Catching Up on Anime, Animax Keroro Contest
It’s been a while since I last watched any anime, even though I’ve downloaded a fuckton of them. I’ve been really busy with my trip to London, with GameAxis LIVE!, and then the magazine itself. But I’m catching up. In fact, I’ll be doing a rundown of the new Summer 2008 anime series lineup. Probably just a short impression of the series based on the 1st couple episodes. That way our readers will know what to watch and which to avoid.
Animax-Asia sent word that they will be having a contest in line with their latest broadcast of Sergeant Keroro, now airing 6 p.m. weekdays on Animax. Titled ‘My Friend is an Alien‘, the contest is to create and draw ORIGINAL characters inspired by Keroro and his gang. If your illustration is selected, it will be animated and featured on air across Animax in Asia! Nice.
The top 3 winning entries will win themselves a Dopod smartphone handset and have their works turned into Habbo home stickers. Closing date is 9th September 2008, so you’ll have some time up to come up with some spiffy character designs. Full press release after the jump.
Animax searches for Keroro’s new alien friend across Southeast Asia!
· Animax encourages creativity among youths with ‘My Friend is An Alien’ drawing contest across SEA
· Contest launches 14 July 2008 to promote anime series Sergeant Keroro currently airing 6pm weekdays on Animax
· Selected entries to be animated and featured on-air on Animax, with Dopod smartphones, Habbo prizes, and Animax premiums to be won
9 July 2008, Kuala Lumpur – How will a new alien friend for the green and lovable Sergeant Keroro and his motley crew of four platoon mates look if it was up to you? Will your original character be cuter than doe-eyed Private Tamama or will it be more serious than the stern Corporal Giroro? More importantly, does YOUR creation have what it takes to be animated and featured ON AIR on Animax, Astro 715?
Youths all across Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines now have the chance to showcase their creativity at Animax’s very first ‘My Friend is An Alien’ drawing contest, held in conjunction with the broadcast of comedic anime series Sergeant Keroro, Mondays to Fridays at 6.00pm only on Animax, Astro 715!
Starting from 14 July 2008, Animax is partnering with social networking website and virtual community Habbo for the inaugural ‘My Friend is An Alien’ drawing contest to seek illustrations of alien friends for the iconic Keroro and his colourful and hilarious frog-like platoon. Youths across Southeast Asia are invited to submit drawings of ORIGINAL characters as inspired by the Sergeant Keroro anime series for the chance to have their entries animated and featured on-air on Animax channel across Asia!
Not only will selected entries be animated and featured as part of on-air promos, contestants with the top three entries stand to win a Dopod smartphone handset each and will have their works made into Habbo home stickers. Also up for grabs are goodie bags with exclusive Animax premiums, Sergeant Keroro merchandise, and Habbo credits to be won by 10 of the next best entries.
Running through the length of the Sergeant Keroro series airing on Animax, submission to ‘My Friend is An Alien’ drawing contest will close on 9 September 2008. Participants are required to submit illustrations of the character’s front, back, side, and action poses, as well as a 200-word description of their creation. Further information including rules and submission details is available at Animax Asia’s online destination at www.animax-asia.com. To be judged by the Animax Asia team, winners will also be announced online on 16 September 2008, with selected entries to be animated by Animax’s award-winning creative team later in the year.
“As with Animax’s annual Fashion-Ability and Animax Awards events, the ‘My Friend is An Alien’ drawing contest provides yet another platform for youths across Southeast Asia to demonstrate their talent and to be recognized for their creativity. The contest is really part of a wider effort by the channel to inspire youths to pursue their creative passion, and to stay committed to their dreams even if they may be unconventional,” said Gregory Ho, Vice President & General Manager, Animax Asia.
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