Kawaii Kon 2016: Full Schedule

10:00am HST

Memories of Kawaii Kon

From Ala Moana Hotel to Hawaii Convention Center. From only the 3rd floor to ALL THE FLOORS! From 2,000 to over 10,000! Come by and relive the memories of Kawaii Kon of the past

Friday April 8, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Misc.

11:00am HST

Vital Information for New Voice Actors

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Ever thought of becoming a voice actor? Ever wondered what you need to know in order to enter the world of voice over? It takes more than plugging a microphone in and recording your voice. You need a lot more than that to make it in this industry. So how do you do it? Learn from Goofy and Koichi, two up-and-coming voice actors, taking everything they've learned from professional voice actors and relaying that info to you! Ask any questions you may have about the industry such as "How does the dubbing process work?" or "Where can I get information on the industry?". So come on down and be informed!

Friday April 8, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Educational

2:15pm HST

Sandy Fox and Lex Lang - The Dynamic Duo of Anime, Animation and Video Games

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Get to know Sandy and Lex at Kawaii Kon! Learn the interesting aspects of Voice Acting for Anime, Animation and Video Games with Sandy Fox and Lex Lang, who also happen to be married to each other! Find out all of the details of what it takes to maintain a healthy relationship and successful career!
Don't miss this fun panel.

Speakers

Sandy Fox

Sandy Fox is an American Actor, Voice Actor, Singer and Producer. She began her career in the entertainment industry working for the Walt Disney Company performing in hundreds of live stage shows as a singer, dancer and comedic talent. As a voice actor she began her career providing... Read More →

Lex Lang

Lex Lang is 2X Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards honored Voice Actor and Director. He is listed as one of the top 20 Anime, Animation and Video Game Voice Actors of All Time on IMDB. Over the last 20 years he has been in over five hundred Original Animation episodes, Anime series... Read More →

Friday April 8, 2016 2:15pm - 3:15pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Voice Acting, Lex Lang, Sandy Fox | Guest Event, Lex Lang, Sandy Fox

3:30pm HST

Jessica Nigri Q&A

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Have questions for one of the world's most famous cosplayers? Ask them here! Jessica will be happy to answer!

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Jessica Nigri

Jessica Nigri is an American model and correspondent best known for her cosplay, YouTube, and fan promotional work. She voiced Cinder Fall (RWBY, RoosterTeeth), and Super Sonico in the English adaptation of Super Sonico, the Animation. Jessica first gained notoriety in 2009 at the... Read More →

Friday April 8, 2016 3:30pm - 4:30pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Cosplay, Jessica Nigri | Guest Event, Jessica Nigri

4:45pm HST

Face to Face with Steve Blum and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

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Get all of your most pressing questions for Steve Blum and Mary McGlynn answered at this panel!

Speakers

Steve Blum

With literally hundreds of voice over credits to his name, Veteran Voice Monkey Steve Blum is best known as the voice of “Spike Spiegel” from Cowboy Bebop, “Wolverine” from several incarnations of X-Men (animated movies, games, the Wolverine and the X-Men TV Series, The... Read More →

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is a voice over actress, writer, singer and director. As an actress, she portrayed Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost In The Shell Innocence, Solid State Society and Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex for which she won the American Anime Award for Best Actress... Read More →

Friday April 8, 2016 4:45pm - 5:45pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Voice Acting, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Steve Blum | Guest Event, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Steve Blum

6:00pm HST

A galaxxxy of Cute: A Fashion Q&A

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Tokyo kawaii!! galaxxxy is essentially madcap world influenced by past and future music, Japanese Anime, and comet scattered virtual world. collaborating with many artists. Learn about their designs and process here!

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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 →

Friday April 8, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Fashion, galaxxxy | Guest Event, galaxxxy

7:15pm HST

Drones, Drones, Drones

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From the middle east to aerial photography to Amazon. Drones are everywhere.

Learn more about this technology and it's implications for society.

There will be prizes and giveaways during the Q&A period.

Friday April 8, 2016 7:15pm - 8:15pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - All Genre

8:30pm HST

Anime Family Feud IV: Mortal Konbat!

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Six teams enter; one team leaves! The Anime Family Feud is back and bigger than ever, with a deluxe two-hour tournament that's sure to put you and your five-member teams to the test!

Friday April 8, 2016 8:30pm - 10:30pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Trivia

11:00pm HST

Fakku Industry Panel

Join FAKKU as they announce their new manga releases and discuss their recent transition into publishing.

Friday April 8, 2016 11:00pm - Saturday April 9, 2016 12:00am HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Industry, FAKKU! | 18+, FAKKU!

10:15am HST

Crunchyroll Industry Panel

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Hear about all the latest and greatest anime & manga coming out of Crunchyroll straight from the source. Prizes given out during panel and a special gift for all who attend.

Speakers

Crunchyroll

Saturday April 9, 2016 10:15am - 11:15am HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Industry, Crunchyroll

11:30am HST

100 Days of 1 Punch

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Want to lose a few pounds? Maybe get closer to that Anime Boy body? Then come get motivated with Ethan Fox and Super Mario as we show how 100 days of the famous One Punch Man workout pushed us towards our goals, and how you can take your health into your own hands and train to become a super hero for fun!

Saturday April 9, 2016 11:30am - 12:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Educational

12:45pm HST

FUNimation Favorites

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Join FUNimation staff as we take a look at some of our personal favorites from current anime and past classics. What‰Ûªs your FUNimation favorite? Share it with us using the hashtag #FUNimationFave and you could win a prize!

Speakers

Funimation

Saturday April 9, 2016 12:45pm - 1:45pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Industry, FUNimation

2:00pm HST

Jessica Nigri: How to Deal with Hate in the Cosplay Community

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Every community has their fair share of trolls and haters, and cosplay is no different. It can be hard to deal with hate in the community, but Jessica Nigri is here to help you out!

Speakers

Jessica Nigri

Saturday April 9, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Cosplay, Jessica Nigri | Guest Event, Jessica Nigri

3:15pm HST

Face to Face with Cherami Leigh

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Here is your chance to get to know Cherami a little better. Bonus points if you think of a question she's never heard before!

Speakers

Cherami Leigh

Cherami Leigh has been in the industry for 20 years. She has been in over 75 commercials, and has worked on over 100 anime projects including “Lucy” in Fairy Tail, “Asuna” in Sword Art Online, “Road” in D. Grayman, “Lizzie” in Black Butler, “Mai” in Ghost Hunt... Read More →

Saturday April 9, 2016 3:15pm - 4:15pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Voice Acting, Cherami Leigh | Guest Event, Cherami Leigh

4:30pm HST

Team Four Star Q&A

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Come meet TeamFourStar's Takahata101 (Voice actor/writer) the voice of Nappa, Alucard, Red XIII, Guru and Cell in DragonballZ, Hellsing Ultimate abridged and FF7MA and ask all about the adventure that the internet has been until it's justifiably shut down!

Speakers

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 →

Saturday April 9, 2016 4:30pm - 5:30pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

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

6:00pm HST

Ye Olde Intro to Steampunk

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An introduction to Steampunk, from its roots and inspirations to its influence in the current day, with discussions on fashion and accessories, culture, music and literature and DIY steampunking.

Saturday April 9, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Educational

7:15pm HST

Cosplaytalia

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Did you love our Hetalia panel last year? Well Cosplaytalia is back and bringing those nations you know and love, dressed up as characters from your other favorite fandoms! If you have an inner fangirl (or fanboy) than this special Hetalia Q&A is a must to see!

Saturday April 9, 2016 7:15pm - 9:15pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Cosplay Q&A

9:45pm HST

Japanese Confections: Desserts After Dark 18+

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Sweet. Salty. Creamy. Sticky...desserts, of course!After years of presenting dessert panels and studying the culture of sweets, the LostGamers crew has discovered just how dirty desserts could be. Sinfully decadent with more puns and innuendo than you can shake your Pocky stick at! Simply put, this panel still has (arguably) most of the educational joys of Japanese sweets but it's certainly not one for the kids, the easily offended, or the faint of heart.

Saturday April 9, 2016 9:45pm - 10:45pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Educational 18+

11:00pm HST

Fakku Q&A

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General question and answer session with members of FAKKU, the largest hentai publisher in the United States.

Speakers

FAKKU

Saturday April 9, 2016 11:00pm - Sunday April 10, 2016 12:00am HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Industry, FAKKU! | 18+, FAKKU!

10:00am HST

Introduction to Lolita Fashion

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This panel gives an overview of lolita fashion by going over the history of the fashion, main styles, the different components of an outfit, current trends, brands, and resources for more information.

The panel will consists of a slideshow and live models to show the different styles and components of an outfit. A Q&A session will be at the end if time allows.

Sunday April 10, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Fashion

11:00am HST

Grey DeLisle & Mary McGlynn: Powerful Women in Voice Acting

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Learn what it is like to be a woman in the animation industry.

Speakers

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 →

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Sunday April 10, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Voice Acting, Grey DeLisle, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | Guest Event, Grey DeLisle, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

12:00pm HST

Good Smile Company Mamitan Meet & Greet

Join Good Smile Company's Mamitan in a fun meet and greet, pick her brain about Good Smile Company figures and join in some fun games! Plus come to enter a raffle to win a Mystery Nendoroid!

Speakers

Good Smile Company

Sunday April 10, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Industry, Good Smile Company

1:00pm HST

Cosplay for Beginners with Jessica Nigri

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Just starting out on the road to fabulous cosplay? Get tips from Jessica Nigri on what works and what doesn't.

Speakers

Jessica Nigri

Sunday April 10, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Events - Cosplay, Jessica Nigri | Guest Event, Jessica Nigri

2:30pm HST

Good Smile Company, Collecting Figures 101

Learn the ins and outs of figure collecting, learn the differences between a Nendoroid, a figma and what scale means when it comes to figures! Learn how to spot and avoid those dreaded bootlegs and learn how to make your collection everything you ever wanted it to be!

Speakers

Good Smile Company

Sunday April 10, 2016 2:30pm - 3:30pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Industry, Good Smile Company

3:45pm HST

Working in the Anime Industry - Crunchyroll

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Want to know what it's like working in the anime industry? Have questions for people who work in the anime industry? Then this is the panel for you! Join Crunchyroll and possible other industry reps as they discuss what it is like working in the crazy world of anime.

Speakers

Crunchyroll

Sunday April 10, 2016 3:45pm - 4:45pm HST
Room 315: Hawaii Convention Center

Industry, Crunchyroll