Cairo Hosts second annual Japanese animé Convention

posted on: Feb 11, 2015

Over 2,300 lovers of Japanese animation, video games, cartoons, manga and just plain dressing-up in costume, gathered for the second annual Egypt Animé/Game convention on 7 February at downtown Cairo’s Greek Campus.

The stage hosted a professional cosplay group flown in from Japan, as well as karaoke performances of animé theme songs. There was also a band that performed rock cover versions in Arabic and Japanese, which the crowd sang along lyric-for-lyric.

Egyptians came disguised as their favourite characters from Bleach, Hunter X, Naruto, League of Legends, One Piece, Attack on Titan, and Full Metal Alchemist.  Niqabs mixed with Pokemon,  abeyas mixed with Batman costumes.

Most importantly, said Ahmed Shamy, one of the event’s main organisers, the convention offered fans of Animé, who sometimes face opposition from peers and parents for watching cartoons, a community to gather, interact, and feel welcome.

Source: www.dailynewsegypt.com