Sakura-Con

Now’s the time to get a 2024 membership at its lowest price! This price is only available until April 30 at 9:00 p.m. PDT—membership prices increase after!

For more information or to get your membership, see our Registration page at http://sakuracon.org/registration/.

Team Sakura has lots of summer events this year! Come say hello! Next events are Dragon Fest 2019 Jun 29th and Japan Fair 2019 on June 30th!
Sakura-Con will be hosting a cosplay contest at 3PM at Japan Fair. Show off your latest creation and/or try your chance at winning a complimentary membership for you and a friend for Sakura-Con 2020. (To enter the contest sign up at the Sakura-Con Japan Fair booth by 2PM on Sunday June 30th.)

Here are the mascot winners for this year:

1st Place: Rosalie Higashi
2nd Place: Zearyu
3rd Place: Kathy Chiu

Lost an item?

Items found during the convention have been turned over to the Washington State Convention Center.

For further information please check in with Convention Security at 206-694-5127.

We are pleased to announce the Promised Neverland secret guest: the lead voice actress of Emma, Sumire Morohoshi!The Promised Neverland special event at Sakura Con 2019 is brought to you by Aniplex!

The Scavenger Hunt returns again for 2019, and this time the stakes are even higher.

The story begins at Opening Ceremonies (attendance is not required, don’t worry—a summary will be provided after), and then after 10AM on Friday go to www.sakuraquest.org/play and follow the clues around con to solve the mystery and get an exclusive mascot pin!

This is the attendee’s rare chance to meet up close with the Guests of Honor. You’ll be able to ask Guests questions in a more personal environment while enjoying a buffet style meal being provided by the hotel. Not only can you ask your favorite Guest of Honor questions about his/her work, but possibly get an autograph from them “after” everyone has eaten. This is a must not miss event that you can get in only by purchasing a special invitation! Reservations are extremely limited, and available through the Guest Reception page.

Sakura-Con’s 2019 Dance will be themed Welcome to the Jungle!

The Sakura-Con 2019 Guidebook is now available for download at:

Guidebook.com/g/sakuracon2019/

PDF Scheduled is available as well!

This is a multiple-choice, open-book, take-home quiz that begins on the Sakura-con site three weeks before the convention.

You can look up anything you want to get the answer. The questions are so hard that you probably will not know any of the answers from memory. Instead, you will need to do research into the real world of such topics as art, geography, history, literature, music, and science. Hopefully, this will give you a better appreciation of what goes on in anime and some of the hidden meanings behind the material.

Extremely Hard Take Home Anime Quiz 2019

Come one come all as night falls and the stars come out to play. And so do those steeped in night. The magic and the mystery that night brings causes those to dress in their finest wear and dance away.

From stars to the twinkling lights of the city, from the fae to those who still believe. Let them all dance away in a midnight reverie. Please join Sakura-Con as we present ‘Midnight Reverie’, the Masquerade Ball. For the first time, we present a gothic themed ball.

We encourage you to wear your best and darkest attire. We look forward to seeing you on Friday evening.

Sakura-Con’s Masquerade Ball, Midnight Reverie, is looking for Masquerade Ball Hosts! Outgoing? Love people and to dance? Then this is the place for you!

Please apply at Masquerade Ball Hosts Page or if you have any questions, please email masquerade@sakuracon.org.

Here are the 2019 Sakura-Con costume contest judges, we encourage everyone to read the autograph and photography policies and guidelines regarding Guests.

Lulu Laurent

Lulu Laurent is an award-winning Seattle based cosplayer who’s actively been attending SakuraCon since 2002 and entering cosplay competitions around the country since 2006.

Momma Sammu

A native of Portland OR, Momma Sammu was raised attending Fantasy and SciFi cons, but attended her first anime convention in 2006. She has been cosplaying ever since, now with over a decade of sewing and crafting and six years of heavy competition experience…

Sewing Savage

Tana Savage is a northwest cosplayer with 12 years of experience making costumes. She started competing in 2013 under the cosplay name Sewing Savage and has since won several awards including best in show and best skit at Kumoricon. Tana specializes…

Princess of Tea

This Sakuracon marks the 10 year anniversary since Princess of Tea started cosplaying. Since then, she has competed in numerous contests and taken home many top ranking and Best in Show awards from conventions such as Kumoricon, RCCC, and Kuronekocon….

Give Blood. Get Cookies. Be a Hero. Save a Life.

It is only with the help of wonderful volunteer donors that blood is available for patients in need.

Please consider donating blood at Sakura-Con! Let’s fill the beds!
Our goal is 70 donors each day!

Friday, April 19
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Or

Saturday, April 20
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Location

Washington State Convention Center
Blood Drive held in Conference Center – TCC Level 2, Chelan 5

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Ready for Sakura-Con?

So are we!

This Newsletter is the meant to get you pumped up for the Convention and give out some helpful tips to Newcomers!

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Justin Briner is a Dallas-based actor and singer known primarily for his work in anime and video games. Recently, he’s started up the third season of My Hero Academia as Izuku “Deku” Midoriya. He can also be heard as Mikaela in Seraph of the End, Nova in Space Patrol Luluco, Yukito and Yue in Cardcaptor Sakura, Yoichi in Drifters, Ayanokoji in Classroom of the Elite, Alfonso in GARO: The Animation, Niko in Nanbaka, Ryota Mitarai in Danganronpa 3, Frate in 91 Days, Qwenthur in Heavy Object, Manato in Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions, and many more. Additionally, he has provided voices for games such as Dust: An Elysian Tail, SMITE, Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs, Cibele, and DreadOut. 

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