First of all, I just wish that Animax would bring AFA in the Philippines. Now, I was very excited the first time I heard the news that there will be an anime/cosplay convention sponsored by Animax.
When we got there, at around 10:50 AM, we hurried and looked for the carnival already because we are really after the Premiums. Also, if you are in the first 500 participants, you'll be able to enjoy the games and items offered by the Animax Team. There were the Tic-Tac-Toss, Smash the Can, Ring Toss, Coin Toss, Hook & Fish, and the Balloon Pop. Although me and my friends weren't able to play all the games(its because every voucher is entitled for 2 games at maximum only and you are to choose if you want the dubbing booth, or the photo booth- somehow, my friends were able to play 3 games, but I only got 2).
It was a lot of fun. There were tons of amazing stuff, by the way, we won Canvass Tote Bagsssss(yes, we had a lot of it), Fam Lanyards, and a Fam Notebook.
Now for the review...
When we got there, only those who intentionally went there was there, no passersby. But when we returned about an hour after, the people doubled. Lunch came and when we returned, the place was filled with people and the Animax team had to close the event area because it is already overcrowded.
There's this white Christmas tree towering in the middle of the event area, which made the place look even smaller and cover the views from the other floors of the mall. It's hard to move around and its quite irritating.
As I said earlier, they closed the event area for being over crowded. Maybe it would have been nice if they made the vouchers tickets for the entrance. Since the passersby came in and took the seats. It's pretty rude even though the event is free admission. Too bad we got locked out, we weren't able to go to the Photo booth, which obviously had a very long line. Didn't I mention that you can borrow the attires there and have it while having your picture? -ENVIOUS-
Now, let's rate the event:
Organization: 5/5
They are really organized and they are obviously well-prepared for the event.
Conduciveness: 2/5
I would love it even more if they did on SMX Convention Center, just like Cosmania '12. The Christmas decoration made it even harder to move around. They had to curve the lines just so the people can fit while lining up.
Event Proper: 4/5
The policy of free admission really ruined my day. We got locked out. Is it something I should be happy about? OBVIOUSLY NOT.
Hospitality: 3.5/5
The facilitators/moderators in the booths were nice. EXCEPT from the guy near the Christmas tree who was taping the event. I ACCIDENTALLY tripped over his tripod and immediately said "Sorry." and he answered me, "'Di lang nakakakita?(Are you blind?)" which is very very rude for me for I was humbly taking the blame already and he gave me that attitude. Eh kung sabihin ko sayong "Sorry kuya, sorry". Tanggap mo yon? Kidding aside, it's nothing serious, I just thought of it from the infamous, AMALAYER.
