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QUICK UPDATE.  University of the Philippines Anime Manga Enthusiasts (UP AME) will have presale tickets available this weekend for AME no Jidai.  The tickets will be available at PhP90.00.  You will be able to get your tickets from Level Up! Live and Anime Overload Festival this coming November 7-8.  UP AME will have booths at both events.  I encourage everyone to buy those tickets to avoid the hassle of lining up on the day of AME no Jidai.

Level Up! Live will be held on November 7 and 8 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Anime Overload Festival will be a one day event on November 8 at the SMX Convention Center.

The University of the Philippines Anime Manga Enthusiasts (UP AME) proudly presents this year's fair entitled AME no Jidai.  In its ninth year of anniversary celebrations, UP AME will bring us back in time to a period of the samurai and warring lords of Japan's feudal era.

UP AME is the first ever recognized collegiate anime organization in the country which aims to gather anime and manga enthusiasts based in UP Diliman.  They are behind some of the succesful anime events such as the Una kAME!, kAME Ulit!, AME Matsuri, AME Gakuensai, and AME 8th Avenue.

AME no Jidai, like previous fairs, is a themed event, this time focusing on Japan's feudal era.  Many of the activities are geared towards re-enacting the time period and experiencing some of the traditional festival activities in Japan.  Some of the activities included are the traditional Japanese fortune telling booth, a tea room with snacks served by waiters in traditional outfits of the time, and the ever popular goldfish catching that is still done in modern day Japanese festivals.  Everyone is encouraged to come and dress up in Japanese inspired outfits or maybe dress up as your favorite samurai or one of the many feudal lords and ladies.

And of course, what is an anime event without cosplay.  AME no Jidai will have both individual and group cosplay.  I am already excited to see what everyone will come up with for this event.