AI-Con has a number of child-friendly activities, but please do not assume that all events will be suitable. If in doubt, ask a volunteer and remember that all children under fifteen must be supervised by a parent or guardian. Programs screened in the Madman Screening Room have all been rated in Australia and all G and PG titles will be shown in English. The Pocket Space Art Room, Build-a-Mecha and Nyan-Nyan Cosplay Competition have been popular with children in the past, and keep an eye out for face painting in the traders’ hall.

AI-Con will have an art space to chill out, draw, meet other artists and check out artwork others are producing. There are also four prizes: best drawing in traditional medium, best artwork by a person under 12, best AI themed artwork and best art produced on the day.

The screening room will run throughout the convention, and it’s a great place to chill out while catching up on new releases and some classic anime. All G and PG rated material will be shown dubbed into English for children, while M and MA titles are in Japanese with English subtitles.

G rated titles:

Transformers G

Because AI-Con is not-for-profit, we couldn’t stay afloat without the generosity of our wonderful sponsors. This year the community has really rallied around AI-Con, with a record breaking donation of over $1000 worth of prizes. In alphabetical order, there are our confirmed sponsors:

Funky Homes
Madman
Nyan Nyan
OzTaku
Pocket Space
Tint-a-Car Hobart

And as always we thank the Tasmanian University Union for their ongoing support.

I Play! You Play! Everybody Cosplay!

Cosplay, or costume play, is the term for fans dressing up as an anime character, game character, manga character, or sometimes an inanimate object.

If you want to enter fruits but aren’t interested in other aspects of the convention; or if you want to enter the art/comic/AMV/Photography or fanfic competitions but aren’t attending the con, there is a way! For the first time, AI-Con has made arrangements for absentee entry. The cost is $7 for one competition entry, or $10 for two. If you win, your prize will be posted to you.

You are welcome to submit entries for any competition (except Fruits) without paying, but you cannot win a prize. If you reside in a country other than Australia, we encourage you to choose this option.

Thank Kami is back for another year and we need contestants that are interested in participating in some anime based skits.

For those not sure what Thank Kami is, it is based off the popular tv show Thank God you're here. Similar to the show we take contestants, put them in costume and throw them into crazy situations where they have to adapt and improvise, difference being our situations are anime based.