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Press Application Form
Sakura-Con welcomes and appreciates all media coverage. Please complete the press application below to request press access to our event. You may be contacted with questions in the process of determining approval, so please be sure to add press@sakuracon.org to your email address book or email white list in order to receive emails from the Sakura-Con Press staff.
All applications must be received via our form by March 9th 2024. Sakura-Con does not guarantee all applicants will be granted press access, but will respond to all applications received before March 9th 2024. Any requests received after that date risk not being reviewed due to time constraints.
Sakura-Con does not guarantee approval on any interview requests. Specifically approved press teams will receive further instructions on how to request access to guests for interviews, subject to approval and availability of our guests. Press members may be asked for further information for an interview if they are approved for one. Convention based requests received after March 15th 2024 run the risk of not being approved due to scheduling and time constraints around the convention date and our guests’ schedules.
Press Applications for Sakura-Con 2024 are now Closed. We hope to see you at this year’s event, and are excited for your upcoming applications for 2025. Stay tuned for more information!
Press Registration Form 2024 are Closed
Press Release
Previous press releases are available in our archive.
Sakura-Con in the Press
- Photos from the final day of Seattle’s Sakura-Con 2019
- Pacific Northwest & Beyond: Sakuracon
- The Best Cosplay From Sakura-Con 2018
- KING5 Anime star comes to Seattle’s Sakura-Con 2017
- Photos from AnimeJapan 2016: Finale
- Con 2016 Does Seattle Proud
- Sakura con 2016 KING5 Video
- Sakura–Con Big Reveals: Sword Art Online The Movie
- Kiznaiver Premieres At Anime Boston And Sakura Con
- Maid in Japan – Japanese rock group BAND-MAID
- 19th Annual Sakura Con, March 25-27 20167
- Keripo.com, written and photos, cosplay photoshoots, and doll posing
- KING 5 coverage, with video
- Anime News Network general coverage
- Keripo.com, written and photos, cosplay photoshoots, and doll posing
- Skewed n Reviewed, perspectives from a first-timer, a relative new person, and someone who’s been coming to the con for years.
- Japan-A-Radio interview with Director Koji Masunari, Character Designer Toshifumi Akai, and Aniplex Producer Shunsuke Saito
- Liberty Voice general coverage
- Examiner Friday coverage
- Examiner Saturday coverage
- Examiner about new dolls from Good Smile Company
- Examiner Attack on Titan Coverage
- 2014 (4/22) AnimeNewsNetwork
- 2014 (4/19) Puget Sound Business Journal
Press Archive
Press Release
Sakura-Con General Press Release 2018
Flyers
Here are all the Sakura-Con half-page promotional flyers from over the years:
Photos
2018
Sakura-Con 2018
Guest Photos
Mint Fashion show
Jwalk Fashion Show
Dances
Okamoto's
Cosplay Events 2018
Hall Cosplay (1)
Hall Cosplay (2)
Friday Photo Booth
Sat Photo Booth
Sun Photo Booth
Earlier
Sakura-Con history in...
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Team Sakura
Team Sakura is gearing up for a full year of events that promote and celebrate Sakura-con. We want you to be a part of some fun and upcoming events where you can showcase your cosplay and appreciation of Japanese culture before Sakura-con 2019. We will be available to sell memberships throughout the year. We hope to see you at these events and help spread the word of our convention!