As usual, losta of folks turned up for the End Of Year cosplay event in Singapore. Too bad it is going to be the last time.

Looks like stormtrooping has been so popularised by DannyChoo – Tokyo Trooper, we now have our own Singapore tropper TK-8316.

Here are the rest of the photos:

Of course the event was not just cosplay, Figurakuen also made their debut and had a nice booth showcasing some of the member’s personal collection.

Here’s the notice that was posted on sgcafe:

Good day to everyone.

We come with some serious news. STAC is dissolving. This means the end of Kouhaku in June, and our EOY convention in December. This will take effect immediately.

For those who wonder about their membership cards, don’t. The $2 you paid, along with the amount we collected this year from the event, just barely managed to cover paying for the entire EOY event in 2008. In short, we just barely broke even.

As some have surmised, STAC has been struggling to find new talent to helm the team when the current committee became too old to carry on. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find anyone who wasn’t equally as busy as us. Considering STAC has always been a volunteer club, people here juggle school, work, and other committments while preparing the events.

As some have also heard, it’s become increasingly tough for STAC to maintain (let’s not even talk about expand) the events. Financing has also become a problem – especially when we want to avoid commercialism. Because we’re a group that wants to cater to fans directly – be they doujin circles, aspiring dollfie owners or others.

Because of these, and other reasons which we prefer not to go into, we’ve had to come to the sad decision to pull the plug.

That’s really it. We hope others can come in to fill the void we’ll inevitably leave behind, and we wish everyone in the scene the best of luck.

Merry Christmas.

Chairperson
Shiro Tsubasa Animation Club

I had always wondered how they can survive with just mere ticketing and booth fees. Looks like the financial crunch has finally hit them as well, considering there weren’t as much people attending the event as last year.

I must say this cosplay duo of Jo and Megumi from the anime series Bakuretsu Tenshi 爆裂天使 were one of my most favorite duo at this year event.