Missing FanimeCon? Wanting to get a head start for next year? Start planning now as FanimeCon registration opens June 20th, 2024 at 12 PM PST!
👀 We’ve chosen June 20th since the summer solstice occurs on the Northern Hemisphere aligning with our 2025 Summer Matsuri theme!
Reminder that we will have metal detectors at FanimeCon this year. All metal detector locations are listed on our maps (including the accessible entrance location) which you can view online at https://www.fanime.com/maps/#sjcc. You can read more about these changes on our site at fani.mobi/csi
🎤TONIGHT in SJCC Room 212: Join us for a showcase of music & talent at the Fanime Karaoke Contest! Prelim Round at 6:00 – 8:30 pm! Finals at 9:00 pm! Contestants: remember to check in at Room 212 first. More details at https://apps.fanime.com/2024/karaokecontest/
Our friends at guildhouse (a block away from FanimeCon) have some great programming each day, including a cosplay runaway event featuring Rock M Sakura!
FanimeCon’s Party Quiz is running a survey-based game show! Help us by filling out a survey of random questions. These questions are meant to cover topics our contestants will need to know. Two randomly-selected surveys will win a prize! fani.mobi/2024survey
To celebrate 30 years of FanimeCon, the Dance Dept has decided to pool in their money, and give away 30 free T-shirts to our fellow fans! That is 10 T-shirts a night the DJ’s will give away around the hours of 10:00 pm, 12AM, & 2AM to whoever they think is giving off the best vibes. So please stop by the Dance Hall if you’re looking to for some good tunes and possibly walk out with a dope souvenir!
Back for 2024 at The Oasis: Hot Yaoi Nights and Bishie Bingo! More information on The Oasis page: https://www.fanime.com/exhibits/the-oasis/
Did you catch the clue of the renaming of Silver Island to The Oasis? We are bringing back Casino Nights back happening on Friday and Saturday!
The Tech Interactive will be showing Spy x Family Code: White in their IMAX Dome from Friday to Monday! All FanimeCon ticket holders can get $2 off all showings by showing your badge or entering promo code “Fanime24” when purchasing your ticket online. fani.mobi/spyxfamily24
Overwhelmed carrying all that shopping, swag, or cosplay props 😰? No hotel room or car to store your stuff 😢? Come on down to ✨Fan Storage✨ located in the Hilton Market Room. https://fani.mobi/3VxxUQ1
Get involved behind the scenes and volunteer for FanimeCon! Volunteering is a great way to contribute to the con’s operations while getting your badge reimbursed. Once you pick up your badge, you can come over to our department to get started.
We are also offering prizes and giveaways exclusively for volunteers! We will have prizes and rewards such as commemorative stickers, plushies, and figures. Two new rewards we are offering this year are ExpressPasses and our Grand Prize Giveaway. ExpressPasses are vouchers that will give you priority access to various Main Events or perks in the convention. Our Grand Prize Giveaway is a drawing exclusive to Full Weekend Badge volunteers, with prizes such as autographs from the Guest of Honors, and a Sony PlayStation® 5.
For more information on volunteering, please visit our webpage: https://www.fanime.com/about-us/volunteer/
Monday Single Day badge not eligible for reimbursements this year.
Location and Hours
San Jose Marriott – Silicon Valley Board Room
Thursday: 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 8:30 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am – 9:00 pm
Monday: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location and Hours:
Hilton – San Carlos
Thursday 7:00 pm – Friday 2:00 am
Friday 9:00 am – Saturday 2:00 am
Saturday 9:00 am – Sunday 2:00 am
Sunday 9:00 am – Monday 2:00 am
Monday: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lost & Found is just thatwhere you go to look for (or turn in!) any lost items. If you’ve found something, please bring it to us and we’ll hold onto it. If you’ve lost something, please stop by and describe it to us. With any luck, someone’s turned it in!
FanimeCon Lost & Found turns over all items to the San Jose Convention Center after the convention. The San Jose Convention Center will hold the items for three months. Please get in touch with Lost & Found after the convention at lost@fanime.com for theconvention center’s contact information. We will not be able to answer emails during conas we will be busy reuniting attendees with their items.
FanimeCon is changing our masking policy from “required” to “strongly recommended” due to feedback from our attendees, staff, and local health partners. Certain events may require mandatory masking due to being in smaller spaces and having bigger crowds. Please see our COVID-19 Info page for more information!
In honor of Fanime’s Grand Prix theme this year, Dreamscape and Senpai Squad are putting together a car show for Fanime 2024! They’ll be hosting a huge itasha showcase in South Hall featuring amazing cars from all over the Bay and beyond, so bring your best racing-themed cosplays!
Itasha Showcase
Located in the South Hall, this showcase will feature itashas (cars decorated with images of characters from anime, manga, or video games) and high quality car show builds.
Be on the lookout for a special itasha designed just for Fanime 2024!
There will be a stage in South Hall featuring a DJ playing music throughout the day, so come hang out while checking out some impressive cars!
Cosplayers Welcome!
Besides the cars, there will also be photo sets in the South Hall, open for anyone to take photos with! Cosplayers are welcome to take photos with the sets as well as the cars, but are NOT allowed to touch the cars without the owner’s permission.
Join us for our special Race Queen Gathering led by Dreamscape x Senpai Squad on Saturday!
Itasha Etiquette
Feel free to take photos of and with the cars! The cars featured in the showcase have endless hours of work put into them, just like cosplay, so do NOT touch the cars without express permission from the owner (look for staff to ask if you are allowed to).
Itasha Showcase Hours
Featured Cars:
Senpai Squad’s Vshojo 2013 Nissan GT-R (Wide Body)
Senpai Squad’s Aqua Veilside 2017 Toyota GT86 (Only Veilside kit in the US)
Dreamscape’s Kuhl Wide Body 2022 GR86 (1st in the US)
Dreamscape’s Marin 2005 Scion XB Release Series (#484 of 2500 in the US)
Dreamscape x Senpai Squad – Who Are We?
Dreamscape and Senpai Squad are lifestyle companies focused on bridging the car and anime/cosplay communities through merchandise and hosting events.
Run by NorCal car enthusiasts, cosplayers, and photographers, Dreamscape aims to create a fun and safe environment for fans to come together and bond over what they love.
Senpai Squad is known for hosting their wildly popular external events at cons around the country, and was founded by a group of Audi enthusiasts based in Houston who wanted to create a brand that represents the automotive, anime, and gaming community.
Hello everyone!
This year, there will be many planned changes to what the Gaming Hall will offer at con.
The Gaming Hall will also have a change in hours. The hours of operation will be as follows:
With all these changes, we are hoping to provide you with a fun Gaming Hall experience. We invite you to give us your feedback and any other questions by sending them to games@fanime.com. We look forward to seeing you at FanimeCon!
As part of our ongoing commitment to prioritize the safety of our attendees, vendors, staff, and volunteers, we have partnered with Team San Jose and the San Jose Convention Center to implement the next step in our Convention Safety Initiative.
Starting this year at FanimeCon 2024 you will be passing through metal detectors before entering the Convention Center, the Civic, and South Hall. The metal detectors will help ensure that everyone attending FanimeCon is following the Code of Conduct.
Since we know that passing through metal detectors can sometimes be difficult, we will be taking advantage of a newer technology called an “E-Gate”. E-Gates will not require you to take items out of your pockets or have your bag inspected unless the E-Gate flags you for an additional check.
Since some events will still be using regular metal detectors and you can still be flagged by the E-Gates, we suggest you try to keep bags to a minimum and be mindful of any metal items you may be carrying.
If you would like to know more, please go to the Convention Safety Initiative webpage and we hope you have a wonderful and safe FanimeCon 2024.
Survive Said The Prophet (abbreviated as SSTP) formed in Tokyo, Japan in 2011. They are an international rock band with members who possess solid skills, musicianship, and unique personalities, led by the overwhelming singing ability and charisma of Yosh, a bilingual vocalist who speaks fluent English. Their outstanding musicality is based on their diverse background, which is not limited to rock but also includes pop, electro, hip hop, and R&B. A band that stands out from the crowd, SSTP continues to evolve every day. They made their major debut with Sony Music in 2018, and have released six albums and one best-of album.
In addition to years of domestic tours, they’ve performed at major rock festivals throughout Japan, such as KNOTFES, SUMMER SONIC, METROCK, WARPED TOUR, ROCKIN JAPAN, SATANIC CARNIVAL, etc. They’ve also shared stages with INCUBUS, PARAMORE, HOOBASTANK, The Used, Story Of The Year, AS IT IS, and many more. In 2021, vocalist Yosh joined the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour in LA where he was the featured vocalist for the theme song “Hollow.”
SSTP is also well-known for their many anime tie-in songs. These include “NE:ONE” (from the movie CODE GEASS: Lelouch of the Rebellion III -Glorification), “found & lost” (Banana Fish, season 1 opening theme), “RED” (Banana Fish, season 2 opening theme), “MUKANJYO” (Vinland Saga, season 1 opening theme), “Papersky” (TOKYO TWENTY FOURTH WARD, opening theme), “Find You” (TOKYO TWENTY FOURTH WARD, soundtrack song), and most recently, “Paradox” (Vinland Saga, season 2 opening theme).
FanimeCon is excited to have Survive Said The Prophet join us for MusicFest as well as a Q&A panel and autograph sessions!
Find SSTP online!
HP – https://survivesaidtheprophet.com
Twitter – https://twitter.com/SSTPofficial
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/survivesaidtheprophet
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/SSTPOFFICIAL
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/survivesaidtheprophet
Hirokatsu Kihara is a highly accomplished industry veteran with a career spanning several decades. He began his journey as a production coordinator for the anime movie Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and quickly caught the attention of director Hayao Miyazaki. Mr. Miyazaki then headhunted Mr. Kihara to join the team at Studio Ghibli.
During his time at Studio Ghibli, Mr. Kihara worked closely with Mr. Miyazaki and played an integral role in the production of several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service. The famous Catbus character from Totoro is even modeled after him!
After leaving Studio Ghibli, Mr. Kihara opened a new chapter in his career as a scary story author. He has written many scary stories that have been adapted into TV series and movies. His most significant project in recent years is a collaboration book with horror manga artist Junji Itoh, titled Mimi’s Tales of Terror. The book has been translated into seven different languages and has gained a cult following.
FanimeCon is proud to welcome Hirokatsu Kihara back as Guest of Honor for his second appearance! This year marks the 35th anniversary of Kiki’s Delivery Service and will be a focus of his panel discussions. Don’t miss your chance to hear behind the scenes episodes about the Ghibli classic, and maybe he even has a few surprises up his sleeve…?
In addition, Mr. Kihara will have autograph sessions and a special Godzilla panel for attendees!
Social Media:
Twitter: @KiharaHirokatsu
