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Cartoon and game carnival opens on Nanjing Road

A cartoon and game carnival was unveiled by Shanghai Shimao International Plaza and the organizing committee of China International Cartoon & Game Expo at the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall on Tuesday. It will run until April 27.

Featuring Chinese cartoons and games, there is an exhibition area displaying the latest figures, props and costumes of popular works such as 鈥淭he King鈥檚 Avatar,鈥 depicted in fictional eSports scenes, and 鈥淭he Founder of Diabolism,鈥 which is a humorous horror-mystery story set in the world of xianxia (stories inspired by Chinese mythology), some of the most popular cartoons in China.

A limited edition 1/4 scale Medusa figure in Chinese xuanhuan (literally 鈥淢ysterious Fantasy,鈥 remixing Chinese mythology with foreign elements) cartoon 鈥淏attle Through the Heaven,鈥 and a famous prop 鈥淗aotian Hammer鈥 in 鈥淪oul Land鈥 are being shown in public for the first time.

The carnival has a cosplay-stage for fans. Cosplay shows by animation communities, dance and band performance of anime songs, as well as a Chinese traditional hanfu show will be staged during the carnival.

Meanwhile, outstanding work from Shimao鈥檚 first cartoon and game figure design competition will be displayed at the plaza鈥檚 atrium. More than 100 works were received, and over 40 of them will be on show. A pop-up store was unveiled for limited editions of game-related products and figures of CCG鈥檚 virtual idol Rin.


 

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