AUKcon was a one-day

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held in

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, on 19 February 1994. The venue was the Conway Hall (

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), and the registration charge was £10. AUKCon was chaired by Helen McCarthy. During the convention, Lawrence Guinness of Manga Video announced that the company had acquired distribution rights for ''

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'' and planned to start releasing it in 1994. Also announced included plans for the series

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. One of the guests that attended was

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, writer of the American Dirty Pair

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and founder of Studio Proteus. The convention was the first UK

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event to provide a fan room with free space for

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s and fanclubs. It also ran a gaming programme and an art and model show, as well as anime screenings and talks.

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