Its been a while since this was talked about but I think we should try and get a screening going somewhere.

I dont know where, but if someone has some room at there house maybe we can get a few people together there?

Does anyone have any ideas?

cheers

Do you know somewhere in Cornwall where we can hold screenings free or very cheaply? The building which houses M-Mad is being redeveloped so we're currently homeless.

Please don't just post random places - go and speak to the owner/landlord to see if there's any possibility first!

Since the Facebook group was created, everything seems to have moved across to pages. Pages let you publish messages straight to people's news feeds so it makes sense to have one.

Please 'like' http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cornwall- ... 4833196913 and recommend it to your friends.

That's right, this is a brand new event coming to Cornwall Anime!

The anime screenings at M-Mad studios will now also be the venue of a casual cosplay competition!

The theme, as is says up there, is villains! This can be from anything including comics, video games, movies and anything else you can think of!

The entry price for entering the cosplay competition is £1, this is to help us cover the cost of the prizes.

Rest assured, the first prize is worth more than £1!

Of course, there is one very important rule;
You cannot enter something that someone else has made professionally.
eg. +You made the costume from scratch from your own materials.
+ You bought all the different items of clothing from a clothing store and modified them.
-You bought the costume off eBay.
If in doubt, ask! (:

I had to cancel July's event after almost everyone pulled out and it became unviable. This thread is to discuss the organisation's future - and whether or not it has one.

Since the start we have consistently had around 10 people turn up. Each event takes time and effort to organise and money to promote and M-Mad have very kindly allowed us to use their venue extremely cheaply.

I appreciate that Launceston is not ideal for everyone, but no one has arranged anywhere else for us to hold screenings. I am aware that there are many anime fans in the town and within easy driving distance who are not attending the events. Anime is a niche interest and if fans within walking distance of the venue aren't interested then there seems little point in continuing.

I have tried to ensure we're screening the shows people want to watch by allowing everyone to propose and vote for the schedule, but very few people do this. If they're not coming because they don't want to watch what is being shown, it seems odd that they are not proposing alternatives.

Does anyone think it is worth continuing or should we call it a day?

As we can only play region 2 DVDs at M-Mad (and not imports or downloads), owner Krystyna has kindly said we can spend entry fee money on compatible DVDs. These will belong to M-Mad and will be kept there for us to watch at screenings.

We took £29 last month and I have just ordered Ponyo for £10.02 as I know this is something lots of us would love to see on the big screen.

Please use this thread to suggest DVDs you would like me to order. Play.com and Amazon have dozens of volume ones on sale for less than £5 so I'm thinking it would be a good idea to get some of these so we have plenty of first episodes to show.

Any comments or suggestions about how to spend the remaining £18.98? Does anyone have any decent anime films, OVAs, volume ones or complete series they would like to sell to the club for cheaper than we could buy them online? If no one has any preferences I'll pick up whatever bargains I can.

It's that time again! Nominate the films and episodes you would like to be put to the vote for July's screening.

In order to nominate something you must have it (or definitely be able to borrow it) on DVD. Alternatively, you can nominate something which someone has posted on these forums saying they own. Please make your suggestions by the end of the weekend so they can be put to the vote.

Please vote for one film and one episode. The poll will be open until Friday.

Ok guys, here's the poll.

Please vote for ONE FILM and ONE EPISODE.

The guys at Cornish mailorder company Keep It Secret have kindly donated a Famous Pocky Pack which we'll be giving away to one lucky forum user.

The Famous Pocky Pack, worth £12, contains 3 x Chocolate Flavoured Pocky, 3 x Strawberry Flavoured Pocky, 3 x Choco Banana Flavoured Pocky and 3 x Milky Flavoured Pocky, giving you the chance to sample some of the great snacks Keep It Secret has to offer.

Keep It Secret offers a fantastic range of Asian snacks and kawaii gifts including Japanese and Thai Pocky, Hello Kitty Fruit Drops, Mario Cola Candy keyrings and stationery.

Keep It Secret is based in Launceston so whenever you order you're supporting a Cornish business. You can either make your purchases via their website or from their stall at all our anime screenings.

All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is sign up to the forums and make a post. Why not introduce yourself here? Everyone who has registered and made a post by April 14 will be entered into a draw and the winner picked at our anime screening that evening.

Following Wednesday's success, our next screening is booked for 7.30pm on April 14.

We have time to show a film and the first episode of a series. What would you like to watch?

I've set up a poll. Please vote for one episode and one film and we'll show whatever gets the most votes.

Cornwall Anime will be holding its Launceston Launch Night at 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 10 at M-Mad (http://www.m-mad.co.uk/). We will be screening Howl's Moving Castle and the first episode of Excel Saga.

M-Mad has a large screen, professional sound system and projector hooked up. There is plenty of seating including comfy sofas.

M-Mad is located on Priory Lane just off St Thomas' Road. Priory Lane is opposite the Railway Inn and M-Mad is the first door on the left. You can park for free at Co-op on Newport Industrial Estate.

We are allowed to bring food in so you might want to stock up at Co-op or buy fish and chips from The Codfather. Keep It Secret (http://www.keep-it-secret.co.uk/) will have a stall so you will have the chance to purchase Japanese snacks to munch while you watch or take away. We will also have a stall for you to buy and sell your old anime, manga, figures and games.

People are coming from Plymouth and many different areas of Cornwall. If you would like to lift share, ask in this thread.

Please post below to suggest anime to screen. Howl's Moving Castle and Shaman King have already been proposed. We need to decide asap what we're showing so that we can advertise this properly.

You are asked to make a contribution of £3 to help cover the cost of the room.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=294212787871

London's Little Anime Con! - And EVERYONE is invited!

Set in a big multi-room bar, ALCL runs all day from MIDDAY TO MIDNIGHT! Pre-pay now at http://www.animeleague.com/london/registration.php and it is just £5 for all day entry! (It's £7 on the door for all day from midday onward, and JUST £3 on the door if you come from 7pm onward!)

Watch Anime, Play Video Games, Show off your Artwork/chill with artists in the Artist Alley, dress up and enter our Cosplay Events (£50 prize for best costume!), buy Anime & Manga from our dealers room, enter events like our DDR Tournament and pub quiz, learn Japanese Culture, and party away all night! Free conbook and goodies to everyone who prepays!

SPECIAL EVENING ENTRY DEAL!

If you arrive after 7pm, then we will let you in for the evening events and partying for just £3 on the door! No pre-registration required for this and no queuing! Quick and very easy! Come along!

THE BASICS

Date: February 6th
Venue: The Slug and Lettuce, 1 America Square, London, EC3N 2LS
Tube: Five minutes from Tower Gateway & Tower Hill tube stations

It costs £5 to get in if you prepay, and you need to be 18 years or older. Accommodation is also available at just £17.50 a night! On the day entry is £7 (but just £3 if you arrive on the day after 7pm - this is a special offer for party-lovers!) Free conbook and goodies to everyone who pre-pays!

You can read all about ALCL on it's official website at http://www.alclublondon.com

Register for ALCL at http://www.animeleague.com/london/registration.php
Check out the Animeleague forums at http://www.animeleague.net/forums
ALCL is also on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=1 ... 81&index=1

Want us help us out? Email us on info@animeleague.com

GUESTS

LittleKuriboh - YGO Abridged, DBZ Abridged
MasakoX - Naruto Abridged, DBZ Abridged
Natasha Lee Tyler - Shall be singing J-Rock/Anime/Gaming songs live!
Akemi Solloway - Japanese Culture talks! Learn more about Japan!
DS:London - DS Gaming Group holding tournaments such as Tetris DS, Bomberman DS etc. Will provide DS for you to borrow if you don't have one!
Special Guest DJs to be announced for the evening party!

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

Got suggestions for activities/events? Suggest away on the ALCL forums at http://www.animeleague.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=298

Special Events - Live Singing, Yu Gi Oh Tournament, Pub Quiz, Cosplay Masquerade, DDR Tournament, Dub That Anime, Artists Showcase, AMV Showings, Cosplay Showdown, SIX Video Gaming tournaments, Artists Showcase and more!

COSPLAY EVENTS

Cosplay Masquerade - There will be a £50 cash prize for the winner of this! A panel of judges will decide. Please note that to be eligible for the grand prize your costume must have been made by you - if you bought it then you won't be eligible for the prize (but you'll still be allowed to enter the masquerade, of course!) So, get making those costumes, cosplayers!

The Cosplay Showdown - Prepare to gather your team of cosplayers to do a series of comedy skits for everyone to watch round by round. Start getting those teams together now folks - signups will be opening very shortly! Do you have what it takes to win the ultimate cosplay showdown? The final has two teams battling each other in a Final Fantasy RP style battle! YAY!

EVENING PARTYING!

Guest DJs/VJs (names to be confirmed)!
Live Singing
Dancing Performances
ALCL Drinking Games!
AMVs and more!

Discounted Entry of JUST £3 on the door if you come from 7pm onward!

Westcountry Anime party upstairs in the Hyde Park pub, Mutley Plain, Plymouth from 7 to 11pm.

As the name implies, anything goes.
Gaming, Anime, the Christmas special of Invader Zim....
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2 ... 51&index=1


The last Wonkeylegs drum n bass club night follows at Firefly on North Hill. Free entry before midnight.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2 ... 24&index=1

Who's going?

We've got plenty of time to plan it so it would be good to get a group of us up in May.

For anyone who hasn't been previously, The MCM expo is an event held four times a year - twice in London and twice in the Midlands. In May it will be at the ExCeL centre in the East End.

It's basically a massive show for fans of manga, anime, Asian film and comics. There are screenings, competitions, music and lots of companies have stalls.

Who's up for it?

http://www.londonexpo.com/

Minami Con is the longest running anime convention in the UK, and next year will be it's 16th event.

Registrations open next week, October 1st at 10pm.
Last year it sold out in 8 hours.
So you'll need to decide quickly if you want to go.
When booking you book in blocks of 4 (assume there's enough places available at the time), and you'll have 2 weeks to pay.

Dates - 16-18th April 2010
Price - £49
Location - the Novotel Southampton

http://www.minamicon.org.uk/

Hosted by Matt Casey

25th August - 10am till 3.30pm
(5-ish hours of anime!!!)

96 Fore street.
Newquay,
TR7 1EY

Just down the road from the fort, along the one way street.

I'll open the front windows and probably put up a sign.
If you get lost give me a ring or text on 07980771529

Hopefully see you there, Bring things along to help out, e.g. Food, Drink, Anime Dvds (Blu Ray support).

Visit viewtopic.php?f=13&t=79&start=0 to suggest anime you'd like to watch.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148807289166

Westcountry Anime have been asked by the organisers of Armadacon, a cross-media (SF / Fantasy / Cult Media) convention in Plymouth, to host a weekend long anime stream as part of their 21st convention.

Anime @ ArmadaCon aims to present an insight into Japanese culture, Anime and Manga, while trying to be in keeping with Armadacon's Sci-Fi and Fantasy theme.

Registration is available as part of a full Armadacon Membership, or alteratively day passes to the Anime @ Armadacon event for a smaller fee.


*Events Will Include*
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8-Bit Games Panel:
Do you remember the era of chiptunes, 64 colours and awesome side-scrolling games? We do, and we're bringing you a presentation of all the best games from the 8-Bit era. From Mario to Zelda, Mega Man to Solar Jetman, and the sublime River City Ransom, we'll be taking you on the best nostalgia trip since Spandau Ballet's comeback tour. Wait, scratch that last bit...

Anime Screenings:
Well, it's what we're here for, right? We're selecting the best of the best Sci-Fi & fantasy Anime and screening them in hour blocks. A chance to sit back and relax in between events.

Artists' Corner:
A chance to put your artistic skills to the test for fun and for competition. Either draw whatever you like and put it up on our artists wall, or take part in one of our numerous competitions to try and win a prize. This will be running in the background across both days.

General Gaming:
we'll also have some general gaming sessions running in the background. From nostalgic NES classics to the Bullet Curtain mania of the Tohou series, we'll be bringing in a range of classic games both new and old for your enjoyment. There will also be some Gaming Tournaments.

Itasha Racing:
For those not familiar with the concept of Itasha, it's a bit like Pimp My Ride, but with Anime characters. While we don't have a full Itasha car to drive around (which is probably a good thing), we have RC cars to race around our test track instead. Stig helmet not required.

East Meets West:
We'll discuss how western Sci-Fi & Fantasy has influenced anime, and visa versa.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124974736201

http://www.westcountryanime.org.uk/armada/

Registration for the full covention is £35 but if you only want entry to the anime bit there will be a discount rate which is yet to be decided.

Hi again,
just to let you all know that the main website is now live, and can be found at http://cornwall.westcountryanime.org.uk

Cheers,
Doddy

The MCM expo is an event held four times a year twice in London and twice in the Midlands. In October it will be at the ExCeL centre in the East End.

The show brings together fans of manga, anime, asian film and comics. Companies attending include Tokyopop, Tokyotoys and DDR:UK.

The event has many activities including areas to play Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh card games, a masquerade of the cosplayers, competitions, seminars and screenings.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9 ... 5604985433

Japanese Language and Culture for Beginners Level 1 Workshop at Cornwall Adult Education Service

It's one day course costing £14.55 or £7.25 for concessions and runs from 10am to 3pm.

Call 01579 345384 or email aeliskeard@cornwall.gov.uk for more information or to book.

It will be held at:
Laity House
Cornwall Adult Education Service
Higher Lux Street
Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 3DJ

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=93477419141

The Tokyopop ReCon returns to Plymouth. Watch anime, listen to presentations on the latest releases, play computer games and cosplay. Entry is £1 which can be redeemed against any purchase on the night.

It runs from 6.30 to 8.30pm at Waterstones on New George Street.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=92808247235

Hello and welcome to the Cornwall Anime website!

I've finally managed to make a start on the website, and this forum is the first part of the site to go live. The website will be updated in due course.

Administrators and Moderators will also be appointed in due course, so just keep things sensible on the posting front for now and things will get a bit more organised in time.

Finally, may I hope everyone has a great time on these forums

Cheers,

Doddy
Westcountry Anime Webmaster