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COSPLAY CRUISE TO TAKE ANIME AND GAMING FANS DOWN THE RIVER!

The UK’s first aquatic Cosplay party sets sail on London’s Thames River this July

Cosplay Cruise is pleased to today announce its first event, to be held on 10th July 2010. Fans of anime, cosplay and gaming can look forward to a decidedly more luxurious fan-community experience as we cruise along the Thames aboard the Dixie Queen, the largest passenger vessel on the river. The five-hour party will feature an upper deck dancefloor, playing host to some of the best J-Rock, J-Pop and Visual Kei music around, along with karaoke and a number of competitions through the evening held on the lower deck.

The Dixie Queen also boasts two fully functional licensed bars and a large outer deck that’s perfect for Cosplay photoshoots!

Cosplay Cruise is also delighted to announce that the evening will also feature an exclusive live performance by London-based J-Pop/Cyberpop/electronica artist Sputniko! (http://www.sputniko.com, appearing subject to work and recording commitments), who will be debuting some of her new material with us!

The Cosplay Cruise sets sail from Tower Bridge on 10th July 2010. The event runs from 19:00-00:00 and tickets cost GBP £25.00 each.

More information can be found at the following locations:

Web: http://www.cosplaycruise.co.uk/
Blog: http://cosplaycruise.wordpress.com/
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....id=334786162375
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosplaycruise

Cosplay Cruise is an independent event held by journalist Matt Kamen and researcher Keith Thomson, two increasingly grumpy mid-20-somethings seeking to create a new experience for the UK’s anime and gaming fan communities. Hopefully they will survive the experience.

As longtime attendees of Amecon we thank them for letting us advertise on their forum, and we hope to see a few of the committee members there too!

This post has been edited by Hot Beef Injection: 08 March 2010 - 10:32 PM

[Bombom Dubbie]

I will be going to this exciting event! =D Thanks for Matt and Thompson for this!

[Anime the Fallen Angel]

This sounds awesome! I don't know if I can make it, but I will see if I can get the money together.

What's the dress code? Is it formal cosplay only or any? Will this be an annual event if it gets off the ground?

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Anime the Fallen Angel, on 09 March 2010 - 09:21 PM, said:

This sounds awesome! I don't know if I can make it, but I will see if I can get the money together.

What's the dress code? Is it formal cosplay only or any? Will this be an annual event if it gets off the ground?

We've settled on semi-formal. Think Cosplay Ball and you're about right. We're not gonna force anybody to dress a certain way but if you look at the boat and you see just how beautiful it is you'll agree that it befits some nice formal cosplay.

And people really don't want to let me have that moment when I stand on stage at the end of the night and shout 'Who wants to do this again next year?' and everybody cheers! To answer your question, yes we will make this a yearly concern as long as people enjoy themselves, which we're sure they will!

[One_true_bee]

I'll be there. Really looking forward to it!

[Sasori Drocell]

Not sure about the timing of it
Would like to go though

[MattKamen]

Just to let everyone know, tickets are now on sale for Cosplay Cruise! You can find more information here. Remember, we have a strict number of spaces - the boat can't get any bigger, after all! - so grab your tickets as soon as you can! Hope to see you all aboard in July!

[MattKamen]

Just a reminder, today is the last day to book tickets for the Cosplay Cruise! You can buy online here and pay instantly by PayPal or Credit/Debit card.

Hope to see some of you on board!

[venuslove]

I want to hear about this, so expect full details afterwards gang!