaysia. 

hololive returns with the hololive STAGE World Tour’24 -Soar!- concert, this time featuring Tsunomaki Watame of hololive, Moona Hoshinova and Kobo Kanaeru of hololive Indonesia, and Takanashi Kiara, Ninomae Ina’nis, and Hakos Baelz of hololive English.

Director Naoyuki Ito and producer Kikushima Kazufumi of the hit TV anime Overlord shared with fans bout their upcoming movie, Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, airing in Malaysian cinemas sometime this January in GSC theaters nationwide.

Representing our Malaysian talent, local animators Cheeming Boey and Raymond Wong shared their knowledge and experience with the crowd at Comic Fiesta on what it’s like to be one of the foremost names in the local animation scene.

“The Love and growing interest in Japanese anime and music is spreading. I hope the bridge between Malaysia and Japan becomes stronger through cultural exchanges such as this event.” 

 – Datuk Wira Roslan Tan Sri Abdul Rahman, 

Secretary-General Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia 


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Over the weekend, several thousand gathered at one of Malaysia’s biggest ACG events, AniManGaki (AMG) 2024 for a non-stop array of content activities enjoyed by fans, made by fans. 

AMG 2024 hosted anisong singer and lolita model Luna Haruna as its special guest to perform live.    

Haruna is known for singing the theme songs of numerous anime works such as the “Sword Art Online” series, the “Monogatari series”, and the “Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend” series.

Luna Haruna

When asked about the songs, she shares that she views the whole story of any anime or reads the manga when writing the songs for them. 

“Right before recording, I view the raw scenes from the anime to get a feel for when I sing,” said Haruna. 

Haruna is also involved in various activities, including designing and producing wedding dresses for the brand “LUNAMARIA” and designing “OSHI TO DATE,” a brand of bags especially designed for ACG fans.

Luna Haruna signing autographs

Haruna shared that she curates her outfits, paying attention to the environment, lighting, climate, and mood. 

She also happily shared some tips on Lolita dressing in hot humid environments as Malaysia tends to be. 

“My concerts have also been the highlight of my career; I really hope my Malaysian fans enjoy it” 
– Luna Haruna

AMG 2024 held 3 nightly concerts featuring live performances by Haruna, Indonesian idol girl group JKT48, and their Malaysian sister group KLP48.

KLP48 is the 10th international sister group of AKB48, Japan’s most popular idol group. 

KLP48’s first generation consists of 13 members, featuring talents from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and transfers from AKB48 in Japan. 

6 members from KLP48

The members shared about their dreams and goals for the group, of how they are working toward a world tour someday and ultimately performing their own original setlist. 

“Our fans are important to us; everything we do is for them” 
- Yi Shyan, 1st generation member of KLP48 

The Artist Alley had over 350 booths selling self-made quality products for ACG fans, showing off the talent and creativity of the artists.

Artist Alley

AMG attendees had the chance to meet their favorite cosplayers, with over 90+ cosplayer booths available.

Fans meeting with their favorite cosplayers

Throughout the 3 days various workshops, panels, and stage acts were held. 

An origami workshop showing attendees how to fold unique anime-themed origami creations such as an Attack On Titan sword blade.  

There was a Dungeons & Dragons ‘how to play’ workshop conducted by Nightshade Tavern. Roaring laughter echoed throughout the workshop venue as players endeavored on their grand escape.    

Players enjoying D&D session

"Despite the intial learning curve, it didn't take long for the new players get into the game. 

"Although Jubensha isn't the usual format we do, we were encouraged to see how much the players enjoyed our games. 

"With that we've accomplished our goal in opening up the world of TTRPGs to newer players and look forward to seeing them again" 

- Game Master Myth

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The Makan Corner makes its return offering weary and hungry attendees the chance to refuel and continue on without leaving the convention hall.   

All in all, another successful year for AMG.  

“To all the fans and attendees, you are the heart of AniManGaki, your enthusiasm, support, and love fuel everything we do. 
"Thank you for being here and for being a part of this incredible journey.” 
- Yvonne Sing, Director of AniManGaki 

AniManGaki (AMG) unites thousands of animation, comics, and games (ACG) fans and enthusiasts throughout its various projects. 

It brings in pop culture content from around the world to Malaysia, ranging from edgy Japanese pop culture to Marvel-DC Universes and then some of the Western comics world.


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Anime Fest Plus 2024 returns for its second year at Tropicana Gardens Mall hosting art booths, cosplay competitions, meet-and-greets, and live stage performances.


A blazing lineup of international guests featuring sana, the vocalist of the band sajou no hana’s first overseas appearance with a special live performance of anisongs from popular series such as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Mob Psycho 100, Spy Classroom, Ishura, Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator & Danmachi. 

Sajou no Hana on stage

Also joining the event was Indonesian singer-songwriter djalto, debuting overseas for the first time. She is well-known for her interpretations of Japanese and anime songs, covered in Bahasa Indonesia.

Over 150 booths selling a wide range of self-made anime-inspired merchandise at the staple art & cosplay market.

The event will also see first-time appearances by popular Vtubers Koseki Bijou from hololive English -Advent-, Gavis Bettel & Machina X Flayon of HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the return of Airani Iofifteen from hololive Indonesia.

Vtuber OniGiri known for her AR cooking streams on Youtube makes her first Southeast Asia appearance and crowd-favorite international cosplayer Thames returns for his adoring Malaysian fans.


Visitors even got the chance to try out the newly released Sony PlayStation exclusive title “Stella Blade”.

With the recent and sad passing of Akira Toriyama, a tribute to the late DragonBall mangaka was set up by fans, which many paid respect to.  

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As the flood of destruction approaches, humanity clings to its last breath... Charge Forth O Brave Heroes! 

The Attack on Titan: The Final Exhibition comes to Kuala Lumpur ending its global tour here in Malaysia.
 
Originally commenced in July 2019 at the Mori Art Center Gallery in Tokyo, the exhibition has traversed major cities in Japan, including Osaka, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Yokohama. 

After enthralling audiences overseas in places like Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, and Korea, it has finally made its way here to Malaysia.



The exhibition holds more than 180 display pieces including manuscript replicas, life-sized Titan balloons, dioramas, outfits, and props that will transport you to Isayama’s dystopian fantasy world.

Visitors will have the exclusive opportunity to relive key moments from the series and delve into behind-the-scenes insights into the creation of the “Attack on Titan” series.



A feature of the exhibition is that part of it presents different paths that visitors have to choose, deciding between the factions belonging to the wall or those beyond. The decision will lead them to differing perspectives, showing the complexity of war and the multiple points of view of life.


Another notable exhibition attraction is the “Great Titan Battle Theater”, where visitors can engage in a unique 2D mini-theatre experience, complemented by 3D props, offering a visceral insight into the intensity of the series' battles.
   

"I hope you enjoy the Attack on Titan: The Exhibition today and that you would experience Attack on Titan in your own way." - Hajime Isayama, Mangaka of Attack of Titan

There is also a collaboration cafe open at the exhibition, featuring an exhibition-only menu, focusing on themed refreshments that no fan should miss.



The merchandise area at the exhibition are stocked with a lineup of original merchandise selling for the first time in Malaysia that any fan would love to bring home.

Attack on Titan series has sold over 140 million copies of manga, making it one of the bestselling manga of all time. 



The series is often referred to as the biggest mainstream anime. And likened to the anime version of Game of Thrones, another popular dark fantasy series.

Fans of the series are invited to join in the celebration of this monumental manga exhibition.



“We are here not just to celebrate an exhibit, but a community who loves and appreciates art.” - Sion Yip, Managing Director of Incubase Studio

Attack on Titan: The Final Exhibition opens at Fahrenheit88, 2nd Floor (Lot 2.02 - 2.06), from April 25th to July 21st, 2024.



The exhibition is organized by Ace Media Network, Trendic, AniManGaki, and Incubase Studio.

Tickets are now available for purchase through Ticket2U and Incutix:



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