Time's running out to grab a discount ticket for Liverpool Anime and Gaming Con this 4-5 June.You can get them HERE while they're still available at just £16 for the entire weekend (or £9 for one day). You have until the end of the month before they're available on the door ONLY. Benefits to buying online includes paying less and guaranteed entry!

#1. Share Contest - Win a Pair of Tickets! (OR get Refunded if you already bought some)

[SHARE CONTEST TIME!]

We are giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets! To enter all you have to do is SHARE this fb photo HERE. If you win and you already paid for a ticket, you will be refunded, so still worth entering regardless! Winners announced this 31st May.

#2. Conbook and Event Schedule is Online.



Click HERE to go view the Conbook for the event now!

- You can also view Event Timetable HERE

#3. Online Icebreaker is On the Forums Now - Go Make Friends Beforehand!

We're running an online icebreaker where you can make friends beforehand. Go signup for that now on the forums HERE.

#4. Clans are Confirmed! Go join the Post Race Now! (And Join the Forums)

For LIAGC, everyone joins a clan which competes for points by winning events and so forth. Any events or tournaments you win will earn you points toward your choosen clan. It's a great way to get to know other attendees and have fun. Here's the clans HQs, go get involved now -

- Gadget Gamers - HERE - Manga Maniacs - HERE

The HQ with the most posts in it by next Thursday 2nd June will get 100 points bonus, so you can help your clan to victory right now!

- There's an entire forum for this event, so make sure to get involved HERE

#5. FINALLY!

We have seven conventions coming up in the next year from Manchester to Bristol, Cardiff, London and beyond. Check them out and get your discount tickets now via the websites below-

4-5 June (And Feb 2017 TBC) - Liverpool Anime & Gaming Con - www.liverpoolanimecon.com
1-3 July - Summer London Anime & Gaming Con - www.londonanimecon.com
20-21 August - Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con - www.cardiffanimecon.com
1-4 September - Alcon in Leicester - www.alcon.org.uk
1-2 October - Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con - www.birminghamanimecon.com
5-6 November - Bristol Anime & Gaming Con - www.bristolanimecon.com
8-9 April - Manchester Anime & Gaming Con - www.manchesteranimecon.com

We shall be running the cosplay at Leicester Comic Con this 4-5 June as well as their official afterparty. Highlights include the cosplay masquerade at 4pm on Saturday and at 3pm on the Sunday, and a special cosplay guests & community talk. Check the event out now at www.comicconleicester.co.uk (note the show is sold out so this only applies to those who already have a ticket!)

Cosplay Competition is 4pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.

Goodies and event tickets up for grabs for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. You can go read more on the rules and pre-signup HERE and you can submit a pre-signup for your cosplay by filling in this form HERE (or signup at the cosplay desk on the day which is in the Cosplay Zone). Winners determined by our special guest judges (See below).

Cosplay Guests and Talk

We will have three awesome local cosplay guests in attendance. These are confirmed as -

- Ms Luna Cosplay
- Ashleigh Jay Cosplay
- Jeni Mew Cosplay

As well as judging the cosplay contest, they will host a cosplay community Q&A talk on earlier in the day.

Big Geek Rave on Saturday - Official Afterparty at 9pm Onward

Check out the official afterparty HERE and make sure not to miss out!

We look forward to seeing everyone this 4-5 June!

Bristol Anime & Gaming Con Conbook is now available to download. A full planner, highlights and schedule for the event in detail. Here's all you need to know about the event.



[ CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IT ]

Not yet registered for Bristol Anime & Gaming Con this 7-8 May? Tickets ARE running out, so we advise to do so ASAP - when they're gone they'll be gone and we can not guarantee availability on the door. You can do so online at http://www.bristolanimecon.com/register.php. Please note

Also, pre-signups for stage events are still open. All the links are located HERE.

After that it'll be signup for these events ON THE DAY ONLY at the events registration desk upstairs in the cosplay area. If you don't pre-signup we can not guarantee being able to fit you in!

- This is the big one! All weekend. To join the party, just click GENERAL CHAT in the bar at the bottom of the screen!
- Everyone is invited - even if you have never been on animeleague before you are still VERY welcome! Come join in!
- The party goes on from midday GMT on Saturday to well past Sunday midnight!
- Our own radio station going on throughout the day with DJs blasting out your favorite tunes. You can tune in @ www.animeleague.net/radio

SATURDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE

Midday - Get To Know & Chillout - Listen to your favourite tunes over the radio, meet and get to know the other chat-partiers!
4pm - Welcome to the PARTY! - With your host @Ferefire we kick off the proceedings and get ready for an epic weekend. Much fun and games, weee!
7pm - April Antics Night Live! - Fun and Partying as our hosts chat on air.
10pm - Member Auction Everything to go! Bid for members with your credits. The winners get to own (in an entirely innocent way do note!) the person they win for the remainder of the chat party. Wooo!

SUNDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE

Midday - Get To Know and Chat/Radio Chillout - Listen to your favourite tunes over the radio and meet and get to know the other chat-partiers!
4pm - AL Trivia Quiz and Caption Contest - Various fun and games
7pm - Mike's Happy Hour - My Hour of Fun! Grab some drinks, it's gonna be fun!
8pm to 10pm - Radio RPG - 20 Rooms - It's back! The humourous radio RPG with a twist.Rules explained on air. Want to join the RPG? Tune in and let us know!10pm till late - Party & Games! Grab a drink and let's party in to the night! Yay!

SATURDAY RADIO SCHEDULE (all times in GMT)


Midday - @RedHat
3pm - @Ferefire
4pm - @Ferefire
5pm - @Talmit
6pm - @xLeilax
7pm - @xLeilax
8pm - @Pixiepaige
9pm - @Pixiepaige
10pm - TBC
11pm - TBC
Midnight - @Jim Nickabocker
1am Onward - @Jim Nickabocker

SUNDAY RADIO SCHEDULE (all times in GMT)

Listen to the radio @ www.animeleague.net/radio

Midday - @RedHat
3pm - @YukiKuran
4pm - @YukiKuran
5pm - TBC
6pm - @xLeilax
7pm - @xLeilax
8pm - @Ferefire
9pm - @Ferefire
10pm - @angel362
11pm - @angel362

Want to Help Out?

We're taking volunteers to run chatroom events.. so if you fancy runing one, or being a DJ on the radio, please post in here!

Get Ready for April Antics! This month of April we have over a dozen fun forum and chat events that you can join. So without further ado we present..



Happening Right Now..

- Entrance Hall Icebreaker - Make friends! Everyone welcome from old and new. Join HERE
- ALJ Matchup Madness - Another great chance to make new friends. You'll be paired with other people and make a journal together where you can tell everyone about your life. Signup HERE.
- Crazy League Meme Madness - Share some laughs in this three-part challenge! First up: provide the best captions for these funny pictures! Join HERE
- Creative Arts Zentangles! - Zentangles are neat patterns made inside interlocking circles or other shapes. We encourage everyone to try their hand at them and see what kinda lovely patterns you come up with! Join HERE.
- Anime & Manga Caption Contest - "Come get silly over at A&M with our Showers and Flowers Caption Contest." Join HERE
- ClanNation: Find The Clan! How well do you know the clans on Animeleague? Play this game where you scour daily images for items related to our Clans. Join HERE
- Entertainment Zone: Star Wars Murder Mysteries Game! - Similar to Werewolf but star wars themed! "Snoke, Kylo Ren and General Hux are taking out our beloved champions. Join the battle and May the Force be with you!" Join HERE.
Cosplay Home OC Contest: Mix and match what cosplays you have around your house and put together an OC for us. Join HERE
Video Gaming Pictionary Quote: To all those that have ever played video games can you remember character quotes, well if you do then come play? Join HERE
General Discussion: Crazy Video Showcase - Post your favourite YouTube videos, and tell us why they are the best! Join HERE.
- April Antics Roleplay: The Jokes on You - So can you handle a good prank, are you competitive or just here for fun, then please accept this letter that you have been invited to the gameshow: The Jokes On You. Join HERE
- It's a funny Story Game - So what better (safer but no less fun!) way to celebrate the day than playing a little game of ‘Finish that sentence!’ Join HERE.

- Coming Next Week: April Antics Chatroom Party - Coming next weekend (16-17 April), online fun all weekend with radio, contests and more taking place in the chatroom. An announcement will follow next week.

And Even More..

Just a few of many events taking place over the next month with more to be announced! Every section, from General Discussion, to AL Journals, to Creative Arts to ClanNation will have events going on over this month! Go check out each forum to see what's happening!

Manchester Anime & Gaming Con (full info at www.manchesteranimecon.com ) is taking place this weekend. If you missed out on paying online, then don't worry - we can confirm there will be plenty of tickets available on the door.

The on the door price is only £10 for each day - no booking required - just turn up. The ticket also include the parties for over 18s, so even more reason to come along!

Conbook and Event Schedule is Online - Plan Your Event



Click HERE to go view the Conbook for the event now!

- You can also view Event Timetable HERE

Get Ready for the Rest of 2016!

We have seven conventions coming up this year from Manchester to Bristol, Cardiff, London and beyond. Check them out and get your discount tickets now via the websites below-

2-3 April - Manchester Anime & Gaming Con - www.manchesteranimecon.com
7-8 May - Bristol Anime & Gaming Con - www.bristolanimecon.com
4-5 June - Liverpool Anime & Gaming Con - www.liverpoolanimecon.com
1-3 July - Summer London Anime & Gaming Con - www.londonanimecon.com
20-21 August - Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con - www.cardiffanimecon.com
1-4 September - Alcon in Leicester - www.alcon.org.uk
1-2 October - Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con - www.birminghamanimecon.com

Time's running out to grab a discount ticket for Manchester Anime and Gaming Con this 2-3 April.You can get them HERE while they're still available at just £16 for the entire weekend. After next week they will be available on the door ONLY. Benefits to buying online includes paying less and free access to the Friday Night Party at the Pub Zoo across the road from the venue 7pm onward. This will be our biggest ever event, make sure to not miss out.

#1. Share Contest - Win a Pair of Tickets!



We are giving you one final chance to win a pair of tickets! To enter all you have to do is SHARE this fb photo HERE. If you win and you already paid for a ticket, you will be refunded, so still worth entering regardless! Winners announced this Easter Monday.

#2. Conbook and Event Schedule is Online.



Click HERE to go view the Conbook for the event now!

- You can also view Event Timetable HERE

#3. Clans are Confirmed! Go join the Post Race Now! (And Join the Forums)

For MAGC, everyone joins a clan which competes for points by winning events and so forth. Any events or tournaments you win will earn you points toward your choosen clan. It's a great way to get to know other attendees and have fun. Here's the clans HQs, go get involved now -

- Outlaw Gamers - HERE - Anime Assassins - HERE

The HQ with the most posts in it by next Thursday 31st will get 100 points bonus, so you can help your clan to victory right now!

- There's an entire forum for this event, so make sure to get involved HERE

#4. FINALLY!

We have seven conventions coming up this year from Manchester to Bristol, Cardiff, London and beyond. Check them out and get your discount tickets now via the websites below-

2-3 April - Manchester Anime & Gaming Con - www.manchesteranimecon.com
7-8 May - Bristol Anime & Gaming Con - www.bristolanimecon.com
4-5 June - Liverpool Anime & Gaming Con - www.liverpoolanimecon.com
1-3 July - Summer London Anime & Gaming Con - www.londonanimecon.com
20-21 August - Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con - www.cardiffanimecon.com
1-4 September - Alcon in Leicester - www.alcon.org.uk
1-2 October - Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con - www.birminghamanimecon.com

Would you like to have a chance to be celebrated as one of the UK’s leading cosplayers? Launching at Manchester Anime & Gaming Con this 2-3 April, the UK Cosplay Championship will take place at over a dozen conventions and events in every region of this country. The finals will be held at Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con on the 1-2 October and the winner will receive a £250 cash prize along with the UK Cosplay Championship trophy.

Check out our www.cosplaychampionship.com website for full details and where we will showcase every finalist as they qualify.

The UK Cosplay Championship will not adversely impact or complicate existing cosplay masquerades – rules will remain the same as our standard rules. All you have to do to qualify for the finals is to come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in ANY cosplay masquerade at our seven upcoming conventions (or at other registered qualifying events). If you qualify then you are not obliged to enter the finals. We want to keep this as simple, easy and non-scary for cosplayers as possible! Those that qualify, in addition to their usual prizes, will also receive a full weekend ticket to Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con so they can take part.

There are two ways you can qualify for the UK Cosplay Championship -

#1. By placing first, second or third in any of the masquerades that we run at the qualifying conventions (at most conventions we run a cosplay masquerade on both days). In addition to the usual prizes, you'll be given the extra option of qualifying for the finals. Finalists will receive a free entry to Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con in addition to their normal prizes.
#2. We run free meetups and small events across 25 cities in the UK. Some of these have a cosplay contest at them - the first placed pick will also qualify for a place in the finals.

Calendar of Core Qualifying Conventions

(Tickets are available for all events now via their websites linked below)

2-3 April - Manchester Anime & Gaming Con - www.manchesteranimecon.com
7-8 May - Bristol Anime & Gaming Con - www.bristolanimecon.com
4-5 June - Liverpool Anime & Gaming Con - www.liverpoolanimecon.com
4-5 June - Leicester Comic Con – www.comicconleicester.com
1-3 July - Summer London Anime & Gaming Con - www.londonanimecon.com
23-24 July - Tattoo & Toy Con, Cardiff - www.cardifftattooandtoycon.co.uk
20-21 August - Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con - www.cardiffanimecon.com
1-4 September - Alcon in Leicester - www.alcon.org.uk
1-2 October - Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con - www.birminghamanimecon.com

- Additionally a Calendar of Qualifying Minicons and Meetups will be put up HERE (note not all will be eligible).
- Interested in registering your convention or event to be a qualifier? We're taking applications until the end of March. Do so now at info@animeleague.com

Rules and Entry Requirements

- Simply enter any of our cosplay masquerades at any of our events as you normally would to take part!
- All rules are standard rules which we normally run. Please read HERE. Skits are not mandatory, but do help toward your performance points when judging.
- The UK finals take place at Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con on Sunday 2nd October. You will need to have qualified beforehand at a registered convention or event to take place.

Want to Read more about this? Check out the website at www.cosplaychampionship.com Remember - to enter all you have to do is just enter any of our cosplay masquerades as you normally would! Qualifying is optional and each cosplay masquerade we run still has it's usual prizes (usually £100 cash prize). So make sure you don't miss out!