Sakura-Con
Sakura Con 2019 is pleased to welcome back Hideo Okamoto! Mr. Okamoto is a renowned prop designer, mecha designer, and illustrator, whose notable works include Ronin Warriors, Pokemon: Black and White, and the Godzilla films from the 1990’s where he designed the Batra and Destroyer kaiju.
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Mascot Contest 2020 Announcement
Welcome to the Sakura-Con Mascot Contest. Submissions will be accepted until 11:59pm PST on April 1st, 2019 and will only be accepted electronically. No entries will be accepted after this point and prizing information will be available soon. For a complete copy of the rules, please see the Contest Rules.
Guest of Honor Announcement: Hiroshi Nagahama
Sakura Con 2019 is pleased to bring back a long-time friend of our convention, Hiroshi Nagahama! Fans will recognize him as a celebrated director who has worked on Mushishi, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and many others.
Guest of Honor Announcement: Yutaka Minowa
Sakura Con 2019 is pleased to welcome Yutaka Minowa! Fans will recognize him for the art and animation of Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Guest Announcement: Jamie Marchi
Jamie Marchi is a voice actress for video games and anime with over 300 characters to date. She’s the voice of Ellie from Borderlands 2 and Freya from Smite, amongst other video game characters.
Guest Announcement: Alexis Tipton
Alexis Tipton has been working in the dubbing industry since 2008 and has loved every minute of it. She can be heard in over 250 titles so far with more announcements on the way!
Guest of Honor Announcement: Ryukishi07
Ryukishi first appeared in the anime industry when he founded the doujinshi software circle, 07th Expansion, with the help of his brothers. He and his circle debuted with “Higurashi When They Cry,” a title which has grown to see several anime, manga, and live-action adaptations, fighting game spin-offs, and more!
ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D video message
We have a special video message from our musical guest ROOKiEZ IS PUNK'D!
Posted by Official ANCEA/Sakura-Con on Friday, February 15, 2019
Guest of Honor Announcement: ROOKiEZ IS PUNK’D
The band has done many theme songs for popular anime series such as “Durarara!!,” “BLEACH,” “Blue Exorcist,” “Yowamushi Pedal.” As such, their audience encompasses a wide range of age groups across all genders. In recent years, they’ve been increasingly active overseas as well, overcoming language and cultural boundaries.
Last September, they released their 2nd Full Album, The Sun Also Rises.
Sakuracon 2019 fashion guest: GOUK MIYABI
Sakuracon 2019 welcomes back the Japanese fashion brand : GOUK!This year, we are please to introduce the debut of GOUK-MIYABI Lolita designer : Karin Moriguchi.
The GOUK-MIYABI brand captures the elegance of traditional Japanese style with the cuteness of Lolita fashion. Including Moriguchi as a designer, she provides a new vision to the WA Lolita style.