*RayeRaye's Corner* 

I’m now in my sixth year of organising meets for AniMedia East, how time flies! This latest meet was held at Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich, not only did we have a fun picnic but we also visited some local stores (such as Komikku and GAME at Chapelfield Mall) and on top of that we had a group photo shoot and an afternoon quiz! The only downside to the day was the weather, it was a rainy day but this didn’t stop us from having a fun time together! We welcomed the Norfolk Fur’s to our meet and was really happy they stayed as long as they did (the weather was very unforgiving for their fluffy tails!).

We really enjoyed visiting the local stores, especially Komikku. It’s really important that I can show how much Norwich has to offer for anime fans and Komikku is a must-see store with a wealth of merchandise for lots of tastes. They even hold card tournaments and also advertise local meets.

The afternoon quiz we held was run by my current group co-runner Mark, he did a great job compiling some tricky questions but also threw in a few easy ones. He even got some Pocky for the winners! Well done to all the teams and thank you for a great turnout (I believe we had approx 30 people for this latest quiz!).

Sadly, the day couldn’t last forever and before we knew it the meet was over, but that didn’t stop me dragging a few people to Wagamama’s nearby – that pork ramen bowl was so good. I hope I can find somewhere that will offer an ultimate meat bowl challenge someday, like they have in Persona 4… That would be amazing! Especially on a rainy day!

The next AniMedia East meet is scheduled for late August, but I’ll put more information out on social media when it’s ready to be announced!