Animeleague @ London Film & Comic Con - 18/19th July

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Hope you guys don't mind me copying this press-release in here. This is big news! It's fantastic that Showmasters are starting to move into anime & manga in such a big way with voice actors like Vic Mignogna attending their show! ^_^

Animeleague, located at http://www.animeleague.com will be 100% supporting London Film & Comic Con (http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com), an annual event of 30,000 people that is now seeking to move into anime & manga in a serious way - in much the same manner that MCM Expo moved into the anime & manga arena a number of years ago. It takes place at Earl's Court on the 18th and 19th of July and entry is just £5 for the day.

Team Dimension, a partnership between Animeleague and Dimensional Entertainment, will be attending this event to run their Artist Ally, and Animeleague Gamers will be running their Video Gaming.

Team Dimension specialise in teaching the creation of manga to aspiring artists across the UK. Their Artist Ally will include panels and events such as the Iron Artist, Manga Creation, a Portfolio Workshop, and will feature guest artists from Dimensional Entertainment. Whether you wish to improve your artwork, show off your skills, or simply to have fun and draw with your friends in a relaxed environment, it is worth stopping by! You can sign up to learn under Team Dimension on their forum on Animeleague located at http://www.animeleague.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=203

Meanwhile Animeleague Gamers aims to bring video gaming to London Film and Comic Con in a major way. Whether your tastes involve DDRing, the more traditional fare of console gaming, or retro-gaming, there will be something to suit all video gamers alike. Throughout the day, AL Gamers will be running gaming tournaments that anyone can participate and have fun in.

London Film & Comic Con will also have a number of voice-actor guests present, which include Vic Mignogna and Spike Spencer. They will also be looking toward improving on their existing anime and manga events, which include the masquerade, screenings and various other activities which should interest fans of anime and manga.

Animeleague are very excited at this opportunity to help bring this event more into the anime and manga fandom. The last major expansion in anime and manga occured when MCM began to use their resources to develop the industry and fandom - by helping London Film & Comic Con, under Showmasters (which also includes the Collectormania events amongst others) to do the same, they expect to be able to massively move anime forward in the UK! London Film and Comic Con is also a member of Manga Alliance (http://www.mangaalliance.com) which aims to move anime and manga forward in the UK and help to progress it into the mainstream (that will have an official Autumn launch).

This is not all that London Film & Comic Con shall be doing with anime & manga this year. Showmasters have informed us that they will shortly be issuing a further press-release with a lot more information on the other anime events/activities which they will be doing.
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Vic Mignogna!!!! *FAN GIRL SCREAM* AAHH!!!!!!

I've never heard of this event before
do you just get auto graphs ?

or is it a little like mcm?
 
unellmay said:
Vic Mignogna!!!! *FAN GIRL SCREAM* AAHH!!!!!!

I've never heard of this event before
do you just get auto graphs ?

or is it a little like mcm?
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It's a similar style of event to MCM, yeah. Once upon a time, MCM didn't do anime & manga in a serious way. That then changed. Showmasters are going down the same path that MCM followed with this event.
 
The London Film and Comic Con is excellent fun. It caters for almost every geeky passion anyone could possibly have with guests and dealer stalls for all tastes.

As someone who has been attending the past few years I'd certainly say the anime presence grows each time.

Huge venue too, everything is always well spaced out and accessible.

A quick note - I did just read this is being held in Earls Court 2 on their website. The lighting in EC2 was horrible last time so if anyone wants to make a lot of money, get a stall selling those mining helmets with the lights on top.
 
Updated information!

Animania shall be hitting the London Film & Comic Con this year! Our 30,000 person event at Earl's Court on 18th/19th July continues to move into anime, manga and video gaming in a big way with a string of fresh announcements!

- LFCC now has over FIFTY guests attending including Vic Mignogna (Full Metal Alchemist), Spike Spencer (Evangelion), Transformer's Bumble Bee and many MANY more! See the spectacular guest line-up at http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/

- A £100 top prize for the winner of the cosplay masquerade! Secure your place for this event and pre-register for the masquerade here - http://showmastersonline.com/forums/ind ... opic=49065 You can also sign-up on the day.

The following areas for anime and manga fans are now announced!

- Anime Theatre Zone - Presenting the latest anime!
- Video Gaming Zone - Something for everyone! Animeleague Gamers will be ensuring there's retro-Gaming, a Handheld Corner, the latest consoles and games, tournaments and DDRing/Step-mania!
- Artist Alley - Are you interested in art? Team Dimension will be running the artist alley! A great place to chill out, meet new artist friends and to meet professional artists from all over the world!
- Cosplay Zone -Cosplay Zone - As if the other cosplay events were not enough there will be an area dedicated to workshops and for cosplayers to hang out.
- Chill-Out Zones - Are you an online community and want to run a meetup at LFCC? We have chill-out zones for attendees to chat, relax and get to know one another. Email mtowers1982@yahoo.co.uk and we can arrange a time for you!

A sneak look at just some of our planned events for the anime fan!

- Cosplay Masquerades
- Para Para Dancing with Roppongi Street
- Rock Band Tournament
- DDR Tournament
- Japanese Culture with Akemi Solloway
- Anime Radio
- Iron Artist
- Gundam Speed Build Contest
- Cardboard Box Mecha Contest
- Pillow fights!
- Pizza eating competitions!
- MANY MORE EVENTS PLANNED!

A reminder of the event details -

Entry is £5 after 11am, or £10 if before 11am
18th JULY SATURDAY - 9AM TO 6PM
19th JULY SUNDAY - 9AM TO 5PM
Admission available in advance online or on the door on the day. Full details are here - http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/details.html

The show is at EARLS COURT 2, LONDON, SW5 9TA
It's easily accessible via underground and mainline rail from all of London's Airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead.
For maps and travel information go here - http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/travel.html
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iisan said:
Damn... I'm in Turkey at that time.
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Sounds an interesting excuse. Holiday, I presume?

I think the time at which it's scheduled may be a downside to this convention for many. At this time of year, quite a few people may be holidaying like yourself. Then again, those who're tied down when the MCM Expo takes place may be getting another chance with this event.
 
Some very exciting information for cosplayers!

The London Film and Comic Con will be MASSIVELY expanding it's cosplaying this year!

- £100 Cash prize for the cosplay masquerade winner on Saturday and Sunday! ( You can pre-register for the masquerade at http://showmastersonline.com/forums/ind ... opic=49065 )
- Introducing The Cosplay Zone - an area set aside just for cosplayers!
- "Choosing the Right Cosplay for you", "Wig-Styling" and "Props and Armour" shall be just some of the panels put on!
- Cosplay Workshop - Need help or advice with your cosplay? You've come to the right place!
- Quick-Fire Cosplay - Watch teams race against the clock to create entire cosplays... in just three minutes!
- Well known cosplayers (such as KellyJane and TealPirate from The Sora show) will be there and doing talks! A first in the UK as you get to meet the youtube names that you know and love!

Help us to turn LFCC into the new home for cosplayers in the UK - Come along to Earl's Court on July 18th/19th and be a part of something that will help revolutionise the scene forever!

A reminder of the event details -

Entry is £5 after 11am, or £10 if before 11am
18th JULY SATURDAY - 9AM TO 6PM
19th JULY SUNDAY - 9AM TO 5PM
Admission available in advance online or on the door on the day. Full details are here - http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/details.html

The show is at EARLS COURT 2, LONDON, SW5 9TA
It's easily accessible via underground and mainline rail from all of London's Airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead.
For maps and travel information go here - http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/travel.html
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