{"id":25154,"date":"2018-02-13T17:45:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=25154"},"modified":"2018-02-13T17:45:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:45:21","slug":"cardiff-dresses-anime-gaming-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/13\/cardiff-dresses-anime-gaming-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff dresses-up for anime and gaming convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_25156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25156\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25156\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Main-event-floor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25156\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Main-event-floor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/noscript> The main event floor, where a variety of stalls selling memorabilia were set up.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSCORES of costumed gaming and anime fans descended on Cardiff for their annual gathering.<br \/>\nCardiff Anime &amp; Gaming Convention, at the Mercure Holland Hotel, was organised by the community group Animeleague, and was filled with activities including cosplay contests, gaming tournaments and even a blind dating event for costumed participants.<br \/>\nWe spoke to some of the attendee\u2019s who looked the part for the weekend event.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25176\" style=\"width: 928px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25176\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-928x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-770x850.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-1392x1536.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-1856x2048.jpg 1856w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-500x552.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-293x323.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-1400x1545.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25176\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-928x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-770x850.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-1392x1536.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-1856x2048.jpg 1856w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-500x552.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-293x323.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Krieg-Guard-1400x1545.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/noscript> Harry Stoler, who was dressed as an Imperial Guardsman from the planet Krieg, his costume took him around four weeks to make and was taken from the sci-fi franchise Warhammer 40,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHarry Stoler, a student from the University of South Wales, was dressed as a Krieg Imperial Guardsman from the table-top franchise Warhammer 40,000. His complex costume, complete with speakers and pipes, took him around four weeks to finish.<br \/>\nMr Stoler said: \u201cThe hardest part was getting everything together! The body armour and shoulder pads took me an age to finish up.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve had lots of fun today though. It\u2019s been much busier than the last convention I went to, and my costumes getting a great reception. I\u2019ve been going to conventions since I was 16, I\u2019m 21 now and I\u2019ve seen more and more people going to conventions each year.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25174\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Drake-mute-3-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Drake-mute-3-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/noscript> Peter Lewis (left) dressed as Mute from Rainbow Six Siege and Tom Owen (right) dressed as Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPeter Lewis and Tom Owen, both from Carmarthen, came dressed as Mute from Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six Siege and Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series respectively.<br \/>\nMr Lewis\u2019 costume took him a week to make, as a keen airsofter he had the armour and outfit already available, he just needed to get the gas mask to complete the look.<br \/>\nMr Owen\u2019s costume was a quick affair, he said: \u201cThis took me no time to finish, I just needed the harness!\u201d<br \/>\nMr Owen said: \u201cIt\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve been to a convention, when I heard this one was coming up we decided to get involved and get our costumes ready.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25160\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25160\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-770x1083.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-1092x1536.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-1456x2048.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-500x703.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-293x412.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-1400x1969.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-scaled.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25160\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-770x1083.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-1092x1536.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-1456x2048.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-500x703.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-293x412.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-1400x1969.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Goku-scaled.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/noscript> Jamie Taylor dressed up as Goku from Dragonball Z, his costume took around two months to complete.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJamie Taylor, from Penarth, was dressed as Goku from the anime Dragonball Z, he said his costume took him two months to prepare, as he did the painting and battle-scarring himself.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cI\u2019ve been really enjoying the convention so far. I\u2019ve got some really good bargains and I\u2019ll be leaving with some great merch. The staff and people are great as well! A few people have took pictures with me, and I\u2019m just really enjoying the atmosphere.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25165\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25165\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bishop-Please-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2742\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25165\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bishop-Please-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2742\" \/><\/noscript> Bethan (left) and Adam (right) Russell, manning the stall Bishop Please, which specialises in pins, badges and cards from popular movies and games.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAdam and Bethan Russell, a couple from Caerphilly, were manning the Bishop Please stall, which specialises in selling cards, badges, pins and other memorabilia.<br \/>\nMs Russell said: \u201cOur motto is: \u2018gifts for your weird companions!\u2019, we have a distinct pop culture theme with our merch, lots of our stuff has gaming and movie references.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been really busy today! We\u2019ve chatted with loads of people, there\u2019s definitely been a great turnout. After this, we\u2019ll be going the same convention here in August \u2013 but we\u2019re trying to cover every convention in Wales!\u201d she added.<br \/>\nBishop Please have a website which can be access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/shop\/BishopPlease\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCORES of costumed gaming and anime fans descended on Cardiff for their annual gathering. Cardiff Anime &amp; Gaming Convention, at the Mercure Holland Hotel, was organised by the community group Animeleague, and was filled with activities including cosplay contests, gaming tournaments and even a blind dating event for costumed participants. We spoke to some of the attendee\u2019s who looked the part for the weekend event. 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