Anime and manga fans flock to Kaohsiung for 4-day expo

Anime and manga fans flock to Kaohsiung for 4-day expo

2024-10-10

Thousands upon thousands of manga, anime and gaming fans are flocking to Kaohsiung for a massive four-day expo. This year’s edition of the Kaohsiung International ACG Expo has some 70 exhibitors and 300 booths, with all the goodies anime fans can dream of. Among the cosplayers and comic enthusiasts on Thursday was lawmaker Huang Jie, who voiced support for Taiwan’s anime and manga culture.

The Kaohsiung International ACG Expo has kicked off its fifth edition, which will be on for four days at Kaohsiung Arena. With some 70 exhibitors and 300 booths, fans are ready to splash the cash.

Among the attendees was lawmaker Huang Jie, who this year earned a spot on Time magazine’s annual “100 Next” list. Wearing an anime-themed T-shirt at the opening ceremony, she once again voiced support for anime and manga culture.

Huang Jie
Lawmaker (DPP)
Since getting elected into the Legislative Yuan, I have been doing my best to promote Taiwan’s creative and cultural industry.

The opening day of the event coincided with the National Day, making for huge crowds of anime fans from early in the morning. There’s unlimited business opportunities in the sector.

Su Wei-chuan
Animation and comic publishers association
I truly feel the endless vitality of Kaohsiung’s anime sector and the economic potential of the animation industry. We expect to attract more than 320,000 visits over the duration of the expo.

Though the thousands of people inside the venue seem more than enough, there’s even more waiting outside, with queues lasting at least one hour. Cosplayers abound, dressed up as their favorite characters to interact and pose for photos with fellow fans. Down in Kaohsiung, this year’s National Day is a youthful one indeed.

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二次元盛事! 高雄國際動漫節登場 300攤位共襄盛舉

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第五屆高雄國際動漫節一連四天在高雄巨蛋登場，約70家廠商、300個攤位，搶攻動漫迷荷包。今天一早活動開幕，就湧進大批人潮將現場擠得水洩不通，也讓人見識到動漫的無限商機。立委黃捷今年雖然沒有COS，也身穿動漫T恤現身開幕活動，再次表達力挺動漫文化。

第五屆高雄國際動漫節，一連四天在高雄巨蛋登場，約70家廠商、300個攤位，搶攻動漫迷荷包。

入選時代雜誌次世代百大人物的立委黃捷，身穿動漫T恤現身開幕活動，再次表達力挺動漫文化。

[[立委(民) 黃捷]]
“進到立法院後我會盡我的能力，在立法院推動台灣文化的創作力，台灣自己的文化實力”

動漫盛事遇到雙十國慶，大批動漫迷一早就將會場擠得水洩不通，也讓人見識到動漫的無限商機。

[[中華動漫出版同業協進會理事長蘇偉銓]]
“真正感受到高雄源源不絕的動漫新生力，以及動漫產業的經濟潛力，預計在國慶雙十連假可以吸引，超過32萬人次來參加”

場內萬頭鑽動已經夠誇張，但場外還有更多人潮等著入場，光是排隊進場至少就要一個小時，COSER也裝扮成喜愛的角色和同好交流，雙十國慶這天，用青春活力的動漫元素慶祝國家生日。

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ROC aesthetics and history debate heats up for National Day

Every year, the ROC National Day in Taiwan divides opinion, due to the nation’s complicated history and current status. And this year is no different. The topics under discussion include a recent comment from the President Lai Ching-te, who said that it was impossible for the PRC to be the motherland of the ROC. Another issue is the return of nationalistic ROC aesthetics in this year’s visuals, which mark a clear departure from the past eight years and were approved by the KMT-controlled legislature.

It’s National Day! Attendees of the celebration at the Presidential Office go through security check. The security personnel have been on duty since the early hours, to ensure safety for the big day.

At the event venue, a police officer sets off a radio jammer to keep drones out. Near the stage the seats are being repeatedly checked. It’s all set! Let’s see who’s joining.

National Flag Auntie
Local celebrity
The crowd is even bigger this year. The national flag top is NT$500 and the afro wig is NT$150. We’ve prepared 500 sets today to give out to guests for free.

Of course, it’s not every day that tourists get to experience National Day. Here’s a family of four that was gifted with the National Flag Auntie’s memorabilia.

Tourist
Good, really good. Everyone’s so friendly and in good spirits and the kids are having fun. This is my little one all dressed up. Yeah, good fun, a good morning.

Also joining in the jubilation are overseas nationals. How do they feel about the president’s comment that the PRC cannot possibly be the motherland of the ROC?

Overseas Taiwan national
That’s just the way it is. The ROC has been around for more than 100 years, they only have 70-ish years, am I right? What “motherland?” We have different mothers. Can the older one call the younger one the motherland? Impossible.

Overseas Taiwan national
Commenting on the motherland issue in such a context seems a bit abrupt to me. How I feel is I’d rather he say it at another occasion.

Another divisive issue this year was the visuals, clearly leaning more towards traditional ROC aesthetics. What do they have to say on this?

Overseas Taiwan national
Personally I prefer last year’s, because last year’s visuals had more Indigenous and local Taiwan elements, while this year’s has more of an ROC flavor. I prefer last year’s.

Overseas Taiwan national
Truly, I think that as long as we’re seeing so many flags in the air and all of us united under this banner, then we’re all very, very happy.

Once again for National Day, discussions are on about the history of the nation and how to best represent it in the modern day.

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Driftwood from typhoon brings a fresh touch to Taipei Zoo

A shipment of new furniture has arrived at Taipei Zoo. And it’s thanks to an unlikely benefactor: Typhoon Gaemi! Following the recent typhoon, the zoo got in touch with Yilan County, and asked if it could receive some logs thrown up by the storm. Yilan Forestry officials sprang into action, to collect flotsam and jetsam from the county’s beaches and riverbanks. Now the driftwood they collected can be seen at Taipei Zoo, bringing a fresh atmosphere to the enclosures of many different animals.

An otter wriggles around on a log, in constant motion. Others use a log as a bed: and they don’t feel like getting up in the morning. These logs are all driftwood, blown up onto the banks of rivers by the recent typhoon.

The driftwood is a great upgrade to the furniture of these animals at Taipei Zoo in Muzha. The white rhinos are using it to scratch and sharpen their horns. The panda here turns it into a climbing frame. Who knew a log had so many uses?

Chen Kuan-wei
Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Yilan Branch
Taipei Zoo reached out to get in touch with us. They wanted to use some natural materials, in their artificial environments. These logs are very good for the animals to interact with; they’re a natural resource.

The riverbanks and beaches of Yilan were covered with flotsam and jetsam after Typhoon Gaemi passed by. Taipei Zoo got in touch with the Yilan branch of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency as well as the county government. The three agencies worked together to get these logs into the zoo and make the animals’ living spaces a little bit natural.

Chen Kuan-wei
Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Yilan Branch
For this project, we worked with Yilan County government, and got driftwood from Keng-fang Fishing Harbor, as well as Ta-hsi Fishing Harbor and all the way from Donggang. So far, for this first round of the project we have transported about 50 logs to the zoo.

The logs can be seen at the zoo in many different enclosures across five zones of the zoo, including the Africa Zone, the Rainforest Zone, and the Panda Pavilion.

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