Tomo-Dachi
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- This article is about the anime convention in Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Tomodachi.
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| Location | Magee College Derry, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Years in existence | 2005-2007 |
| Attendance | 200+ in 2006 |
| List of events | Video Rooms, Anime Music Video Contest, Cosplay Catwalk, Cosplay Theatre, Disco, Dealer's Room, Panels, Video Game Room, The Alley, Manga Room, and Karaoke. |
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Tomo-Dachi is the largest anime convention on the island of Ireland.[1] Based in Derry, Northern Ireland, Tomo-Dachi is run by the Derry Anime and Manga Association (DAMA). It started in 2005 as the first anime convention to run in Ireland, and had approxmatley 80 attendees at The Nerve Centre, Derry. Tomo-Dachi 2006 was held at the Magee College of the University of Ulster and had over 200 attendees.[2] Its name comes from the word tomodachi (友達?), which means "friends" in Japanese.
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[edit] A milestone in Irish Anime
In 2004 when the original Tomo-dachi committee was formed there had never been an anime convention held anywhere on the Island of Ireland, north of south of the border. The announcement and run up to the first outing of the anime convention was reported in multiple local and national NI based papers including the Belfast Telegraph, The News Letter and the Daily Ireland.
[edit] Tomo-Dachi 2005
Tomo-dachi 2005 (or TD05 for short) was held in August 2005.[3] It was the first anime convention to be held on the Island of Ireland, and was operated and run by DAMA, the Derry Anime and Manga Association. The one day event attracted 83 people, more than doubling the convention's estimations.
TD05 took place at the Nerve Centre, a public entertainment venue in Derry based in the city centre, and the convention made use of its unique facilities. This was venue where the Derry Anime and Manga Association held their meetings.
The one-day convention was made up of multiple areas. Two screening rooms, the first being an actual cinema, the second a converted bar. A main hall, which housed several dealers as well as computer and card gaming, and the lobbies which housed an artists alley and a Manga library.
The event also offered Northern Irelands first Anime Convention Cosplay Contest, which was won by Ryan McDermott.
[edit] Tomo-Dachi 2006
The plans for the following year's event included a change of venue, to lengthen into a three days event and to become the second Convention in the United Kingdom to bring a US guest.
The convention took place on the weekend of July 7th 2006.[4]
[edit] Guests
The convention was attended by several guests, most notably Ms Tiffany Grant and Mr Matt Greenfield in their first ever convention visit in Europe. They were joined by Hugh David of ADV films UK, Sonia Leong and Emma Vieceli both of Sweatdrop Manga Studios.[5]
[edit] Location & Details
TD06 was held at Magee College, part of the University of Ulster. The campus was fully renovated prior to the event,[6] With classrooms converted into gaming rooms, screening rooms, an artists alley and a Manga library.
TD06 was a full three day convention and offered special events, panels, industry information, dealers and so forth. Over the weekend it was attended by just over 200 people from Ireland and the United Kingdom.
[edit] Tomo-Dachi 2007
Several weeks ago the Tomo-dachi committee announced Tomo-dachi 2007, which is to take place over the weekend of August 31st in Derry, Northern Ireland. As of yet, not further details have been released.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Magee To Host Japanese Animation Convention (2005-12-05). Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
- ^ Tomo-Dachi 2007 press release. Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
- ^ Animecons.com - 2005 info. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
- ^ Animecons.com - 2006 info. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
- ^ The last Tomo-Dachi 2006 release. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
- ^ Magee expansion plans release. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
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