London Anime & Gaming Con 2015
Fan-based Convention with several voice-actors and over £1,000+ of tournament prizes returns this 7-8 February 2015.
Following a sell-out 2,000+ event in 2014, London Anime & Gaming Con returns this 7-8 Feburary (www.londonanimecon.com). Top guests have already been confirmed which include Cristina Vee who has voiced over 100 characters in both animation and video games including Mio Akiyama in K-ON!, Alisa Bosconovitch in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Homura Akemi in Madoka Magica, Morgiana in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, the eleven Honoka sisters in Netflix's Knights of Sidonia, Cubone (and others) in Pokémon Origins and Riruka Dokugamine in Bleach. She was recently announced as the new voice of Sailor Mars in her favorite show, Sailor Moon!
Also confirmed is Christine Marie Cabanos who has voiced some of notable roles include Azusa Nakano (K-ON!), Madoka Kaname (MADOKA MAGICA), Shiemi Moriyama (BLUE EXORCIST), Mako Mankanshoku (KILL LA KILL), Silica (SWORD ART ONLINE) , minori Kushieda (TORADORA!), Haruka (OBLIVION ISLAND), the titular character of Squid Girl in SQUID GIRL
Many more big-names are promised, and with new gaming youtube, anime and cosplay guests being revealed every week it's worth continuously checking the website to view one of the biggest growing guest lineups.
Gaming continues to grow, with the involvement of companies such as GAME, CAPCOM, Ubisoft and many more. The GAME Tournament Zone will return with an estimated £1,000 worth of prize-support up for grabs. There will be over a dozen tournaments including League of Legends, Street Fighter IV, Halo 4, Call of Duty, Smash Wii U, Mario Kart 8, DDR, Minecraft and more. Casual gamers will also be catered for with the Gaming Lounge offering a choice of 200+ games from the 80s, 90s through to the present day.
Even more Anime and J-culture will also be on offer this summer, including a special Asian Movie night courtesy of Third Window Films, AsianPop performances and lots of Anime screenings and dealers with a wide variety of merchandise. Unique to the event will be it's parties, which take place at the event itself, are included as part of your ticket and carry on until 1am - something not to be missed!
"We want to continue to improve the event every year and add more fun activities", explains Event Organiser Michael Towers, "With the expansion of our venue to allow a far larger indies and publishes zone, we want to give our attendees even more than they've had in the past!"
Tickets can be bought at a discounted £20 for the weekend via the website now HERE and the party is included as part of your ticket. You can read a full preview of what the event has in store this Feb 7-8 at www.londonanimecon.com.
