The 23rd Hong Kong Animation and Video Game Festival will kick off tomorrow (29th) and will be held at the Wanchai Convention and Exhibition for four consecutive days.
This year's Anime Festival has launched a new "restricted sex order". The conference recommends that cosplay enthusiasts (Coser) should not wear revealing clothing, including not showing the underside of the chest and legs.
Some Coser made it clear that he would not go to Cosplay at the Anime Festival this year, thinking that the new regulations would bring serious inconvenience.
The fifth wave of the epidemic has resumed, but the exhibitors of the animation festival are optimistic about the business and the flow of visitors. Some exhibitors rented two booths from last year to four. The number of visitors this year is relaxed, and the business volume is expected to increase by up to 20%.
When asked if they were worried that the new regulations would affect sales, the exhibitor responded: "Our target customers are mature, and they are not interested in watching Cosplay."
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Some fans refused to enter Cosplay to move to a small comic exhibition
Ms. Wu, alias "Shadow Moon", has 10 years of experience in cosplay, and today serves as a model for the game "Genshin Impact" for the exhibitor.
She admitted frankly that she did not plan to go to the Comic Con this year to cosplay in her personal capacity, and only planned to cosplay at the less restrictive small comic exhibition.
She explained that the new dress code of the Anime Festival Convention is unnecessary, and it will cause serious inconvenience to Coser, and there is even a risk of breaking the rules at any time: "I would rather not show up, or change my character."
For example, Wu pointed out that the animation character Tsukimi Yingzi, who was originally going to play, was dressed in shorts and bare legs. Due to the need to go to work on weekdays, it was difficult to prepare stockings to cover her thighs.
However, she also pointed out that friends around her are still willing to participate in cosplay. "The Anime Festival tells them once a year, which should bring the feeling of being too troublesome, but they will still participate."
Ms. Wu, who goes by the alias "Shadow Moon", criticized that the new regulations are unnecessary, cause serious inconvenience to Coser, and risk violations at any time.
(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
This year's Anime Festival Conference launched a "Restriction Order" and formulated rules and suggestions.
The relevant dress rules and suggestions are as follows:
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Do not wear clothing that exposes the underside of your chest
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Do not wear clothing that sees through or sees your underwear directly
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Wear safety shorts or stockings to prevent slipping
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If the legs are exposed too much, it is recommended to wear stockings or socks
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It is recommended to wear a jacket when not shooting
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For men, there is no clothing restriction on the upper body, and the coverage of the lower body must be larger than that of the briefs
This year's Anime Festival launched a new "restricted sex order", requiring cosplay enthusiasts (Coser) not to wear revealing clothing, including no exposed legs.
Exhibitors expect ideal sales and double the booth area
Zhang Xuejun, the person in charge of "DID Corp.", which sells action figures, expects that the sales will be good this year. It is estimated that "people are quiet and eager to buy new ones to play." Therefore, the number of booths has increased from two last year to four, and more will be launched. New product.
For example, a newly launched Japanese samurai model, priced at about 460 yuan, buy two 10% off and give away a limited helmet keychain at the venue.
Zhang also pointed out that although there are currently thousands of confirmed cases, he believes that Hong Kong is the only place in the world to hold a toy exhibition, and believes that it is necessary to seize the opportunity to promote it to overseas customers.
When asked about the "limited sex order" for cosplayers at this year's conference, he thought it would not affect sales: "Our target customers are all mature, and they don't want to watch Cosplay."
Zhang Xuejun, the head of "DID Corp.", expects good sales this year, with the number of booths increasing from two last year to four, and more new products will be launched.
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Use Jumbo Seafood Boat to push related bus models
Mr. Wu, the person in charge of exhibitor Weiying, said that this year's animation festival has relaxed the upper limit of the number of participants, and coupled with the sunny days for many consecutive days, it is believed that the number of people entering this year will increase compared with the previous one.
However, he pointed out that due to the rebound of the fifth wave of the epidemic, it is estimated that household customers will decrease. At the same time, the consumption power of the public is weak, and he expects the sales to be the same as last year.
Wu Yi pointed out that in order to attract customers to shop, a new train key chain was launched this year.
At the same time, just as the Jumbo Seafood Boat is "tilting" in the South China Sea, Weiying has also launched a model bus with Jumbo night scene printed on it, priced at 139 yuan per car.
Mr. Wu, the person in charge of Weiying, said that this year's animation festival has relaxed the upper limit of the number of participants, and coupled with the sunny days for many consecutive days, it is believed that the flow of people will increase compared with the previous one.
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PS5 conditionally sells 10 limited Transformers models for 23,000 yuan
As for other discounts, there are exhibitors who have the condition to sell PS5 game consoles this year. Customers must choose the csl 5G service plan (80GB), sign a two-year contract at the venue, and they can buy as low as half price, and receive a 600 yuan cash coupon and 3,000 Club integral.
This year's Anime Festival also has a variety of limited-edition models for sale, including the world premiere "Transformers - Da Huangfeng Movie" PMK series 30cm assembled model Ke Bowen, limited to 100 pieces, each sold for 888 yuan; the same series of 62cm Ke Bowen Sai star standard version And the deluxe version, which are limited to 2,000 pieces worldwide, each sold at 20,288 yuan, and 500 pieces are limited to 500 pieces worldwide, with a pre-order price of 23,888 yuan each, and the venue is limited to 10 pieces.
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