JUMI on tour: Made in Asia 2012 Brussels

OK, I don't want to have too high expectations (after visiting Japan Expo in Brussels last November), but next month we will visit Made in Asia 2012 in Brussels. This event will be held from Friday 30 March to Sunday 1 April.

I think Made in Asia is pretty much comparable with the Japan Expo, but bigger. For three days the Brussels Expo Hall is filled with stalls selling anime/manga stuff, k-pop/j-pop stuff, k-drama merchandise, games, cute gadgets and more. There's also an entertainment program, with performances of Japanese artists, such as the visual kei band Blood and Yuuki (hm, not my cup of tea). And there are competitions of best cosplayer, dance competitions, videogame tournaments...

This year the organization also invited animator and director of the anime Sword of the Stranger, Masahiro Ando (also known from Ghost in the Shell, Metropolis). So if you're a huge fan, you definitely should come, because there are signing sessions.

Anyway....hopefully this time I'm coming home with a looooot of plastic bags stuffed with Totorostuff and K-drama merch, hiihiiihiiihiii (OK, OK, I shouldn't get too excited).

MADE IN ASIA 2012

Brussels Expo: Belgiëplein 1, 1020 Brussels, Belgium

Date: Friday 30 March to Sunday 1 April

Tickets: Friday (free entrance), Saturday or Sunday €10 (€8,50 presale), Saturday/Sunday duo ticket €20 (€16 presale)

Go to madeinasia.be for more info.