Category Archives: Events
Kotaku UK X Gamer Disco at The Book Club, Shoredicth
Short and sweet post of my Wednesday evening! Although I am not much of a gamer, I am a fan of music, alcohol (in moderation), and of course Shoreditch itself so I decided to pop by the Gamer Disco held … Continue reading
One Piece Music Symphony Comes to London
The One Piece Music Symphony is coming to Cadogan Hall, London on Saturday 7 February, 8pm for two hour concert. Following Princess Mononoke’s theatre adaptation and Nine Worlds, an annual Final Fantasy concert, it is great to see more anime influences … Continue reading
How Hyper Japan stole Christmas…and made it kawaii!
Forget Santa, the nativity and everything you thought you knew about Christmas! Hyper Japan Christmas Market 14-16 November 2014 has stolen it and make it super kawaii! Traditionally at Christmas the nativity story from the bible is told, however the only … Continue reading
Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill for Art Exhibition at 71A London Gallery
Turn the right corner in Shoreditch, and you can find anything… To celebrate the release of Sin City 2:A Dame to Kill for on DVD and Blu-Ray, Lionsgate UK teamed up with 71A, gallery and events space, in East London to host a special … Continue reading
A Very MOE Christmas – Maids of England x Maid Cafe
If I hadn’t been in the Christmas spirit before, I certainly was now after attending Maids of England’s (MOE) last event of the year; “A Very MOE Christmas”. Held at Cafe Necco (cat in Japanese); a modern Japanese café hidden in the depths … Continue reading
Ai My Maid Cafe – Super Smash Sisters at Shimogamo
Previously Ai My Maid had held a Pokémon event and Miku Miku Kyun, the final event of the year was entitled; Super Smash Sisters, which took place inside Shimogamo, a Japanese restaurant located a couple of minutes’ walk from Camden … Continue reading
MCM London Comic Con October 2014 Review
MCM London Comic Con is now over and what an improvement on the May event – without a raindrop insight! While I didn’t get to meet Daniel Radcliffe (those raffle tickets went quicker than a speed of the golden snitch!) … Continue reading
London Film Comic Con Winter Review October 2014
London Film Comic Con Winter returned 18-19 October with guests such as Carrie Fisher (Star Wars), Jerome Leon (GoT), The Karate Kid and even the little girl from Jurassic Park – now all grown up! After a busy July show with … Continue reading
Starfury Vampire Ball 5 Review
As actor Jonathan Woodward danced with a light saber and feather boa round the hall herding con-goers to the dance floor, I smiled to myself. What a great experience this convention had been so far! Regular readers will know I primarily attend … Continue reading
J-con Derby Review – 19-20 September 2014
J-con aka Japanese Con, held on 19-20 September saw the gathering of anime fans (and later the police) in Derby at The Riverside Centre. The con kicked off at 6.30pm Friday with the hilarious bad fan fic panel from special … Continue reading
Japan Day, Manchester 25 August 2014
As BUCK (Bronycon) ended in Manchester, citizens had Japan Day which took place at the Midland Hotel, to look forward to on their bank holiday Monday, a free event organised by the Japan North West society with the help of … Continue reading
Manchester MCM Expo Report
On 19th and 20th July 2014 Manchester held its annual MCM Comic-Con expo at Manchester Central Convention Centre. As usual, thousands of people descended on Manchester for the event in an array of colourful cosplays and outfits. Day one of … Continue reading
Bushido 16 Review – Japan Foundation
Release Year: 2010 Director: Tomoyuki Furumaya Runtime: 109 mins As part of the Japan Foundation Summer screenings I watched Bushido 16 based on the anime with the same name. This coming of age high school comedy drama focuses on friendship … Continue reading
Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2014 – Terrorcotta Horror All Nighter
Armed with caffiene and sugary snacks, I was prepared for the Terrorcotta Horror All Nighter which was part of the Terracotta Film Festival, 23 May – 1 June at the Prince Charles Cinema. A night which promised horror, gore, ghosts … Continue reading
Okinawa Day Report 21 June
If you were in Shoreditch on Saturday, you would have heard the beating of drums and folk music coming from the depths of Spitalfields market. If you delved further you would have seen plenty of smiling faces and women dancing … Continue reading
F:EAST at Japan Centre 7-8 June – a taste of Japan
This weekend marked free samples, competitions and demonstrations at F:EAST held at the Japan Centre, Piccadially. I popped down Saturday afternoon just in time to watch the sake cocktails being shaken, with a big crowd gathered eagerly waitng to taste … Continue reading
Butler Cafe: Tea Prince The Elegant Return Review 31 May
After a long hiatus, the butlers from Tea Prince have returned! With their last event just under a year ago at Austen in the Abbey, the butlers were back at Boba Jam, with a herd of new butlers ready to … Continue reading
MCM Expo Review 23 – 25 May 2014
Last weekend I attended MCM Expo at London Excel centre, with 100,000 attendees it is the biggest convention in the UK; heavy rain and hailstones didn’t stop attendees exhibiting an array of fantastic cosplays from a range of anime, film … Continue reading
Sweet Cupcake Maid Cafe – Vanilla Concert, Nexus Art Cafe
Jade Tsang, new fashion writer for League of Extraordinary Cosplayers served at Sweet Vanilla Maid Café and Concert run by Sweet Cupcake Maids as Maid O’Ren (inspired by O’ren Isshi from Kill Bill!). Jade shares her experience at the event… … Continue reading
X-Men Cosplay World Record Attempt – X-Men Days of Future Past London Premiere
X-Men fans united Monday 12 May in Leicester Square in an attempt to break a world record of 250 X-Men cosplayers in one place. The act was to celebrate the London premiere of X-Men Days of Future Past where James McAvoy, … Continue reading
