At a press conference on July 12, Gamania’s internationally renowned original animation Hero: 108 formally announced a partnership with trend label STAGE to release three ranges of limited edition trendy T-shirts: Honor Roll, Enter the Hero and Water Ink. Fans of Hero: 108 can now wear their favorites cute heroes like Lin Chung, Mighty Ray, Mystique Sonia and more! The Hero:108 mobile game for iOS has also been revamped. Simply register online for the mobile game’s national tournament and you will have the chance to win great prizes like limited-edition STAGE trend T-shirts, iPod Touch, iPad, APPLE MacBook…. The Hero: 108 promotion this summer will give all players something to wear, something to play and prizes to take home!
The press conference also featured a live performance of the Hero:108 international Chinese theme song by up and coming band Live Machine. The rock ‘n roll music helped heighten the excitement at the scene. During the press conference, STAGE and Gamania’s Animation Development Officer Director Sanvy Hsieh jointly unveiled the preview for the Hero:108 creative exhibition. The creative exhibitions will be on display at STAGE’s flagship stores in Taipei and Kaohsiung so consumers can see for themselves the animation’s unique drawing style, rare concept drawings and figure prototypes while they shop in order to experience the amazing power of Taiwan’s originality.
▲Up and coming band Live Machine performs the Chinese theme song for Hero:108 international edition.
▲Every figure in the Hero:108 range is a distinct character.
▲The creative exhibitions tailored for Hero:108 at STAGE’s Taipei and Kaohsiung flagship stores.
▲The row of Hero:108 characters at the exhibition makes an impressive display!
▲Welcome to the Hero:108 art gallery!
Hero: 108 Releases Three Ranges of Limited Edition Trendy T-Shirts
As STAGE and HERO:108 are both original Taiwanese creative brands that have now expanded their reach overseas, the partnership was aimed at introducing more people to Hero:108 and STAGE. The limited edition trendy T-shirt project is based on the heroes in HERO: 108 and comes in three ranges: Honor Roll, Enter the Hero and Water Ink. Apart from using water ink to capture the classical story background and the heroes’ unstoppable style, cartoon techniques were also used to emphasize the fun and imagination embodied by the products.
▲”Enter the Hero” trendy T-shirts for Hero:108
▲”Water Ink” trendy T-shirts for Hero:108
Fight for the Roll of Honor on Hero:108 for iOS
A new version of the Hero:108 mobile game for iOS was also announced during the press conference. A key new feature is the “Global Scoreboard” from OpenFeint that allows players to not only share their game scores online in real-time but also invite their friends through social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter to come and challenge the game together and see who will be the first to be featured on Hero:108‘s honor roll !
To take advantage of the new feature, the development team has set up an national gaming tournament for Hero:108’s iOS app. Players are invited to log into the OpenFeint website and register at the STAGE website before August 15 to take part in the tournament. Winners will receive great prizes such as limited edition STAGE trendy T-shirts, iPod Touch, iPad,, MacBook and more.
Check-in with Facebook for Great Giveaways
For the duration of the campaign, use Facebook’s check-in function at STAGE stores throughout Taiwan between July 12 and August 26 as well as input the secret password from each store on your personal wall. Once the store staff confirms your check-in and wall post you will receive a limited edition mystery gift.
Go and check-in at a STAGE store now!
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