SINGAPORE - To cosplay duo Baozi and Hana, Singapore is their second home. It's where they studied for their master's and university degrees respectively, and where they had their first spark of a business idea for a make-up brand that now turns over $4 million in sales a year.
Singapore is also where thousands of fans come out every year at the Anime Festival Asia (AFA), queueing for hours to see Baozi, 27, and Hana, 25, in costume, and snap photos with them.
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