Kawaii Kon 2016: Full Schedule

12:00pm HST

Opening Ceremonies

The official beginning of the convention! The Opening Ceremonies of Kawaii Kon is a time honored tradition in which you are guaranteed to have lots of fun!

Friday April 8, 2016 12:00pm - 1:30pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Guest Event, Asami Shimoda, Eyeshine, galaxxxy, GARNiDELiA, h.NAOTO, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Jessica Nigri, Joe Inoue, Johnny Yong Bosch, Lex Lang, Pungdeng-E, Sandy Fox, Shigeto Koyama, Team Four Star

1:30pm HST

Johnny Yong Bosch and Eyeshine

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Have you ever wanted to waste your time singing about totally random stuff? Me neither…until I decided to come up with this totally random panel!

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Johnny Yong Bosch

Johnny Yong Bosch made his debut as Adam, the Black Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He appeared in over 200 episodes and both big screen versions of the series.Some of JYB’s more popular roles as a voice actor include: Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, Vash the Stampede from... Read More →

Eyeshine

Eyeshine first found success in 2006 with a unique blend of pop punk and post grunge called Edge Rock. The band gained a modest audience with its debut EP, “How About That” and their first full length album, “Red Stripes White Lights” but it was their sophomore effort, “My... Read More →

Friday April 8, 2016 1:30pm - 2:30pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Music, Eyeshine, Johnny Yong Bosch | Events - Voice Acting, Eyeshine, Johnny Yong Bosch | Guest Event, Eyeshine, Johnny Yong Bosch

2:45pm HST

ALL the voices of Grey DeLisle

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Whether you knew it or not, Grey DeLisle was probably part of your childhood. Meet the woman behind the many voices here at Kawaii Kon!

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Grey DeLisle

Grey DeLisle is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning and Annie nominated veteran voice actress who got her start doing the role of Reptar on Rugrats in 1994. Since then she has starred in hundreds of popular cartoons including The Fairly Odd Parents (Vicky), Avatar (Azula), Clone Wars... Read More →

Friday April 8, 2016 2:45pm - 3:45pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Voice Acting, Grey DeLisle | Guest Event, Grey DeLisle

4:15pm HST

Karaoke Semi-Finals

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The not-quite final round of the Karaoke Competition! 9 contestants will face off, but only 3 will move on!

Friday April 8, 2016 4:15pm - 5:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Music

6:00pm HST

Pungdeng-E Concert

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Get ready to catch the happy virus with a special performance from Pungdeng-E!

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Pungdeng-E

DO YOU KNOW PUNGDENG-E? PUNGDENG-E is a three member KPOP girl group from Korea consisting of members Heejin “Red”, Gahee “Blue” and Eunbi “Yellow”. The group made their music debut on December 2013 and live television stage debut on February 2014. They originated with... Read More →

Friday April 8, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Concert, Pungdeng-E | Guest Event, Pungdeng-E

8:30pm HST

Funimation Peep Show 18+

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Guaranteed to be a good time that's oh so NSFW. Watch jiggly clips and trailers from some of the hottest FUNimation titles. Don't forget to bring tissues, you know, for the nose bleeds. Audience participation encouraged by tweeting using the hashtag #FUNimationPeepShow. You could even win some naughty prizes. (18+, Bring your IDs!)

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Funimation

Friday April 8, 2016 8:30pm - 10:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Industry, FUNimation | 18+, FUNimation

10:15pm HST

Team Four Star 18+

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It's late... why are you up... oh well come see a crazy VA/writer loose his mind slowly on stage

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Team Four Star

Discovered buried in a block of ice up in the Northwest Territories of North-North America (otherwise known domestically as Canadia), Curtis “Takahata101” Arnott (otherwise known as Internet Hearthrob Takahashi~) was brought into this world with the soul intention of spreading... Read More →

Friday April 8, 2016 10:15pm - 11:15pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Voice Acting, Team Four Star | Guest Event, Team Four Star | 18+, Team Four Star

12:00pm HST

Kawaii Kon Fashion Show

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See the latest designs from Japanese fashion designers galaxxxy and h.NAOTO, featuring local models sporting these trendy designs!

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galaxxxy

Japanese fashion brand, Galaxxxy was established in 2007, and has created a lasting and trendy name for themselves. Galaxxy is essentially madcap world influenced by past and future music, Japanese Anime, and comet scattered virtual world. The brand collaborates with many artists... Read More →

h.NAOTO

Naoto Hirooka created his brand h.NAOTO in 2000, incorporating ideas of extreme punk, gothic-lolita and visual-kei. His designs are completely unique and visually eye-catching, garnering positive critiques worldwide. The brand h.NAOTO endlessly seeks for a new world, and will continue... Read More →

Saturday April 9, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Fashion, galaxxxy, h.NAOTO | Guest Event, galaxxxy, h.NAOTO

1:00pm HST

Fashion Q&A

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Have questions for h.NAOTO? Ask them here!

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h.NAOTO

Saturday April 9, 2016 1:00pm - 1:30pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Fashion, h.NAOTO | Guest Event, h.NAOTO

4:00pm HST

Cosplay Contest

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Here is where you can see the best of the best cosplayers at Kawaii Kon!

Saturday April 9, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Cosplay, Cosplay Contest, Monet Michiko, Sachisenpai | Kawaii Kon Event, Cosplay Contest, Monet Michiko, Sachisenpai

5:30pm HST

Eyeshine

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Back for another Kawaii Kon, Eyeshine is here and ready to raise the roof! Get ready to rock!

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Eyeshine

Saturday April 9, 2016 5:30pm - 6:30pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Concert, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine | Guest Event, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine

6:45pm HST

Joe Inoue

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Joe Inoue is here with his guitar and he is ready to give you the performance of a life time! Make sure you are there!

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Joe Inoue

Joe Inoue was born in Los Angeles, California under Japanese parents who moved to the states to follow their careers. He grew up in an environment filled with music, and started listening to music seriously in his middle school years. Gradually, Inoue started recording his own materials... Read More →

Saturday April 9, 2016 6:45pm - 7:45pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Concert, Joe Inoue | Guest Event, Joe Inoue

8:00pm HST

GARNiDELiA

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Join us for this performance of a life time as GARNiDELiA performs for the first time in Hawaii!

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GARNiDELiA

GARNiDELiA is a music unit composed of MARiA, a female vocalist and toku, a music composer. Both are incredibly talented and have garnered musical fame independently. toku has written and arranged hit songs of Angela Aki, LiSA, An Café and others. MARiA performs with several musicians... Read More →

Saturday April 9, 2016 8:00pm - 9:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Concert, GARNiDELiA | Guest Event, GARNiDELiA

9:30pm HST

Saturday Night butishake

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This year, the butishake and Saturday Night Dance have joined forces to create something amazing! Everybody jump around!

Saturday April 9, 2016 9:30pm - Sunday April 10, 2016 12:00am HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Music

12:00pm HST

Ask an Anime Character

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Does Ichigo prefer pandas or owls? What would Orochimaru use to get out those set in stains? Ask your most pressing, silliest and ridiculous questions for your favorite anime characters here!

Sunday April 10, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Guest Event Kawaii Kon Event

1:15pm HST

Karaoke Finals

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This is the final round of the Karaoke Competition! Everyone has worked so hard to get here, but only one can take home the Karaoke Idol Trophy!

Sunday April 10, 2016 1:15pm - 2:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Events - Music

2:00pm HST

Natsuko Hara Mini-Live

Mini-Live concert by Natsuko Hara, main character in JK Meshi! performs live at Kawaii Kon! See this rising star first!

Sunday April 10, 2016 2:00pm - 2:30pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Concert, Natsuko Hara | Guest Event, Natsuko Hara

2:30pm HST

Pungdeng-E Concert

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Join K-Pop band Pungdeng-E for their final performance at Kawaii Kon 2016 and prepare for an experience of a lifetime!

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Pungdeng-E

Sunday April 10, 2016 2:30pm - 3:30pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Concert, Pungdeng-E | Guest Event, Pungdeng-E

5:00pm HST

EMKE Concert

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Local band EMKE returns for a stellar concert that will rock your world!

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EMKE

Most of us can only dream about living on an island paradise or being rock stars. For the members of EMKE, that’s just everyday life. Formed in 2005, EMKE made their debut as the youngest rock band in the Honolulu music scene. The band features sisters Kira and Ezri Santos along... Read More →

Sunday April 10, 2016 5:00pm - 6:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

Concert, EMKE | Guest Event, EMKE

6:00pm HST

Closing Ceremonies

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Sadly the convention must come to an end, but there is no reason we can't go out with a bang! Join us for Closing Ceremonies, and say your last goodbyes for the year (and be the first to find out our new dates!)

Sunday April 10, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm HST
Ballroom B: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Avenue

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