Welcome to London Anime & Gaming Con! It's the dawn of a new era as London Anime Con evolves and expands into London Anime & Gaming Con - And what an exciting lineup we have for you! Anime fans can look forward to Colleen Clinkenbeard, voice of 100+ anime such as Luffy from One Piece, Gohan from DBZ & Riza Hawkeye in FMA. Make sure to come on Sunday for her free signing session upstairs at 1-3pm! Meanwhile, our Anime Cafe shall show anime & asian movies courtesy of MVM Films & Third Window. Expect a wide range of anime merch, DVDs & more, as well as some of the UKs most famous artists including Sweatdrop who will be holding a series of portfolio sessions as part of our expanded Artist Alley. Meanwhile we continue to be the home of UK Cosplay, with over a dozen of the best cosplayers from the UK and Europe as guests, which include Stacey Rebecca & Kelly Jean. YOU will be invited to participate in contests which will include the Cosplay Masquerade with the winner getting a £100 cash-prize and a free photoshoot for every entrant, and over 12 hours of cosplay talks, events and content! Make sure to also check out our brand new Cosplay Chillout Zone upstairs! But let's not forget the Gaming! Not one, but THREE new Gaming Zones; GAME Tournaments, Gaming Publishers and the Gaming Lounge! We have almost £1,000 worth of prizes up for grabs with GAME supporting. Fame will be assured to each winner as they go up on the Community Hall of Fame complete with award certificates. Make sure to go get your game on and enter our free to enter tournaments now! Of course, at our heart are our parties and having fun! Make sure to join a clan; Monster Pirates, Angel Warriors or Highschool Zombies and score points for your side. And make sure to grab a pint, stay til late and be partying till past midnight on both days! Woooo!

Important Points to be Aware Of! Follow @londonanimecon on twitter on your phones for live updates from the organisers! Want to be RTed by us? Add #lagc to your tweets and if it's good we'll retweet you! In the event of an issue please don’t hesitate to call 07746 124194 The Registrations Desk is also the help-desk to go to if you have problems. Main Stage Event Signups Take place at the cosplay chillout zone upstairs. Tournament Signups take place in tournaments zone. Bag-storage facilities are available in the expanded gaming area. Charge is £1 an item. Printed Conbadge or a t-shirt, the collection area (and to buy on the day) is upstairs at Badgemonkey table between 11am and 8pm (see floorplan on next page). Tournament Signup Deadlines are half an hour BEFORE the event starts unless stated. Stage Event Participation If you're in an upstairs stage event, please report in next to the Cosplay Photography area next to the stage half an hour BEFORE hand to be taken over.

Downstairs Zones Open for the entire event and leads through to all other areas

Reception Area – This area is where you can ask questions/help at the registrations desk and signup for events. Anime Chillout/Cafe– Anime Chillout & Maid Cafe in one, with Ai My Maid, showing the anime screenings in the side room courtesy of MVM Films and Third Window. It shall be a great chance to see what's up and coming and add to your watch list when you get home! Will also be a variety of internet screenings from well known series such as DBZ abriged. Artist Alley – Sit down, chillout & create your own artwork to put on the artwall. The best pictures will be announced in Closing Ceremony; the winner getting either a Alcon 2014 or Summer LAGC ticket! Sweatdrop Studios will also be present to do portfolio reviews. Art Exhibitors – 1; Kavcon Illustration, 2; Phil Knott, 3; Clover Lee, 4; Rainbow Rangers, 5; Kekkio, 6; YY Kawaii, 7; Charming Kitsune, 8; Starplexus, 10; Sweardrop Studios, 11; J-Pop Go Downstairs Stage - Downstairs in the bar will be a variety of talks, live-music after 5pm and parties after 9pm. See the timetable for more information.

Upstairs Zones The upstairs opens at 11am and remains open until 8pm. This is where all the major events happen during the daytime!

Event & Cosplay Signups Desk – Go here to signup for main stage events including; Cosplay Masquerade, Talent Show, Dub That Anime and the Cosplay Auction. All other stage events - just turn up to take part. Exhibitors – 1-3; Estatic Arts, 4-6; Cosplay Stars, 7-9; Animpopgam, 10; MiMi Costumes, 1112; Pinupzania, 13-14; Harpys Emporium, 15; DestinyBlue, 16; PandragonDan, 17-18; AcquiredInspiration, 19; Anime-K, 20; CraftyFox, 21; Canime, 22; The Elemals, 23-25; SauKau, 26; Mayamada, 27-29; Bolso, 30; Yelp, 31;Badgemonkey, 32-33; KawaiiHunnies Cosplay Chillout – Cosplayers come and chillout, grab a seat and be a part of the cosplay community. There will be a cosplay repair-kit on hand to fix any cosplay mishaps, and our cosplay guests tables at tables 4-6 beside this area to check out. Cosplay Photography – Bought to you by Real Time Events, come stop by and get your cosplay photographed by our professionals. They will also offer photoshop services too. Prices are; 6x4 Print @ £4, 7x5 Print @ £5 and Keyrings @ £3 with discounts available for multiple purchases. Stage – Guest talks, gameshows, panels and the big events will take place upstairs. See the timetable for more information on our exciting lineup!

Gaming Building Zones All Areas Open from Midday to 9pm. Accessible from the downstairs bar. Not one, but three areas for gamers; the GAME Tournaments Zone, Gaming Lounge and the Gaming Exhibitors & Publishers Hall!

Gaming Lounge Your first port of call. This is where the retro-gaming, LAN Area, TCGing and some of the casual/more party-style modern takes place. If you have any gaming-related questions, make sure to stop by VG Reception at the front near the entrance. Open Midday to 9pm. Featuring; - Retroactive (Saturday Only) - A dozen retro-setups featuring some of the most rare retro consoles from abroad including the Nintendo 64DD, Panasonic Q and the PC engine Super Grafx. - Smash Zone (Sunday Only) – Smash UK bring two tournaments, one paid, one for free. For the paid, all money put into a pool and split 60-30-10 between 1st-2nd-3rd. For the free tournament there is a Prize of Alcon 2014 ticket worth £40 to winner plus £10. - Retrocollect - The largest retro-gaming community in the UK will be running a number of competitions and challenges in this room from all the retro classics. - TCG Area - Parallel-Worlds shall be present to put on a lineup of TCG tournaments throughout the weekend featuring YGO, MTG, Vanguard and more. - Dance and Rockband Area - We will have a full professional rockband setup along with a just-dance area for the kinnect. Wooo! There will be a Rockband tournament on the Saturday with an Alcon 2014 ticket and £10 for the winner. - LAN Area - A dozen gaming pc setups, plus space to bring your own computer. There will be casual games played throughout the day. And much more, over 50 gaming setups in this room! The place for gamers to go & chillout! Make sure to also check out the ultra-rare

Publishers & Exhibitors Hall We're pleased to confirm that GAME, Namco-Bandai and Capcom shall be in attendance to preview their latest games. Make sure to check them out! There will also be several gaming-related exhibitors in here including; Plug n Play, British Go society, Stak Bot, BBG and more. They will be selling a selection of retro-games, modern games and gaming merchandise.

GAME Tournaments Zone We have over a dozen big tournaments in here, sponsored by GAME. The tournaments in here are run by the SideFest and RevItUpProject. There will also be a number of modern setups to drop in and play casually on. The DDR will also take place in here. - All signups occur at the signups desk next to the door. - All tournaments are free to enter, with the exception of the Smash on Sunday. - All tournaments allow you the option to bring your own controller if you wish. - All signups open at 11am for every tournament at the start of each day. Signups close 30 minutes before the tournament starts. - A lot of tournaments will have specific rule-sets, which govern allowed characters, how stages are selected, and so forth. Please ask the crew at the signups desk for more info. Tournaments Include; - League Of Legends on both days; £30 prize for Saturday. £100 prize for Sunday - Street Fighter IV, Trials HD, Halo 4, Dead or Alive on Saturday. Call of Duty 4, Marvel v Capcom 3, Mario Kart Wii, Blazblue on Sunday. The prize for all these tournaments is your choice of any game from the GAME.co.uk website. - DDR on both days; £20 prize for Saturday, £30 prize for Sunday. - Minecraft - Takes place throughout the weekend. Drop in, and either by yourself or with a team create your own construction based off of something from your favourite game or anime, take a photo of it and then tweet it @londonanimecon. Winners gets a Choice of any game from GAME.co.uk website.

The Clan Battle!

When you enter LAGC, you pick a free conbadge to wear signifying which clan you're in (if you don't have one then you can ask for one at the registrations desk). You can then earn points for them over the convention to help them towards victory! Points are calculated by who wins events, who helps out & so forth! Make sure to join & help your clan to victory! Clan Points & The Scoring System You can earn points for your clan by (a) winning a tournament or event, (b) finding a item for the scavenger hunt, (c) staffing for the event or (d) special events When you win an event or tournament, you will be handed stickers with points on them. You take these stickers and stick them on to the clan of your choice's tally chart at registrations. You can also go here to see which clan is winning. - Small events such as TCG tournaments give 15 points to 1st, 10 points to 2nd and 5 points to 3rd. - Medium events which are on stage such as Dub That Anime, Gamers Day Quiz and the big VG tournaments give 30 points to 1st, 20 points to 2nd and 10 points to 3rd. - Large events such as the Cosplay Masquerade, Pub Quiz, Talent Show and so forth give 45 points to 1st, 30 points to 2nd and 15 points to 3rd. - Clan Scavenger Hunt (see below) - Every unique item taken that qualifies earns that clan 5 points. The overall winner of the Scavenger Hunt gets a 100 point bonus! - Every crew member who crews all their days (and turns up on time in the morning!) gets 10 points per day. - The Clan Battle event on the Sunday awards a massive bonus of 300 points to the winner of it and 150 points to 2nd place. Make sure not to miss this, it could make a big difference!

Clan Scavenger Hunt Get ready for some scavenger hunt crazyness! Every clan needs supplies to bring to battle; if you want to stand a chance and get the extra points you will need to bring all of these to the Clan Battle on the Sunday! So, without further ado, here is the list; 1. Brony 2. Comic book 3. Cupcake 4. Nintendo 3DS 5. Prop sword 6. Alpaca 7. Yu-Gi-Oh deck 8. Beer 9. Plaster 10. Needle and thread 11. Maid 12. Magical Girl cosplayer 13. The most Otaku person at the con 14. A physicist 15. Sunglasses 16. Whip 17. Condoms 18. A musical instrument 19. Bearded man 20. Hat

- Every unique item taken for the Scavenger Hunt that qualifies earns that clan 5 points. - We have also hidden ten inflatable animals around the event. Each one of those found earns the clan 15 points. The overall winner of the Scavenger Hunt will get a 100 point bonus!

Cosplay Stars Focus The Cosplay community and culture is booming, but why do people hold this passion and hobby so close to their heart? Some of our cosplay guests shared with Becca, from League of Extraordinary Cosplayers ( www.leagueofextraordinarycosplayers.com) about why they cosplay and what it means to them. “Cosplay is my own little way of expressing my love for something while learning new skills and making new friends. I do it for the joy of making something out of nothing!” Stacey Rebecca “To me, cosplay originally was about escape. I had a pretty rough time as a teenager and it was a way to be someone else for an entire day and meet awesome new people. Now, it's about continuing my amazing friendships, meeting new friends and proving that no matter what your body size, gender, race etc. EVERYONE can cosplay and cosplay well” SJ Bonnar. “Cosplay has done so much for me. Not just for Artyfakes, but on a much more personal level. cosplay has given me not only the confidence to come out of my geeky closet but to embrace it. Without cosplay I wouldn't be true to myself” Tabitha Lyons. “Cosplay to me is a way to show my inner fangirl and become my favourite heroes, even if only temporarily. Cosplay allows you to don a costume, drop your everyday worries and take on the persona of your favourite characters for a day. This is generally a huge confidence boost, and gives you a common ground with which to meet and interact with new people... something that for the world of ‘geeks’ is often very daunting. I also love the sheer amounts of new skills the hobby has made me learn, things I never would have dreamt of, and I am constantly learning more and more. It's a wonderful hobby and I encourage anyone to try it!” Lisa Marie “Cosplay for me is a huge way of expressing creativity. It builds and develops on new and old skills which together allow me to create costumes of my favourite characters. I adore trying to replicate costume designs along with taking on the persona of the characters I cosplay - to try and make them seem more authentic. Making friends is one of the reasons I love cosplaying, being able to share passions, interests and ideas with everyone really makes cosplay so much fun!” TigerLily Cosplay “When you love something to bits you want to take it to the next level by cosplaying them, another reason for me is because I am a creative I need to channel it into my costumes, plus I get to meet so amazing people it’s a hobby that covers a lot of areas!” AlienQueen “I have always been a very creative person in many aspects of my life, therefore for me cosplay is another form of being creative – you do not only turn into a reflection of the character, but you also design the process of transferring it from 2D to 3D by your choice of material, shapes and colors. And in the end you be the character, your creation!” Cosbabe Hear more from our cosplay guests at the Cosplay Stars Q&A, 2pm Sunday!

Convention Wordsearch First person to show this completed to reception wins a LAGC t-shirt!

London Anime Gaming Party Cosplay Drink Maids Retroactive Namcobandai Capcom

GAME Leagueoflegends Mariokart Monsterpirates Angelwarriors Highschoolzombies Tradingcards Karaoke Masquerade Dancing

Gamesaid Legendinjapan Offireandfate Sufferingsilence Dubthatanime Crossplay Yugioh Animeleague Cosplaystars

Signing Page Collect autographs from guests and fellow attendees! Don't forget that Colleen Clinkenbeard shall be doing a free signing session on the Sunday, so make sure to bring your conbook along!