LOCAL Anime fans will rejoice with news the ANU Anime Society will host an anime, manga and gaming convention this month. 
“Anime.AU.12” will be held at the Manning Clarke Centre at the Australian National University between 9 am and 5pm on Saturday August 11, and will include games, art competitions, anime screenings, trivia quizzes, auction, dance workshop and a talent quest.
ANU Anime President Sue Francis says anime, a style of animation originating in Japan, is popular in Canberra with last year’s convention attracting over 200 anime-lovers.
“One unusual event is the live troll dubbing competition,” she said.
“Teams devise a new script for scenes taken from well-known anime, then perform that script live. The results will be hilarious.
“The cosplay competition is one of the outstanding events of the convention, where fans wear costumes and accessories associated with a character from anime, manga, games, comics or films.”
Sue says there will be vendors at the convention selling anime, manga and gaming related materials.
For more information about “Anime.AU.12” visit http://anuas.org/animeau12/.
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