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The venue, despite
being smaller then it looked from the outside, appeared to be quite
roomy upon entering. Before we were able to explore we had to sign in
at the registrations desk, which was handled quickly and efficiently. I
was surprised to receive a ‘mini’ con book, which contained a guide to
the day's events, a 2010 preview of other Animeleague events, a write-up
of WOTA London and our very own
interview with
Cosplay Fever. |
this at an open
public event considering the trouble a large UK event got into for
screening them in the past, but as far as we know some of the titles
showing weren't available in the UK on DVD or for legal streaming at the
time (examples include Juusou Kikou Dancouga Nova & To An Kagaku No Railgun).
Some readers may also be disappointed to hear that the screenings were
generally muted, but this did not stop an active audience for them
throughout the day. The only downside was that seats became harder
to find as the day went on, as there were not many other tables in
the rest of the pub due to the other events. |
At the rear of the venue was the events & talks area, which played
host to a variety of activities throughout the day. Japanese
lessons, cosplay competitions, live singing, a pub quiz and guests
talks all drew a large crowd. The talks by MasakoX and
LittleKuriboh, creators of web parodies Naruto Abridged and
Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged respectively. They spoke rather generally
on a variety of topics, which gave LittleKuriboh's in particular an
almost stand-up like quality. It is no surprise they are set
to become regular guests at Animeleague events. |
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were expecting the drinks to be pricey, but was surprised that a
pint of London Pride was only £2.20. Shock! This
was definitely a surprise and meant that attending ALCL
needn't cost the earth. Meals were around the £8 mark, which is
to expected, although the range of food available wasn't huge and
mainly consisted of the usual pub food.
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