May 24 - 27, 2013
San Jose Convention Center

FanimeCon 2013 will take place Memorial Day weekend (May 24 - 27) at the San Jose Convention Center.


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ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D to Rock MusicFest
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FanimeCon is proud to announce that Alternative Rock band ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D will be performing for their first time overseas, during this year's MusicFest. The four-piece band based in Shibuya exploded onto the music scene in June 2010 with their very first single, "Complication." The single quickly reached number one in downloadable tracks, ranked 11th on the Oricon Weekly ranking, and was featured as the opening theme for the animated ...
Darrel Guilbeau Announced As A Guest of Honor
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FanimeCon welcomes American Voice Actor Darrel Guilbeau as an official Guest of Honor. Mr. Guilbeau is a veteran actor with a number of stage, screen, web, and video game performances and FanimeCon is pleased to have him amongst our growing list of guests. Mr. Guilbeau has only been a voice actor since 2004 but his industry-wide experience started in the late 80's with roles in TV and movies. Since becoming a voice actor he has lead his ...
Recent News
Ticket Contest

Do you want a ticket to the Meet the Guests event (Yamaga Party) or Yamaga's Tea Party? There are ... ...

Berserk 2 and Padak Screening

Viz Media will be bringing Berserk Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey to FanimeCon 2013. The ... ...

Unbadged Thursday!

All events on Day 0, Thursday, May 23rd, are unbadged until Friday at 8AM. We encourage the general ... ...

Artist Alley Map Now Live

Our Artist Alley Map is now live! Check it out to see the all the artists that will be showcased ... ...

Live Music

San Jose Taiko will be performing for this year's Opening Ceremonies at 2pm on Friday on the 1st ... ...

FanimeCon Welcomes Tsuyoshi Nonaka
FanimeCon is pleased to announce famed mechanical designer, Tsuyoshi Nonaka as a Guest of Honor! Although Tsuyoshi Nonaka's name isn't one commonly brought up in America, numerous fans are likely to have seen and own toys designed by him while growing up. Mr. Nonaka has spent 25 years working for Bandai Co. LTD working as a toy designer and planner being responsible for the Toei Metal Hero Series and Super Sentai Series (known as the Power ...
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