Bangkok’s fan boys and girls are in for a treat as the capital is soon to enjoy its biggest week of geek yet.
Right now cosplayers are furiously working to finish their outfits, as next week will feature five geekworthy events: Bangkok Comic Con, Anime Festival Asia, Thailand Toy Expo, Thailand Comic Con and the Bangkok International Digital Content Festival.
Bangkok Comic Con x Anime Festival Asia
From April 27 to May 3, the Bangkok Comic Con and Anime Festival Asia will be held at Bitec Bangna, a much larger upgrade from last year’s cramped and packed venue at Siam Paragon. Con-goers should expect to see special shows and events from prominent production companies like Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.
Making a special appearance at the con will be Dark Knight producer Michael Uslan, so start practicing that gruff Dark Knight impersonation so you don’t embarrass yourself.
The Bangkok International Digital Content Festival
The Bangkok International Digital Content Festival takes a different approach than Comic Con, as it focuses more on local content rather than international media, despite the contradictory and confusing name. It hopes to showcase content from Thailand’s creative industry including animations, games, computer graphics, mobile applications and much more.
The exhibition seems to be more geared towards local content creators attempting to get their creations out to the public and potential investors.
Thailand Comic Con
The self-proclaimed grandest center for all things pop culture, Thailand Comic Con boasts to pack in renowned game directors and comic artists from around the world.
Similar to Bangkok Comic Con, Thailand Comic Con will have booths from Warner Brothers and PrimeTime Entertainment and will promote movies from large production companies like Marvel and Dreamworks throughout the event. Certainly both events will have many lines to stand in for those special photo moments.
Thailand Comic Con will carry on again April 30 to May 3 this year at Siam Paragon.
Be sure to bring your best Stormtrooper, Batman or Joffrey Baratheon suit as you will surely be the only one there.
Thailand Toy Expo
Already exhausted from imagining which costume you’ll wear to each event? Well this one’s more forgiving, as you won’t be expected to bring your A game to this exhibition.
The Thailand Toy Expo will gather over 70 toy brands from around the world to bring all the geeky collectibles you could fill your shelves with. Have your money ready, as an exhibition of limited edition toys and collectibles will be held for your spending pleasure.
New toy prototypes will also be introduced exclusively at the expo, so you’ll get to see what’s coming out before everyone else in the world. Just imagine the social media engagement you’ll accrue.
