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Come one come all to the brawl of the year! Magic versus Melee! Fisticuffs and spells. Join us and put your best defense on the line!

Cosplay Chess is now accepting applications for all three games, Friday Night’s Late Night, Saturday’s Main and Sunday’s Improvise.

If you have any questions, please email us at cosplaychess@sakuracon.org

Want to show off your cosplay crafting and/or performance chops? 

Sign-ups are now open for Sakura-Con’s Cosplay Contest!  

All submissions are on a first come, first serve basis, and will be open until March 1st, but don’t wait too long — spots fill quickly, and if we fill up, you could end up on the wait list. Please read the Cosplay Contest Rules and fill out the form at the bottom of the page to sign up!  Please email cosplay@sakuracon.org with any questions.

Warm up your vocal cords and prepare to sing your heart out! Signups for Sakura-Con’s Karaoke Idol will open on February 1; they’re first come first serve and will fill up quickly.

Go here for the rules and information.

Pre-Registration membership prices

$55 until 11/30 at 11:59 PM Pacific

$60 until 12/31 at 11:59 PM Pacific

$65 until 2/29  at 11:59 PM Pacific

$75 until 11:59PM on 3/30 Pacific

$85 at the door 

Artist Alley registration for Sakura-Con 2020 has officially gone live!

Artist Alley is a venue for amateur and professional artists/artisans to sell their anime, manga and Japanese inspired works to the general convention members. This includes comic book artists, illustrators, makers of small cosplay accessories, and much more.  

Chicago native Erica Mendez is a longtime anime and video game fan who put in the work and became a voice actress.

She has been fortunate to play some fan-favorite characters, including: Retsuko in Aggretsuko, Ryuko in KILL la KILL, Gon in Hunter x Hunter, Aladdin in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Yuuki in Sword Art Online II, Sailor Uranus in the new Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Megumin in Konosuba, Akko in Little Witch Academia, Diane in Seven Deadly Sins, Nico in Love Live, Mash in Fate/Grand Order, Bernadetta in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Raphtalia in The Rising of the Shield Hero.

Attention all AMV creators and video editors! Enjoy making videos? Love Sakura-Con?

Want to help get people pumped up? Why not try your hand at making us a video for our Opening Ceremonies?

The Sakura-Con 2020 AMV Contest is now open for submissions! Sakura-Con’s AMV contest is an event for fans to showcase their creative talents in the form of anime music videos.

The Contest is open to anyone, be they amateur or professional! Submissions, signups and contest rules can be found HERE.

Give a generous gift and donate blood during the Sakura-Con Blood Drive! Pre-register to donate blood on April 10th or 11th here: https://schedule.bloodworksnw.org/DonorPortal/GroupLanding.aspx?s=0868

Our goal is 70 donors a day!

Sakura-Con is hosting a cosplay contest on Sept 28 at 4:00 PM at Bellevue College Japan Week Festival.

There will be a prize for the winner!