Session Title Description Every day is full of fun. But something is missing. "My life would be amazing if only I had a little sister. Why don’t I have a little sister...?" These are the musings of little sister-lover and novelist Itsuki Hashima, who only writes works featuring little sisters. Around him gather a number of unique people: A Sister's All You Need genius author/pervert Nayuta, female college student Miyako, illustrator Puriketsu, and the brutish tax accountant Ashley. Each of them hold their own worries, but live their peaceful daily lives while writing novels, playing video games, drinking alcohol, and filing their tax returns. Ace Attorney English Dub Premiere WHO WOULD WIN?! It's a question that's plagued the American vs. Japanese Entertainment internet for years, but you've never seen it handled like this! The Ikkicon AMV League Contest! Come see some amazing AMV Contest videos, and find out which AMVs will be going on to compete for Best AMV of the Year What character would win in a fight? What's the best Shounen anime? Subbed or Dubbed? These questions burn Ani-battles: The Anime Debate Game to be answered and debated against your peers! Come play the ultimate anime debating game! Clannad, and its follow-up Clannad: After Story are some of the most emotional and beautifully produced examples of the medium, but there's a lot that happens in the story that makes Anime Ambush: What the Clannad?! it difficult to understand for the casual observer. In this panel, we'll be taking a look at the Key (heh, get it?) points in the storyline and discussing the various possibilities for the town of Hikarizaka. Here you can select your favorite character board. There are over 100 characters to choose from each bingo board will Anime Bingo! have a different character theme. For every winner there is always a prize. Remember the 80's Nickelodeon game show Double Dare with Marc Summers? Well, this is the same show, with an Anime Double Dare anime twist. Get ready for wacky stunts, audience games, prizes, and surprises! America has been importing Those Weird Asian Cartoons for longer than most of us have been alive, and the journey from animation cel to your television or computer has been longer Anime in America and more storied than you might think. Join Vitamin H as we explore the history of anime as seen from this side of the Pacific, from black-and-white television shows of the 1960s through the rise of Toonami and the fall of Geneon and ADV. What were the BEST titles of 2017? In this panel, we'll explore that question, and determine which one deserves to be named Anime of the Year. We'll discuss the animation quality, Anime of the Year stories, characters and music to show which titles deserve the title more than any others. We'll also be hosting an audience award, so be sure to bring your thinking caps! Session Title Description Join us for everyone's favorite drawing game, now with a convention twist! Draw your favorite anime/gamer/Japanese Anime Pictionary words and help the audience guess what it could be. Now with prizes for best and funniest artwork! Art Auction, come buy art at this auction come buy art, auction Art Auction style, what did you think this was? In the year 2003, Professor Tenma is distraught when his son Tobio is killed in a car accident. He loses himself in his latest project, creating Atom, a robot boy programmed to be forever good. Upset that his Tobio-substitute can never grow up, Astro Boy Tenma sells Atom to Ham Egg, the cruel ringmaster of a robot circus. Atom meets the kindly Professor Ochanomizu, who adopts him, inspires him to become a crusader against evil, and eventually builds him a robot "sister," Uran. Eren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just begun to become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their preparations are interrupted by the invasion of Wall Rose— Attack On Titan S2 but all is not as it seems as more mysteries are unraveled. As the Survey Corps races to save the wall, they uncover more about the invading Titans and the dark secrets of their own members. Autographs Bryce, Darrel, Lauren Autographs Bryce, Darrel, Lauren, Kevin Autographs Greg, Luci, Blake Autographs Greg, Luci, Blake, Kevin, Jeff Autographs: Bryce Lauren, Darrel Autographs: Greg, Kevin, Jeff, Luci, Blake Avatar: The Last Airbender is a cartoon that aired on Nickelodeon. We will be playing a quiz bowl based on the original 3 seasons. We will be using a lockout buzzer system. Avatar: The Last Airbender Quiz Bowl Audience contestants on opposing teams will receive coaching and assistance from Colony Drop Cosplay and Khamomeal Tea participating in character cosplay. Attendees will explore ballet movement seen in Princess Tutu. Ballet with Princess Kraehe Attendees will learn basic ballet movement and positions. Attendees will learn a new ballet variation (dance). Have you ever watched Whose Line Is It Anyway and wanted to participate? Well now's your chance. Come and learn the Bardic School of Improv rules of Improv and get a chance to play some of your favorite games as well as a few you might never have seen before. Basic stage combat 101 is all about how to choreograph Basic Stage Combat 101 different types of fight scenes and how to make them look realistic. Session Title Description Funimation presents Bastard!! The characters in Bastard!! have forsaken technology and have traded it in for magic and the occult arts. The story revolves around a group of five magicians who set out to rebuild their world after a rampaging God destroys it and tips it into chaos. Driven by their leader Dark Schneider, Gara, Arshes Nei, Abigail and Kall Su set out Bastard!! to conquer kingdoms in the hope of rebuilding them into utopias, with each of the magicians having their own personal agenda in doing so. However, Dark Schneider's often reckless manner and short temper leads him to wreak havoc where ever he goes. He is trapped by a group of clerics in a baby boy, leaving the four without a leader. You've heard of it in 50 Shades, you've seen it in manga and anime. Now learn about the real world applications, BDSM 101: Anime VS Reality (18+) guidelines, and how to safely explore the world you're curious about! In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both receive grimoires, magic books that amplify their holder’s magic. Asta’ Black Clover s is a rare Grimoire of Anti-Magic that negates and repels his opponent’s spells. Being opposite but good rivals, Yuno and Asta are ready for the hardest of challenges to achieve their common dream: to be the Wizard King. Giving up is never an option! Black Jack is an "unregistered" doctor with a clouded, Black Jack mysterious past Blake Shepard Q&A Couldn't make sense of the BlazBlue story? If so, you're in luck! This panel will be exploring the many twists and turns of Blazblue: Explaining the lore the games' and the origins of the playable characters. My knowledgeable panelists and I will entertain you with stories of time loops, alternate timelines, and time ghosts. BLEACH follows the story of Ichigo Kurosaki. When Ichigo Bleach meets Rukia he finds his life is changed forever. Tsundere, Imouto (little sister type), etc. are only a few of the personas that the café waitresses play out here. And the new hire Maika, is asked by the store manager to play none other Blend S than the super sadist!? As she becomes devoted to her work, her super sadist persona blooms unexpectedly… Everything is a treat - even being stomped on - in this outrageous working comedy Assiah, the realm of humans, and Gehenna, the realm of demons. Normally, these two dimensions would never Blue Exorcist intersect, but the demons are now intruding on the material world. Session Title Description The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has Boruto enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious events unfolds, Boruto’s story is about to begin Bryce Papenbrook Talks Anime Ten years ago, Ryouta Murakami set out with his best friend Kuroneko to find proof of alien life. A tragic accident occurred, killing Kuroneko and injuring Ryouta. In honor of Kuroneko's memory, Ryouta now searches the night sky for alien signs, determined to prove that his friend had been right, and that aliens really do exist. Then one day, a new transfer student Brynhildr in the Darkness comes to his class and shatters everything he believes: her name is Kuroha Neko, and she looks exactly like the deceased Kuroneko. Kuroha denies being Ryouta's friend, but there’s something strange about her. She somehow aced a difficult test to transfer in, but doesn't know her multiplication tables. She possesses inhuman strength and strange abilities. And strangest of all, she predicts death. The future’s looking bleak. It’s a good thing there’s a new sheriff in town. Her name is Jo and she’s an enigma even to herself. Alongside her partners Sei, Amy, and Meg, Jo fights Burst Angel for the citizens who can’t defend themselves. Confronting corruption and twisted science, these gals are on fire—and they’re the best chance the wounded city’s got. Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare (PS4) Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 (PS4) The year is 2977. Mankind has become complacent and Captain Harlock stagnant. All work is done by machines, while humans spend all their time on entertainment. I will show you a set of pictures from various anime, manga Caption This Picture! (18+) and other sources. Your job is to provide the best caption for this picture. Prizes will be awarded for the best captions. Panels done and looking to wind down with some ridiculous laughs? Join us for Cards Against Humanity. Play until the Cards Against Humanity room closes and then ask to borrow the game for the night and carry it throughout the venue for wacky fun. Panels done and looking to wind down with some ridiculous laughs? Join us for Cards Against Humanity. Play until the Cards Against Humanity room closes and then ask to borrow the game for the night and carry it throughout the venue for wacky fun. Panels done and looking to wind down with some ridiculous laughs? Join us for Cards Against Humanity. Play until the Cards Against Humanity room closes and then ask to borrow the game for the night and carry it throughout the venue for wacky fun. Get ready to die of laughter! Join Zeroes To Heroes as they play the highly chaotic Cards Against Humanity! Who would Cards Against Humanity (18+) do what? Who will win? We're all horrible people, so let's embrace it together! Session Title Description Your heist is a massive success and you and the gang are back at the hideout to split it up. But you aren't in the mood to Cash N Guns Open Play share the sweet loot. Put your guns up and try to bluff or kill your way to all the loot before your former "friends" do the same. Come out and play this zany bluff game with us! Prince Lotor has taken over the Castle of Lions. His evil Castle of Liars: A Voltron Improv Show demand; improv comedy! Join the prince for a night of (18+) Voltron-based improv scenes, where audience participation isn't just encouraged, it's vital to saving the galaxy! In New York, 1928, the seals between Earth and Hell are breached. Brandishing sacred weaponry, elite exorcists Sister Rosette and Chrono—a devil whose incredible powers sap his Chrono Crusade partner’s life—clean the streets of demonic filth. In a race against time, this dynamite pair charges towards certain death to stop the apocalyptic horrors of the indomitable devil, Aion. Closing Ceremonies The year is 2017 of the Imperial calendar and parts of the world are uner the control of the Holy Britannian Empire. Lelouch Lamperouge, an exiled Britannian prince, encounters Code Geass a strange girl known as C.C., who gifts him with a great and terrible power. The Geass. With this powerful ability, Lelouch can get anyone to do as he wills. But the power of Geass: is it a blessing…or a curse? It doesn't matter if you're a first time con goer or a veteran, there are ALWAYS tips and tricks you can learn to survive ComicDrake's Convention Survival Guide cons. Join Comic Drake as he helps you maximize your time, energy, and money for ultimate convention survival! Convention Feedback Convention Horror Stories w/Teca (18+) The portal is open and anime characters of the multiverse are summoned to do battle for control of the convention. Cosplay Chess - Nightmare Chess Edition Cosplayers come sign up to represent your favorite series and cheer for the side you want to win most! Sign ups taken on a first come first serve basis. Cosplay Contest Ready to possibly meet your nerdy soulmate? Then our panel is just for you! Come join us for a panel filled with silly Cosplay Dating Game (18+) mischief while we find everyone's true love in the Anime world! Come join a cosplay photographer with over 5 years Cosplay Photography 101 experience as cosplay and staff photographer and learn the basic in and outs of cosplay photography Come join a cosplay and staff photographer with over 5 years Cosplay Photography 102 experience this panel is for those who have a base knowledge of photography and want to improve there skills Session Title Description Have you ever been out on the con floor when someone asks to take a picture, and you find yourself not knowing quite how to pose? Then come join Little Bird Cosplay and NineTail Cosplay Posing Academy Fennec Photography in this interactive class, as we work with you to come up with a series of good poses, as well as teach some basic concepts behind posing in general. Had a cosplay question that you didn't get answered? Come Cosplay Roundtable with the Cosplay chat with our experienced cosplay guests to get them Judges answered. Whether it's sewing, props, wigs or presentation, our pool of knowledge can help you out! The Bebop crew is just trying to make a buck. This motley lot of intergalactic loners teams up to track down fugitives and turn them in for cold hard cash. Spike is a hero whose cool façade hides a dark and deadly past. The pilot Jet is a bruiser Cowboy Bebop of a brute who can’t wait to collect the next bounty. Faye Valentine is a femme fatale prone to breaking hearts and separating fools from their money. Along for the ride are the brilliant, but weird, hacker Ed and a super-genius Welsh Corgi named Ein. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The only thing for certain is that for Kamiyama, Cromartie High School is his reality. And what a surreal reality it is. Because this is where Cromartie High School the toughest, meanest (and, often dumbest) students are sent to do time. At Cromartie, purple-mohawked bruisers and pencil-chomping street thugs are just part of every day life. And so is a 400-pound gorilla. Crowdfunding Your Project panelist cancelled Dance Featuring Greg Ayres A body has been discovered! Now the cast of Danganronpa are stuck in yet another class trial! Join them and help as they Danganronpa Murder Mystery work to solve the mystery! Who will survive and who will be chosen as the blackened? Darrel Guilbeau Q&A Dramatic readings of real online encounters. The sass must Dating App Hell (18+) flow, and Church of Thirst is real. While at summer camp, seven kids come across seven Digivices and are transported to a strange digital world. In this Digimon Adventures new world they make friends with creatures that call themselves Digimon who were born to defend their world from various evil forces. Join the Austin Lolita Handmaidens to learn about the DIY Lolita Sewing wonderful world of lolita sewing! All ages and skill levels welcome. We'll have a raffle, quiz, candy and prizes! Get ready to go Saiyan in this epic card game for fighting Dragon Ball Super Card Game Learn to against some of the biggest heroes and villains in DBZ! Learn Play to play the game and then get cards to enter the tournament right after! Free tournament with packs for prizes and promos! Determine Dragon Ball Super Tournament who's the most powerful at Ikkicon in this epic game! Don't know how to play, come to the learn to play right before! Session Title Description Mikado Ryugamine is a young man who yearns for the city Durarara like no other. At the invitation of his childhood friend, Masaomi Kida, he moves to Ikebukuro, Tokyo and enters school there. One Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono helps Miyako, the victim of a purse snatching, and discovers that she goes to the same school he does. To the dismay of his childhood friend, Kei, Hiro starts hanging out with Miyako. But Kei is not about to let a new girl in Hiro's life take him away from her, and sets out to prove that she's the only one for him. When Renji Asou meets Chihiro Shindou at an abandoned train station, he doesn't Ef - A Tale of Memories notice anything unusual at first. But he soon discovers that she suffers from a rare form of amnesia and can only remember things for thirteen hours. Chihiro dreams of writing a novel, but her amnesia has made it an impossible task. Now, however, Renji is determined to help her fulfill her dream. Emotionally charged, beautifully animated and now available for the first time with an all-star English cast. Don't miss one of anime's masterpieces: ef ~ A Tale of Memories! Efforts & Discord w/ Bryce & Darrel Renton is a teenager trapped working as a mechanic in a backwater town. He dreams of joining up with a daredevil group of pilots known as Gekkostate and following in his Eureka Seven father’s heroic footsteps. When a mysterious beauty named Eureka shows up asking for a tune up, Renton soon finds himself drawn into a high-flying mecha dogfight that makes him a target of the military. Evenings with Isabelle w/ Greg Ayres Join us for more than your average J-fashion 101 panel. Everyday Kawaii is a practical guide to Japan's kawaii fashion subcultures (including fairy kei, decora, mori kei, otome, and more!) that will get you started wearing your favorite J-fashion Everyday Kawaii styles, help you prefect your style for effortless daily wear, or simply show you how to incorporate elements of these fashions into your wardrobe, adding a touch of kawaii to your daily style. An intro to making armor out of foam and thermoplastics. Learn the differences between Thibra and Worbla, and the Ex-Shadow: Cosplay Armor advantages for each! Hosted by Cosplay Guest Ex-Shadow – the first to publish an armor pattern with Simplicity Excel’s in a secret organization. She wants to impress her boss by conquering the city. And every episode of her show, Excel Saga, is a mega-random mash-up of stuff that rules. It’s Excel Saga like a sci-fi movie full of drunken kittens. It’s like a romantic comedy about zombies that drive laser motorcycles made of flaming glitter. And when you smoosh it all together? BOOM. Excel Saga! We Are One!! Attention all EXO-Ls! Love EXO and want to meet other fans? Come to EXO-L's Unite to meet up and test EXO-L's Unite! your knowledge on EXO through quizzes, games, music and get a chance to enter an EXO themed giveaway! EXO-Ls, Let's Love!! Session Title Description Do you want to transition from casual fan to creator, doing something creative with your love for anime? We’ll talk Fandom to Followers: Building Your Ani- blogging, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more, brand and how you can develop something meaningful from your hobby (and get thousands of followers along the way). Welcome to Fanfiction A-Z! Here we will be discussing the ins and outs and all abouts of the wonderful (and sometimes terrifying) world of fanfiction. We will discuss platforms, writing Fanfiction A-Z advice, and frequently asked questions in a fun and interactive seminar, including the opportunity to win cool prizes! Illya (Illyasviel von Einzbern) is a typical young girl attending Homurabara Academy who just happens to have a slight Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA crush on her brother-in-law. Then, one night, a magic wand called Magical Ruby falls from the sky into her bath and tricks her into signing a contract... Fuyuki City—a city surrounded by the ocean and the mountains becomes the setting for an age-old ritual. To realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant any wish from its possessor, seven masters are given seven heroic Fate/Stay Night spirits chosen by the Grail... Each master will enter into a contract with their assigned servants and battle the other masters and servants to the death until only one pair remains… This is the “Holy Grail War.” You don't even know you're already dead!! The war has turned the world into a nuclear wasteland. However, humanity Fist of The North Star had survived, only to relapse into society where violence dominates. Shokugeki no Soma centers on Yukihira Soma, a middle school student who is determined to surpass his father’s culinary skills. One day, his father decides to close down their family restaurant and hone his skills in Europe. Before leaving Food Wars! The Third Plate he enrolls Soma in an elite culinary school that is extremely difficult to enter with a graduation rate of only 10 percent. Will Souma be able to improve his skills, or will the kitchen prove to be too hot? Free ENTRY! Come in, use the neutral leader and draft a Force of Will Draft force to beat your opponents with. All players are entered for free and will receive additional packs as prize support! Force of Will Tournament Free tournament with pack prize support and promos! Free Play $6 all entries get you a pack guaranteed with top players Friday Night Magic Standard receiving additional packs and random players getting exclusive promos! It can be challenging to translate a character designed in two dimensions into a three dimensional creation. In this panel From 2D to 3D: Character to Costume we'll cover fabric choices, weathering, embellishments and other tips to bring your costume to life. Hosted by Cat-chan cosplay Session Title Description Heard of tabletop role-playing games? Ever wanted to make your own game to play with your friends? We are here to help From the Cauldron: Homebrew for Game you realize those very specific dreams! Our expert panelists Masters are here to help you with creating your own campaign and tackling the daunting world of "homebrew." Kaname’s a popular girl at her high school, but it’s her popularity off campus that’s the problem. Unbeknownst to Kaname, terrorists are plotting her abduction, believing she Full Metal Panic! possesses the abilities of the "Whispered.” That’s where Sousuke enters the picture. He’s a soldier from Mithril, a secret counter-terrorist unit—and he’s going undercover at Kaname’s school to try and keep her safe. Funimation Favorites Funimation Peep Show (18+) Funimation: Industry Panel Miaka, a junior high school student in Tokyo, has normal problems: fights with her mom, entrance exams, and deciding Fushigi Yugi where she's going to go eat with her friends. But when she finds a mysterious book in the library, her life is changed forever when she and her best friend are transported inside It is the year 2030, and the stage is the capital of Japan, Chou-Tokyo. Through “Buddyfight”, humans have started cultural interactions with residents from other worlds called “Affinity Dimensions”. Buddyfight is a game with selected Future Card Buddyfight X humans as the “Buddyfighter”, and residents from the other world as the partner (known as “Buddy Monster”). These battles have high significance and sometimes it is even used to decide the fate of a nation, and naturally there are those who seek to use the Buddy Monsters for evil purposes. In a distant future, Tetsuro a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one. This is possible, but to do so he Galaxy Express 999 has to reach the Immortal Planet onboard the space train Galaxy Express 999. Do you like anime? Do you like trivia? Do you like Japanese soft drinks? If you said yes to any of these, then check out Geek Who Drink RAMUNE (All Ages) Geeks Who Drink Ramune! And if the answers were "No", STILL come check it out! Getting Into the Industry w/ Greg, Bryce, Lauren, Darrel, Blake, Kevin, Luci Love anime? Wish your friends and family did too? Join Vitamin H as we talk about why we love anime, barriers to Getting Your Friends Into Anime fandom entry, common misconceptions, and a handful of great gateway series to start off your anime-wary friends. A powerful tank battle has been created by an enviable staff, cute girl characters and 3DCGI! The world has evolved into something different from Japan as we know it. Traditional GIRLS Und PANZER Japanese girls are expected to have "tank skills" as well as flower arrangement and tea ceremony skills, and every school has a "tank club". Session Title Description Come and get your autographs with Japanese Cosplay Guest Goldy Autograph Session Goldy! Cosplay Guest Goldy, the master of large scale-armor builds, regularly teaches workshops in Akihabara, Tokyo is here to Goldy: Armor Patterning share his knowledge in this hands-on Armor and Pattern Making panel. Meet Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old ex-biker and college karate champ. He's crude, foul-mouthed, and has a hair- trigger temper. His goal: to be the greatest high school Great Teacher Onizuka teacher in the world! Unfortunately, the only teaching job available is at Holy Forest Academy (no certification required). There he uses his street smarts to deal with colleagues and students alike. How many animes have you watched? Do you normally skip Guess that Anime Opening over the openings or watch them too? Let's test how many you know and win prizes! In this panel we will play bits of kpop songs and the audience Guess That Kpop Song will have to guess the song name and artist. Do you know your vocaloid songs? Why not test them out with Guess that Vocaloid Song our panel and compete for prizes! Guests Uncensored: Lauren, Darrel, Blake (18+) Death doesn’t matter to Brandon Heat. Driven by vengeance, he’s back from the grave and bent on crippling Millennion, a massive mafia organization with legions of undead monster Gungrave enforcers. Armed with his twin handguns—Ceruberus—and a coffin full of heavy weapons, Heat won’t stop until Millennion’s leader—and Brandon’s former best friend—Harry McDowel is destroyed. Just a calm, soothing panel to build Gunpla and talk. Gunpla Hangout Decompress after a long day at the convention. This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in store for him…In the distant future, mankind has lived quietly and restlessly underground for hundreds of years, Gurren Lagann subject to earthquakes and cave-ins. Living in one such village are 2 young men: one named Simon who is shy and naïve, and the other named Kamina who believes in the existence of a “surface” world above their heads. After a dream of falling, Rakka emerges from a cocoon into the walled town of the Haibane: enigmatic youths with halos and flightless, grey-feather wings. With no memories of her Haibane Renmei past, questions of her existence cloud Rakka’s mind. She struggles to learn the ways of the Haibane and to help her new mentor, Reki, escape the Circle of Sin. Have a costume but don't want to go on stage? Come to Hall Cosplay! Costumes must be 80% made. You can enter both Hall Cosplay the main contest and hall contest with different cosplays. Contest is judged by our Cosplay Guests SEC-C Cosplay. Session Title Description Have a costume but don't want to go on stage? Come to Hall Cosplay! Costumes must be 80% made. You can enter both Hall Cosplay the main contest and hall contest with different cosplays. Contest is judged by our Cosplay Guests SEC-C Cosplay. Halo 2 (XBONE) Witness the blood-soaked roots of a legend in Hellsing, the action-horror series that launched the careers of some of anime’s brightest stars. The vampire Arucard and his servant Hellsing Seras Victoria protect the British Empire from ghouls and satanic freaks. Together, they haunt the shadows as a sinister force of good—and tonight the streets of England shall flow with the blood of their evil prey. Welcome to UA Acedemy! Where elite future heroes are taught and trained. Join our hero orientation with games and prizes, but watch out! Something is a miss, for a villian spy Hero Acedemia: PLUS ULTRA has infiltrated into UA Academy, blending in with the students around you. It's up to you to figure out who the spy is before it's too late for All Might. Hideaki Anno is a man with a very interesting life, which has often bled into his work. In this panel we explore the man Hideaki Anno: Evangelion and Beyond himself, along with the various creative works he’s been involved with, ranging from anime series, to live action adaptations, to giant kaiju movies. Experience the world of outrageously over-the-top adult anime dubbing. Whether it's bizarre lines, contrived plots, Hilarious Hentai Dubs (18+) insane innuendos, or just plain bad acting, you're sure to laugh out loud as we bask in the madness of some of the best (?) English-dubbed scenes from adult anime. Umaru is a renowned beautiful 16-year-old girl in town, living with her elder brother Taihei. She acts a perfect sister with a kind heart, intelligence and popularity, who everybody Himouto! Umaru-chan admires. So who would believe how true Umaru is at home? Sleeping, gaming, watching TV, eating junk food, drinking cola… that's almost all she does at home, leaving all the housework to her brother. Are you a history student, anime lover, and/or procrastinating for a test? Why not take out two birds with one stone and History in a Nutshell: As Told by Anime learn history from anime! We will explore how anime uses historical fiction to create stories and its use as a learning tool. The Toonami block on Cartoon Network played a big part in people's childhoods, having gotten many into watching anime History of Toonami and action cartoons. In this panel, we explore both the creation of Toonami and what it brought to the network, as well as the evolution of the block since its creation. Are you a Ravenclaw? Gryffindor? Hufflepuff? Slytherin? Think your Hogwarts house is the best? Come and prove it! Hogwarts House Battle Get ready for an intense, cutthroat battle to see which house will come out on top. Winners will receive prizes, as well as the glory of house victory! Session Title Description Oyajicons rejoice! If you like your anime men to be a bit more on the mature side, maybe with a beard or a bit of scruffy Hot Dads of Anime stubble, then you’re not alone! Come join Vitamin H for this hour-long collection of the best ossans anime has to offer, including some you might not’ve met before. Have you ever watched a Studio Ghibli movie and thought to yourself, " I wish I could make the food in this film?" Now you How to cook like Studio Ghibli can! With a live demonstration and taste testing opportunities, you too can make food like you're in a Ghibli film. Come learn the newest, hottest dance moves by your faves How To Dance K-Pop Style as well as some deep cuts! 놀자! Learn how to draw with your favorite kids from Earth C! Karkat and John will teach you how to draw like a cool kid with the How To Draw (badly) with Karkat and John help of the rest of the Homestuck gang. Art supplies will be provided along with guided instructions and unadulterated sarcasm. How to Draw Chibis Hand out go along to sketch on how to draw basic chibi art. In this panel we will be giving pointers to people who are new How to Survive a Con to conventions and helping them find their way around a convention and hopefully come out alive. Do you have what it takes to survive the ghouls of Japan? How to survive: Japanese Urban Legends Come learn about the many ghosts of Japan and what it takes (18+) to stay safe! If you have ever wanted to travel to Japan, but think it is too expensive, then this is the panel for you! Let the team at How to Travel to Japan on the Cheap! JapanSauce.Net show you some tips and tricks on getting to Japan on a budget! The ultimate challenge in Magic drafting. Using master cards from sets old and new, you'll draft from one of the exclusive set releases that has limited product. The draft will be $30 and Iconic Masters Magic Draft as with all drafts for Magic, guarantees a participation pack AND prize packs all paid out in Iconic Masters. So finish your game experience with some of the rarest cards from Magic's history! Idol Culture 101 Idol Dance Gathering Join Love Notes, an idol cover group, as we teach dances from various shows such as Love Live and Idolmaster! We will Idol Dance Training ft Love Notes go step by step through every dance, and there will even be a dance contest at the end! Everyone can be an idol, so come join us! IDOL FESTIV@L Meet & Greet Idol-lyimpics THE iDOLM@STER: SideM is an animated adaptation of the Idolm@ster Side M mobile game THE iDOLM@STER: SideM, following the stories of the male idols at 315 Production. In this panel we are going to be playing some simple improv Improv games games that will help develop improv skills and be generally fun. Session Title Description After dying as a result of God's mistake, the main character finds himself in a parallel world, where he begins his second life. His only possessions are the body that God gave back to him and a smartphone that works even in this new world. As In Another World With My Smartphone he meets all kinds of new people and forges new friendships, he ends up learning the secret to this world. He inherits the legacy of an ancient civilization and works together with the kings of some very laid-back countries on his carefree travels through this new world. In 1944, Suzu Urano moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima where she marries Shuusaku Houjou—a young clerk who works at the local naval base. Living with his family, Suzu becomes essential to the running of the household and creatively prepares meals during the tough wartime conditions In This Corner of the World while also carrying out daily housework. In 1945, intense bombings by the U.S. military finally reach Kure with devastating effect to the townsfolk and their way of life. Suzu's life is changed irrevocably, but through perseverance and courage, she manages to continue to live life to the fullest. Injustice 2 (PS4) From the big hit Akira, to the reknowned Ghost in the Shell, Cyberpunk has been a staple of anime that's been around Introduction to Cyberpunk since the 80s, and this panel will give you the rundown, of what's what and the who's who for those new to this exciting genre of anime. Do you know what to do if you're attacked by someone with a Introduction to Dagger knife? Come learn some basic attacks and reactions for dagger fighting. This panel is interactive: come ready to move. Come get in a sword fight! You - the participant - will learn the basics of fighting with a longsword. The class will cover the Introduction to Longsword basic attack and how to respond to a threatening attack, as well as what to do immediately afterwards. Come ready to move. Based off of a light novel of the same name written by Fujino Omori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda, Is It Wrong to Try and Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is set in the world of Orario, where adventurers band together and look for treasures in an Is It Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. However, for Bell Dungeon? Cranel, fame and riches are secondary to what he wants to find the most: girls. He soon finds out though, that anything can happen in Dungeon, and winds up being the damsel in distress instead! It Gets Better w/ Greg Ayres If you build model kits of giant robots or purchase absurdly detailed figures from merch halls, you probably like to show It’s Not Your Camera, It’s You off photos of your wares for internet points. I’m here to help make those photos suck less. Session Title Description The year is 1999. Morioh, a normally quiet and peaceful town, has recently become a hotbed of strange activity. Joutarou Kuujou, now a marine biologist, heads to the mysterious town JoJo's Bizzare Adventure Diamond is to meet Jousuke Higashikata. While the two may seem like Unbreakable strangers at first, Jousuke is actually the illegitimate child of Joutarou's grandfather, Joseph Joestar. When they meet, Joutarou realizes that he may have more in common with Jousuke than just a blood relation. Hirasawa Yui, a young, carefree girl entering high school, has her imagination instantly captured when she sees a poster K-On! advertising the "Light Music Club." Being the carefree girl that she is, she quickly signs up; however, Yui has a problem, she is unable to play an instrument. The director of Sailor Moon and Princess Tutu brings fans this breathtaking story of a young girl determined to follow her dreams all the way to the top! Sora—an amazing acrobat from Kaleido Star Japan—left her family behind and moved to California to audition for a role in Kaleido Stage: a world-famous troop of performers is known for their death-defying stunts and spectacularly sparkling costumes! Nozomi Kaminashi is a fantastic gymnast, and in order to help her family out of poverty, has decided instead to become a competitor in a new women-only sport, Keijo. A lucrative Keijo!!!!!!!! endeavor, Keijo is a popular gambling sport where female players stand on floating platform on the water and must push other players off by only using breasts and buttocks. Will Nozomi be able to make it big in the world of Keijo? Killer Instinct (XBONE) Kanazawa Nobuaki has transferred to a high school far from where he used to live. Due to an incident at his old school, Nobuaki is afraid of getting close to his new classmates and keeps himself at a distance, but he starts opening up because King's Game of a sports day inter-class relay. Then, a single text message from someone calling themselves the "King" is sent to everyone in class. Nobuaki’s classmates think it's a simple prank, and don't take it seriously--but Nobuaki knows that a death game is about to begin, and struggles to oppose it... Based on a hit light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, the philosophical Kino's Journey employs the time-honored motif of the road trip as a vehicle for self-discovery and universal truth. Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt markswoman Kino's Journey Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes as they travel the world and learn much about themselves in the process. Imaginative, thought-provoking, and sometimes disturbing, Kino's journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent. Session Title Description The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. A story about Kino, who travels around the world with nothing but guns for protection and the talking motorcycle Hermes. Kino travels to many mystical worlds, each with its unique customs and people, and learns about the world through their stories, at Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- times conjuring humor and inspiration or other times piercing cynicism. However, Kino's own custom is to stay no longer than three days in every town without exception, as it is enough time to learn almost everything important about the place while still leaving time to explore new lands. Legacy Cosplay Group invites you to join in on a fun game of Konoha Family Feud. You can enjoy the show from the safety Konoha Family Feud of the audience or claim a spot on a competing team with some of your favorite Naruto characters to win a prize! continue to follow Kazuma and the rest of his party through countless more adventures as they struggle to earn money KONOSUBA God's blessing on this and have to deal with one another's problematic personalities. wonderful world! 2 However, things rarely go as planned, and they are often sidetracked by their own idiotic tendencies. 96 Different K-Pop songs all on random play, How many can KPOP Random Dance Play you dance to? From Soloists, Girl groups and Boy groups. Join in the K-Pop Random Dance! Lauren Landa Talks Sailor Moon Learn to play one of our variety of anime games, from Final Fantasy the card game to Custom Heroes! Just come and ask Learn to Play Anime Games: Dragon Ball one of our specialists to teach you. Games include Cardfight Super, Cardfight Vanguard, and more! Vanguard, future Card Buddy Fight, Dragon Ball Super, Final Fantasy, Custom Heroes, Super Fight and Pokemon! Lets Go To Tokyo Come learn about the history and current state of LGBT Representation in Anime & Manga representation of queer identities in Anime and Manga, hosted by Southern Cospitality! LGBT+ characters are often hard to come by so we are here to introduce to you might not have heard of. We're here to LGBT+ Characters in Anime, Comics, TV bring you queer characters from all mediums from anime to Shows and More books. So join us as we indulge ourselves in a presentation about all things gay. When you think Japan, you think Tokyo and that's the only place to go, right? WRONG!! There are many amazing places Life in Japan: Otaku in Osaka besides Tokyo to visit, one such place is Osaka. I'll answer questions about working , daily life hacks, and or course cool anime stores to check out! there will be a small prize raffle! Prepare yourself for the lip syncing experience of your life. Join our special judges as you lip sync for your chance to win prizes and glory. This panel will let you rock out to anime Lip Sync for your Life openings/endings, put your own spin on a musical, bletch those meme filled melodies, and sing along to your favorite song. Come early to sign up! Session Title Description This is the way this works: You have two teams of two (one team member is the pokemon and the other is the trainer). The trainer must give the right commands to their pokemon in Live Pokemon battle order for the pokemon to attack and the pokemon must take a hit if the trainer hasn't given a command to block or dodge. There battle should last up to three minutes. Come meet Austin's Historical Weapons Guild as we fight for your pleasure! We will be showcasing various weapon styles, Live Weapons Demonstration including longsword, dagger, and sword & buckler. Note: This is unscripted combat with metal weapons. Live wrestling show, puts you right there in the middle of the action. We have brought together some of the best Indy Live Wrestling Show wrestlers in the state of Texas . They came here to fight in special Anime related matches or in the Amine Wrestling Tournament 3. It's not always easy bringing your favorite series over to the West - we're here to show you the good, the bad, and the ugly Lol-calization: Lost in Translation of localization and translation projects. Sit back, eat some "jelly-filled donuts", and we'll have you saying "What a beautiful Duwang" in no time! Are you a curvy gal who wants to get into Lolita fashion? Come join us and learn about curvy-friendly shopping and DIY Lolita for Curvy Gals options to get that perfect Lolita look. For even more details on making your own Lolita clothes, check out our sister panel, Austin Lolita Handmaidens DIY Frills. Luci Christian Q&A With the help of some quick gunplay by his partner Jigen, Lupin takes on the world in elaborate heists, classic car chases, and nasty explosions. Fujiko, a buxom redhead with a Lupin the Third penchant for betrayal, always gets tangled up in Lupin's capers. The stoic but swift swordman Goemon is just as inclined to kill Lupin as he is to help him. And Lupin can never seem to lose the relentless Tokyo Police Inspector Zenigata. Mad Libs w/Greg, Bryce, Lauren, Darrel, Blake, Kevin, Luci Missed our magic fun? Well come in for our free event to play what you like. We'll hand out prizes randomly throughout the Magic Free for All event to those participating. Come out and enjoy some casual fun! Cost is $12 and you will receive 3 packs of the set listed(if unlisted it will be the latest set, Ixalan) to draft with, plus Magic Standard Tournament another pack for participating plus packs for going 2-1 or 3-0 in the overall tournament. Special promos will also be given out at the end of the tournament. Cost is $12 and you will receive 3 packs of the set listed(if unlisted it will be the latest set, Ixalan) to draft with, plus Magic the Gathering Lunch Draft another pack for participating plus packs for going 2-1 or 3-0 in the overall tournament. Special promos will also be given out at the end of the tournament. Session Title Description $12 As with all our drafts receive 3 packs to draft and receive an additional one just to keep. But Unstable is no ordinary Magic set, this is insanity in a box so expect to get high fives, Magic Unstable Draft see squirrels flying over the board and a rules lawyer ruining everyone's fun. Random promos and extra prizes for top players as usual. $12 As with all our drafts receive 3 packs to draft and receive an additional one just to keep. But Unstable is no ordinary Magic set, this is insanity in a box so expect to get high fives, Magic Unstable Draft see squirrels flying over the board and a rules lawyer ruining everyone's fun. Random promos and extra prizes for top players as usual. A parody of "Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!" This Making Video Games for F̶u̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶P̶r̶o̶f̶i̶t̶ panel will tell you the stressful, soul-crushing truth about making games and why people still love doing it. All fired up, Mako Mankanshoku is hosting her own super- awesome-totally-amazing interactive game panel! Willing audience members will be called on for Charades, to play Mako Mako Madness! "Honey I Love You", compete in a Mako Rant contest, create a Mad-Libs, and for Truth/Dare. Prizes will be awarded to game participants and winners! Stumped on how to do your next wig project? This panel hosted by our Cosplay Guest Malinda-chan from Arda Wigs Malinda-chan: Cosplay Wig Styling will be covering a variety of advanced wig styling techniques including foam core, hairlines, ponytails/pigtails, and dyeing. Cosplay is for all body types, but some issues come up more often when creating a costume for males. This panel takes an Mansplay : The Art of Male Cosplay in-depth look at how things like facial hair, anatomy, and learning styles affect the creator and the wearer of a male cosplay. Mario Kart 8 (Wii-U) Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer fully, but follows a girl from a chance meeting in hopes to discover any. The girl, Yurika, is captain of the private battleship Nadesico, Martian Successor Nadesico and in order to follow her, he enlists as their cook. Possessing the nanite implants that allow to control mechas, he's a handy backup pilot for the mechas of the Nadesico. He joins a crew bent on avenging Mars that seems to be composed of only misfits, otakus, and ditzes; however, in reality, they are handpicked experts. They take their own private war back to Mars to face the harsh reality that life may not always be like a Giant Mecha series. Marvel VS Capcom Infinite (PS4) Fancy dress, lovely music, a beautiful and magical night! Masquerade Ball Mask or makep, fancy dress or costume, and shoes required Session Title Description The 90s was an odd decade for anime distribution. From Devil Hunter Yohko to Slayers, fans were treated to some Mehnime: Intro to Obscure Old-School interesting titles as the North American dubbing industry Anime (18+) struggled to find proper footing. Come embrace the good, the bad, and the head-scratching that is Meh-nime! (18+) Continue the journey of Meh-nime! In this panel, we move into the new Millenium and the pre-bubble burst industry – when Mehnime: The New Meh-llenium (18+) limited animation reigned supreme and our anime boys got pretty (and pretty angsty). (18+) Merry KuroChristmas! The Phantomhive household welcomes everyone to celebrate Christmas with games such as "Spoon Merry KuroChristmas Game", "Pictionary", "Christmas Wrapping Game", and more fun games and prizes! Meta music lounge is the place to come hang out and relax with other music lovers between panels or just for fun! This META MUSIC LOUNGE lounge is a music request lounge, so come in and request any song you like from anime to video games, to general online culture! We are here to bond through sound! It is time for the Gundam Fight tournament! Each country sends a Gundam to Earth for this prestigious tournament in the hopes of winning power and glory for their homeland! But Mobile Fighter G Gundam this time, there's an unseen evil lurking behind the scene. Domon Kasshu, Neo Japan's reluctant Fighter, is determined to uncover this evil and clear his family name! The fight to the top begins now! The Revolution Has Begun! Mankind has moved into space. Thousands of people live on giant orbiting space colonies called "Sides." However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaires Mobile Suit Gundam Wing builds five robotic weapons called Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, these Gundams carry the hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor! The Earth Sphere had lost its previous governing structure, and a new world was created under new systems of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded government. While a temporary peace had arrived, the seeds Orphans S2 of a new conflict were being sown in the Mars Sphere, far away from Earth. Morose Mononokean English Dub Premiere Mr. Osomatsu is based off of the gag manga series Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka, and ran from 1962 to 1969. Mr. Osomatsu Season 2 The series features a set of sextuplets, the Matsuno brothers, with Osomatsu being the oldest brother and leader of the group. Session Title Description Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of My Hero Academia the population has some kind of super-powered “quirk,” Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop him from enrolling in one of the world’s most prestigious hero academies. Four men are assigned to Nanba, the world’s most formidable prison. Jyugo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to NANBAKA gamble with women; Rock, a man who likes to get into fights; and Nico, a man who likes anime. A super exciting action comedy about the daily lives of the prison’s inmates and guards. The Village Hidden in the Leaves is home to the stealthiest ninja. But twelve years earlier, a fearsome Nine-tailed Fox Naruto terrorized the village before it was subdued and its spirit sealed within the body of a baby boy. Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (PS4) Nerdlesque Show (18+) Come get your shimmy on and learn the art of bellydancing! Whether you are in or out of cosplay, anybody can join this Nerdy Bellydance Workshop fun and interactive workshop where you will learn the basics of bellydancing with a nerdy twist! We take an introspective look at the deep plot and progressive themes of the anime classic, Nyan~ Neko Sugar Nyan~ Neko Sugar Panel Girls. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but mostly you'll just ask "WHY?!" Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line One Piece and beyond, this is one captain who'll never give up until he's claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece! We'll have our library of games to check out with a valid ID. You give us your ID and can borrow the game. Want to Open Play All Day borrow a game overnight? Just leave us your ID and you can take it to the room. You are responsible for it's safe return in condition your borrow it so do take care, but have fun! We'll have our library of games to check out with a valid ID. You give us your ID and can borrow the game. Want to Open Play All Day borrow a game overnight? Just leave us your ID and you can take it to the room. You are responsible for it's safe return in condition your borrow it so do take care, but have fun! We'll have our library of games to check out with a valid ID. You give us your ID and can borrow the game. Want to Open Play All Day borrow a game overnight? Just leave us your ID and you can take it to the room. You are responsible for it's safe return in condition your borrow it so do take care, but have fun! Opening Ceremonies Session Title Description The Otaku Corner Podcast is a show where we talk about Otaku Corner Podcast (18+) new anime, anime we're currently watching, news and more! There are countless titles that are suitable for the casual anime fan; others ... not so much. In this panel, I'd like to Otaku Obentou: an Entry-Level Guide to shine a light on the anime series' that could be recommended Anime to someone who's never seen anime, or someone who's only seen a little bit. A somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at the world of otome games - dating games for girls. We look at the history of these games, the precursors that defined them, and the vast amounts of spinoffs the genre has spawned. Otome RPGs, Otome-nia! Dating Games for Girls Otome Rhythm Games, anime, iPhone games, and even… Choose-Your-Own-Adventure CDs?! Even those who aren’t huge fans of the genre are sure to enjoy this panel as we explore some of the most unique, inventive, and just plain weird stuff that otome games have to offer. Under the cherry blossom tree at Sakuragaoka High School’s Entrance Ceremony, Miou Aida meets Haruki Serizawa for the first time. Ever since that day, their eyes chased after each other. Miou is reserved, while Haruki is very social. While many mistook them as a couple, their relationship Our love has always been 10 centimeters remained a little more than friends. As they stop to sit on the apart steps of a deck on their walk home, Miou cannot help but ask, "Haruki...do you like anyone?" Haruki replies, "I do like someone ...what about you?" Just 10 centimeters between their hands. It’s just 10 centimeters, but the distance remains... You’ll fall for the boys in the Ouran Host Club: Tamaki’s truly romantic. Kaoru and Hikaru offer displays of brotherly love. You’ll adore brainy Kyoya, innocent Honey, and manly Mori. Ouran High School Host Club Oh, and don’t forget Haruhi. He knows what girls want—of course, it’s because he’s a girl too! The Hosts must do their best to hide her secret, but Haruhi’s having a blast turning their perfect world upside down. Tamaki Suoh decides to host his very own Host Club Sleepover, for commoners! However, Haruhi is the only one Ouran High School Host Club Sleepover to receive an invite. While she’s angry at him at first, Haruhi is bribed into his shenanigans and helps run the sleepover. Join them for fun games, friendly competition, and more! This is a panel for panelists to come meet the programming team and learn all sorts of tips and tricks for running their Panelist Orientation panels most effectively at IKKiCON! Participating panelists will receive panelist ribbons for their badges so they can proudly show the whole con they are an IKKiCON Panelist! This is a panel for panelists to come meet the programming team and learn all sorts of tips and tricks for running their Panelist Orientation panels most effectively at IKKiCON! Participating panelists will receive panelist ribbons for their badges so they can proudly show the whole con they are an IKKiCON Panelist! Meet Cosplay Guests Goldy and Yureihi and capture the Photoshoot with Goldy and Yuriehi moment in a photo to take home! Session Title Description Are you ready to become the Pokemon Master! Come join us to test your skills against 4 of the worlds most elite trainers! Pokemon Battle Challenge! Battle to become the champion in this interactive battle style panel. We look forward to seeing you! A soccer player, computer expert, a musician, and a science teacher join forces to become Power Rangers and help save Power Rangers Dino Thunder the Earth from mutant dinosauric beings that wish to eradicate all human life and return Earth to the age of the dinosaurs. A soccer player, computer expert, a musician, and a science teacher join forces to become Power Rangers and help save Power Rangers Dino Thunder the Earth from mutant dinosauric beings that wish to eradicate all human life and return Earth to the age of the dinosaurs. Power Rangers Q&A Premium Plus Guest Autographs & Mixer Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS4) Since 1980 LGBT characters appeared in the superhero Queers and Capes: Historical genre with their representation vastly grown over the Representation of the LGBT in the decades. Presented is a comprehensive overview of that Superhero Genre expansive, yet often rocky evolution in a wide variety of media including comics, film, television and literature From bulletproof dragons to lock-picks, a paper master manipulates paper to their will. In Hong Kong, three young paper masters, Anita, Maggie and Michelle, use their R.O.D. formidable skills to protect Nenene, an author targeted by a mad bomber. As their bodyguard duties take them to Tokyo, they will be educated on the dangers of literacy! Have a talk with Jazzy Me and DC about ways to combat Race: Does It Truly Matter? racial discrimination within the geek community Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for... This panel, presented by a certified Judo teacher will walk you through the stances and techniques of the martial arts, both Realistic Martial Arts Poses For Cosplay traditional and MMA styles, which will make your photos stand out. Both solo and paired poses/techniques will be covered, with a focus on making your photos look action packed. Tsuna, a timid junior high student, is a failure at school, sports, and social life. But everything around Tsuna has been completely changed when a baby called Reborn, who claims REBORN! to be an Italian hit man from Vongola family shows up! Reborn was sent to groom Tsuna for his future life as a mafia boss of the family! Session Title Description Morioka Moriko (♀) is 30, single, and a NEET. She has dropped out of the real world. Searching for a safe place, the place she ended up... is the online world!! In this online game, Moriko starts a new life as a handsome young man with silky hair named Hayashi. However, she’s an obvious noob and Recovery of an MMO Junkie ends up dying numerous times when a lovely girl named “Lily” lends her a helping hand. Meanwhile IRL, she ends up having a shocking encounter with a mysterious handsome salaryman named Sakurai Yuta. After meeting him, the real world starts to change and starts affecting her online world as well?! We all want them, we all have them. But how do we know they're good for us? This panel will go over how to identify Relationships 101 and be a part of a healthy relationship be it friends, family, or romantic partners. All identities welcome. In this panel we will be discussing the basic points in Roleplay 101 roleplaying and answering any questions people may have about beginning/advancing in roleplaying. Join us for some good old fashion jeopardy, but with a RWBY twist! Each round will be based on each volume with RWBY jeopardy questions ranging from easy to difficult. Of course, there will be prizes for all! Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang are each entangled in journeys of their own, but they all share one destination: Haven Academy. Whether it's the promise of ancient relics, mystical RWBY VOL 5 maidens, or simply more power, it's clear that the stage for the next great battle for Remnant has been chosen. The question is, with so many players in this game, who's going to come out on top? It is June of the year CE 1923. A young girl with blond hair and blue eyes, Tanya Degurechaff, has entered the final curriculum of the Imperial Military Academy and is training at the third patrol line in the northern military district, the Norden Saga of Tanya the Evil Theater, as part of her service to the force. Her training, the first step toward a brilliant career as an aviation mage, should have gone off without a hitch... but things took an unexpected turn. Mugen is a ferocious, animalistic warrior with a fighting style inspired by break-dancing. Jin is a ronin samurai who wanders the countryside alone. They may not be friends, but Samurai Champloo their paths continually cross. And when ditzy waitress Fuu gets them out of hot water with the local magistrate, they agree to join her search for the samurai who smells like sunflowers. Tips and techniques to keep you and others safe. We will go Self-Defense for All Ages! over open handed techniques as well as pressure points and what to do if you are attacked on the street Session Title Description Acclaimed artist Yoshitoshi ABe (Haibane Renmei, Texhnolyze) brings to life the existential classic that paved the way for blockbuster films such as The Matrix. Follow along as Serial Experiments Lain fourteen year old Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly looses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches. Hanamichi Sakuragi, an entering freshman at Shohoku High, holds a record for being rejected by 50 girls during middle Slam Dunk school. Ever since the last girl turned him down for a guy on the basketball team, Sakuragi's been traumatized by the sport Do you like Yuri on Ice, Haikyuu!!, Free, KNB or sports anime, in general? Then this is the panel for you. Join us while we Sports Anime Festival play Jeopardy and other games with your favorite sports anime characters. Stevn Universe Sing Along Street Fighter V (PS4) Come and talk to the students of Hope’s Peak Academy, home of the most elite in their fields (and crime scene for Super Duper High School Level Trivia many murders pupupu~). Ask them what life in the academy Game! was like, what they think of the other students, or how they felt in the killing game! Get ready for a DESPAIRingly good time pupupu~ Super Smash Bros 4 Doubles (Wii-U) (Super Smash Bros 4 Singles (3DS Super Smash Bros 4 Singles (Wii-U) Super Smash Bros Melee Doubles (Wii) Super Smash Bros Melee Singles (Wii) In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called: Nerve Gear. Sword Art Online One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now... Tattoo Contest The saying goes that "the best stories come from the worst decisions." After more than a decade of cosplaying, you tend Teca Cosplay: Convention Horror Stories to have seen and done some inadvisable things. Come hear (18+) some amazing stories about what to never do, including about cosplaying in Japan. Hosted by Cosplay Guest Teca Cosplay All that you need to know to get you ready for any costume contest! We'll be going over how to make a progress book, what to bring and do during a craftsmanship judging, and Teca Cosplay: Cosplay Competitions 101 what to do onstage to not only show off your costume but make an impression on everyone in the room. Hosted by Cosplay Guest Teca Cosplay Session Title Description Going over all the different parts of cosplay in an hour is just as hard as becoming a Jeopardy champion but we are going Teca Cosplay: Cosplay Jeopardy to do our best! Whether just getting started or looking to pick up some new tips and tricks, come have some fun and learn some new things! Hosted by Cosplay Guest Teca Cosplay Tekken 7 (PS4) Seina Yamada’s luck is way worse than bad. He can’t get through a day without causing serious harm to himself and any unfortunate souls nearby. So what in the world could two Tenchi Muyo! GXP gorgeous Galaxy Police officers want with him? Just as soon as their spaceship lands, Seina’s blasting off into space with the beauties. It appears his luck could be changing for the better! Cult-favorite Yoshitoshi ABe tempts us to witness man’s downward spiral in a future overrun by violence, greed, and depravity. After Ichise loses an arm and leg, he’s equipped Texhnolyze with experimental robotic limbs against his will. When an army of men transformed into terrifying machines invades his city, Ichise rages against humanity’s demise—but can his actions actually be the catalyst? Chise Hatori, 15 years old. Lost, without hope, and without family, she is bought for money – not by another person, but by a non-human sorcerer named Elias. Though she hesitates, she begins life anew as his apprentice and future wife. She moves on with her new and peaceful life, slowly but surely, The Ancient Magus Bride until one day, when she finds a Japanese picture book among the many sent to her from London by Angelica. It is a fateful book that discovered her in her younger years, when she was still troubled and lonely. This piece is a prequel to Chise’s encounter with the Thorn Sorcerer. Solatus Shibari presents a modern rendition of classical The Art of Japanese Bondage (18+) Japanese Shibari. (Japanese Rope Bondage) A panel about horror games, from Sweet Home and Clock Tower to Amnesia and The Evil Within. We’ll talk about the twisty history of survival horror games, the strange and The Big Bad Bara (18+) disturbing avenues the genre has gone down, and what lies ahead for horror gaming enthusiasts. We’ll also be highlighting some unique and underrated titles you might not’ ve tried. Paradigm City, a city of amnesia and a place of belonging. It remains populated by forgotten pasts and the ruins of their labors due to a calamity 40 years ago. Shrouded in a fog-like mystery, it is up to people like Roger Smith to shine a light The Big O through the mist. Acting as a professional negotiator and suave agent, Roger is a self-tailored ladies man whose only love is for funeral black. However, as he gets deeply involved with his clients, what often starts as a simple negotiation evolves into Roger saving Paradigm from crime and peril. Session Title Description So you want to become "Cosplay Famous?" Going through some cosplay friend drama? Learn what you can expect going The Cosplay Mom and Dad Talk with into the business side of cosplay, and some advice to keep Malinda-chan and Ex-Shadow the hobby fun. Hosted by Cosplay Guests Malinda-Chan and Ex-Shadow Attendees will be demoing our board game, Lumin: Battlegrounds, in a small tournament where we will be The Lumin Battlegrounds! handing out goodies, prizes and answering questions promoting our first JRPG Lumin. The Many Voices, Hobbies, and Hair Colors of Greg Ayres Kyon is a cynical and sarcastic teenager. The first day of his first year of high school is filled with hopes of a normal school experience—hopes that are immediately dashed after meeting the beautiful and eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya. Haruhi The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is athletic, brilliant, and completely bored with life. At Kyon’s accidental suggestion, she decides to create her own club dedicated to finding and observing life’s oddities—like the aliens, espers, and time travelers she believes walk among normal people. Welcome to Wonderland! Two of your favorite Elf-Liches are out of the astral plane on some good behavior, and have The Suffering Game decided to host some games in the spirit of Candlenights! Whether you’re a fan of The Adventure Zone or not, these games and challenges have something for everyone. Basara Toujo is a high school student whose father has suddenly just remarried. His father then departs overseas leaving Basara with two new beautiful step-sisters. Little does he know, his new sisters, Mio and Maria are actually the new Demon Lord and a succubus!? Almost trapped into a life of The Testament of Sister New Devil servitude, Basara forms a reverse contract by accident and ends up becoming Mio’s master! Hijinks ensue as Basara finds himself in one ecchi situation after another. However, Mio’s life is in danger as she is pursued by demons and heroes! The trial of the millennia is here. Rick Sanchez VS Judge Morty. Only YOU, a Jury of his peers, are worthy enough to The Trial of Rick Sanchez: Game show decide his fate. Jury members will compete in a trivia Extravaganza (18+) challenge and win some pretty sweet prizes. Test your knowledge! Decide Rick's fate! You know who were really awesome? Ninja, that’s who. They may not’ve really had the amazing superhuman powers we see in film and anime, but their ingenious use of chemistry, The True History of the Ninja physics and the martial arts were just as amazing. From walking on water to breathing fire, invisibility to reading minds, we’ll be examining the myths of the ninja’s great powers and explaining the fascinating reality behind these legends. Session Title Description The Vixens are a cosplay dance troupe formed in 2015 from San Antonio. Initially brought together by a shared love for cosplay they soon found that each shared a unique talent and passion for dance. Together, they specialize in a variety of The Vixens (Performance) styles from EDM, Go-Go, Poi, Hoop, Fans, Fire, Folkloric, bellydance, J-Pop, K-Pop all the way to traditional partnered styles like swing and blues. Often performing in cosplay their energetic performances are sure to have something for everyone From the fans of Danganronpa and Ultimate Werewolf, comes a game where audience members compete to be declared the Ultimate Murder Mystery Game ultimate protagonist. They will need strategy and luck to get out of the challenges of being eliminated through murder and trial for those murders. Who has what it takes to survive? You're just a peaceful villager in your town, until one day the mayor is dead and the town has a Werewolf hiding in it's Ultimate Werewolf midst. Find out who it is before the Wolf kills everyone! We'll be playing this fun deductive bluffing game and your invited... to die with us or if we get lucky, survive the night! You're just a peaceful villager in your town, until one day the mayor is dead and the town has a Werewolf hiding in it's Ultimate Werewolf midst. Find out who it is before the Wolf kills everyone! We'll be playing this fun deductive bluffing game and your invited... to die with us or if we get lucky, survive the night! The battle of the sexes may seem bad on Earth, but in a space colony far, far away, things are even worse. Men and women don’t just argue in the future—they go straight for Vandread each other’s throats. Enter Hibiki, a little guy with big dreams of adventure, who gets caught in the middle of a firefight after stowing away in a top secret mech designed to purge the galaxy of estrogen forever! Voice Acting Q&A Welcome to the Ballroom: Smooth Dance Learn elements of ballroom dancing and etiquette for the and Etiquette formal dance. Sato is a tangle of anxieties and conspiracy theories, believing that the nefarious N-H-K wants to turn society’s misfits into a mob of hopeless recluses. Mysterious Misaki Welcome to the N-H-K might be able to help Sato overcome his phobias—if she can pull him out of his existential foxhole and get him to face the world. Even wonder how these two forms of animation TRULY Western Animation Vs Japanese differ? Ever wonder about the tricks industry professionals Animation: What's the difference? use and how these shows are made? Then this panel is for you! Come and learn about the metal giants of anime. From Who's That Robot? Mazinger Z to Code Geass, this panel will explore all kinds of mechs and put you right in the pilot seat. WINTER IDOL FESTIV@L Women of Anime w/ Lauren & Luci Wotagei: For Dummies Session Title Description Want to make sure you're warmed up for all those intense poses you need to pull off for the photo shoot? Need to clear your mind to get into character? Then come get your stretch Yoga In Cosplay! on and clear your mind IN your cosplay WITH your favorite characters in this quick and to the point cosplay yoga session! Only so many matts available, first come first served!! Feel free to bring your own equipment. I guarantee a relaxing blast! They're creepy, they're kooky, they're Japanese and spooky! Yokai Hunter Handbook Come take a tour through the mystical realm of Japan's iconic monsters. Moho (formerly Anime Studio) can help you make the next great animated film. Using puppet and traditional frame-by- frame methods, the program is easy enough to start You Are the Animator animating quickly, and powerful enough for professional work. For people who wish they could animate and for animators looking to learn new techniques. From cutting classes to brawling in the streets, Yusuke Urameshi is not your typical role model. In fact, this kid’s nothing more than a fourteen-year-old delinquent with a talent for trouble. But in a single selfless act Yusuke dies while Yu Yu Hakusho saving another. For such noble sacrifice he is given a second chance at life, but it’s to be a life far different than the one left behind. Now a Spirit Detective, the young man must track down demons and humans alike who desire to rule over the three realms of reality. Meet Yugi and his best buds Joey, Tristan and Téa. They share a love for the newest game that’s sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters! Legend has it 5000 years ago, ancient Egyptian Pharaohs used to play a magical game very similar to Duel Monsters. This ancient game involved magical Yu-Gi-Oh! ceremonies, which were used to foresee the future and ultimately decide one’s destiny. They called it the Shadow Games. Since the game used so many magical spells and ferocious creatures, it wasn’t long before the game got out of hand and threatened to destroy the world. In “Den City” where the latest network has developed, people were dueling day and night in the VR world called "LINK VRAINS" managed by SOL Technology Inc. The main Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS character, Yusaku Fujiki is a quiet high school student with a great insight. He has been dueling, transforming himself into his avatar "Playmaker", to battle the "The Knights of Hanoi” that plots to destroy "LINK VRAINS". Yuri!!! On Ice! melted the hearts of anime and skating fans alike inspiring many to hit the ice themselves, often Yuri on Ice: Perspectives from a Skating cosplaying their favorite characters. But did YOI give a "gold Coach medal" performance as it portrayed the world of competitive figure skating? Professional coach Kathy Goeke gives you Yuri's score. Session Title Description Yuri Katsuki carried the hope of all Japan on his shoulders in the Figure Skating Grand Prix, but suffered a crushing defeat in the finals. He returned to his hometown in Kyushu and hid away in his family's home, half wanting to continue skating and half wanting to retire. That was when the five-time Yuri!! On Ice consecutive world champion, Viktor Nikiforov, suddenly showed up with his teammate, Yuri Plisetsky, a young skater starting to surpass his seniors. And so the two Yuris and the Russian champion Viktor set out to compete in a Grand Prix like none the world has ever seen!