Stage Zero Listing – FanimeCon 2024

Friday, May 24

9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Stage Zero Friday Morning Music Entertainment and Final Preparations
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Stage Zero Pre-Show Hype
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Opening Ceremonies
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: J-Fashion x Maid Cafe Para Para Paraty
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm: SuperNovA Presents Love Live! Nijigasaki Idol Club
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Cosplay Concert — Rock’n Roll with Xinyan!
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Monster Hunter Challenge with Maguma
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Stage Zero After Dark
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Killer Instinct with Virus916 and Naishokami
10:00 pm – 2:00 am : Stage Zero After Dark

Saturday, May 25

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Fireside Chat
10:30 am – 10:45 am: Newly Lucky ꕤ 1st Live at FanimeCon 2024
11:00 am – 11:15 am: Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
11:30 am – 11:45 am: A Dance in Empty Sekai
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm: Angel Hearts Race Queens
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm: Uzumaru
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Fanimaid☆LIVE
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Kikiitorii Idol Showcase
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Afterschool Show Time!
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: HEARTSTEELing Dancing Samurai
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: CWF Presents: Stalk Talk
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm: The 5FtJyants
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Mystery Fighting Game Challenge with VampyBitMe and MarkMan
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Party Quiz: The Official Game Show of FanimeCon
10:00 pm – 12:00 am: UKFC: Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Championship
12:00 am – 2:00 am: Stage Zero After Dark

Sunday, May 26

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Fireside Chat
10:00 am – 11:00 am: K-Pop DJ/VJ Session at Stage Zero
11:00 am – 11:15 am: Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
11:30 am – 11:45 am: Ciel!! on Stage
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm: Trip to Planet Ra*bits! ☆
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Fanimaid☆LIVE
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: CWF Presents: Stalk Talk
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Charity Auction
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm: She Used to Be Mine: Furina’s Parody
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Daydreamers’ Nijisanji Idol Show!
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Party Quiz: The Official Game Show of FanimeCon
9:00 pm – 2:00 am: Stage Zero After Dark

Monday, May 27

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Fireside Chat
10:00 am – 12:00 pm : K-Pop DJ/VJ Session at Stage Zero
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Let’s Switch it Up! with Cosmic Idols
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: TM (Trademark) Super Idol LIVE 2024!
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm: FanimeCon Giveaway Announcement

Not sure what’s happening on Stage Zero? Check out the descriptions of the events and performances on Stage Zero below!

Please note: the schedule for events and performances on Stage Zero is subject to change.

Stage Zero Programming

Various Times Throughout FanimeCon
At any moment of your magical journey, Stage Zero is here for you. If you need directions to the nearest hall of dealers, or even try to score some free stuff for your travels, pass on by the stage!

Stage Zero Friday Morning Music Entertainment and Final Preparations

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:00 am, 3 hours
Come and join us for some music entertainment while Stage Zero gets the last touches ready for Opening Ceremonies. You can wait whilelistening to some wonderful music!

Stage Zero Pre-Show Hype

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 12:00 pm, 2 hours
We’re a few hours away from the official start of FanimeCon 2024 and we just might surprise you with a few contests and other forms of entertainment before we start.

Opening Ceremonies

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 2:00 pm, 60-90 minutes
You can’t have a magical sound adventure without knowing who you may run into. Let your eyes and ears feast on the starting point of this wild journey known as FanimeCon!

For more information on Opening Ceremonies, click here.

Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration

Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
Friday, May 24, 2024 at 3:30 pm, 30 minutes
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:00 am, 15 minutes
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm, 30 minutes
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 11:00 am, 15 minutes
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 3:00 pm, 30 minutes

Think ballroom dance is something only your grandparents do? Think again! Allow the Black & White Ball Team to show you how to make your dance moves classy and fun!

For more information on the Black & White Ball, click here.

J-Fashion x Maid Cafe Para Para Paraty

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm, 30 minutes
Come watch a FanimeCon J-Fashion Department and Maid Cafe collaboration Para Para dance routine, and then learn the routine yourselves!

SuperNovA Presents Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:30 pm, 15 minutes
Join the Southern California cosplay cover group, SuperNovA, as they present dance covers from the show Love Live!

Cosplay Concert – Rock’n Roll with Xinyan!

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 5:30 pm, 15 minutes
Join Xinyan (Taro Tea) for a mini-concert at Stage Zero! Rock’n’roll to a musical journey from the early 2000’s to now!

Monster Hunter Challenge with Maguma

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm, 2 hours
Join the El Gado Outpost in a thrilling game challenge! Take on monsters and win some cool prizes in the returning Monster Hunter Challenge, hosted by Guest of Honor Maguma!

Stage Zero After Dark

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 8:00 pm, 5 hours, (special showcase at 9:00 pm)
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 12:00 am, 2 hours
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 9:00 pm, 5 hours

Stage Zero invites you to join us as we play some games with our hosts. We’ll post a list of the games we’re playing that evening, and we just might invite you to participate! So get ready for A-tier gaming with S-tier laziness!

Killer Instinct with Virus916 and Naishokami

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:00 pm, 1 hour
On Stage Zero FGC Night, Killer Instinct returns for a special event. In 2014, our host Virus brought Killer Instinct to Stage Zero, and has been undefeated ever since. He has a new challenger on the horizon: Naishokami, an up-and-coming VTuber in the fighting game community, is the #1 female Sabrewulf in the KI community. Can Naishokami take down NorCal’s Jago, or will Virus remain undefeated? Come watch this special showcase on Friday at 9:00 pm at Stage Zero.

Fireside Chat

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 9:00 am, 1 hour
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 9:00 am, 1 hour
Monday, May 27, 2024 at 9:00 am, 1 hour

Rob Miles, a guru of information, sits down with you to give you a view into where we have come from, where we are going, and what we can do to assist in shaping this Anime World we live in. Bring your own breakfast.

Newly Lucky ꕤ 1st Live at FanimeCon 2024

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:30 am, 15 minutes
It’s time to JUMP right into the Stage Sekai! Join Airi, Shizuku, and Rin of Newly Lucky Idols for their first live showcase at FanimeCon!

A Dance In Empty Sekai

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:30 am, 15 minutes
It seems that Mafuyu Asahina has wandered into FanimeCon 2024! Can the music reach your hearts with this performance too?

Angel Hearts Race Queens

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 12:00 pm, 15 minutes
Angel Hearts is an award-winning American cosplay dance group based in California. They have done IDOLM@STER, ParaPara, and J-Pop performances at anime conventions throughout California since 2003. This show will be their comeback performance featuring songs from the popular anime Initial D.

Uzumaru

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 12:30 pm, 15 minutes
Uzumaru, a Yosakoi Team from San Jose, is excited to dance to the Demon Slayer medley. They’ve danced at Warriors, Giants, A’s andQuakes games.

Fanimaid☆LIVE

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm, 1 hour
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 1:00 pm, 1 hour
The showcase everyone waits for every year! See the world’s finest maid café put on a performance show so mystical, you will be spellbound by their maid power!For more information on Fanimaid Cafe, click here.

Kikiitorii Idol Showcase

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 2:30 pm, 15 minutes
Hi chickadees ~ come join Kikii as they fly to new heights with their idol songs and dances. Won’t you take their hand and fly?

Afterschool Show Time!

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:00 pm, 15 minutes
This is a story about us being Shachiku (office hard workers) during the day. However, we HENSHIN (transform into) to an anime band knight after school during the night!

“First off, I’m not interested in ordinary people, but if any of you are aliens, time travelers, or espers, please come see me!” – Haruhi Suzumiya

HEARTSTEELing Dancing Samurai

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:30 pm, 15 minutes
Vocaloid fans, grab your eggplants, and League fans, rush Heartsteel — I’ma show you how to crash a party!

CWF Presents: Stalk Talk

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:45 pm, 15 minutes
CWF presents its first ever talk show! Your host Stalker will be your guide on this pre-show before the Master’s 8 Tournament!
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 3:30 pm, 15 minutes
CWF presents its first ever talk show! Your host Stalker will be your guide on this pre-show before the Main Event!

The 5FtJyants

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 4:30 pm, 15 minutes
The 5FtJyants is a performance team repping the Get Down Dance Studios, combining our love for street dance and nerd culture to put on shows for you all!

Mystery Fighting Game Challenge with VampyBitMe and MarkMan

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm, 90 minutes
Do you think you got the stuff? Do you consider yourself adventurous in gaming and an all-around gamer? Do you like cool prizes and love team activities?
If so, VampyBitMe and MarkMan welcome you and your friends to join in on this Mystery Fighting Game Challenge at FanimeCon! We will choose players to duke it out in randomized fighting games. The last team standing will win awesome prizes including custom fighting game controllers and more!

Party Quiz: The Official Game Show of FanimeCon

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm, 3 hours
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm, 3 hours
It’s Party Quiz The Official FanimeCon Game Show, where contestants compete to win prizes as well as bragging rights that they won the FanimeCon Game Show!

For more information on the FanimeCon Game Show, click here.

UKFC: Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Championship

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:00 pm, 2 hours
This karaoke game show is less about voice and more about guts!! Can you sing tunes from Sonic while running around at the speed of sound? Can you fake an idol dance routine on the spot? How good are you at animal sounds? Go 1v1 in a tournament bracket of comedic, music-based challenges that utilize every note in our songbook and every prop in our closet — and even win cash prizes on the road to victory!

KPOP DJ/VJ SESSION AT STAGE ZERO

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 10:00 am, 1 hour
Monday, May 27, 2024 at 11:00 am, 2 hours
Get down to your favorite K-Pop songs and hits at Stage Zero as DJ Peter Lo performs a live video and music mix. Featuring LE SSERAFIM, TWICE, TXT, ATEEZ, Stray Kids, BTS, NewJeans and many more!

Ciel!! on Stage

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 11:30 am, 15 minutes
A dazzling dance cover performance featuring J-Pop and idol anime music!

**Trip to Planet Ra*bits! ☆**

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 12:30 pm, 15 minutes
Join the members of Ra*bits for a dreamy dance performance featuring some of your favorite Enstars songs! Together we’ll go to the stars! ミ☆

Charity Auction

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 4:00 pm, 1 hour
Open your hearts and your wallets to this great opportunity to obtain rare items! All funds raised will be donated to charity!

She Used to Be Mine: Furina’s Parody

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm, 15 minutes
A dramatic musical theater performance featuring Lady Furina de Fontaine, inspired by the musical The Waitress!

Daydreamers’ Nijisanji Idol Show!

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 5:30 pm, 15 minutes
Come join us in listening and dancing along to your favorite VTuber songs!

Let’s Switch it Up! with Cosmic Idols

Monday, May 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm, 30 minutes
Cosmic Idols are a dance cover group from SoCal, striving to spread smiles and fun with every song. Come check out our Switch-themed show!

TM (Trademark) Super Idol LIVE 2024!

Monday, May 27, 2024 at 1:00 pm, 30 minutes
These idols are back with a vengeance! They’ll be bringing a variety of performances, including hype anisong, fun J-Pop, and even some cool K-Pop.

FanimeCon Volunteer Giveaway Announcement

Monday, May 27, 2024 at 1:30 pm, 15 minutes
The FanimeCon volunteer raffle will be announced.