Eirtakon 2012

    Eirtakon Bunkasai

    Article Preview Culture Day is a national holiday held annually in Japan on November 3. Schools all over Japan often celebrate by holding bunkasai, or culture festivals which are open to the public. Students transform their classrooms into cafés, hold plays or put on other displays to show their work to the public ...

    Anime Screenings

    What's an anime convention with a jam-packed schedule of anime screenings? This year's screenings list has been lovingly crafted by Ross, one of Eirtakon's founders from way back in 2005! There should be something for everyone showing all weekend! ...

    Pub Quiz

    Article Preview Every year we take one part anime and two parts beer - okay, maybe three parts beer - and mix them together to host the annual Pub Quiz. Kick Eirtakon off with a bang at this great social event in which you can meet your fellow anime fans over some hard questions and hard liquor. ...

    Maid Café

    Article Preview The Maid Café is a long running, con tradition at Eirtakon. Emulating the cafés run in Japan, what better way to spend your Sunday afternoon other than being waited on by our lovely maids and handsome butlers!

    Pull up a chair, pick out your drink and sweet treat and enjoy the atmosphere of every Eirtaku's dream! Irrashaimase! ...

    Saturday Night Gig: Jet Set Radio

    Article Preview Pack your gig duds, for Jet Set Radio will be headlining at Eirtakon on Saturday night at 8.30pm, as part of a long evening of entertainment! Formed from the ashes of several other projects, Jet Set Radio are an electronic pop/rock band from Dublin. Mixing styles as varied as J-rock, dubstep, pop punk and synth-pop, Jet Set Radio can and will give you everything you want, if you'll only let them! ...

    Stage Show

    Do you have a great cosplay, but weren't able to sufficiently showcase it in the Cosplay Masquerade? Did you spend a large amount of time and effort painstakingly crafting your costume, and want to tell the tale? Are you dressed in an outstanding outfit and really want to impress the crowd showing off ...

    Guest Artist: DestinyBlue

    Article Preview DestinyBlue will be returning to Eirtakon as our guest artist! After rave reviews last year, she will once again be hosting her own brand of art panels, as well as featuring in the Traders Hall, where you can buy copies of her brilliant artwork! ...