What vendors should know.
Anime-zing! is a vibrant celebration of anime culture, offering a diverse range of activities and events for fans of all ages. It emphasizes community support and inclusivity, making it a welcoming environment for attendees to connect and share their interests.
Crowd
Around 1000 attendees across the run.
What's happening.
Vendor Hall
The dealer's room is filled with vendors selling a variety of anime and anime-related merchandise, including DVDs, posters, plushies, and Japanese candies.
Artist Alley
The convention features a large exhibit hall with numerous vendors and artists showcasing their work.
Cosplay
Cosplay is a significant aspect of the convention, with over half of attendees participating. There is a mainstage cosplay contest with categories for performance and craftsmanship.
Gaming
The convention includes gaming areas for tabletop games and video gaming, providing a space for competitive and casual play.
Panels & Workshops
Panels cover a wide range of topics, including fan discussions, Q&As with guests, and educational sessions. Attendees can also submit their own panels for consideration.
Food & Culture
The ConSweet offers free snacks and drinks, including ramen and soda, to help attendees recharge throughout the event.
Charity
Anime-zing! supports local charities by providing free admission to underprivileged youth and hosting charity raffles.
Theme & Focus
Anime-zing! is an annual three-day festival celebrating Japanese anime and related fandoms, featuring a variety of events including panels, workshops, concerts, and social gatherings.
Who's showing up.
A confirmed slate of voice actors, mangaka, cosplayers, and industry guests.
Greg Ayres
Greg Ayres has been screaming into microphones for close to 25 years now! With over 376 credits to his name, he has managed to play a variety of characters that are almost as colorful as his hair. He was honored to recently return to his role of Son Goku in Saiyuki Reload Zeroin, having worked on the Saiyuki franchise for over 20 years. He can currently be heard as Po in Eminence and Shadow, As Kenta Kanzaki in The Dangers in My Heart, Yu Nishinoya in Haikyu, Chai in Shenmue The Animation on Adult swim, and a super bad demon known only as “God” in Dark Gathering.
Jay Hickman
Jay began his career in anime in the 1990s, when he landed his first role at ADV Films in Master of Mosquiton. Since then, he has appeared in more than 100 titles with studios including ADV Films, Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Okratron 5000, and others. As a character actor, Jay has been able to voice a broad variety of colorful roles, with the occasional romantic lead thrown in for good measure.
Gareth West
Gareth is an actor, model, and voice actor based out of Texas. He is known for such Anime roles as; Ittetsu Takeda in Haikyu, Seiya Takehaya in Tsurune, Kanichi Konishi in Food Wars, Haruka Shinozaki in My Girlfriend Is Shobitch, Lizard Misty in Saint Seiya, 2D in Golden Time, Akihiro Tsukaba in Chihayafuru, Tomoaki Yamagishi in O Maidens In Your Savage Season, and Dinkuron in Log Horizon.
Samurai Dan and Jillian
The husband and wife team of Daniel and Jillian Coglan are full-time martial art instructors, specializing in 16th century Samurai Arts. When not teaching at their dojo, the Kojokan, they travel the United States performing and teaching the ancient ways of the most famous warriors in history.
Mini events & panels.
A working schedule of the panels, screenings, and meetups happening across the run. Subject to change up to doors.
- TBACosplay Contest
A mainstage cosplay contest with categories for performance and craftsmanship.
- TBAKaraoke
- TBAGaming Areas
Includes gaming areas for tabletop games and video gaming, providing a space for competitive and casual play.
- TBACharity Events and Auctions
Supports local charities by providing free admission to underprivileged youth and hosting charity raffles.
- TBAPanels and Workshops
Covers a wide range of topics, including fan discussions, Q&As with guests, and educational sessions.
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