Tokonatsu Conbook 2018

Our 15th year running, we welcome you to an extra special tokonatsu this
year!
We have lots in store for you, and have been working hard to create an
amazing and unforgettable event.
Take a look at our packed schedule - full of events old and new! Chill out
and play some card games in an even BIGGER traditional gaming tent, take
a look at the new outdoor events for some active fun, or relax with tea
and a slice of cake in our improved maid cafe, and much more!
Whether you’re a long time Toko-Goer or completely new, we hope to
provide you with an exciting and truly Tokonatsu experience.
Thank you again for joining us and we hope you enjoy your time at
Tokonatsu!

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[Cover] by Gadget
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Introduction
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Contents
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House introductions
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Sponsors
Page [10] - [11] Banan-chan says Hi!
Page [12] - [13] Matsuri: Traditional festival
Page [14] - [15] Cafe Kraken
Page [16] - [17] Cosplay
Page [18] - [19] Why do we Cosplay? [Written by Luke]
Page [20] - [21] TokoMart
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Ethan Fox
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SugarSweetAlex
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Traditional Gaming
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Outdoor Games
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Be a Gopher
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Campfire
Page [30] - [32] Toko-Retreat
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Anime Schedule
Page [34] - [35] Art Submissions
Page [36] - [37] Art by Drayce
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Hibana-con
Page [39] Tokonatsu 2019
Page [40] - [41] Food Vendors
Page [42] - [43] Local Amenities
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Committee
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Chairman’s Letter
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Schedule
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Your Space
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Back Page

The Orchid - Represents Spring. Beautiful
and graceful, yet fragile and gentle. The
orchid celebrates life because it symbolizes
reviving earth’s energy from the winter.
House Ran – The Second Gentleman
Mother of brush painting, representing grace, beauty and a happy spirit.
The wild orchid represents what the Japanese believe to be feminine
virtues – beauty and grace, yet fragile and gentle.
The orchid invites you to celebrate life because it symbolizes reviving the
earth’s energy from the winter.
One famous orchid in Japan is the Neofinetia falcata, which symbols wealth
and nobility. Favoured by the Japaneses royalty for it’s fragrance and
foliage. Samurai warriors would travel for miles in order to find one and
bring it back. It was considered a sign of their bravery if they were able to.

The Plum Blossom - Represents Winter. Perserves
with life and beauty, a leader - the
first to bloom, signalling the end of winter.
House Ume – The Fourth Gentleman
Last of the four gentlemen, represents Winter and is the symbol of hope
and endurance.
Japananses tradition holds that ume functions as a protective charm against
evil, traditionally planted in the north east garden, the direction in which
evil is to come. Eating this fruit is also belived to starve off misfortune.
Representing winter because it persevers with life and beauty within it.
The plum blossoms are the first to bloom, signalling the end of winter.
The beauty of the plum blossom lies in the contrast of the gnarled, rough
trunk and the soft, tender blooms.

The Bamboo - Represents Summer. Strong
in the face of adversity with perfect
balance, upright integrity and tremendous
flexibility.
House Take – The First Gentleman
Known to be the most painted subject in East Asia. Represents the
strength in the face of adversity and what the Japanese believe to be the
virtues of the male – perfect balance, upright integrity and tremendous
flexibility.
Known to be the “perfect gentleman” Because at its center it is hollow,
which suggests modesty and it is always of service and used on a daily
basis.
Symbol of purity and innocence.
In festivals they use bamboo and bamboo grass to ward off evil, one good
example of this is the Tanabata festival where people would write wishes
on strips of paper and hang them on Bamboo grass.
Some shrines also have a Bamboo forest around them to act as a sacred
barrier or wall against evil.

The Chrysanthemum - Represents Autumn.
Sturdy and defies brutality. Also strong and
unwaving.
House Kiku - The Third Gentleman
Representing Autumn as it’s sturdy and it defies the brutality of the frost.
It is also the flower that represents the japanese royal family. It’s
associates fragrant plants with being strong and unwavering with the
change of the season.
It also represents longevity and rejuvenation, when it was introduced to
the royal family they were fascinated with it and thus they used it as their
imperial seal.
This is a very widely used symbol, where it denotes the highest honour
awarded by the Emperor, but you can also find in on money (50 yen),
clothing and various other places.

This year we are incredibly lucky to have our con book sponsored by
SGN. This has helped us free up budget to create an even better event
for you all!
And as in previous years, MVM entertainment has provided us with a
wonderful selection of anime to watch in our very own TokoCinema!
[Check out page 33 for the schedule]
We’d like to thank our sponsors for their generous contributions this
year - and hope to have their continued support in future years.

• Kingyo [Goldfish Scooping Game]
• Yo-yo Tsuri [Water Balloon Yo-yo]
• Senbonbiki [Pull String]
• Wanage [Ring Toss]
• Superball Sukui [Superball Scooping]
• Omikuji [Fortune Telling]
• Shageki [Shooting and Archery Gallery]
• TokoCinema [Provided by Toko-Retreat]
• Disco
• Karaoke
• Sumo Wrestling Tournament
• Kimono and Traditional Dress

You may have seen many different styles of Matsuri in a lot of different
anime and Japanese shows, but have you been to one in person? Come
and join in the festivities while at Tokonatsu by stopping by at our very
own Japanese style festival.
At the festival you will be able to join in the fun by playing many different
festival games run by the staff and our lovely gophers, from
precariously scooping out goldfish to challenging the seven gods of fortune
at the string pull. You can even earn some house points!
You will have the chance to win prizes and create memories with old
friends and new. Be careful though, the sumo suit event has caused more
than enough rivalries!
Ever thought you might look awesome in a Kimono? Then there is an opportunity
to find out right at the festival.
If after all the games and slamming down your best buddy in a sumo suit,
you want some time to chill out there will be TokoCinema run by the fantastic
people over at TokoRetreat, so feel free to head on over, grab a pew
and relax while you watch some old favorites and maybe even discover a
new favorite show.

Okaeri nasai mase, Goshujin-sama, Ojou-sama!
Café Kraken is a maid and butler café inspired by those in Japan’s
Akihabara district. These cafés are hosted by a staff of maids and
butlers who serve food and play games with customers while sporting
cute uniforms specially tailored to the theme of the cafe. Maids and
butlers of these cafes also put on performances like popular dances and
songs to further entertain their guests as they dine on food prepared with
love by the staff.
With the popularity of our Cafe last year, we have increased the size! This
means more places to sit, introducing a mix of high and low tables, with
extra room for performances and games.
Let our cute and courteous maids and butlers make you feel at home by
serving delicious tea and cakes, playing games, or perhaps performing a
song and dance routine!
As part of the Tokonatsu community, all proceeds from Café Kraken goes
to the betterment of next year’s festival experience. The more love you
give, the more you get back!

We’d like to say thank you to all our customers who have visited the cafe
this year and last. Your continued support means we can continue to run,
and any donations or gifts ensure a better and easier experience for all.
And we’d like to say a big thank you to all the wonderful Maids and Bulters
who have volunteered to work at the Cafe this year. We could not run
without you and we appreciate all the hard work and skill you bring to the
event. We hope to see you all next year!

Matsuri: Japanese Festival
Fancy cosplaying as your favourite character, or perhaps you’d like to show
off a costume of your own design? Then the cosplay events are for you!
As always, there will be Toko’s own Cosplay HQ. Here you can register for
our cosplay events, and if you experience a cosplay break down, you can
fix it up here. If you’re nearby, come down and talk to the team about
anything cosplay.
The only Open-air Cosplay Masquerade in the UK! Compete to see who
has the best costume, to show off your hard work (or even just for a
laugh!). Having your costume critiqued by our panel of judges is optional,
and we accept both bought and handmade costumes.
This is one of our most popular events, for veterans and newcomers alike.
The aim is to make a team effort to produce a cosplay out of scraps of
material in a set amount of time. We provide a mystery theme that the
costumes have to be based upon. Due to the nature and popularity of the
event, as well as limited materials, we only have a limited number of
places, so be sure to enter the event early.
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Work in teams to dress up a teammate in a costume! The catch? You’ll have
to find the costume pieces first, and you won’t be able to see what you’re
picking up. Guided by your team, you’ll have to collect the correct piece of
costume whilst blindfolded. If your finished team’s cosplay is the most accurate
to the original source image you were provided with, you win!
Compete in teams to create themed costumes in just 5 minutes, from anything
you can find in our Toko Stash. Show off your creations in the Cosplay
tent, or take them for a spin in one of our sporting events.
Got a hankering for those traditional fashions? Want to appreciate some
traditional clothing? Maybe you want to model or buy some of it yourself?
Tokonatsu’s Kimono Fashion Show is the event for you!
Ever wanted to go on a date with an anime character? Well now you can, with
this Tokonatsu Game Show! We’ve selected the most desirable characters
from anime, Manga and Gaming to be your #1 Waifu or Husbandu for the
evening, all you have to do is sit back, relax and let them Woo you!
Want to try making your own Mecha? Ready
Steady Mecha, a brand new event for Tokonatsu,
is a team effort to produce a Mecha suit out of
cardboard, material and foam in under an hour.
Your final creations will battle it out in order to
be crowned the best mecha of 2018!
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A lot of the time when I see articles like this the question is “what is cosplay?” but I think we already have
a grasp of that.
Personally, I’ve always considered cosplay to be about wearing your heart on your sleeve. When I cosplay
a character it’s because they’re a character I like from a series I care about, and I relate to them on some
level. I think that’s part of the reason I still cosplay, as I only find more characters and shows to love. Representing
them through cosplay is like wearing a beacon saying “I love this thing, come and talk to me about
it”. I also feel that in representing those characters you can embody a piece of them.
I’ve asked 4 different cosplayers a few questions to help form an opinion as to why we cosplay and how
different people view it.
Vomit-boi
Why did you start cosplaying?
I started to cosplay because I wanted to dress up to go to my first ever Comic-Con! I think it was 2014 in
May? I’d seen so many cool cosplayers on social media and wanted to be just like them!
Your first cosplay and your favourite cosplay?
My first ever cosplay was Sailor Mercury and to be honest I was quite impressed with it at the time because
I made most of the accessories myself, but now I look back on it, it wasn’t the best.
My favourite cosplay was probably Frisk from Undertale because when I wore it to Comic-Con Undertale
was really popular, and I got a lot of positive attention! Plus it was by far my comfiest cosplay.
Why do you continue to cosplay?
I continue to cosplay because I love making things and improving my skills! For me, the preparation is like
75% of the fun, and I love mixing up characters and putting my own spin on things.
Owldolly
Why did you start cosplaying?
I started cosplaying back in 2013, when a friend got me into the Lucky Star series and wanted to ‘dress
up like the characters’. I had been to a con before but not had the confidence to cosplay, and didn’t really
know what it was! On from there I made more friends and realised how much fun it was. My love for
cosplaying continued from there.
Your first cosplay and your favourite cosplay?
First cosplay; Konata from Lucky Star. I was originally too nervous to do it alone as my friend backed out,
but did it anyway! Now I’m fearless and cosplay anywhere haha!
Favourite cosplay; at the moment I would say Zerotwo as her suit is so comfortable and easy to wear, and it
looks good too. But my favourites change!
Why do you continue to cosplay?
For the past 3 years I’ve really started to take cosplaying
seriously, often doing both professional and relaxed
shoots outside of cons. I love the friendships I’ve
made through my favourite series and I get such a
buzz from portraying my favourite characters.

Emi-Zone
Why did you start cosplaying?
Like most people, I had an early education of anime through hilariously dubbed anime series reruns on
TV - as well as a fairly broad gaming upbringing thanks to my family. When a close school friend mentioned
what was Telford MCM at the time I figured I’d join in, so I bought a Kairi costume from eBay and hoped for
the best. The best wasn’t really the outcome but I had such an amazing time that I’ve never looked back
since.
Your first cosplay and your favourite cosplay?
I had just finished Kingdom Hearts 2 and I loved Kairi’s dress a little bit too much. Unfortunately I didn’t
know anything about wigs so I opted to spray dye my hair red for the event it wasn’t the worst thing
ever but it’s also something I don’t tend to talk about XD
Favourite cosplay is a bit tough, I’ve made so many cosplays now, I typically only cosplay a character if
I love them to some degree. I think my favourite currently though would have to be lady bug from The
Miraculous Ladybug series. I worked especially hard on creating the costume and I love wearing her. She’s
very comfortable and easy to move in but she also stands for a lot of positive things and I love seeing the
reaction around children

Welcome to TokoMart - Your first stop for all
things wonderful and geeky!
We’ve had a few changes this year - increasing
our size and we are now open later than ever
before!
The bring and buy is ready to burst with an array
of exciting items - and take a look at our line up of
dealers and Artists this year! We hope you’ve got
your spending money ready.

Think you’ve got what it takes to beat a member of the Traditional Gaming
team? We admire your courage. Simply approach a member of the team,
draw a number from the box to determine which game is played, and the
battle is on!
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If running around soaking people with water guns isn’t your thing, or you
just fancy a change of pace, then come on over to Traditional Gaming! Be
it board games, card games or role-playing games; there’s something for
everyone. This is a great place to meet new friends, have a good laugh and
earn some extra house points!
A CHALLENGER ENTERS THE RING!
Come by the Traditional Gaming Marquee and CHALLENGE the masters at
their own craft. Win hordes of house points by defeating them and gaining
glory!
Yer a Wizard are ye?
Prove yourself as Tokonatsu’s Supreme Wizard with our Tri Wizard
Tournament! Running all weekend, it promises to be an intense clash but only
one can stand at the top! Bring your deck and dominate your games to win.
16 Players - First come first serve
Battle against your fellow Toko-Goers in a heated Smash up free for all.
You’ll enter as 16 players but only one can emerge victorious, will it be
you?

We are hosting the annual Luchador Tournament
A Mexican wrestling dice rolling game that provides the chills and the high
flying thrills of the wrestling ring!
Do you have what it takes?
SPECIAL EVENT!
Come play the best game of Werewolf you’ve ever played.
We promise!

Games - page 22 + 23
As well as the many activities that we have arranged throughout Tokonatsu,
there are some tried and tested events that you’ll recognise from most
Anime Conventions, but given our own Toko twist!
Toko disc is a classic take on American Football, but with a frisbee. Teams
are seen making elaborate strategies that go right out the
window when the whistle blows.
Otaku Royale is a battle royale style game. Players are given a small
amount of supplies and left to fight it out to be the lone survivor. This
means quick truces and even quicker rivalries and players use any means
necessary to be the victor.
Otaku Royale Classique is a team based version of the standard game.
Teams blue and red duke it out to see who can get the most amount of
points in fifteen minutes. This is enhanced with extra ways of scoring
points, hidden around the map.
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Capture the flag, commonly abbreviated as CTF, is large area game where
two teams each have a flag and the object is to capture the other team's
flag, located at the team's "base," and bring it safely back to their own
base. Teams are broken up into three different roles: Runners, Gunners
and Shield bearers
The game ends when the first team scores 3 points. Each team can have a
maximum of 5 runners and unlimited gunners and bearers.
Guess Who? is a multiple team guessing game. Each team starts the game
with a board that includes images of 24 characters and their first names
with all the images face up. The object of the game is to be the first to
determine which card the opponent team has selected. Teams alternate
asking various yes or no questions to eliminate candidates.The team will
then eliminate candidates by flipping those images down until all but one
is left.
Pictionary is a guessing word game. The game is played with teams with
players trying to identify specific words from their teammates' drawings.
The drawings are based on popular anime, television shows and videogames.

The true backbone of the event; the loyal gopher. Being a gopher takes
skill, committment and lots of energy. But it sure is fun!
For those that do not have any idea how festivals and conventions run, the
majority of the organisation and planning for the event, are done by the
committee which sit there pulling their hair out every day before, during,
and
after the event to bring you the best possible weekend we can. However,
there are so many different tasks to do during the event itself, that it is
impossible for the committee to do them. That is where the “Gopher”
comes in.
“Gopher” started out life within the early stages of the Anime scene, possibly
before, as a volunteer staff member, who would go and fetch things,
or “go for” something.
At Tokonatsu, not only will games and participation in the events get you
your “House Points”, but so will being a gopher! Plus extra goodies for
helping out.
We’d like to take a moment to thank all of our gophers for this year and
previous years, without you this event would be nowhere near what it is
today - So from the bottom of our hearts, thank you very much, and we
hope to see you again next year!

After a long day of gaming, challenges and cosplay, why not head over to
one of Tokonatsu’s unique elements - The Campfire! Where else will you
find a large fire that is actually meant to be there rather than frantically
being put out by the local fire department!
During this time you do not have to worry about anything. You are done
for the day, there are no points to gain, just be yourself and let the gentle
heat of the fire keep you company along with new and old friends. What
remains is a wisp of calmness and quiet that gently guides you into a restful
state, that will eventually power you for the following day.
The campfire will run as long as we have firewood. Our key volunteers
will be on hand to ensure that everyone is safe. Don’t miss out on such a
unique part of Tokonatsu and don’t forget to pack those marshmallows!

Greetings Tokonatsu!
This year Toko-Retreat returns to bring you more events than ever before!
For those of you that are new, or may not have heard of us in the
past, here is a bit about us;
We started about 10 years ago with the aim to keep the community
together between years, and be a place where you could go and see all
the photos from the festival. Over the years we’ve grown to bringing you
events such as The Open Air Anime Cinema, and the art and writing competitions
many of you took part in over the last couple of years.
We have since been taken on as staff, and have been working hard to live
up to this honour! We have expanded the number of events and panels
that we offer each year, and you will find details of such in the following
pages.
As well as all this, we now act as an expansion to the Festival area, providing
a more chilled area with a slower pace, and events that aren’t as energy
driven. We understand that sometimes, you need a break from the full
on water fights and extreme Frisbee, and to that end, we’re there for you!
In recent years, we have also found that many of you aren’t quite sure
how to approach us, and that our banners and lights make us intimidating.
We assure you that is not our intent, and we welcome all to come on
down and hang with us! We have always been about fostering good relationships
at Toko, and the formation of friendships that can’t be defined
by proximity.
So please join us in making this year’s
Tokonatsu one of the best, and come say
to hello at the Toko-R Festival area if you
get the chance!

It’s a secret!
Come find us at Toko-Retreat and pick up your copy of the quiz. Take it
away, fill it in, and bring it back for the chance to win some house points!
In the spirit of keeping things fair, please no using the internet to cheat!
We bring you a special treat this year in the way of a martial arts demonstration
led by DragonWolf!
Join Hoshino_Draco as she demonstrates how to make Bubble Tea!

This year the panel will be led by Rebby, with a presentation
on what life is like living in modern day Japan!
Show off your creative talents and take part in our speed writing and art
competitions. You will get 1 hour to complete your piece of work
according to this year’s theme Ready Player One!
This year, we’ll be running a Colouring-in contest along side the Art
contest for those that don’t fancy themselves the next Picasso!
(winners of the previous year’s contest cannot enter)
This year we bring you an all new event in collaboration with the
events team! Sign up as either a Zombie or a Survivor and take part in
this fun variant on British Bulldog!
A 2 hour RP session using an original system designed by Rezal, set
in the fictional world of Nasadia. No Character Gen needed, just
show up and take part! (Max 6 players)

All of the Anime shown at Tokonatsu is provided by MVM Entertainment.
MVM is unique in the UK Anime industry in it’s multi-level supply, acting
as licensor, distributor, wholesaler and retailer. Their range is always growing
and they have a range of new titles available every month. Find out
more at:
[8.00PM]
Disgaea
Two years ago, an angel apprentice named Flonne was sent to the Netherworld to assassinate
King Krichevskoy. Flonne searched for two years, and eventually she found a coffin with
Krichevskoy’s emblem on it, however, it turned out that it was not the King of the Netherworld,
but his son Laharl!
[9.00PM]
Techi Muyo
Tenchi spends the summer helping his grandfather tend the family shrine. One day, he finally
manages to get the keys to a forbidden section of the shrine, and accidently releases the
Demon Space Pirate Ryoko!
[8.00PM]
Fruits Basket
Following the death of her mother, Tohru goes to live with her grandparents, but after renovations
on the home and unsupportive family members cause her to move out, she finds herself
living in a tent in a field. Unknown to Tohru at the time, the field was actually the back garden
to her classmate Yuki Sohma, and his cousin Shigure. They take her in, in exchange for acting as
the housemaid, but it’s not until she accidentally falls into one of the family members that she
discovers their strange secret.
[9.00PM]
Another
In 1972, Misaki, a popular student of class 3-3,
suddenly dies..Devastated by the loss, the students
and teacher behaved like Misaki was still alive, leading
to a strange presence on the graduation photo.

Artwork by Tiffany Tillbrook

Artwork by Nway

It’s the Hibanacon Committee again. We hope you’re having a lovely time
at Tokonatsu!
[Although knowing when the average con-goer reads conbooks, a nice
journey back from Toko might be more apt.] The lovely folks at Toko have
given us a bit of space here to talk to you, and we do love talking to people.
In case you haven’t heard Hibanacon is running again this November! We
had so much fun last time, we thought we’d come back for a second bite
at the cherry. So what do we have for you? How does three days of events
at the lovely Jurys Inn in Milton Keynes sound? We have parties every
night,
a masquerade, and the Hibanacon Cosplay Ball. We also have guests: Paul
Flannery (of the Knightmare Live stage show), plus the returning Jollyboat.
On top of all this we’re hard at work organising three days of panels, workshops,
and even dance lessons to give you a fantastic weekend.
We hope to see
you there!
Hello Tokonatsu!

Enjoying Tokonatsu so far? Have you already decided that this is
how you want to spend the first weekend in August next year?
Then here’s a deal for you!
Still not convinced? If you have any feedback or something you’d
like to discuss then please contact us!

OPENING TIMES: THURSDAY (6PM-11PM), FRI - SUN (12PM-10PM)
Our experienced pizzaiolos use only the best authentic fresh Italian ingredients
to bring you the real Italian taste. We carefully prove our dough
and stretch it by hand to ensure we provide you with the best traditional
Italian pizza.
We put a lot of care and love in our products, try it and you’ll not be dissapointed.
That’s why our customers keep coming back for more. Quality is
our best recommendation.
From Canada Water, in London, Hachoo Bubble Tea is founded by Chingy
and Han Ye. They are both scientists that love drinking bubble tea! So they
though they would share our experience and give a personal insight into
consuming this delicious drink in the UK as well as around the world!
Hachoo first came up with the idea of selling bubble tea kits when they
moved to Hertfordshire. They found there were not many bubble tea
shops around. So they decided to make their own.
OPENING TIMES: FRIDAY - SUN (12PM-10PM)
Scoff ‘n Nosh is based in Suffolk but we travel anywhere in East Anglia
and London. We are general caterers who can
provide most styles of catering but we speciaize in
BBQ’s with gourmet steakburgers and a range of
pulled meats for events, festivals and corporate
events..

OPENING TIMES: SAT - SUN (8AM-4PM)
Established in 2010 we are a company passionate about great coffee who
specialise in the mobile coffee market. We build high-end mobile coffee
vans packed with unique features both for our growing franchise network.
We use only the highest quality green coffee, designing and fine-tuning
our blends whilst electronically mapping the roast profiles on our micro-roaster
before making the roasted blends available commercially.
OPENING TIMES: THUR - MON
Newsstand Comics and Candy [formally known as the toko tuck shop] Is
ran by a regular attendee of Tokonatsu, James Cobley, who provides an
exciting range of American Import Good, Candy and Drinks.

Five Bells Public House
101 High Street,
Henlow
SG16 6AE
OPENING TIMES:
Mon - Friday: 12 - 2.20pm . 6 - 9.30pm
Saturday: 12 - 9.30pm
Sunday: 12 - 7pm
Tel: 01462 811 125
Henlow Fish Bar
1 Langford Road,
Henlow
SG16 6AF
OPENING TIMES:
Monday - 4.30 - 9pm
Tues - Sat - 11.45am - 1.45pm . 4.40 - 9pm
Sunday - Closed
Tel: 01462 812 349
Henlow Village Stores
36 High Street,
Henlow
SG16 6AF
OPENING TIMES:
Mon - Tuesday: 7am - 6pm
Wednesday: 7am - 7.30pm
Thur - Friday: 7am - 6pm
Saturday: 7am - 7.30pm
Sunday: 8am - 1pm

Morrisons
High Street,
Shefford
SG17 5DZ
(3.5 miles)
Asda
Biggleswade Superstore
Church Street,
Biggleswade
SG18 0JS
(4.3 miles)
Sainsburys
Bells Brook,
Biggleswade
SG18 0NA
(6 miles)
Co-op
High Street,
Mulberry Close,
Stotfold,
Hitchin
SG5 4NL
(6.4 miles)
Waitrose
The Lairage,
Bedford Road
Hitchen
SG5 1HF
(6.5 miles)
Tesco
58 High Street,
Baldock
SG7 6BN
(7 miles)

Hi all,
Normally this space would be used for our wonderful Chairman [Myst] to
write to you and thank you for attending Tokonatsu. He is very much
thankful for everyone’s hard work, support and attendance at this years
event - but this time, we’ve hijacked the page!
This is an extra special Tokonatsu, not only because it’s the 15th
Anniversary, but because it’s also Colin’s [Myst] 10th year as Chairman.
That’s right, 10 years!
Colin uses so much of his free time (and santity) to organise and bring
everyone together to create this event. And we couldn’t be more thankful.
Every year he encourages and supports us, making Tokonatsu that little
bit better with each year that passes. Though with any event, things are
bound to go a little wrong sometimes, but Colin is always there to listen
and provide a plan B.
Tokonatsu would be nowhere near the event it is today without his
leadership and passion. So from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you
Colin, for all your hard work, for all the free time you’ve sacrificed, and for
all the injures you’ve obtained throughout the years.
Here’s to the best Tokonatsu yet, and the many more that will follow!
The Tokonatsu Committee and Staff

Tokonatsu 2018
Friday
Main Campsite Events Festival Area Operations Area
Events Field Toko Mansion 1
Marquee [1] [2] TokoBarn 1 [3] Toko Mansion 2 [4] Large Marquee [5] Other Marquee 2 Small [6] Marquee 2 [7]
Toko Mansion 4 [9]
Toko Mansion 3 [8]
Main Building Gazeebo Residential Campfire Food Court Popup Gazeebo 1
Festival Field 1 Festival Field 2 Small Marquee 1 [10]
Arcade Registrations Events HQ Archery Marquee Traditional Gaming TokoMart / Other TokoMart Festival Toko R Cosplay HQ Maid Cafe TokoStage Ops / Gophers /First Aid
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
Breakfast
8:30 8:30 8:30 8:30
9:00
9:00 9:00 9:00
Setup
9:30 Early
9:30 9:30 9:30
Setup
Closed Open
Closed Closed Closed
Closed Closed Closed Setup Setup Setup Closed Open
10:00 Access
10:00 10:00 10:00
Open Open
Open
10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30
11:00 11:00 11:00
11:00
Open
11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30
12:00 EVENT OPEN 12:00 EVENT OPEN 12:00 EVENT OPEN 12:00 EVENT OPEN
12:30
12:30 TokoDisk - Gathering Setup
12:30 Open
12:30
Archery Panel
13:00 13:00
13:00
Setup
Open
13:00
Toko Disk
XL GAMES!
13:30 13:30
13:30 13:30
14:00 14:00
14:00 Open
Setup 14:00
14:30 Registrations
14:30 Closed
Toko-Pictionary
Closed
14:30 Magic The
Masqurade
Kimono Panel
14:30
15:00 Open
15:00 15:00 Gathering:
Setup Open Signups and Setup
Slip and Slide 15:00 Open Open
15:30 Closed
15:30
Open 15:30 TriWizard
Open
15:30
Setup
Setup
16:00 16:00 Card Captor - Gathering 16:00
This Little Shrine of
16:00
16:30 XL GAMES!
16:30
16:30
Open
Closed Card Captor
Mine
16:30
17:00
17:00 17:00
Cosplay Blind Date
17:00
Open
17:30 Move to Ops
17:30 Recover Items Cleanup 17:30 Transfer to Opening 17:30
18:00 Closed 18:00
Closed Closed 18:00 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Opening Ceremony 18:00 Closed Closed
18:30
18:30
18:30
Setup
Setup
18:30
Setup
Archery Tag
Setup
19:00 Open Setup
19:00 19:00
Setup
19:00
Setup
Setup
Kimono Fashion Show
Gopher Meeting
19:30 All entry
19:30
19:30
Closed Closed
2 Hour Role
19:30
20:00
20:00 20:00
Play
Setup 20:00
Meet The Crew
20:30 20:30
20:30 Cosplay Done
20:30
Setup
Archery Mini-
21:00 21:00 21:00 Ice Breaker Games
Quick
Open 21:00
Tourney
21:30
21:30 21:30
Ice Breaker
21:30
22:00
22:00
22:00 Karaoke
22:00 Open
Lit
Closed
Open
22:30 Hentai Panel
22:30 22:30 22:30
Open
23:00 23:00 Closed
23:00 23:00
23:30
23:30 23:30 23:30
Chill out Tent
0:00 Closed 0:00 0:00
Closed
0:00
Closed
0:30 0:30 0:30 0:30
1:00 Closed
1:00 1:00 1:00
Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
1:30 1:30 1:30 1:30
Simmer Out
2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00
Closed Closed
2:30 2:30 2:30 2:30

Main Campsite Events Festival Area Operations Area
Tokonatsu 2018
Saturday
Main Building Residential Campfire Food Court Popup Gazeebo 1 Events Field Marquee [1] Toko Mansion 1 [2] TokoBarn 1 [3] Toko Mansion 2 [4] Large Marquee [5] Other Marquee [6] Small Marquee 2 [7] Toko Mansion 3 [8] Toko Mansion 4 [9] Festival Field 1 Festival Field 2 Small Marquee 1 [10]
Arcade Events HQ Archery Marquee Traditional Gaming TokoMart / Other TokoMart Festival TokoR Cosplay HQ Maid Cafe TokoStage Ops / Gophers /First Aid
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
Closed
8:30 8:30 8:30 8:30
Breakfast
Closed Closed Closed
Closed Closed Closed Closed
Closed
9:00 9:00 9:00
Open 9:00
Closed
Setup
9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30
10:00
10:00 Capture The Flag - Gathering Setup Setup 10:00
Open
Setup
Japanese
10:00
10:30 10:30
10:30
Culture Panel
10:30
Closed Capture The Flag Archery Panel
Setup
Setup
11:00 11:00 11:00
11:00
11:30 11:30 Card Captor - Gathering Setup
11:30 XL GAMES! Ready Steady
Brush Painting Slip and Slide
11:30
Setup
Mecha
and Caligraphy
12:00 12:00
Closed Card Captor
Archery Tag 12:00
Writing
12:00
12:30 12:30 12:30
Bring & Buy Drop
Competition
12:30
13:00 Closed
13:00 Toko-Disk - Gathering Setup Archery Space 13:00
Open
Off
Masqurade
Open
Masqurade Masqurade 13:00
13:30 13:30
Invaders 13:30 Preparation
Preparation Preparation 13:30
Toko-Disk
14:00 14:00
14:00
14:00
14:30 14:30
14:30
14:30
Open
Closed
Closed
15:00 15:00 Closed 15:00
15:00
15:30 15:30 Closed
15:30 Chill Out
Cosplay
Cosplay Cosplay
15:30
TokoMart Open TokoMart Open
Open Masqurade Closed Masqurade Masqurade
16:00 16:00 16:00
16:00
16:30 16:30 The Otaku Royale - Gathering Setup
16:30
Magic The
16:30
Open
Gathering:
Open Open
17:00 Open All Entry
17:00
17:00
TriWizard
17:00
17:30 17:30 The Otaku Royale Setup 17:30 17:30
Open
Setup Setup
18:00 18:00
18:00
Open Setup
B&B Collection
18:00
18:30
18:30 Setup 18:30 till 8pm Setup 18:30
19:00 Setup
19:00
Archery
19:00
Zonbidoggu Tournament
XL GAMES!
Japanese Tea
Open
19:00
19:30 19:30 19:30 Ceramony
19:30
20:00
20:00
20:00
20:00
Open
Sumo Suits
20:30 20:30
Setup
20:30 20:30
21:00 21:00 21:00
Traditional
TokoMart Open
Toko-Cinema:
Provided by
21:00
21:30 21:30
Closed
21:30 Smash Up
Gaming
Matsuri Games
TokoRetreat
21:30
22:00
22:00 Haunted Walk -
22:00 Tournament
22:00
22:30 22:30 The Tokonatsu
22:30 22:30
23:00 Lit
23:00 Test of Courage
23:00
Closed
23:00
Open
23:30 23:30 Closed 23:30 23:30
Matsuri
0:00 0:00
0:00
Closed
0:00
Closed
0:30 0:30 0:30 0:30
Closed
1:00
1:00 1:00 1:00
Closed
Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
1:30 1:30 1:30 1:30
Closed
2:00
2:00 2:00
2:00
Simmer Out
Closed
Closed Closed
2:30 2:30 2:30 2:30

Tokonatsu 2018
Sunday
Main Campsite Events Festival Area Operations Area
Main Building Residential Campfire Food Court Popup Gazeebo 1 Events Field Marquee [1] Toko Mansion 1 [2] TokoBarn 1 [3] Toko Mansion 2 [4] Large Marquee [5] Other Marquee [6]
Small Marquee 2 [7] Toko Mansion 3 [8] Toko Mansion 4 [9] Festival Field 1 Festival Field 2 Small Marquee 1 [10]
Arcade Events HQ Archery Marquee Traditional Gaming Traditional Gaming Traditional Gaming Festival TokoR Cosplay HQ Maid Cafe TokoStage Ops / Gophers / First Aid
8:00
8:30 8:00
8:30 8:00
8:30 8:00
8:30
Breakfast
Closed Closed
Closed Closed Closed Closed
Closed
Closed Closed
9:00 9:00 Closed 9:00 9:00
Closed
9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30
10:00
10:00 Card Captor - Gathering Setup 10:00
Setup 10:00
Open
Setup Setup
10:30 10:30
Setup 10:30
10:30
Closed Card Captor
Open
Setup
11:00 11:00 Archery 11:00
XL GAMES!
Bubble Tea
11:00
11:30 11:30 Toko Disk - Gathering Setup Demonstration 11:30 Panel Ready Steady Cosplay
Slip and Slide 11:30
Open
12:00 12:00
12:00
Toko Disk Closed
Open
Toko Retreat
Martial Arts
12:00
12:30 12:30 Closed
12:30
Magic The
Art
Setup Demonstration
12:30
Gathering:
Open
13:00 Closed
13:00 Closed
13:00
Comeptition Open
TriWizard
Kagome, Kagome Cosplay
Setup House Tug of War 13:00
Achery Space
XL GAMES!
13:30 13:30 The Otaku Royale - Gathering Setup 13:30
(Blind Man’s Buff)
13:30
Open Open
Invaders
Chill Out
14:00 Open
14:00
14:00
Para Para Panel
14:00
14:30 14:30 Closed
The Otaku
Closed 14:30 Open
Setup 14:30
Open
Royale
LUCHIDOR
Open
15:00 15:00
15:00
15:00
Open
XL GAMES!
Toko Quiz
15:30 15:30 24 Minutes Later - Gathering Setup 15:30 2 Hour Role
Closed
Open
15:30
16:00 16:00
24 Minutes
Closed
16:00
Open
Open
Play
Setup
Would I Lie to Toko
16:00
16:30 16:30 Later
16:30
16:30
Props Panel
17:00 17:00
17:00
Open
17:00
All Entry
XL GAMES!
17:30 17:30 Archery Tag 17:30
Chill Out Open Lip Sync Battle
17:30
Open
18:00 18:00 Closed
18:00 Open 18:00
18:30 Closed
18:30 Closed 18:30 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closing Ceremony Closing Ceremony 18:30 Closed Closed
19:00
Setup
19:00
19:00
19:00
Open
19:30 19:30 Setup Archery Tourney 19:30 19:30
Setup
20:00
20:00
20:00
Open
20:00
Zonbidoggu
20:30 20:30
20:30 Shogun's Ultimate
20:30
21:00
21:00
Open 21:00 Warewolf
Toko-Cinema:
Mario Kart: Drink
21:00
Closed
Open
Chill Out Open
Provided by
Open
Open Open
21:30 Yaoi Yuri Panel
21:30 21:30
and Drive
TokoRetreat
21:30
22:00
22:00
22:00
22:00
22:30
22:30 22:30 22:30
Lit
Open
Closed
23:00 23:00 23:00 23:00
23:30 23:30 23:30 23:30
Open
Closed
0:00 0:00 0:00
Closed
Closed
0:30 0:30 0:30 0:30
1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00
Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
1:30
1:30 1:30 1:30
2:00 Closed
2:00 2:00 2:00
Simmer Out
2:30 2:30 2:30 2:30
Closed
0:00
Closed Closed