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What is Abunai!?
Abunai! is an annual convention celebrating Japanese culture, style, manga and anime. We offer a wide variety of events, a diverse video program and interesting competitions. Each year, we try to integrate a theme in our conventions, to give it that special something extra. If you want to know where it is held this year, check the location page. You'll also find accommodations there and a lay-out of the convention site. If you want to know what we're up to this year, check the events page. Here you can find all events that have been planned for this convention. For participation in one or more of our competitions, check the competition page. Here you will also find FAQ, rules and all content of our competitions. If you are a dealer or a company that wishes to support our growing convention or obtain a spot in our dealer room, you might want to take a look at the Corporate info page for possibilities and prices.

The Abunai! Staff

		News all the latest news about the convention and it's organisation

Abunai!2010 is over T_T

4th of September 2010

'Abunai! 2010: The power is yours' is over.

We would like to thank all the visitors for making this con possible! Abunai! wouldn't exist without you all. We would also like to thank all our volunteers for helping us during the weekend.

We feel that Abunai! 2010 on our new location was a great success and we are happy to announce that we will be back next year at NH Koningshof.

Of course there is always room for improvement so don’t hesitate to leave feedback on the forum.

People also have shared their best moments on Abunai! there as well as pictures they've taken. We'd love to see more of this, so please come and join our various aftertalk topics.

Last but not least: we are currently working to get the Archonia discount vouchers mailed to you!

We all hope to see you again next year, same place and approximately same time!

Still a few hotel rooms left!

25th of August 2010

We have a couple of hotel rooms left for those who are interested. When you select the room in our registration system, they are reserved to you and you are guaranteed to have a room. If any are still available, you can also get a hotel room at our check-in desk even.

Payments can be done at the door (check-in) in cash, unless you use "priority payment" which would guarantee that the money is on our bank account by Thursday 26-08-2010 @ 16:00. If the money is not on our bank account before then, it will be refunded and you will have to pay at the door afterall.

Also, for those of you who don't mind sharing a room, check out our forum because there are a few people who are still looking for a roommate.

Abunai! on RTV Amstelveen

14th of August 2010

Today some staff members of Abunai! will be guests at "Hello Japan", a radio program on RTV Amstelveen brought to you by Charles van Vessem.

Be sure to listen for there'll be a chance to win some tickets for the convention! Also, besides telling a bit more about Abunai! and the events we have lined up for you this year, we'll also be making an additional anouncement of an extra event not yet listed on our Events Schedule which promises to be a spectacular addition to this year's program!

"Hello Japan" will air at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, but for those who won't be able to catch it on the first run, there will be reruns on Tuesday and Thursday, at the same hour.

Visit RTV Amstelveen's website for a complete radio schedule, as well as an opportunity to listen to the radio online, for those not in the Amsterdam/Amstelveen area.

Hotelrooms available again!

13th of August 2010

For those of you who were unable to obtain a hotelroom before they sold out, we have some good news: We've managed to free up some rooms, and at the same time we've been able to obtain additional rooms from NH Koningshof. New registrations will be able to add a hotelroom again as their options, and existing registrations will be able to edit theirs to include a hotelroom if they so wish so.

For a twopersonroom it is also possible to alter your registration to include a preference for a twin bed option (two single beds) or a double bed (one larger bed for two people).

Besides rooms for two persons we also have a number of single person hotelrooms available. The price for these rooms will be the same as a two person room, but without the option to include a roommate. This price however will still be cheaper than booking through NH Koningshof directly.

As we mentioned earlier we've extended the online registration period by another week, until the 20th of August. This also means the ticketprice will remain the same for another week. After the online ticketsale closes, you'll only be able to purchase an entry ticket at the convention site itself (if we're not sold out), for the door price.

Opening times, extended registration, and: hotelrooms will be available again soon..!

12th of August 2010

With the weekend of Abunai! drawing ever closer, many of you have already wondered about this year's opening times and asked about it. Well, we've finally finalised our own planning and schedules, meaning we've got a timeslot for each day's opening and ending. Ready? Here they come:

Friday: 15:00 - 03:00

Saturday: 10:00 - 03:00

Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00

We've also decided to extended the online ticket registration by another week (so until the 20th of August). Why? Because we've managed to obtain another batch of hotel rooms, and we want to give our visitors a chance to obtain them before the convention starts. More news on this will follow soon on the website and forum, as soon as we've finished preparations for this.

Events schedule Online

8th of August 2010

Our events schedule has just been uploaded to our website. Check the Events Schedule page to get a good impression on what we have to offer you this year.

Mind you, everything is still subject to change! Don't take these times for granted.

Door Prices

25th of July 2010

Since there is only a month left till Abunai! we will be closing the ticket sale soon. You can order your tickets till Friday August 13th. After that date we will only offer tickets at the door. This means that you pay at the door, but you can reserve a ticket beforehand to make sure you have access to the convention. The door tickets will be a little more expensive; 44 euro for the whole weekend, so make sure to order before the 13th to get the tickets for a cheap price!

Revision of payment period

22nd of July 2010

Up until now Abunai! has been fairly lenient with the payment of registrations for our convention, allowing a visitor a period of up to four weeks after first buying a ticket to complete their purchase and transfer the required amount of money to us. However now Abunai! is drawing closer, we can no longer offer a reservation period this long.

Therefore we've decided to bring this period more in line with the average business standard of 2 weeks, meaning that after you order a ticket (or additional services at Abunai!), you will have up to 14 days to complete this registration, or your order will be cancelled.

note: this only goes for new registrations, existing registrations can still make use of their 4 week limit to complete their payment - the time period mentioned in the e-mail you received after ordering tickets is the one that will apply for you.

Hotelrooms (almost) sold out

18th of July 2010

As expected the demand for hotel rooms at NH Koningshof has been great, but the rate at which they're selling outlived even our own expectations. At the moment, the hotelrooms reserved by Abunai! for the saturday/sunday nighthave all been booked, and the friday/saturday night hotelrooms are close to their maximum as well. As a result, you'll be unable to select these options in our registration system.

We're discussing options with the hotel to see if we can get more rooms available. Additionally, rooms might become available in the near future, because they haven't been paid for on time, or because of double bookings or registrations getting cancelled, however this is something we can't guarantee at this moment, because it is too early to tell. Please keep watching our website for further news on this.

Note: this only applies to registrations for the hotel rooms; for our convention itself there are still a number of tickets available.

Convention/House Rules updated

29th of June 2010

We have updated the Convention/House Rules. A dutch translation is forthcoming.

Check out the new updated rules at the Rules page.

Rules & FAQ Online for CAC, CFS and AMV

16th of June 2010

For the Cosplay Act Competition and the Cosplay Fashion Show we put the rules online. For the AMV Competition we have put a FAQ online.

The signups for all these competitions will open soon, as soon as we are done making the signup templates.

Cosplay Fashion Show videos online

1st of June 2010

After some extra delay we finally were able to also get the CFS videos online on the website now!

Check them out over at the Convention Archive.

Unfortunately, the DVD that was sent to us with the high quality material for both the CAC (Acts) and CFS has been lost in the mail by TNT, so we are awaiting a new one.

Once we have this DVD in our possession we can start supplying the people from the acts that are interested with a video for home use.

Registration is finally up!

10th of May 2010

As you may have noticed, our registration system is up in running. Get your tickets while they're hot! You can get them here!

'What is your major malfunction?'

19th of March 2010

Our hosting provider has suffered a major technical problem, causing them to place backups back of over 3 weeks old. We will try and get a more recent backup but we will most likely have lost alot of information which was put online, aswell as forum posts, over the past 2-3 weeks. The forum is offline untill we had more time to deal with this problem (so if we put a more recent backup back it won't overwrite newly made posts).

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Abunai! at Tsunacon

21st of January 2010

Abunai! is present at Tsunacon 2010. We got a nice little stand in the dealer room, so be sure to drop by. We're having a fun competition, be sure to join! You may even win a coveted ticket!

Abunai! 2010 Location and Date Finally Announced!

10th of January 2010

First of all, the Abunai! staff would like to wish all of you a wonderful 2010.

There has been a lot of ongoing discussion about the location of Abunai! for a few years and, taking into account the feedback provided by our visitors, our crew has been working very hard in finding a new convention site. We've been scouting different locations and after a good amount of consideration and plenty of debating, we believe we have finally been able to find a location that will not only restore the original essense of Abunai!, but will also improve upon it.

This year Abunai! will be held at NH Koningshof in Veldhoven. The NH Koningshof is a large convention centre which hosts a number of conventions and events each year, ranging from workshops to charity events or larger events such as the dutch Darts championship. It's far more spacious than our previous locations, in a more quiet and greener environment. There is a camping site in the vicinity, and as NH Koningshof holds a very large number of hotel rooms (over 500), getting a good sleeping accomodation should be no problem at all this year.

Abunai! has also struck a deal with NH Koningshof regarding sleeping accomodations, allowing us to offer the hotel rooms at a cheaper price; more information about this, as well as this year's ticket prices (and registration) will be made available soon.

The only thing left now is to announce the date of our next convention. In 2010 Abunai! will be held from Friday 27th of August until Sunday 29th, a little earlier than previous years, but with the summer temperatures of august, the green environment of Abunai will only be more enjoyable.

New Theme announced for 2010!

23rd of October 2009

As you can see above, the new theme is here!

We are, however, still sorting out where to host Abunai! in 2010. We're looking at various possibilities and we hope to announce date and location as soon as possible.

Stay Tuned!

Abunai! has come and gone!

30th of September 2009

It's been about two weeks now since we had Abunai!. We're still running around and finishing things up. But we're also getting ready for next year!

All of us at Abunai! would like to thank all our visitors for coming again this year. We had more than 1600 visitors! We hope to match or even overtake that number next year. We had a fantastic weekend thanks to all of you. Seeing all the reactions on several forums, you all had a blast as well!

Speaking of next year, we'll be back!! Date and location haven't been determined yet, but keep a close eye on our website, because we will announce it as soon as possible. The new theme will be announced there as well shortly.

If you want to help us improve Abunai! even further, or have some suggestions for events, locations or even themes, let us know in this forum tread: New ideas for Abunai!.

That's all for now. See you again soon!

Last tickets and cottages

17th of September 2009

If you haven't managed to get a ticket yet, now is your last chance. We have a few more tickets available.

If you have ordered tickets for the other days yet, you can add another dayticket to your registration through this page: Registration Change. However, if you have yet to sign up for Abunai! at all, then you can order your tickets on our Registration Form.

If you already have a camping spot but want to upgrade to a cottage, just order yourself a cottage spot and contact us, and we'll gladly put the money you already paid for the camping towards your cottage spot instead.

Wake-up Martial Arts (WMA) has returned!

14th of September 2009

Due to high demand (and because we really like the event ourselfs) the Wake-up Martial Arts has returned to Abunai! 2009. This year the martial art of choice fel to Tai Chi. The event will be given by Judith van Drooge. Next to the Wake-up exercises she will also do a short demonstration with several types of weapons.

The event will be held on saturday and sunday morning, 10:00 - 11:00, in the Theater. It will be 'full = full' but there will be enough room for a big number of participants (and also just onlookers). Meet us there and start your day fresh and awake!

Ticket booth reopened!

8th of September 2009

All of you have long awaited the moment the ticket booth would be reopened again. That time is now! After long hours of filtering out all the tickets that were either cancelled or paid for too late, the remaining tickets are now open to be resold. There are some cottage spots available as well.

For the people who already have a ticket: If you have a ticket but want to add a ticket for a different day or something like dinner to your registration, use the following page: Registration Change. With this new feature you can easily select more tickets or other things to be added to your registration. This way you don't have to wait for us to do it for you! Mind you, only one specific ticket per registration, so, for example, no two saturday tickets.

You don't have any ticket yet? Then go to the following page: Registration Form. Here you can register your ticket.

Keep in mind to pay your tickets in a timely fashion. Payments that are sent in very shortly before the convention may not be received in time. In that case you will have to pay for your tickets at the door and any excess payments will be refunded after the convention.

This second presale will be online as long as there are tickets left, so make sure to get yours in time!

AMV Compo sign-up open!

26th of August 2009

After a (very) rough start, the AMV compo sign-up is now open. Check out the forum thread for more information on how you can participate.

Saturday Tickets sold out!

8th of August 2009

Our most popular day has always been Saturday, and our ticket sales confirms this! But have no fear! There are always some unpaid tickets that open up for purchase again, so those of you who still want one will get your chance! Keep an aye on our website, we'll give you a heads-up.

New tunes in our Devlog!

28th of July 2009

The former Chairman speaks of his life and his new job at Abunai. He also presents his new event: The Abunai's Future Challenge! where you decide where Abunai is headed in the future. Read more about the devlog here.

Karaoke Competition sign-up now open!

25th of July 2009

Abunai! is all about music this year, and you can't have a music themed convention without Karaoke! And what's more fun than plain karaoke? A karaoke competition! So sign up and show off your singing prowess! You can sign up here!

Ticket booth now on-line!!

12th of July 2009

The moment we all have been waiting for has finally arrived; the ticket booth has gone on-line! It was a long and winding road to get here, but all of our hard work finally paid off: a brand new registration form with a higher level of service is now available for use. We here at Abunai! thank you for you patience and hope to see you all at Abunai!! So hurry along and get your tickets here!

Special event coming to Abunai!

11th of July 2009

Do you like music?
Do you like the feel of the bass?
Then experience it on a whole new level!
This year at Abunai 2009: Taiko Drum Performance!
Be there!

For more information check the event page.

The Sounds of Abunai!

30th of June 2009

Last year we brought you a pre-con event, a writing contest focusing on that year's 'Legendary' Theme, and we've decided we want to bring you something similar again this year.

Maybe you've already spotted us at Tsunacon, Animecon or Chibicon, bringing you a small dance contest to already get you in the mood for this year's convention theme, however the music doesn't stop there: starting today, we're launching another contest, running until the end of august: make something related to music: a song, lyrics, a whole musical, anything! Of course the more original you get, the higher your chances of winning a free ticket! For more information, check out the compo page.

Developers Log, Abunaidate: 20090623

23rd of June 2009

This time it's the assistant manager of our Events department who sheds a light on things. Check it out at the developers log.

Developers Log, Abunaidate: 20090517

17th of May 2009

Each year brings change and excitement. This year is no less. Our Chairman brings you a story about the upcoming convention in a brand new developers log.

Previous years we have used the DevLog as a way to give visitors updates on our progress during the months working up to the convention. Last year there was very little action because we were overly busy getting things ready for the new location but this year we want to make up to you with regular™ updates from different staff members!

(frequency of updates are subject to change depending on news value and spare time ;-])

Cosplay Act Compo 2008 Video's online

11th of May 2009

Miracles happen! With many thanks to Projector Games for filming, and ThaChez for editing the video, we are now proud to present: Abunai! 2008: Cosplay Act Competition Video's!!!.

Check out the Con Archives to see the video's of last year and previous years.

Elf Fantasy Fair

27th of April 2009

After a good nights sleep we look back at a very fun and successful weekend. We had a great time at the Elf Fantasy Fair and hope the visitors enjoyed their stay aswell. Saturday was nice and sunny, and even though Sunday started a bit wet, it turned out to be a very nice day aswell.

We had a competition at the fair where you could make a caption for a picture, and the best one will win a limited edition t-shirt and some more goodies. The winner will be announced as soon as our judges have made their decision about the winner. So check back to see who has won!

Pictures can be found in our photo gallery.

New Mascot

14th of April 2009

Introducing: The new mascot for Abunai 2009!

But wait? New mascot? Then... what happened to the old one? Go read the Webcomic to find out!.

Let's see how long it will take the new mascot to take over the website...

Still looking for cosplayers for cosplay café EFF

18th of March 2009

Abunai can be found at the Elf Fantasy Fair again this year and we'll be having a cosplay cafe. However, we are still looking for volunteers to help us out on site. If you are interested, please sign up in this forum topic!

Mail Server offline for maintenance

3rd of February 2009

The Abunai! mail server will temporarily be offline for maintenance on tuesday 03-02-2009. During this time, we will not be able to send or recieve emails. The mail server should be back online the following day.

Lost and Found

6th of October 2008

Have you lost something on Abunai, and longing to know whether your item has been found on the convention? Send us a message using our contact form. Make certain you have the lost and found option selected in your topic, so your e-mail can be taken into consideration quicker.

Abunai was Legendary!

29th of September 2008

We of the Abunai staff are really happy so many of you guys endjoyed this Abunai of the past weekend. Next years' theme will be Music and we're already thinking about all the things we can do for Abunai 2009. If you haven't done so already we would really like to know what you think about Abunai and its location so please include your feedback on our forum.

Thank you all for coming to Abunai this year and making the legend come true.

Email Trafic Fixed!

29th of September 2008

E-mail was down during the weekend. This means we couldn't receive a lot of your e-mails right before the convention. Because we were busy running the convention, this took some time. Luckily everything is working again right now. We are sorry for this inconvenience.

Email Problems

26th of September 2008

It has come to our attention that our hosting provider has a problem with sending emails. This causes the Confirmation emails to not be sent. Unfortunately we are unable to solve this issue this short before the convention. We'de like to asure all the people who are still registering for tickets, that the registration system itself does work. Registering multiple times because you have not received a confirmation email is not needed.
When registering multiple times, tickets get taken while not actually getting used meaning that other people will not be able to enter the convention because the tickets will be sold out faster. So we would implore visitors to only register once.

We are sorry for this inconvenience.

The last tickets

24th of September 2008

We have a bunch of friday tickets, weekend tickets and cottage spots left. Get them while they're hot! You can buy these tickets on the normal place, on our registration form.

Cottage Spots Free

22nd of September 2008

Hello folks!

There are still some cottage spots free. If you are interested, please send us a mail through the contact form
First comes = First serve!
The prices are still the same € 63,- p.p.

Train tickets sent

19th of September 2008

The train tickets have finally arrived, and have immediately been sent to those who ordered and paid their train tickets. So your train tickets will probably arrive by mail tomorrow, or perhaps on Monday. Addresses in Belgium will probably receive them a day later. If you have ordered a train ticket, and you haven't paid yet, your ticket won't be sent before we have received your payment.

Name that tune Competition

17th of September 2008

Do you spend your days humming the theme tunes of your favourite anime? Do you proudly display your soundtrack collection to your friends and family? Or are you just really good at quizes? The Name that Tune competition is a fun and exciting competition that involves various teams competing against eachother in the name of music!

We have a few team spots left, a team may consist of a maximum of 3 people. So why not sign up and show off your music knowledge! Sign up by mailing ntt@stichtingabunai.nl (we'll need a team name and the full names of the people that are in the team) or check out the forum for more information.

Traintickets delayed

15th of September 2008

Due to an error at the NS (railroad company) there will be a slight delay for us to be able to send out the train-tickets to everyone. We'll receive the correct tickets as soon as possible from the NS and make sure that they'll get to everyone before Abunai! We know you all want them, and we definately want to send them and we're making sure the NS knows it too.

Abunai! 2008 SOLD OUT! (Again)

15th of September 2008

It took only a few days but once again this years convention has been sold out. The chances of tickets coming available now are very small. Do note that at this time, there will be NO tickets available at the door. If this might change (due to cancelations etc) we will notify you through the website and forum.

Some more tickets for sale

7th of September 2008

Today's the day! There are some more tickets for sale for Abunai! So if you still wanted one, now's your chance. So go to that registration page and get yourself a ticket. But make sure to finish reading this post after you have one, because there are some important things about this last ticket sale.

Okay, got your ticket? Double checked if you finished the registration completely, and if you have a confirmation e-mail? Believe me, you'll smack yourself in the head if it turns out you didn't click all the way through. Also, if you were looking for the option to become a gopher, unfortunately it is not possible to sign up as a gopher anymore because of how close we are to the convention and how many gophers there already are!

Since we are completely sold out, we do not want people missing out on Abunai if they don't have to. This means we want to be sure that every ticket is actually used. For this reason, we want to you finish your registration timely. This means you will have to pay within 2 weeks, regardless of what the payment e-mail says. Don't take any chances, this is not the time for it. Go do it, deposit that money. Once you have your visitor code, you are 100% certain of your ticket and you can kick back and relax, content with your newly acquired ticket.

Also, if there are people buying a weekend ticket who already got a day ticket, please contact me. I will want to sell those day tickets to other people waiting to get their hands on one. Also, if you already paid for a day ticket and you managed to get a weekend ticket, we'll sort things out. Use our mail form to get in touch. Do not take your chances in mailing me about changing an existing registration to the ticket you want, because there is a very good chance they are sold out before I can help you with it.

AMV Compo Signups closed

2nd of September 2008

Hi Abunai!'ers !

We have finally reached the limit for the AMV Signups and we are currently in the process of creating the FTP accounts for the contenders.
From the amount of signups we have received, we can say that this AMV Compo will be a blast, and the creators promise you this as well :)

Abunai! 2008 is not far away anymore and so we are very happy that we have so many AMV's.
Niotex will not be judging anymore like all other years, so you probably have to do it with me (Power2All) and some other people (still investigating whom).

For now this is all the extra information I can think of that might be useful to you.
If you got any questions or need updates regarding the AMV Compo, please look at this thread!

Abunai! Opening Times Announced!

28th of August 2008

With barely a month left until Abunai!, the staff is hard at work making final preparations in order to ensure the weekend will become truly Legendary. The date is set, however it would also be quite convenient to know at what time you can expect the fun to begin! We're currently aiming to open the convention on Friday at 15:00. On both Saturday and Sunday the convention will open at 9 o'clock in the morning. Write it down, don't be late - see you at Abunai!

Weekend tickets are sold out!

7th of August 2008

That one moment has come, we're out of weekend tickets! The number of weekend tickets is limited because of the capacity of our new location. We're sorry if you didn't get one, but day tickets are still available, so if you still want to experience a day of abunainess, buy one!

Events update!!

6th of August 2008

It's been crazy for us since Chibicon, so we hope you excuse us for not updating regularly.

Sign-up for the AMV competition is open as of today, so start mailing to get a coveted spot in our highly anticipated AMV compo!

The Bring and Buy is also back this year, which we have housed in our very own ABU-shop. Here, you can also buy nice little trinkets and useful items such as sushi sets and sake sets.

There's also a new dealer-room attached event: the Abunai!-auction. Here, you can bid on rare items that visitors or dealers alike offer to interested parties. If you have something rare that you are willing to part with and want to fetch a good price for it, the auction is the way to go!

Keep a close eye on this site for further updates!!

Sign-ups Cosplay Act Compo almost closing

24th of July 2008

If you haven't signed up for the Cosplay Act Competition yet, but you want to participate in this, you should be fast. Tomorrow night at midnight the sign-ups will permanently be closed, and from the sign-ups we have received we will select the most promising acts to be performed in our Cosplay Act Competition on the saturday of Abunai. So don't hesitate and go to our events sign-up page and send us your submission!

`Registration Check` page

21st of July 2008

You registered and wanted to know what the status of your payment is? You want to pay but forgot how much it was? You payed but it was too little and want to know how much more you need to pay? All of this you can check out on our new Registration Check page. Just fill in your paymentcode and get the info you need.

Abunai at Chibicon!

4th of July 2008

If you still haven't gotten any tickets for Abunai!, there's also a chance to get one at Chibicon! Visit our stand and find out about our new location, services offered and those coveted tickets! See you there!

Cosplay competitions sign ups are open

27th of June 2008

You can sign up for the Cosplay Act Competition and the Cosplay Fashion Show again. There are a few changes this year, so make certain your read everything on our competition and sign-up pages. And make certain you sign up while you can, because once the sign ups are closed there are no more chances of participating in one of these two competitions.

The most important change would be the sign up period for the Cosplay Act Competition. In previous years, the ones who signed up the first were always the ones who could get into the competition. But this year there is a set sign-up period, and everybody has a chance to be selected to perform their act on stage. So make certain to sign up within the next four weeks, before July 25th, if you would like to participate.

Daytickets now available

24th of June 2008

The tickets to visit us for a single day are now available. There are 150 of these tickets available for each day. If you cannot come the entire weekend, get your daytickets now! You can select them on our registration form.

Pricewinners Animecon competition

15th of June 2008

It has taken some time, but finally the price winners of the Animecon have been determined. They are:

Marieke Pras
Toyah Boot
Bart Tates

The price winners have been notified for collecting their prizes. To all those who participated but didn't win, we are very happy you participated anyways, and maybe you'll have better luck with another one of our competitions, this year or in the future.

Also check out the Photo Gallery for a few snapshots taken at AnimeCon 2008.

Abunai update: Anime 2008, ticket prices and more!

6th of May 2008

We're all back safe and sound from anime 2008. This year was once again a great one. A lot of things went much smoother than any year before that. One of the best animecons yet! Although we have to get back to organising Abunai!, we're looking forward to next year.
Ticket prices have gone up, since we moved to the next period. Tickets are now € 30,- a piece. So get them while they are still this cheap! Expect some updates on our event section, with news on some up and coming events! Also, we are reorganizing our website to provide you with up to date information. Stay tuned!

Abunai! returns from the Elf Fantasy Fair!

29th of April 2008

Abunai! was on the EFF for their first time ever, and we must say, we quite enjoyed it! So many enthousiastic people interested in what we all have to offer. We all had a great time, and hope to be invited to the EFF again. To all those who came to our tent, a big fat arigatau to you! Also, the winners of our "are you dressed Japanese" contest are picked. You can find them here in the abunai picture gallery

Ticket booth opens April 16th!

15th of April 2008

That one moment you have been waiting for is now here. Registration starts tomorrow! That's right! From April 16th you can register for one of those coveted Abunai! tickets!. As if that's not enough, we also have another cool new compo coming your way! For those who visit our tent on the Elf Fantasy Fair, we have a special competition to win fabulous prizes. Check out the new compo on the on the miscellaneous events page

New competition announced!

3rd of April 2008

Our events team has come up with an event you can enjoy before our convention: Legendary Storytelling! Instructions on how to play and what you can win can be found here miscellaneous events.

April Fools!

2nd of April 2008

In the spirit of prank making, we had us a big one yesterday. A lot of people did fall for our little joke. If any of you had sleepless night over this, we apologize. It was just a little practical joke on our side. All cosplays will be admitted, and there is no boycott on Abunai! this year.

Cosplays at Abunai! 2008

1st of April 2008

We have been contacted by a public servant a few days ago representing various license holders in America, Europe and Japan, informing us that they are in disagreement with our policy towards Cosplay. Some of these companies have their own cosplay outfits as part of their marketing scheme, so promoting the use of unofficial creations is interpreted as a breach of copyright. Unless Abunai! changes its policy, they have threatened to boycott Abunai! 2008.

We are currently investigating the situation which has been caused because of this, but have found no solution yet, so for now we have no choice but to comply and change our cosplay policy. Cosplay outfits from anime and manga series which have been licensed will not be allowed at Abunai! this year. There has been no word of cosplays based on videogame characters as of yet, but we're expected a similar response from the videogame industry about this.

People who are unsure about whether or not their cosplay outfit will be allowed can send a picture of it to info [at] stichtingabunai.nl ; we'll review your outfit and get back to you as soon as possible.

Abunai! At The Elf Fantasy Fair!

21st of March 2008

Abunai! will be present at the Elf Fantasy Fair this year, running the Manga Square together with Aniway, Chibicon, Open Minded, Cheesecake and some volunteers.

What will we be doing there? Para Para Workshops, Maneki Neko workshop by Chibicon, Video Program. Manga Library. Japanese Language workshop And much more!

Also, ticket sales will be starting at the EFF. So get the tickets while they're hot!

News Update!

19th of March 2008

In this news bulletin there is a lot to tell. First of all, by the end of the week (we hope that) all accommodation will be on-line. Booking information will be included.

Abunai! will also be attending this years EFF (Elf Fantasy Fair), making the "manga square" happen with aniway, cheesecake, open minded and some volunteers. So please visit us at our tent!

There's also a new devlog available. Jurry, our PR/External manager, will give you a sneek peek at what's going on with the staff. Read all about it here

Abunai! is also looking for more people. Our job openings can be found here: help us as staff

Archive Page 2007 Online

7th of December 2007

Is it a bird? is it a plane? is it a speeding bullet heading towards our chairman? No! It's the Cosplay Act Videos!!! Yes you heard it right, they are online (already? yes already!). We told you we were going to do everything we could to speed it up this year ;-]. Check out the CAC videos, aswell as videos from the Concert, the Evil Laugh Compo and a promotional video here.

Murder Mystery Solutions online!

29th of October 2007

The moment some of you eagerly awaited for is finally here! The winners and solution of our Murder Mystery Event has come on-line! You can find it here Murder Mystery Event page. Winners will be notified as soon as possible.

Abunai! 2007 is over -_-

7th of October 2007

Unfortunately the convention is over. We would like to thank all people who came, for their great work and presence! We hope to see you all again next year! Please leave a message at the forum and let us know what you thought about it, and meet up with people who also attended.

Events Schedule Online!

3rd of October 2007

The long awaited events schedule is now online! well... partially anyways ;-]. (IE has some display issues with the cropped version, try the popup version instead). Go check out the Events Schedule Page.

Registrations almost full!

1st of October 2007

While people can't buy their tickets anymore online, they can still register for a door ticket online. Since the maximum amount of registrations is almost reached, we advise everybody who wants to come to register as soon as possible. The registration booth will close if the maximum is reached, after that no more tickets can be registered. Door tickets without a registration will not be sold.

Cabin places open

27th of September 2007

Are you still looking for a place to stay during Abunai. Or are you stuck on the camping and you wished you had been sooner to order a cabin place? Well, then you're in luck. Due to a few cancellations, there are now some cabin places open and all the people on the reserve list have already been provided with one. So are you interested in a cabin spot? Send a mail to registration@stichtingabunai.nl. It's first come, first serve.

Name That Tune competition is full!!

20th of September 2007

The "Name That Tune" is filled to the rim. The maximum number of contestants have applied. We have nine participating teams, so it's all filled up for now. May the best team win!

Name That Tune compo sign up open!

4th of September 2007

Get your team together and sign up! Name that tune and win fabulous prizes! More information and sign up can be found here.

New competition announced!

3rd of September 2007

Fetch your mechanical pencils, bring out the paper and start drawing! Because the Abunai! 2007 manga drawing competition is here! Archonia and Cheesecake are joining forces with abunai to make it worth your while! Check the Competition Page for details!

Hurry up! Ticket booths closing soon!

3rd of September 2007

Wadda ya mean, you haven't got a ticket for Abunai!? Well, If you still want one, you'd better register fast! You've only got until Wednesday to register. Then we close the booth! You don't know where to register? Well, here you can register. Hurry up and get a ticket!

Dutch Animators Showcase

30th of August 2007

Like last year, we would like to give Dutch animators the chance to show their work on the convention in one of our video rooms. However, for this event to work, we will in fact need some self-made animations. So if you make your own animations, and you would like to show them on the big screen, now is your chance. There is information about the showcase on our events page and information how to participate in this event on the sign-up page.

Please consider participating, and if you have friends who make their own animations, do drop them a line too. The animations which are best appreciated by the crowd can even win a prize in this event.

Bring & Buy is back!

30th of August 2007

That's right! All those old manga you don't read anymore, those figurines you simply don't have any space for anymore, plushies, merchandise, etc. You can sell it in our dealer room at the Bring and Buy! You can find all info here: Bring & Buy page.

Updated info about abunai!

21st of August 2007

The Abunai machine is running on full steam. Abunai is 45 days away and we're working as hard as we can to get things done.

First of all, some updates. For all of you who haven't registered, you only got 15 day to do so! Also, if you check the box for our "Archonia discount offer", you could win a set of five wonderful mangas provided to us by Archonia! Those who already registered aren't kept out of that super sweet deal... You'll get a mail soon that allows you to participate and gets you a discount with archonia for your next order!

We also have a set of dealer rooms this your. Yes, you read it right! We're having two dealer rooms, which are named Noir and Scarlet. What does that mean for you? More goodies, more mangas, more merchandise, more of everything! So be sure to visit both of them frequently during abunai!

Cosplay Fashion Show full

9th of August 2007

From now on, sign-ups for both the cosplay shows are closed, because the Cosplay Fashion Show is also at its maximum number of participants. I hope you will all come and enjoy the two shows.

Cosplay act compo full. Hotels fully booked

4th of August 2007

The signups for the cosplay act competition have closed again because the competition is completely filled already. You can still take your chances with the reserve list, but chances of an act dropping out are very small.

The hotel rooms of the hotels on the grounds of the University of Twente, Drienerburght and Logica, are fully booked.

Event sign-ups opened

22nd of July 2007

The sign-ups for Abunai's Anime Music Video competition, Cosplay Act competition and Cosplay Fashionshow have opened. If you want to participate in any of these events, go to our events sign-up page to read how you can sign up and what the rules for the competitions are.

Ticket prices and Chibicon!

4th of July 2007

It's another four days until the ticket prices will be raised to € 28! You only have four days to get your ticket for the old price!

For those of you that are attending Chibicon, you can buy your ticket there as well! For the current price of course! We'll be seeing you there!

Aizawa Continous!

2nd of July 2007

After enduring much hardship from his computer, Steven finally was able to finish page 15. For those of you who can't wait and read it, you han find it here. Have fun reading!

New promotion gear available!

22nd of June 2007

Get your latest Abunai! 2007: a weekend to die for... promotional material from the Promote us page! Wallpapers, banners and our flyer can be found here! Get them, and spread the word! Abunai! is coming!

Animecon Contest winners announced!

18th of June 2007

We've finally worked our way through the enormous amount of replies we had on our contest on the animecon. We have found our winners! To see who won what, or just to play the game again, check this page: <Contest winners page>.

New devlog available!

13th of June 2007

Jasper (Power2All) has written his first devlog! You can read it on the devlog page!

Tickets sales have started!

12th of June 2007

After some delay our ticket booth is finally on-line. You can now start ordering your tickets! It took a bit longer than expected, and we would like to thank all of you that you have been patient with us! We're looking forward to seeing all of you on Abunai! 2007. We'll truly make it a weekend to die for...

Ticket sales on Animecon!

31st of May 2007

The moment you all have been waiting for is almost here! Ticket sales are about to start! On the Animecon you can already buy tickets and the registration booth will open somewhere in the week after the convention! So drop by our stand and sign up! We'll also be attending the chibicon convention, so you'll also have an oppertunity to buy tickets there! Prices will start at 23 euros.

Abunai Cosplay Footage Available!

14th of May 2007

KITAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Finally it's here. It took us a while but it's here. The footage of the acts.

With great thanks to my friend Jojo for editing the stuff and Power2all for teaching me some encoding tips. We finally present to you all: Abunai 2006 Cosplay Act Videos.

-- Events staffmember Max

New devlog for your reading pleasure!

7th of April 2007

There's a new devlog available in the developers log section. It's about one of our latest members, Jurry Bakker, who's doing PR and external management. You can read it here: Jurry's devlog

Steven does it again!

21st of March 2007

It was hard work, but he finished Aizawa's 14th page. Pay hommage to his hard work by reading it! But above all, enjoy.

Three new webcomic pages online!

4th of February 2007

The webcomic has been updated to page 13. You can find the new pages here: Steven's webcomic

Portion of the Cosplay Competition video feed online

3rd of February 2007

We received the first three acts and the introduction as video files, and they are available on-line. We don't know when the rest comes, so please be patient. We hope we can bring them on-line as soon as possible! You can find the footage here: Abunai! 2006 Archive.

Final theme confirmed

31st of January 2007

This years theme will be Crime and Detectives, wrapped in the style of Film Noir. We'll also be celebrating our fifth anniversary this year, so we're going all out! It's truly going to be.... A weekend to die for...