London??

[Kita_Erindur]

Theres so many conventions in America. Its not fair!!
Lol

Does any one know of any Anime/Comic conventions in London or England??:confused:

[PinkKirby]

I don't!!!!!!!!!!

Probably no body does!!!!!!!!!!

[Louann1]

There's one on 27-28th May in London.

[emmavieceli]

we have more and more events in the UK to look forward to^_^

There is of course the London MCM Expo with its anime village in May:
www.londonexpo.com

And Minami is on this weekend in Southampton - as we speak!
Others include:
Amecon, Ayacon, Tomodachi, Tokonatsu, Auchinawa, fuyucon and more no doubt!

And of course there's always the London anime club that runs on the first sunday of every month - it's great fun, like a mini convention in a pub^_^

[franchan]

London's lucky; I'm always reading about conventions there. My closest cons are Manchester and Nottinghamshire, because I live in Bradford... and while there is something called Nomi Con there, you have to be at least 18 to join and it's really just an anime screening + beer. I probably won't be allowed/have the chance to go to any kind of anime meeting, outside the net, until I'm at least 18 - no fair!

[emmsiebelle]

There is one in london near the docklands. It was quite small it was called anime expo they have a web site but i can't remember what it is. but it was great fun there was lots of cosplaying and stuff.:p i think they have a manga week at somepoint as well.

[emmavieceli]

emmsiebella, that's the expo you're talking about ^_^
The anime village keeps growing! they have the voice actors of naruto and kodachi there this time, plus the usual stands, cosplay competition and artists alley. Good fun and pretty cheap too - not including what you spend on toys! ^_~

[emmavieceli]

London's lucky; I'm always reading about conventions there. My closest cons are Manchester and Nottinghamshire. I'm in Bradford... and while there is something called Nomi Con there, you have to be at least 18 to join and it's really more of an anime screening. I probably won't be allowed/have the chance to go to any kind of anime meeting, outside the net, until I'm at least 18 - no fair!

Amecon is in leicester with an age admission of 16 I think.....don't quote me though - i haven't got my ticket yet!! ;^_^

[franchan]

I'm 15 at the moment. ^^;; But still, Leicester is way far out. I'd have an easier (though by no means actually easy) time convincing my parents to pay, drive, and accompany me (and maybe my friends) to the ones in Manchester or Nottinghamshire. Maybe as an extra birthday treat... but then again I am already going to see a Jo Brand at the Bradford Alhambra on my birthday. *Le sigh*

[emmavieceli]

get your parents to bring you to the Expo then ^_^
The beauty of it is that it has something for everyone and you can just turn up for the day, wander around and leave again - it doesn't have to be a full weekend convention. A nice day trip for everyone^_~

[emmsiebelle]

Hey its london go with some of your friends theres loads your parents can do. Its really safe at the expo its a massive building though. when i went there were other things going on not just the expo!

[franchan]

Wait, London? I was still on about closer places. Heh. ^^;;

I've never been to London. I'd love to go, and not just for an anime con either.

[emmavieceli]

Hey its london go with some of your friends theres loads your parents can do. Its really safe at the expo its a massive building though. when i went there were other things going on not just the expo!

yups. Emmsiebelle, if you come this time, you will have to come say hi at the sweatdrop table ^_~

the beauty of the Expo is that it's not just anime, so there's something for everyone! My mum and Dad even came along to see Andy Serkis (gollum from lord of the rings) last time! hehehe

[chensterrain]

WHOA. There are actually cons in Bradford??? (The site's typical Yorkshire, though - Beer, beer and more beer! XD)

I'm... trying to force- uh, persuade my friends to come with me to the Expo (it'll be my first con!... I hope. >_>)... seems like a good way to abuse my study leave, anyway!

[emmavieceli]

Great stuff! Come and say hello at the Sweatdrop table if you do come along ^_^

[franchan]

Yup there's a con, and like I said it's not really a con, more like a screening.

http://www.yata.org.uk/nomicon/

*Adds you to list of known anime fans in Bradford*

1. Me, Francesca
my friends:
2. Amanda
3. Alison
4. Nadia
5. Zara
6. Aliaya (sp?)
7. Aisha
8. My *cough* ex-friend Bethany
9. My elder sister (I got her into it!)
10. Alan (a friend of above friends)
11. You!

[franchan]

http://www.ubu.brad.ac.uk/socs/culttv/ In the same building as the nomicon, ooo...

[Chiaki]

Wasn't there a con of Friday (southampton I think)
I went to Ayacon at Warwick last year and it was great so really looking forward to Amecon in Leicester this year which turned out to be the biggest Anime and Manga convention in the British Isles 2004
Anyone else going (got my ticket!!!)

[Cojiro]

www.tokonatsu.org.uk ^_^

[emmavieceli]

hi coji^_~

[Lost Ghost]

London's lucky; I'm always reading about conventions there. My closest cons are Manchester and Nottinghamshire, because I live in Bradford... and while there is something called Nomi Con there, you have to be at least 18 to join and it's really just an anime screening + beer. I probably won't be allowed/have the chance to go to any kind of anime meeting, outside the net, until I'm at least 18 - no fair!

You may want to look into local clubs (or perhaps start your own): http://www.anime-europe.com/clubs/index.php

Its a bit early, and we certainly aren't in a position to announce a venue yet, but Aya (the UK's largest event dedicated to anime, manga and Japanese pop culture) may well be closer to you when it next takes place, but that isn't scheduled until 2007.

[Lost Ghost]

Yup there's a con, and like I said it's not really a con, more like a screening.

http://www.yata.org.uk/nomicon/


Sorry, but you are a bit out of date.

If memory serves me correctly, the last Nomicon was years ago! - possibly 2003

[Parfait]

I'd go to a London convention but there are way too many phantoms there for my taste. Not to mention the hangings and executions.

[Chiaki]

You may want to look into local clubs (or perhaps start your own): http://www.anime-europe.com/clubs/index.php

Its a bit early, and we certainly aren't in a position to announce a venue yet, but Aya (the UK's largest event dedicated to anime, manga and Japanese pop culture) may well be closer to you when it next takes place, but that isn't scheduled until 2007.
I know you, your an admin for aya right (at least I think you are)
same username and avatar.
I went Ayacon last year (was fantastic)

[Lost Ghost]

I'd go to a London convention but there are way too many phantoms there for my taste. Not to mention the hangings and executions.

Not to mention steam powered flying amusement ride weapon platforms (or was that just SteamBoy :D )

[Lost Ghost]

I know you, your an admin for aya right (at least I think you are)
same username and avatar.

Yep. I've been on the Aya committee for about five years and ran the registration counters at the last convention.

I've just got back from the small Minami convention in Southampton, where I spent the whole of Friday on the registration desk, meeting all the anime and manga fans as they arrived.

I went Ayacon last year (was fantastic)

Glad you had a good time. We're hoping for something much bigger with more event streams for the next one.

[Chiaki]

Yep. I've been on the Aya committee for about five years and ran the registration counters at the last convention.

I've just got back from the small Minami convention in Southampton, where I spent the whole of Friday on the registration desk, meeting all the anime and manga fans as they arrived.



Glad you had a good time. We're hoping for something much bigger with more event streams for the next one.
Aw you went to the one in Southampton (lucky sod as Emma says)
So lucky, we couldn't make it (school) but the pics on the site look amazing.

[Lost Ghost]

I've got a couple of hundred more snaps to upload into the Anime Europe (http://www.anime-europe.com) convention photo gallery over the next few days myself, plus some of the photos from the cosplay shoot should start to appear on Cosplay UK (http://www.cosplay.co.uk) at the weekend.

[GracieLizzy]

I heard there were plans for a con in Northern England, probably Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Did they fall through? I'd love there to be a con up here, as getting down south, or up to Glasgow can be pricy.

[Lost Ghost]

There are rumours of a small 200 person event in Hull later this year (more details as I get them), but I'm not aware of something specifically for anime and manga being held in Newcastle.

[GracieLizzy]

Hmmm Hull's not as difficult. The only vaugely anime & manga meet up here is the JapaNE (http://japane.net/) club, which covers anime & manga as well as other aspects of Japanese culture (it's pretty cool actually, unfortunately I've been too busy to go recently). Also there's those Ottakar's manga nights that seem to be happening across the country, I'm going to the Sunderland one... which is the closest thing to an anime con ever planned to go to so far.

[sonia]

If you're looking for anime-related events in the UK, visit the Britanime website's events section:

http://www.ryouko.demon.co.uk/ukcons.htm

While you're at it, if you're looking for any resources of anime-related things in the UK, the rest of the website is ultra useful!
http://www.ryouko.demon.co.uk/britanim.htm

[GracieLizzy]

If you're looking for anime-related events in the UK, visit the Britanime website's events section:

http://www.ryouko.demon.co.uk/ukcons.htm

While you're at it, if you're looking for any resources of anime-related things in the UK, the rest of the website is ultra useful!
http://www.ryouko.demon.co.uk/britanim.htm

Thanks ^_^, shame there is none "Up North". I'd like to say that in general it's not "Grim Up North" but anime-wise it is :(

[chensterrain]

*forgot about this topic*

Hey, where exactly in Bradford do you live? Pm me if you'd prefer it not to be public. I live in Heaton (near Bingley)

Freaky. XD I live in Heaton too! Near Bradford Grammar School. Small world! ^_^

...I... really never knew there was so much of an anime scene in the UK... (or that there was one at all, to be honest! >_>)

[franchan]

*forgot about this topic*



Freaky. XD I live in Heaton too! Near Bradford Grammar School. Small world! ^_^

...I... really never knew there was so much of an anime scene in the UK... (or that there was one at all, to be honest! >_>)


Don't tell me you used to go to Heather Grove Primary. And went to Nab Wood School.

[franchan]

Okay I'm seriously freaked. What are the odds of finding someone in your same first three letters postcode on a globally-aimed wesbite?

I mean, we could have easily bumped into each other once, and never known. o.o;;

http://vampirefreaks.com/u/foil-wrapped-enigma Recognise this face?

*Faints*

[emmavieceli]

*sings the 'omnipotent kev'* song ^_^

[franchan]

*sings the 'omnipotent kev'* song ^_^

The wha?

[chensterrain]

Okay I'm seriously freaked. What are the odds of finding someone in your same first three letters postcode on a globally-aimed wesbite?

I mean, we could have easily bumped into each other once, and never known. o.o;;

http://vampirefreaks.com/u/foil-wrapped-enigma Recognise this face?

*Faints*

*starts up a BD9 anime club*

...*cough* Dude, what are the odds? XD (though I grew up in London, so I missed out on primary school up here... >_>) My list of Bradfordian anime fans has grown... to about five. Hurrah! :p

[elisegrey]

I'd second (third? fourth?) Tokonatsu - it sounds great! :D

*crosses fingers for summer*

[franchan]

If you did start I club I'd try to join if I could. ;)

Btw, on the link I posted my ninja thingy is a just green scarf - it's so easy to recreate being a ninja, lol.

There's with less than a mile between us... woah shinji-style brainmelt.

[franchan]

Of course, if you go to town you can buy manga in a couple of shops (waterstones, whsmiths has a couople sometimes, and this cult tv/comics shop somewhere near sunwin house) and there's anime sold in all sorts of media shops... there must be a hidden fanbase somewhere!

I once picked up a second hand gravitiation OS album in that gaming shop at the bottom of the street with toymasters on (not gamestation, t'other one), too!

[chensterrain]

the cult comics shop... you mean 'Where the Wild Things Are'? I always avoid that place (and the owner/s remind me too much of Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons XD) ... Bradford could do a little better, I think. There used to be this GREAT anime shop near Sunwin House about five or six years ago, but they closed it down! *sob* But yeah, Game Trading usually has secondhand animestuffs, which is cool. XD

(I gotta admit, though, I only ever buy manga / anime in Leeds. I can't stay away from Travelling Man! And there's that other one in the Merrion Centre or whatever it's called, which has rarer stuff (Advent Children wallscrolls etc.), but they're really expensive... >_>)

*hijacks topic with Bradford-talk XD* (sorry, topic creator!)

[franchan]

Yeah I do.

I buy my manga from a mixture of travelling man in leeds, forbidden planet in leeds, waterstones, and charity shops. ^^ My anime msotly comes from hmv. Everytime I see someone looking at stuff there I wanna say hi and talk about anime but I'm too nervous.

Ooo, did you know the first british/irish RSOM competion had a runner up from bradford? She's called Roxanne Chen.

*hijacks* We need our own thread for bradford anime fans. I'll make one when I find the time. I gotta chip now.

[chensterrain]

Ooo, did you know the first british/irish RSOM competion had a runner up from bradford? She's called Roxanne Chen.

Um... that's me... XD *sweatdrop* Though god knows how that happened. O_o My entry was fairly crap, to put it mildly! ^_^

[franchan]

Woops. *Flush* That was one of my blond moments (not that I'm blond, although I used to be when I was tiny - my hair just got darker into brown).

[Jato]

Woah, so many people from Bradford. I'm from Leeds myself :P

[franchan]

Awesome!

Actually it's just me and Chen as far as I'm aware. It's just so freaky that we both live in heaton. Lawl.

[LadyTanyata]

There should be more in the North-east. That way I wouldn't get bored during summer!!

And on another note: anyone know anything for Cardiff?

[GracieLizzy]

There should be more in the North-east. That way I wouldn't get bored during summer!!

The other day I was wistfully daydreaming of a "HokutōCon" (Hokutō (北東) is Northeast in Japanese), I was even looking at the event planner, and floor plan on the Newcastle Gosforth Park Marriot Hotel (http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/nclgf?WT_Ref=mi_left) site thinking how nice a con venue it could make... shame I don't have thousands of pounds or the organisational skills to organise one myself :(

And on another note: anyone know anything for Cardiff?

There doesn't seem to be anything in Wales either :( the only Welsh con of any kind I know of is a Doctor Who one in Swansea (Regenerations (http://www.regenerations.co.uk/))... Actually I'd like to go to one of those one day too, and I'm much lucky with Doctor Who conventions than I am with Anime ones as there is one called Dimensions (http://www.tenthplanet.co.uk/dimensions/index.htm) held every year in Stockon-on-Tees. That's a lot easier for me to get too than any of the UK's anime conventions.

[LadyTanyata]

Sorry this is off topic!! But that place looks like where I had my sixth form christmas dinner dance.

That would be a great place. What about the Telewest/Metero Radio Arena? (I'm not sure which it is any more!) That place is pretty big and would do for a good place. Plus its not far from the city centre so more people would have access to it.

[GracieLizzy]

Sorry this is off topic!! But that place looks like where I had my sixth form christmas dinner dance.

That would be a great place. What about the Telewest/Metero Radio Arena? (I'm not sure which it is any more!) That place is pretty big and would do for a good place. Plus its not far from the city centre so more people would have access to it.

It's where my Sixth Form dinner dance was as well ^_^ one of the reasons I though of it actually. I looked up the Sunderland Marriot too but it doesn't have the floor space.

The Arena would be a really good place as it is big, though it would mean they'd be no seprate rooms, unless they can section it off. Also if that Super Casino comes to the Northeast it could bring a convention centre with it they said on the news the other day, though I forsee that going to Blackpool.

[LadyTanyata]

At the Arena they manage to separate all the universities off from each other when the schools take the ALevel students there to get prospectus'.

I agree with you. It would be great if they could go to the Northeast but in all likelihood it probably won't.

[Foreordained99]

Ottakars are having a manga night sometime...but that's in Woking..i'm not sure if its in London...you could always go there, it's only 1/2 hour by train from Waterloo

[GracieLizzy]

There's going to many Ottakar's manga nights up and down the country I think. Pop in to your local one and ask to see if they are having one.

[Chiaki]

There's this big thing in Ottakars to try and promote tokyopop more and more, so most are planning on having a manga evening.
If you go to their website look for a local store it might give some details, or just ask
Ours is planning one. the last one somewhere (can't remeber which) tonnes of people came in cosplay and it looked sooooo awesome.

[emmavieceli]

eep - i've been out of this thread a while...

chensterrain..congratulations!! You're one of the 'missing' UK rsom peeps...lol. This is the first time I've seen you on a forum! so hi^_^

So yes - lots of UK events chaps...come along and make us happy!! join in the fun. And yes - whoever mentioned tokonatsu - it's great fun! I was one of the founders of that one and it's strongly recommended. A bit crazy but fun. ^_^

[Foreordained99]

O_O Ottakars are havin a manga night in Wokin, in case you wanted to know!

[mountain]

What do you actually do/get to see at one of these conventions?
I'm planning on going to the London MCM Expo this May and it'll be the first one I get to go to, but it's gonna cost a total of £40 for me and my siblings to go. It's quite a lot of money to spend on a day if you're not sure what you're gonna be doing. Can anyone fill me in?

[Chiaki]

What do you actually do/get to see at one of these conventions?
I'm planning on going to the London MCM Expo this May and it'll be the first one I get to go to, but it's gonna cost a total of £40 for me and my siblings to go. It's quite a lot of money to spend on a day if you're not sure what you're gonna be doing. Can anyone fill me in?
Depends on the con.
I think the london expo covers loads of things like star trek and anime such (haven't been so someone feel free to trash this xP)
The only one I went to was ayacon, it had to massive dealer rooms where you could sell or buy new manga, anime, just everything related.
There was a masquarade where people went on stage and showcased their costumes. There were also screening all over the campus of anime shows and movies. At night there were j-pop parties and a japanese band called Blood preformed.
There is so much going on at a con, It's totally worth it.
The next one I'm going to isn't until August and is £40 for three days attendence - and I can't wait

[Foreordained99]

i'm not sure if i'll get t go to the Ottakars one..T_T although i'd really like to!

[Chiaki]

i'm not sure if i'll get t go to the Ottakars one..T_T although i'd really like to!
I get to work at our Manga evening (yay) so I can go in cosplay.
Wish I could go to the one in woking though :(

[Foreordained99]

which one are you going to? and what are you cosplaying as? also, do you have to cosplay?

[Chiaki]

which one are you going to? and what are you cosplaying as? also, do you have to cosplay?
The one in Market Harborough in Leicestershire is having a manga evening, but not until like October 2nd.
I probably be cosplaying as lenne from FFX-2 since I'm making the costume for it for a con. You don't have to cosplay at all, it's just a fun thing to take part in.
All my friends at work think I'm the mad manga girl so I said I would cosplay to prove it xp

[Foreordained99]

I'M GOING!!! *celebrates* my parents said yes straight away when i brought it up, and my dad even rang up to book the tickets for me...how cool! I never thought they'd do that.
I don't think i'll have time to make an outfit for Thursday so i'll just go in normal clothes^^
Is anyone else here going to the Woking one? It would be great if some people did!!!

[emmavieceli]

I'm guessing that what you're talking about is one of the Tokyopop evenings? ^_^
I hope it's good fun! From what I gather they're like a mini con in a bookshop - sounds good!

[Chiaki]

I'M GOING!!! *celebrates* my parents said yes straight away when i brought it up, and my dad even rang up to book the tickets for me...how cool! I never thought they'd do that.
I don't think i'll have time to make an outfit for Thursday so i'll just go in normal clothes^^
Is anyone else here going to the Woking one? It would be great if some people did!!!
Oh wow, your going to the one in Woking????
Lucky *wants pics*
wooooooooooooow
my parents dont like my fascination w/manga. The say I'm just silly but I love it regardless

[GracieLizzy]

Anyone coming to the Sunderland one?

[Foreordained99]

Oh wow, your going to the one in Woking????
Lucky *wants pics*
wooooooooooooow
my parents dont like my fascination w/manga. The say I'm just silly but I love it regardless

yup, i'm going to the one in Woking^^ I don't think i'll be able to send any pics through though because i spilt water on my camera while i was in Greece last week, and it's still not working >_<
my parents dont really like it either, but they accept that i do^-~

[Chiaki]

yup, i'm going to the one in Woking^^ I don't think i'll be able to send any pics through though because i spilt water on my camera while i was in Greece last week, and it's still not working >_<
my parents dont really like it either, but they accept that i do^-~
ahhhh, so lucky though.
I might be able to contact someone there though to take pics for me then
*jealous stare* ¬_¬

[Foreordained99]

ahhhh, so lucky though.
I might be able to contact someone there though to take pics for me then
*jealous stare* ¬_¬

O_O you know someone whos going there?

[Chiaki]

O_O you know someone whos going there?
Not exactly, what I mean is that since we are a chain store, I can send them an email and ask for pics or info etc
Ohhhhhhh I wish I could go *darn*

[Foreordained99]

ah i see. Its really annoying, coz i dunno what age the ppl will be who go there. I'm 15 and it would be awful if they were all younger than me. If they're older that's fine^^ And i dunno how many people are going either >-<

[GracieLizzy]

The Sunderland one was really fun ^_^

[Foreordained99]

Woking wasnt too bad either. it wasnt GREAT but fun^^