Throughout both Saturday and Sunday there will be a room dedicated to workshops and panels which can be found in the back-room of the bar. Expect to see -
Cosplay Workshops
Youtube/New-Media Workshops with popular net icons
Voice-Acting Workshops with Lawrence Simpson (MasakoX)
Dancing Workshops
Japanese Culture Talks by Akemi Solloway.
Manga Workshops by guest artist Sonia Leong and other well known artists.
Video Gaming Design Workshops
And More - Professional cosplayer Tab Kimpton shall be putting on a range of cosplay-related panels and workshops for the attendees, talking on the subjects of Steampunk, LBGT in gaming and on how to make a webcomic.
Exhibitor Hall Day-Events (Midday to 10pm)
Bring & Buy - The bring and buy will take place on the Sunday. Make sure to bring along your anime goods and we will sell them for you. Note that a 15% commission will be taken which will go toward con-funds.Cosplay Auction - Bid on your favourite cosplayer! The winner of each will get that cosplayer to go with them for one of the parties on either the Saturday or Sunday! Half of the proceeds will go the charity, so it's all for a good cause!
Cosplay Masquerade - The old convention staple event that is the Masquerade. Would you like to show off your cosplay to masses? Perhaps perform a comedy sketch of some anime-based humor. Strut your stuff and have a great time at one of the greatest traditions of the anime world. Want to enter? Go signup at registrations/ops! There will be a £30 cash prize for the best entry as determined by our panel of judges, and a pick from the goodie-box for the best two runners-up. To be eligible for the prize in the masquerade, your costume must have been made by you. If your costume was bought off ebay, you are still allowed to enter, but you will not be able to win!
DDR Tournament - Whether you're a beginner or an expert, come along and take part in this one on one knockout to determine the best DDRer out there!
Dub That Anime - Get those teams together and start dubbing those anime! To enter simply turn up with your friends and your wit! Dub That Anime works by taking clips from anime episodes with the vocals removed, whereupon you have to re-dub them. The most amusing entries will win.
Guests Late Night Panel - Grab a pint and chillout with our big name guests entertaining you live on stage.
Otaku Fashion Show - For those who lurve cosplay but dont really want to do anything other than be seen and admired there will be a Otaku Fashion Show! This is for boys and girls! Come on any bishie-wannabe's!
Live Music & Dancing Performances - Some of our big-name guests such as Masa-Kun, DotDot3 and many more shall be entertaining you with live-music and dance performances throughout the day.
Team Showdown - The five teams come together, who wins.. you help decide in the Team Showdown!
Baka No Gameshow - Japanese for Idiots Gameshow, the crazy and awesome comes together here. Signup a team and take part!
Trading Card Zone - Brought to you by The Videodrome. Yu Gi Oh Tournament is confirmed along with the possibility of a MTG and Pokemon tournaments depending on demand. Make sure to bring your decks along!
Talent Show - Do you have talent? Signup and show us your talent. 30 pound prize to the winning act!
Video Game Tournament Finals -
Bar Day-Events (Midday to 7pm)
Pub Quiz (Downstairs in the bar) - Various rounds on both anime and other more general subjects over five rounds. Get some friends together, make your own quiz team, and join in the fun. We guarantee a good time and much randomness!Anime Chillout - Throughout the day we will be showing some of the latest anime on all of the bar's big-screens to chill out and relax to. Make sure to come along!
Artists Alley - Come, sit down and draw. Pin your drawings up on the art-wall and you might win a prize as our best artist of the day (Winners announced in Opening and Closing Ceremonies)!
Video Gaming - An entire area dedicated to video gaming, including retro gaming, modern gaming, DDR and much more. Expect many tournaments to enter over a range of genres (games to be confirmed).
Live Music and Bands -
Chiptunists
Evening Entertainment (7pm onwards)
On BOTH EVENINGS - There will be a guest late-night panel (with our biggest guests, go grab a drink with them and chillout!) going on upstairs on Saturday and the Video Gaming Finals upstairs on the Sunday. If that was not enough, the Video Gaming, Artist Alley and Trading Card areas shall continue through the night, as well as Late-Night Karaoke taking over the panels room downstairs! MORE TO COME AND BE ANNOUNCED!SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS - Saturday will see Area-11 playing live, followed by renowned top quality DJs as well as professional dancers and MCs. We will also be handing out free glowsticks and lollipops! (w00t!)
Lots more to be announced!
Even more to be announced!
Gamers Day on Sunday
Call all video-game fans! Sunday will be a special day of Gaming at London Anime Con!We will be running an entire day's worth of gaming tournaments with big cash prizes at stake. Stay tuned as we confirm the tournaments. They will include the usual fighting games such as Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat, along with other favourites such as DDR, Rock Band, Brawl, Mario Kart and much more!
Downstairs shall host the gaming-themed live-music and chiptunists throughout the day as well as gaming related DJing and partying in the evening.
Upstairs shall see the Gaming Tournament finals taking place after 7pm on the big-screen. Make sure not to miss it!
MUCH MORE TO COME AS WE CONFIRM OUR GUESTS AND PANELISTS!