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butch-cassidy
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This is it guys. Its official TD will be running next year. 
| Quote: | TOMO-DACHI COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES TD07
Londonderry, September 14th 2006 - The Tomo-Dachi committee is proud to announce Tomo-Dachi 2007. Allow us to introduce the new committee, thank all those who helped us make Tomo-Dachi 2006 as much of a success as it was, and of course give you those all-important dates for your calendar.
Thanks:
Tomo-Dachi 2006 was a huge success! Thanks to all those who came out and supported us and made it the great convention it was! Special thanks go to ADV Films' Tiffany Grant and Matt Greenfield, for coming all the way from Huston, and Sweatdrop Studios' Emma Viecelli and Sonia Leong, Tokyo Toys and ADV UK for coming over from England!
Dates:
We are now pleased to announce that Tomo-Dachi will be running again in 2007, provisionally scheduled between the 31st of August to the 2nd of September at the University of Ulster Magee Campus. Think of it as one last chance to enjoy yourselves before the summer is officially over! Registrations are not open as of yet, but we will be offering the same high-quality accommodation we provided last year and will also offer rooms for the Sunday night to make sure visitors from further afield don't have to leave us too early!
WHEN IS IT? Friday, August 31st - Sunday, September 2nd, 2007.
WHERE IS IT? UU Magee Campus, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? £25 if booked before March 31st, £30 thereafter
Bookings will open early next year and our website will reopen in November.
The Committee:
There have been a few changes to our Committee from last year, so for your information here's a list of our current committee members:
Colin Palin - [Chairman]
Dani Moore -[Business Liaison]
Ellen Woods - [Technical Admin]
Cathal Mullin - [Treasurer]
Paul Cosgrove - [Guest Co-ordinator]
David Mace - [PR Officer]
Ryan McDermott - [Cosplay Co-ordinator]
That's all there is for now folks, any questions please send them to chair.tomodachi@gmail.com. Our next statement should be in December!
About Tomo-Dachi and DAMA:
DAMA was founded in 2004 to bring anime and manga to the North-West of Northern Ireland, but has managed to appeal much further in its two-year lifespan. 2005 marked the first Tomo-Dachi convention, which surpassed all expectations for both the staff and attendees. TD06 was the largest anime event in Ireland's history, with three days of events and guests from the US and UK in attendance. TD07 promises to be even bigger. More information is available at http://www.tomo-dachi.com |
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GrantM
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Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe I'll go, I really need to start going to more anime conventions more often now |
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butch-cassidy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:42 am Post subject: |
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The following is the latest press release from the Tomo-Dachi commitee.
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TOMO-DACHI SET TO BRING MIKE MCFARLAND TO THE UK AS PRE-REGISTRATION OPENS
February 7th 2007. Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Following the success of 2006’s Tomo-Dachi event and the announcement of Tomo-Dachi 2007, Ireland’s premier anime convention opens the New Year with special announcements and the opening of pre-registrations for the convention!
Guest of Honour:
2006 saw Tiffany Grant and Matt Greenfield’s first ever visit to the United Kingdom and in 2007 Too-Dachi is offering another first. We are excited to announce ADR director, scriptwriter and voice actor Mike McFarland as our guest of honour for Tomo-Dachi 2007.
Mike has worked as ADR director on series’ including FullMetal Alchemist, Trinity Blood and DragonBall for FUNimation Entertainment, as well as lending his voice to characters in DragonBall Z (Master Roshi), Fruits Basket (Ritsu Sohma), FullMetal Alchemist (Jean Havoc) and countless others. Mike also worked in a fairly unique role as the Music Director on BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad.
Change of dates:
Circumstances outside our control mean that the convention has had to be rescheduled from the original dates. Tomo-Dachi 2007 will now be taking place on Friday 24th through to Sunday 26th of August 2007, at the University of Ulster’s Magee Campus in Londonderry.
Booking system / forums
As Wedensday February 7th pre-registrations for the convention have gone live, so you can now book your place for Tomo-Dachi 2007! Convention memberships are limited to 250 places, so book early to avoid disappointment. Book online at www.tomo-dachi.com now. Full en-suite accommodation is available on-campus for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
The costs of the convention are as follows:
2 day entry - £25
3 day entry - £25 [Up to March 31st, £30 thereafter]
En-suite Accommodation - £25 per night
That’s it for now but we look forward to seeing you at Tomo-Dachi 2007!
About Tomo-Dachi and DAMA:
DAMA was founded in 2004 to bring anime and Manga to the North-West of Northern Ireland, but has managed to appeal much further in its three-year lifespan. 2005 marked the first Tomo-Dachi convention, which surpassed all expectations for both the staff and attendees. TD06 was the largest anime event in Ireland's history, with three days of events and guests from the US and UK in attendance. TD07 promises to be even bigger. More information is available at http://www.tomo-dachi.com
Tomo-Dachi is run by the Non-Profit Trust ‘Wakaratai’, dedicated to expanding understanding of Asian culture in Northern Ireland.
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Why not join us on our forums here:
http://www.saltedanime.xytex.net/tdforum/
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Fudce
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:56 am Post subject: |
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With the announcement of Mike McFarland as a guest, I'm quite tempted to go there this year, I'll have to let my finances decide for me (plus it comes in the same month as Amecon)
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butch-cassidy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:52 am Post subject: |
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Well remember you can pay for flights, accommodation and entry all months early so you wont need that much on the month. And if you book your flights early you can get them for next to nothing, i.e. flying from Birmingham to Belfast would cost you £6.03 before tax now.
Its gonna be great and Mike is even planning to do some of his famous standup comedy and some guitar playing too 
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Fudce
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Mike is one of the industry types I regulary chat with online, so it'd be great to meet him "in person" so to speak.
it's the paying for it early that has me worried... 
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butch-cassidy
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Just a word of warning for anyone hoping to come. Our accommodation booking system will be closing on July 20th, so if you have yet to book get your skates on and book asap!
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butch-cassidy
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Final event press release is out.
| Quote: | TOMO-DACHI ANNOUNCES MORE GUESTS AS THE CLOSING OF PRE-REGISTRATIONS DRAWS NEAR
JULY 16th 2007. Londonderry, Northern Ireland. With little more than a month to go before the big event, 2007 is shaping up to host the best Tomo-Dachi yet, with a new guest announcements, revealing some of what to look forward to and a friendly reminder about the approaching closing of pre-registrations.
New Guest Announcements:
Stuart Claw, Hugh David, Sonia Leong and Emma Vieceli. Tomo-Dachi is proud to add new guests to our already exciting line-up.
Stuart Claw, television personality and co-host of the Anime Network UK (alongside other Tomo-Dachi 2007 guest Emma Vieceli) will be making an appearance, hosting various events and panels. Joining him will be ADV UK's Hugh David, UK coordinator for ADV Films, one of the biggest anime publishers in the market.
Coming back to us again this year will be talented artists Sonia Leong and Emma Vieceli from Sweatdrop Studios. Boasting a wide range of talented UK artists, Sweatdrop is a UK based comics publisher creating original content in various anime influenced styles.
Emma and Sonia will be giving out tips to budding young artists and giving some expert advice in our Artist's Gallery, in addition to judging the Tomo-Dachi 2007 Art Contest. These new guests shall also be joining already announced Guest of Honour, Mike McFarland.
Mike has worked as ADR director on series’ including Fullmetal Alchemist, Trinity Blood and DragonBall Z for FUNimation Entertainment, as well as lending his voice to characters in DragonBall Z (Master Roshi), Fruits Basket (Ritsu Sohma), Fullmetal Alchemist (Jean Havoc) and countless others. Mike also worked in a fairly unique role as the Music Director on BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad.
A Taste of the Events:
Friday evening is the kick off for Tomo-Dachi 2007- join us as we celebrate in true style, with the chill out party taking place in our specially arranged bar and entertainment area. With multiple video console setups, the bar ready to take your order, tournaments on the projector, opening ceremonies and entertainment provided by our Guest of Honour Mike McFarland, this is a great way to start to weekend.
On Saturday night, video gamers will be well catered for: after the timetabled events the gaming area will be opened for an all-nighter gaming session. (Over 18's only for this particular event)
Saturday and Sunday, on the day we have Anime screenings, artist alley hosted by our guests from Sweatdrop. Panels, special events, a packed dealers hall and Cosplay events to top it all off! This year Tomo will have something for everyone.
Booking system closing Soon!
The accommodation booking closes on the 20th of July (Early registration open until 30th), so book now if you haven't already!
The costs of entry to the convention are as follows:
2 day entry - £20
3 day entry - £30
En-suite accommodation - £25 per night
Expect more updates on the Tomo-Dachi 2007 website and forum covering our Cosplay events and Video Games events shortly!
Some Stuart Claw Factoids!
Stuart, a former T4 Sci Fi expert/presenter is currently known for being one of the presenters, co-writers, forum mods and behind the scenes blog writer on the Anime Network UK.
Stuart also has been responsible for producing online radio for several years and currently owns and runs Destiny Talk Radio Network. Stuart was one of the key figures in creating live radio from The London Expo and has since moved on to be their live stage presenter.
Stuart is making his first UK con appearance as a guest at this event!
About Tomo-Dachi and DAMA:
DAMA was founded in 2004 to bring anime and Manga to the North-West of Ireland, but has managed to appeal much further in its three-year lifespan. 2005 marked the first Tomo-Dachi convention, which surpassed all expectations for both the staff and attendees. TD06 was the largest anime event in Ireland's history, with three days of events and guests from the US and UK in attendance. TD07 promises to be even bigger. More information is available at http://www.tomo-dachi.com
Tomo-Dachi is run by the Non-Profit Trust ‘Wakaratai’, dedicated to expanding understanding of Asian culture in Northern Ireland. |
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butch-cassidy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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Tomo-Dachi final details
With less than a week until the convention kicks off we are releasing some final details about the convention so you know more of what we have in store for you when you get here
Day Entry!
Yes we will be offering attendee’s the chance to turn up on the day and get entry into the convention. You will not be able to come on Friday however Saturday and Sunday entries are both available. We are also offering a limited number of 1 day entry tickets so make sure to get down to the con early!
Opening Times:
Friday – 5:00 (4:00 for reception)
Saturday – 10:00
Sunday – 10:00
(Note that the convention never closes with our 24 hours gaming!)
A Special Friday:
Friday night is going to be something special at Tomo-Dachi, a much smaller day centralised around the bar and entertainment venue we will be having informal Q&A’s with our guests, console gaming, music chill out and games. Stuart Claw will also be hosting the Northern Irish addition of ‘Friday Night Live’ at the convention where he will be interviewing GoH Mike McFarland and other special guests.
New Guests:
This year Tomo is coming down with guests ^^ Mike McFarland, director and voice actor for Funimation films is being joined by Sonia Leong, Emma Vieceli and Stuart Claw. Now Sinead Lynch and Leeann Hamilton will be joining us at the convention.
Bio - Sinead Lynch, 24, writer. Leeann Hamilton, 22, artist. Our first work together was a zombie comedy story called Shinmegami Kate agus na marbh shuile (roughly translated as Death Goddess Kate and the walking dead) for an independent comic. Our second work was for the Tokyopop Rising Stars of Manga competition, it was called Rose by any other Name and it was an apocalyptic story about gender and family values. Our next project, due to be published by Tokyopop, is Bonny Buccaneers, a pirate story featuring human-animal changelings, fairy godmothers, German ninjas (?) and evil kiwi birds. I exist on a diet of tea, yaoi and reality television. Leeann lives on Playstation, doujinshi and even more tea.
Dealers:
Tokyotoys, sendit.com, waterstones and Sweatdrop studio are among our confirmed dealers this year giving you all the DVD’s, Manga and anime merchandise your fix requires this year! Tokyotoys are also offering a 15% discount on their website prices for all items £20 or more at the convention this year so there are great deals on offer this year!
Any last minute questions about the convention send them off to ctpalin {@} gmail.com. See you there!
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