Back in August, there was a mysterious booth in Comic Con for an event called AGF2018. The booth didn’t have too much information but more details of this event have finally be revealed, an it sounds promising!
The event will be the first of its kind nd it is being organized by Aniplus and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It will combine different booths and activities for fans of Anime and Games. Amongst the activities (the complete program has not yet been revealed) will be the opportunity to meet voice actors like Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, who voices Kirito in SAO and Asami Seto, who plays Mai Sakurajima.
Along with pop-up stores and character booths, the event will feature a “Cafe Street” with various anime themed cafes, and also cosplay events.
The tickets are going on sale Friday 14th, and will be available for pre-sale from September 14th at 10am to September 30th at 12am. The cost for 1 day is 17,000 won and 2 days is 30,000 won. After the presale, 1 day will be 20,000 won and 2 days will be 35,000. Buying the tickets in person will cost 20,000 for 1 day and 35,000 for both. You can purchase them in advance here.
There are still many details yet to be revealed, but it seems like it will be heaven for anime fans at least. As more details come out we will keep you updated through our instagram @hobby.kr
The event will be held on November 3rd and 4th at KINTEX in Ilsan, near Seoul. Below is it’s location on the map. It’s closest station is Daewha Sation exit 2 or 5.