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Ever wanted to roleplay an anime character? You have your chance at MANIFEST, with a number of anime-based roleplaying games!

Ranma 1/2: Bridge on the River Kawaii

In the time of the samurai, in an age long ago. A moonlit figure of a woman stands on a gracefully curved bridge that spans a misty abyss. The stars twinkle in the autumn night as she peers over the bridge's vermilion rail. She draws her kimono close around her as tears curve down her cheek and drop into misty depths below. With a single word she cries out a man's name as she falls...

Now in Nerima, Tokyo a young couple and their friends are about to find themselves in hot water...

A tale of jealousy, ancient curses, martial arts, lost love and noodles. A systemless single session tournament based on the characters and manga of Takahashi Rumuko by Peter Strong for 2 or more players

Rated M15+ (adult themes, some violence)

Cowboy Bebop: Love Lies Bleeding

In the year 2071, most of humanity has fled the devastated Earth and moon for terraformed Venus, Mars, Io, Callisto, Ganymede and war-ravaged Titan. In this time, bounty hunters roam the solar system in search of the lawless. These bounty hunters are known as "Cowboys". This is the story of four such Cowboys on the spaceship "Bebop".

As the rain gently falls from the grey overcast Martian skies, a woman in a trench coat stands in a deserted cemetery. As a tear runs from beneath her dark glasses and down her cheek, she drops a single rose on the lone grave, turns and slowly disappears into the mist....

A game for 4 players and a dog...

Hana no Tou

The girl raised the bamboo flute to her lips and a haunting note echoed across the mist-shrouded valley. The ever-alert samurai watched her, his face expressionless and stoic, yet his eyes betrayed the welling emotions inside him.

The thick-set, older man awoke with a snort from his deep slumber and immediately looked for a drink to quench his parched throat. A short distance away, realising that his companions were awake, the priest ended his nearly inaudible prayers.

A story of legends come to life, the strength of honour and the spirit of a sword.

By Strong Peter-san and Pavlovski Nick-san:

A four player, single session, systemless anime game set in 13th century Japan. A prequel to Kamisama no Kyuh Jitsu.

Seriousness 3-5
Rules Knowledge 0
Characterisation 3-5
Adult Content MA (adult themes, violence)

Slayers: After Dinner Mint

In the Sequel to Last Years RPG session Slayers: Vanish, Lina Inverse has Returned!

Banished to the Desert of Destruction, Lina and her companions are lost wandering once more for that great driving force behind all adventures FOOD! During their wanderings Lina, Goury, Zelgadis, Amilia and the rest stumble upon the lost hamlet of Om'ah'let, a village held by a powerful curse preventing its citizens from dying and preventing them from gathering and making food. All this can be fixed if the towns ancient item can be retrieved from the Tower of Woe and Despair. What is this item you ask? it is the infamous mystical After Dinner Mint! sought by all adventures for it confers upon its holders the powers of the Immortals.

A single session game based on the anime series Slayers for 4+ players (Including a Flat Chested Sorceress; a Justice Freak; a Half Man, Half Golem angst ridden Shaman; a Devious Mazoku; and a woman feared for her laugh...)

Diplomatic Immunity

Brought to you by Team Zero.

A 4-player game set in the near future world of Masamune Shirow's Appleseed The Utopian state of Olympus is an ideal society. But when outside forces threaten, it can bring lethal forces to bear. Deep in the sprawling metropolis of Gaia City, four friends are shopping in Chiron Arcology. Little do they know, but one of them will soon be the focus of the forces of Olympus.

Rules Knowledge 0
Seriousness 4
Charaterisation 4
Adult Content 3-4
Setting Knowledge: Useful, but not essential

Roleplaying
Time	Saturday	Sunday
10am
11am	Ranma 1/2: Bridge on the River Kawaii	Room 1: Slayers: After Dinner Mint Room 2: Diplomatic Immunity
12pm
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm		Cowboy Bebop: Love Lies Bleeding
6pm
7pm	Hana no Tou
8pm
9pm

* These screening times and dates subject to change.