Hi! Yes, Au Contraire is much more of a social event than a retail event, and a couple of orders of magnitude smaller than Armageddon. There isn't much in the way of programming focusing specifically on anime or video games, but those media obviously include a lot of SF/F content, and there will be plenty of fans of both in attendance. Cosplay based on anime or games is very welcome, both casually and in the Masquerade. A couple of my personal favourite shows are Evangelion and Princess Tutu.

If anyone wants to run an anime and/or a video game panel, let us know; we could possibly still slot it in to the schedule.

Hi people,

I might be having a pre-coffee moment, but I can't seem to find where one would register for "limited" events (or even which ones these are). Is there a section on the website for that?

Thanks for any answers. :)

Click on the event on the timetable and it will take you to the signup page for that event. Any such event has "[more...]" shown underneath. Let me know if you have any trouble!