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PRESS RELEASE Zenkaikon Convention to Bring Anime and Science Fiction Fans to

Lancaster in March Hatboro, PA – January 21, 2013: On March 22-24, 2013, Zenkaikon will hold its seventh annual convention in a new location at the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The convention expects to welcome over two thousand fans of Japanese animation (anime), comics (manga), gaming, and science fiction to downtown Lancaster for the weekend-long event. Zenkaikon had typically been held in the Valley Forge area of Pennsylvania. However, with the conversion of the Valley Forge Convention Center to a casino and the continued growth of the event, Zenkaikon moved its convention to Lancaster. Many convention attendees don costumes of their favorite characters to attend the annual convention. Planned convention events include a variety of educational panels and workshops hosted by volunteers and guests; anime and live action screenings; a costume and skit competition (the "Masquerade"); a hall costume contest; performances by musical guests; a live action role play ("LARP") event; video game tournaments and tabletop gaming; a formal ball and informal dances; and an exhibit hall of anime-themed merchandise and handmade creations from artists. A number of Guests of Honor have already been announced for Zenkaikon 2013. John de Lancie, best known for his roles on Star Trek and Stargate SG-1, and more recently known for his role as Discord on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, will be hosting panels and meeting attendees. Prolific voice and live action actor Richard Epcar (Ghost in the Shell, The Legend of Korra, Kingdom Hearts) and actress Ellyn Stern (Robotech, Gundam Unicorn, Bleach) will also be participating in a variety of programming. Asian synth-pop band The Slants from Portland, Oregon will be performing two concerts, and relating their experiences about being Asian in America. The full list of guests is available at the convention's website. Zenkaikon memberships are $50 through February 18, 2013, and include entrance to the convention on all three days. More information regarding registration, guests, programming, and events is available at www.zenkaikon.com. ABOUT ZENKAIKON ENTERTAINMENT, INC: Zenkaikon (www.zenkaikon.com) is run by Zenkaikon Entertainment Inc. Zenkaikon Entertainment Inc. is a 501(c)3 non- profit organization dedicated to promoting knowledge and enjoyment of Japanese art, animation, and culture as well as science fiction and fantasy literature and films of all origins. The organization is run completely by volunteers, and the Zenkaikon convention is the organization's primary annual event.

Contact: Kristyn Souder Communications Director Email: press@zenkaikon.com Phone: (267)536-9566

ZENKAIKON 2013 ANNOUNCED GUESTS

John de Lancie [Actor] Originally from Philadelphia, Mr. de Lancie is best known to science

fiction fans as Q on the various Star Trek series, and Frank Simmons on

Stargate SG-1. He is best known to animation and gaming fans as

Discord on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and William Miles in

Assassin's Creed: Revelations. He voiced Dark Agent Booty on Invader

Zim, Trias in PlaneScape: Torment, Dr. Death in Outlaws, and Professor

Quadwrangle in Quantum Conundrum. He is currently producing a

documentary on the wonderful phenomenon of Bronies.

Mr. de Lancie has appeared in numerous television shows including

Torchwood, Breaking Bad, The Unit, Hill Street Blues, West Wing, Shark,

Without a Trace, Sports Night, Judging Amy, The Closer, Star Trek,

Legend, LA Law, Picket Fences, Civil Wars, The Practice, and Touched

by an Angel.

His film credits include The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, The Fisher King, Bad Influence, The Onion Field,

Taking Care of Business, Fearless, Multiplicity, Women on Top, Nicholas, Good Advise, Patient 14, The Big

Time, Reign on Me, Pathology, Games, Teenius, Crank2 and The Marriage Counselor.

Mr. de Lancie was co-owner, with Leonard Nimoy, of Alien Voices: a production company devoted to the

dramatization of classic science fiction. Mr. de Lancie produced, co-wrote and directed dramatizations of

The Time Machine, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Lost World, The Invisible Man, and First Men in the

Moon; as well as three television specials for the Sci-Fi Channel.

In theater, he has been a member of The American Shakespeare Festival, The Seattle Repertory Company,

The South Coast Repertory, The Mark Taper Forum and the Old Globe where he recently performed Arthur

Miller's Resurrection Blues. His favorite performances include Man and Superman, The Common Pursuit,

Childe Byron, Art, the world premiere of Richard Greenburg's The Naked Lady on the Appian Way, and the

world premiere of Alan Alda's Radiance.

In the world of music, Mr. de Lancie has performed with Kurt Masur, Sir Colin Davis and the New York

Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Cleveland Orchestra and National Orchestra; Esa Pekka Salonen

and the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra and The Montreal

Symphony. His repertoire includes Peer Gynt, King David, The Bourgeois Gentleman, The Lincoln Portrait, St.

Joan, Midsummer Night's Dream, Oedipus Rex, Young People's Guide to the Orchestra, The Nightingale,

Egmont and, of course, Peter and the Wolf. Currently, he narrated the world premier of Dr. Seuss', The

Sneetches.

Mr. de Lancie was the host of the L.A. Philharmonic Symphonies for Youth for four years. In addition, he's

written and directed ten Symphonic Plays. These ninety-minute programs are fully staged productions with

orchestra. Titles include Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream (Korngold score), Bourgeois

Gentleman, The Abduction from the Seraglio, and a vaudeville production – Carnival of the Animals. They

were produced with the Milwaukee, St. Paul Chamber, Ravinia, LA, and Pasadena Orchestras.

Mr. de Lancie was also the writer, director, and host of First Nights, an adult concert series at Disney Hall

with the LA Philharmonic that explored the life and music of Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mahler, Schumann, and

Prokofiev. These were fully integrated, fully staged productions with orchestra.

For Star Trek fans, Mr. de Lancie and Robert Picardo have created a Trek Concert Experience that has

been performed with the Dallas, Toronto, Cincinnati, Denver and Calgary orchestras.

Mr. de Lancie has performed or directed numerous plays for L.A. Theater Works, the producing arm of

KCRW, KPCC and National Public Radio where the series, The Plays the Thing originates. He recently

returned from a national tour of the Scopes Monkey Trial with Ed Asner where he played Clarence Darrow.

He also wrote and directed an adaption of The Lost World, which toured the country.

Mr. de Lancie has directed Tosca and Cold Sassy Tree in Atlanta and Madame Butterfly in San Antonio.

Mr. de Lancie is a graduate of Kent State University and The Juilliard School.

Website: http://www.delancie.com/

Richard Epcar [Actor] Richard Epcar is known as one of the hardest working men in

show business, having voiced over 300 characters. He is well

known to animation, game, and anime fans beginning with

Robotech, where he voiced Ben Dixon, Lunk, Grel, and Captain

Grant. He is Batou in Ghost in the Shell and Captain Saikhan in

the new series from Nickelodeon Avatar: The Legend of Korra.

Some of you know him from Bleach (Zangetsu), Bobobo-bo Bo-

bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo), Lupin the Third (Daisuke Jigen),

Fushigi Yuugi (Mistukake), Noein (Kyouji Kooriyama, Noein), X-Men

(Gladiator), Naruto (Manda, Hanzo), Lucky Star (Tadao Hiiragi),

Monster, Outlaw Star, Macross Plus, Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai

Champloo, Digimon, Great Teacher Onizuka, Cyber Soldier 009,

and Ninja Scroll to name a few. He also performed numerous voices in the Power Rangers.

Just some of the games you’ve heard him in include Kingdom Hearts (Ansem/Terra-Xehanort), Transformers

(Skywarp), Skyrim: Elder Scrolls V, Star Wars, Mortal Kombat (Raiden-Fighting), Catherine, Modnation Racers,

Mortal Kombat vs. D.C. Universe (Raiden, The Joker), Call of Duty-Black Ops, Dead Space 2, Star Craft 2,

Red Faction Guerilla, Command & Conquer 4, Xenosaga (Ziggy), Guilty Gears 2, Ghost Recon 3, .Hack,

Dynasty Warriors (Dong Zhuo), and World of Warcraft.

He is also a sought-after game, animation, and ADR director, and has directed such games as Star Ocean,

Blue Dragon, Unreal Tournament, Smackdown vs. Raw, and Jackass. He’s directed such live action films as

Oldboy, Azumi, Fearless, and Iron Monkey. Some animations he’s directed include Lupin the Third, Ghost in

the Shell 2, Noein, Fighting Spirit, and Robotech: Shadow Chronicles.

On camera, Richard has appeared in many films and television shows including John Carpenter’s Memoirs

of an Invisible Man, Columbo, Diagnosis Murder, Guns of Paradise, Beverly Hills 90210, Matlock, Cheers,

Days of our Lives, and General Hospital. You will soon see him as the lead in the feature film Broken Spirits,

and you can hear him as Buck the big gorilla in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

He’s very excited about his new audio book – White Eyes – a Doc Savage Novel – in which he plays 40

characters and is the narrator for this fantastic pulp fiction book.

Website: http://www.richardepcar.com/

Ellyn Stern [Actress] Ellyn began acting at the age of 12, and is a classically trained

actress known for both her dramatic and comedic roles. Her

career spans from film to television to stage, with her voice

acting career beginning 30 years ago. She is also a director.

Her career in anime began with the original Robotech series, in

which she played several characters. Most recently she can be

heard in True Crimes: Hong Kong, Gundam Unicorn (Martha),

Noein (Miyuki Goto), Mar (Jack’s Mom), and Bleach (Masaki

Kurosaki). She voiced Haraway in Ghost in the Shell 2:

Innocence, Rosalind in Armitage III, Himeno in Fight: Spirit of the

Sword, Sayaka in Mental Fighter Miku, Moru in Vampire Princess

Miyu, Parome in Genma Wars, Hiroshi’s Mom in Zenki, all the

female characters in The Little Punk, Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer,

and the cunning frog in Captain Schnauzer. She has also done voices in Zentrix, Mini Pato, Digimon,

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Samurai X, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy, Bushido Blade 2, Lupin the Third,

Patlabor 3, Fighting Spirit, Abby, Macross I/II/III, Honey Bee Hutch, Wisdom of Gnomes, Gigi, Wings of

Honneamise, and Inherit the Wind, to name just a few. You’ve also heard her as Veronica Vera in Shadow

Hearts II.

Animated projects she has directed include Samurai X, Jade Cocoon, Super Magnetic Neo, Aerowings

1&2, and Galerians.

She has voiced lead characters in many live action feature films that have been adapted into English

including Academy Award winners Cinema Paradiso, Belle Epoque, Eat Drink Man Woman, Kika, Mostly

Martha, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Fencing Master, Widow of St. Pierre, Amores Perros,

Mission Kashmir, Iron Monkey, The Emperor and the Assassin, Onmyoji-Ying-Yang Masters, Le Femme Nikita,

Tae Guk Gi, Babette’s Feast, and Shiri, to name a few. Other past films include Jessie’s Girls (co-starred),

Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (co-starred), Fatal Charm (co-starred), and Prisoner in the Middle aka

Warhead (co-starred). A few of her television shows include American Carrot, Charlie’s Angels, and

recurring characters on General Hospital, Santa Barbara, and Days of our Lives.

Currently on camera, she is a series regular with Debbie Allen and Idris Elba on Milk and Honey. She is a

lead in Blood on Canvas coming out later this year, and the lead in a Disney pilot and feature that is soon

to be shot.

Ellyn recently starred in the award-winning play Apple at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills, where she received

rave reviews. Immediately following Apple, Ellyn starred in Mrs. Warren’s Profession, playing the role of Mrs.

Warren at the famed Bistro Gardens to much acclaim.

Ellyn is married to Richard Epcar, and they have two children who are also performers. Jon Epcar is a

drummer. His band Carney is with Interscope Records. They are currently on Broadway doing Spiderman,

Turn Off The Dark. Jacqueline Epcar is a jazz/blues singer who recently opened at The House Of Blues.

Website: http://www.ellynstern.com/

The Slants [Musical Guest] What originated as a side project for Simon Young (of

The Stivs) in 2007 proved to be one of the most

energetic and contagious movements of music in our

time. In case you haven’t heard, The Slants are the

first and only all Asian synth-pop band in the North

America and they have been melting faces off all

over the globe.

Kicking off the band’s career at a tiny dive bar in

Portland, OR, The Slants soon found themselves on tour and in demand worldwide performing at music

halls, colleges, and anime conventions. Within months, they released their debut album "Slanted Eyes,

Slanted Hearts" winning multiple awards from the likes of Willamette Week, Rockwired, AsiaXpress, and the

Portland Music Awards. Since that first iconic show in 2007, The Slants have been cited as the "Hardest

Working Asian American Band" (slanteyefortheroundeye.com), toured North America ten times, rejected a

million dollar recording contract, were the first and only Asian band to be a Fender Music artist, and

according to U.S Congress, the first rock band to play inside a state library.

The Willamette Week, summarizes The Slants' history perfectly: "It's a great story: All-Asian synthcore troupe

lands anime festival, achieves instantaneous notoriety from overpacked fireball-laden maelstrom, inspires

John Woo and Dragon Ball Z fans toward aggro electro and—just months after its first practice—books gigs

across the globe. As shadow-warriory as the Slants' rise has been, it's still all about the tunes, and the band's

debut—floor-filling synth pop bristling with all the menace and grandeur of its oft name-checked cultural

icons—is propulsive, cinematic and impossible to ignore."

By the end of 2008, the band had been featured in over 1,200 magazines, radio stations, websites, and

television shows for their self-proclaimed "Chinatown Dance Rock," including a feature on NPR's "All Things

Considered" that blasted across 700 FM stations across the country for months.

The following year, The Slants headlined a SXSW showcase (other acts at the festival included Katy Perry,

Metallica, and Devo), launched several more tours spanning North America, and released a dance remix

album entitled "Slants! Slants! Revolution," while donating 100% of the proceeds to benefit cancer research

affecting Asian American women.

2010 saw the release of The Slants' third album, "Pageantry." Pageantry featured a number of local icons

including Cory Gray (The Decemberists), Krista Herring, Mic Crenshaw, and Gabe Kniffin (Silversafe). The

harder hitting, guitar driven songs still featured The Slants' signature dance rock flavor and again, massive

touring throughout the country continued.

The Slants have shared the stage with acts such as Apl.de.Ap (Black Eyed Peas), Vampire Weekend, Girl

Talk, Girugamesh, M.O.V.E and Boom Boom Satellites.

Website: http://www.theslants.com/

Eien Strife [Musical Guest]

Eien Strife is a cosplay "adventure-rock" concert that

brings to life the story of Terina, a dense forest world that is

unknowingly facing its extinction. The four characters of

the party – Cheydra, Raien, Lyren and Kale will join

together and perform an intense high energy concert that

is a truly unique experience both musically and visually.

They have been traveling from convention to convention,

setting out on new adventures and making new friends,

while putting on a show that is full of excitement and

surprises. The members of Eien Strife have traveled all over

North America and parts of Japan, and now are planning

to share their story while delivering a performance that the

audience at Zenkaikon will never forget.

You can learn more about Eien Strife's quest from their

website and hear their music from their album "Full Speed Ahead" which is available on iTunes as well as the

group's online Item Shop.

Website: http://www.eien-strife.com/

Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer [Comedian] Fewer man-children have their feet so firmly planted

in the anime convention scene as geek-specific

comedian, Karl "Uncle Yo" Custer. The Pennsylvania-

born New Yorker has performed for anime clubs,

conventions and Japanese cultural events all over

the country. Yo's current roster of projects includes

the weekly released podcast, "We are the Geek," the

sole voice cast for Google Play's video game "Top

Dog: Lucky's Charm," and his newest album, "Ecto-

Kitt-Lorean" released on iTunes and Amazon this past

February. Zenkaikon is Yo's first con, his home con,

and his private playground. Whether hosting a panel, a Masquerade, or subjecting innocent civilians to his

rants, he celebrates that, just as foretold, the Geek have inherited the Earth.

Website: http://www.uncleyo.com/

Kuniko Kanawa [Cultural Presenter] Kuniko Kanawa is a certified Kimono consultant,

Kimono model, Edo Tsumami Kanzashi artisan, and a

founder of the Washington D.C. Kimono Club.

In 2007, Kuniko officially became a certified Kimono

consultant of the All Japan Kimono Consultant

Association after graduating from Sodo Reihou

Kimono College. Since attaining her certification, she

has been offering her Kimono dressing service,

teaching Kimono classes and workshops, and

producing informative and entertaining Kimono

Shows which feature Kimono dressing

demonstrations. She also works as a Kimono model,

utilizing the six treasured years of classical Japanese

dance training in Hanayagi style under the

exceptional tutelage of Hanayagi Wakana sensei.

In the same year, through intensive training by Kazuyo Hozumi, one of the few Edo Tsumami designated

masters in Japan, she became a professional Edo Tsumami Kanzashi artisan. As a classically trained

successor of this disappearing traditional handicraft, she creates both traditional and modern designed

Tsumami Kanzashi, including custom orders. Her beautiful creations can be purchased on her website.

Kuniko occasionally participates in craft shows and currently offers beginner's workshops at the Japan-

America Society of Washington D.C.

In early 2013, she founded the Washington D.C. Kimono Club. The Club welcomes anyone who loves

Kimono and Japanese seasonal cultural events. Members can participate in Japanese seasonal cultural

events in Kimono, attend Washington D.C. Kimono Club workshops at a discounted price, participate in

Kimono shows and dressing demonstrations as a model, and participate in the Ms./Mrs./Mr. Kimono of the

year contest. For more information about the club, please visit her website.

Website: http://www.atelierkanawa.com/

CJ Henderson [Author] CJ Henderson is the creator of the Piers Knight supernatural investigator series,

the Teddy London supernatural detective series, and many more. He has

written some 70 books and/or novels, hundreds of short stories and comics,

and thousands of non-fiction pieces. He is beloved around the world for his

intriguing prose, his precocious wit, and his ability to go to YouTube every single

day to watch Batman Dog and laugh just as hard as he did the first time he

saw it. CJ will have a number of new things to show of this year (as always), but

the one he is most proud of is the book created with his daughter, Erica, The

World Bestiary. Hardback, in color, it lists 100 of the world's most intriguing

monsters. He tells us he cannot wait to show it off to everyone. He is very

excited and eager to meet the attendees of Zenkaikon 2013, both old and new.

Website: http://www.cjhenderson.com/

T Campbell [Comics Writer] An ex-stage actor and failed Internet shut-in, T Campbell has written

eighteen gazillion pages of comics, including Guilded Age, Penny and

Aggie, Fans!, Cool Cat Studio, Search Engine Funnies, Rip and Teri,

Divalicious! (from Tokyopop) and just a little Avengers. He's a winner of

the Web Cartoonist Choice Awards and the author of The History of

Webcomics. He spends his "spare time" designing crosswords, drafting

health care bills and seeking the Anti-Life Equation.

T Campbell will be at Zenkaikon representing Guilded Age.

Website: http://tcampbell.net/

Phil Kahn [Comics Writer] A Temple University graduate and longtime Professional Neckbeard,

Phil Kahn has spent a few years writing for various webcomic,

webcomic criticism, and webcomic enthusiast sites, and is now trying

to take his accumulated knowledge and put it all to good use on

Guilded Age. While building a daytime career as an IT Support

Specialist and Pokémon Trainer, he also spends a great deal of time

practicing silly voices/faces in front of a mirror for the inevitable day

where the only thing that can save the whole of humanity from

certain doom is his impression of Henchman #24. Out of the three creators, he is also totally that Gnome

Warlock who "just won't DIE ALREADY." He was nominated for Comic Book Writer of the Year in the 2012

Philly Geek Awards.

Phil Kahn will be at Zenkaikon representing Guilded Age.

Website: http://philkahn.com/

Saber Guild – Keystone Temple [Performing Arts] After the fall of the Jedi Order a small band of Jedi

are sent on a special mission by Master Yoda. They

must rebuild the Jedi Order and find new padawans.

The Jedi are chased and hunted by Darth Sidious

and his followers to earth. Will the Jedi rebuild the

Jedi Order or will Darth Sidious finally control the

universe and oppression of the Sith continue?

The Saber Guild - Keystone Temple is the

Pennsylvania chapter of a nation-wide, Lucas Film

approved, non-profit organization, which shares its

passion for Star Wars through a variety of performances at different events. Their costumed,

choreographed lightsaber performances are appealing to fans of all ages. In addition to performances,

the Saber Guild is proud to put its resources to good use through fundraising, charity work, and

volunteerism.

Website: http://www.saberguild.com/

Cosplay Burlesque [Performing Arts] Cosplay Burlesque is a performing arts group of burlesque

performers and cosplayers dedicated to combining the two for

your entertainment. Their mission is to take the characters fans

already enjoy and make them naughty through a humorous

and provacative stage show. They have performed as Nurse

Joy (Pokemon), Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon), Harley Quinn

(Batman), Ash (Evil Dead), Ichigo and Rukia (Bleach) - which is

just the tip of the iceberg. There is no fandom that they leave

untouched in their quest for great source material. They are fan fiction come to life!

Website: http://www.cosplayburlesque.com/

Greg “Greggo” Wicker [Game Show Host] Greggo’s coming back for his second Zenkaikon! Greg Wicker (or

“Greggo” as he’s fondly known) has been producing and hosting

game shows at anime conventions since 1999, when he premiered

Anime Match Game at Project A-Kon in Dallas. Since then, Greggo

has done anime-themed versions of several classic game shows,

created a few games of his own, and even had an original project

that very nearly turned into an actual television show on Anime

Network. These days Greggo is concentrating on perfecting his craft

and making game shows available for conventions everywhere,

bringing his rapier wit and friendly personality with him wherever he

goes. You can see some of Greggo’s past game show efforts on his

YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/gregdasgo.

Website: http://www.facebook.com/greggosgameshows

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Zenkaikon 2013 ScheduleMain Events Live 1 Live 2 Workshop Video 1 Video 2 Tabletop Cosplay LARP Video Games Autographs Live 4 Live 5 Live 6

Freedom A Commonwealth 3 Commonwealth 4 Commonwealth 2 Independence Federal B Commonwealth 1 Federal A Hickory Assembly I-IV Heritage A Heritage B Heritage CDEFriday :00

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10

11

12

9

Cosplay Project Management for

Groups [22]

7

Uncle Yo's Stand-Up Comedy

[26]

8

5

6

John de Lancie Q+A[23]

11

Zakuro(1-4)[30]

Kenichi: TheMightiest Disciple

(1-4)[29]

Persona: Trinity Soul (1-4)[29]

Anime Farkle[20]Occult Academy

(1-4)[29]

3

4

12

1

2

Black Cat(1-4)[27]

Haibane Renmei(1-4)[28]

Baka and Test(1-4)[27]

Burst Angel(1-4)[27]

10

How to Eat Well and Cheap at a

Convention [23]

The Gathering Hallfor Monster Hunters

[25]

Sci-fi at Zenkai![25]

Eien Strife's Video Game Challenges

[22]

Opening Ceremonies[26]

AMV Contest[28]

OMG WTF Did I Just Watch?! (18+)

[29]

The Best of EastAsian Cinema

[25]

Mahou Shoujo Evolution!

[24]

Cosplay Smarter: Ways to Save on Your Cosplay

[22]

Worldbuilding 101[26]

Obscure J-RPGS You Should Play: Available

in America [24]

One Piece Podcast Panel[25]

Eye of ArgonReading

[22]

Breaking into the Music Industry

[21]

Kowai: Yurei, Yokai and Scary Japan

[24]

Nerd Standup with+2 Comedy

[24]

The Good, The Bad, and The Obscure

[25]

Eien Strife Concert[13]

Cosplay Burlesque (18+)[22]

Kimono Show with Kuniko Kanawa

[23]

Cosplay Dating Game[22]

Sakura Cosplay Ball[17]

After Ball Party (Rave)[18]

Cosplay Dating Game (18+)[22]

Anime Stop the Music![21]

Anime Stop theMusic Tryouts

[21]

Hall Cosplay Judging/Masquerade

Check-In[17]

Hellsing Ultimate(1-4)[28]

Hetalia Axis Powers(1-4)[28]

Witchblade(1-4)[30]

Rosario + Vampire(1-4)[30]

Ergo Proxy(1-4)[28]

Vampire Knight(1-4)[30]

LARP Pre-Reg Pickup/ New Character Signup

[18]

LARP Startup Meeting[18]

LARP[18]

The Life of a Yaoi Fangirl (18+)

[25]

Aaahh! Video Game Cartoons

[20]

Iron Artist[23]

VIP Meet and Greet (VIP Only)

Dance Central 3

John de Lancie (Vine Street Lobby)

[9]

Richard Epcar & Ellyn Stern (Vine Street

Lobby)[10,11]

John de Lancie Photo Session (Photo Booth)

[18]Eien Strife (outside

Main Events)[13]

Tournament: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Tournament: 2 vs. 2 Smash Brothers: Brawl

Tournament: Super Street Fighter 4: AE

Tournament: Gears of War: Judgement

Demo: Core Worlds(2-5 players)

Pokemon World Tournament: Veilstone

City Tournament[18]

Demo: Magical Athlete (4-5 players)

Demo: ChickenCaesar (3-6 players)

Demo: Formula De(2-20 players)

Women in Anime (w/Ellyn Stern)

[26]

Serial Writing Workshop[25]

Most Heinous Villains in Anime (18+)

[24]

Super Mario Super Panel: Red Coin District

(18+)[25]

Joseph Campbell Sends Out Mew: Pokemon…

[23]

An Introduction to Mecha Anime and

Manga [20]

Cosplay Dance Off[22]

The Aging Otaku: Fandom and Getting

Older[25]

Avatar The Last Con Panel V: BoomerAang There and Back Again

[21]

Paradise and Faries: Fanservice

Fiesta (18+) [24]

Edo Tsumami Kanzashi Workshop

[22]

Adventures in Anime Journalism

[20]

CompetitivePokemon

[22]

Chase the Clouds ... Make Your Own Teru

Teru Bouzu [21]Serial Experiments Lain

(1-4)[30]

Kekkaishi(1-4)[29]

Main Events Live 1 Live 2 Workshop Video 1 Video 2 Tabletop Cosplay LARP Video Games AutographsFreedom A Commonwealth 3 Commonwealth 4 Commonwealth 2 Independence Federal B Commonwealth 1 Federal A Hickory Assembly I-IV

Saturday :00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45

Richard Epcar and Ellyn Stern

(Vine Street Lobby)[10, 11]

LARP[18]

LARP[18]

Tournament: Dance Dance Revolution

John de Lancie(Vine Street Lobby)

[9]

John De LanciePhoto Session(Photo Booth)

[18]

The Slants (outside Main Events)

[12]

Tournament: Retro Revenge (Various)

Demo: TheResistance: Avalon

(5-10 players)

Hall CosplayJudging

[17]

Masquerade Craftsmanship Judging

[17]

Masquerade Green Room [17]

Cosplay Pajama Party

Intro To Magicthe Gathering

[18]

Magic: The GatheringTournament

(StandardConstructed) (30

players)[18]

PWT: Unova Region Tournament (2 hours)

[18]Demo: Magical Athlete

(4-5 players)

Demo: VivaJava(3-8 players)

Demo: Power Grid(2-6 players)

Natsume's Bookof Friends

(1-4)[29]

Armitage III(1-4)[27]

Bleach(1-3)[27]

Clue[27]

AMV Salad 6:Snack Pack

[27]

AMVs After Hours (18+) [27]

Heat Guy J(1-4)[28]

House of Five Leaves(1-4)[28]

Inuyasha: TheFinal Act(1-3)[28]

Tiger and Bunny(1-3)[30]

Buso Renkin(1-3)[27]

Vampires in Anime[26]

Beyond The Tentacle with +2 Comedy (18+)

[21]

CJ HendersonReading

[22]

Acting and Directing w. Richard Epcar & Ellyn

Stern [20]

Martial Arts Fight Scenes IV: The Weird

Stuff [24]

Richard Epcar's Famous Outtake Panel (18+)

[24]

How to Burlesque (18+)[23]

Con Photography: How to, and What Not to Do

[22]

Edo Tsumami Kanzashi Workshop

[22]

ANImakeup: ProMake-Up Techniques

for Cosplay... [20]

GO GO GIJINKA!: Your Guide to Gijinka

Cosplay [23]

Creating Manga from Start to Finish

[22]

AMV Contest[17]

Anime Password (Tryouts 12-1PM in Live

3) [20]

John de Lancie Q+A[23]

Rave[18]

Saturday Morning (and beyond) Cartoons of the

80s & 90s [25]

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

(1-4)[29]

1

Abuse the Author[20]

DeadmanWonderland

(1-4)[27]

Tournament: Sony Playstation Allstars FFA

11AMV Awards Show

[27]

12

10Our Favorite AMVs

[29]

Chocobos Ate My Baby: Narrative and Aesthetic

in FF [21]

Great Anime Openings[23]

How Being an Asian Got Me Into Trouble

[23]

Beyond Bleeps and Bloops: An Intro to VG

Music [21]

Q+A withthe Slants

[24]

Full Metal Pornologists (18+)[23]

Eien Strife's Storiesof Adventuring

[22]

Saber Guild's Costumed Lightsaber

Choreography [24]

2Tournament: Pokemon

Black & White 2

3

Hetalia: Axis Powers Shenanigans!

[23]12

1

7

8Umineko: When

They Cry(1-4)[30]

Tournament: Tekken Tag 2

Tournament: 4 vs. 4 Halo 4 Pro Slayer

5

6Cosplay

Masquerade[17]

4

9The Slants Concert

[12] Broken Continent: Preview

[21]

GM Dinner -- Room Closed!

Ghost in the Shell w. Richard Epcar & Ellyn

Stern [23]

Role Playing Games: from The West to The East and Back Again!

[24]

A Complete Historyof Manga

[20]

Webcomics 101[26]

The Pokémon Gameshow

[25]

9

10 Guilded Age: The Panel![23]

11Mushi-shi

(1-4)[29]

Masquerade Rehearsal/Check-In

[17]

Ask a HomestuckTroll[21]

BJD 101: Those Creepy Dolls on the Internet

[21]

Detective Conan / Case Closed(1-4)[27]

YuYu Hakusho(1-4)[30]

One Piece(54-57)

[29]

Main Events Live 1 Live 2 Workshop Video 1 Video 2 Tabletop Cosplay LARP Video Games AutographsFreedom A Commonwealth 3 Commonwealth 4 Commonwealth 2 Independence Federal B Commonwealth 1 Federal A Hickory Assembly I-IV

Sunday :00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45:00:15:30:45

1Eien Strife Concert

[13]

2 Macross/Robotech: Heroes, Myths &

Legends [24]

3

Richard Epcar, Ellyn Stern, John de Lancie (Vine Street Lobby)

[9, 10, 11]

The Slants (Outside Main Events)

[12]John de Lancie Photo Session (Photo Booth)

[18]Eien Strife (Outside Main

Events)[13]

Asian Board Gaming Workshop (multiple games - 4 hours) &

Demo: Elder Sign (2-8 players - 90 minutes)

[19]Open Gaming with Uncle Yo (2 hours)

[19]PWT: Final Tournament

(2 hours)[18]

Request a Demo: Attendees Pick(2-20 players)

Masquerade and Hall Costume Contest

Feedback [17]

LARP[18]

xxxHolic(1-4)[30]

9

10

11Ghost Hunt

(1-4)[28]

12

Pandora Hearts(1-4)[29]

Dragon Ball Z(1-4)[28]

Raien and Lyren's Guitar Panel of Doom

[24]

Japanese Language and Culture

[23]

Cosplay: 101[22]

Creating a Realistic Character

[22]

Shinto, Christianity and Jashinism: Religion in

Anime [25]

Kaleido Star:Season 2(1-4)[28]

The Slants Concert[12]

The Changing Face of Anime Cons

[25]

Tournament: Super Smash Impossible

Tournament: jubeat

Super Hero Getter[25]

Anime PressYour Luck

[20]

An InternationalGame of Telephone

[20]

Zenkaikon Closing Ceremonies & Feedback

Panel[26]4

Armitage III(1-4)[27]

Mushi-shi(1-4)[29]

Heat Guy J(1-4)[28]

Awesome Animation Not from Japan!

[21]

What the Pho?[26]

A Second Serving of Animation Openings

[20]

LARP Finale[18]

LARP Wrap Up Meeting[18]

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