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Some of our readers may be surprised to learn that not all UK anime
events are held in London and the Midlands - some of them aren't
even in England! Auchinawa - the best known of the
non-English anime events - was held in Glasgow, November 2008.
After we heard great things about the previous event (held in 2006),
Animetion decided to cross the border and check it out.
Auchinawa promised a wide range of events, including parties,
panels, anime screening, cosplay events and more. All with a
Scottish sense of fun! |
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Held at the Holiday Inn at Glasgow Airport, this was extremely
convenient as it was only two minutes away from the airport.
The saying of never judge a book by its cover was particularly
applicable here. The outside of the building was ugly with
dirty, concrete pebble dash decorating the front of the building.
The inside, however, was modern and beautifully decorated. For
example, the hotel room, was bright and comfortable providing all
the facilities that you would need to survive the weekend. The
price of the hotel was also reasonable working out to be £195 for
three nights for two people. |
expected to hear the sounds of planes as they took
off and landed at the airport. Another particularly amusing
aspect of the room was the fact that you were allowed to order
pillows to your own personal taste. Although why you would
want to do this apart from when drunk, eluded us... |
Ok so we were all unpacked and very impressed with the hotel. Now it was time register and enjoy the convention! First up, rather obviously, was the opening ceremony. Usually these are dull affairs, with the convention staff introducing themselves and a string of necessary health & safety regulations are read out. Although this still happened, it was done by the genuinely funny convention organisers and included a brilliant video by Queens Of The Pwn Age (click here to see the video). The whole ceremony has people laughing and perfectly set the tone for the weekend to come. |
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