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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

• Open Saturday To Monday
  • Saturday Hrs: 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    • RACE QUEEN GATHERING: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 
  • Sunday Hrs: 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Monday Hrs: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Location: South Hall

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. 

• Less PC gaming, more retro: With the difficulties of maintaining a large PC section, we have chosen to go back to the drawing board to be able to offer the best experience possible. This means that we will not have a PC section and instead will be focusing on our array of retro machines, which are coming just in time for FanimeCon’s 30th anniversary! (We plan to bring back PC Gaming in the future!)
• Console tournament changes: We will have a focus on smaller, faster tournaments and offer more of them. There will be a basic tournament schedule provided, and they will be intended to be completed in 1 to 1.5 hrs so you don’t have to choose between programming or gaming. Keep an eye on our social media posts or ask a Gaming staffer in person for more info!
• Returning favorites! We will still have your favorite arcades, consoles, tabletop games, mahjong tables, and more in the hall – this includes arcade tournaments such as Pump It Up with another to be confirmed!

The Gaming Hall will also have a change in hours. The hours of operation will be as follows:

• Thursday: closed
• Friday: 10am – 10pm
• Saturday: 10am – 10pm
• Sunday: 10am – 10pm
• Monday: 10am – 1pm 

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!

Our Professional Registration is now open! Requirements can be found in our FAQ and you can apply here.

The Board of Directors of FanimeCon would like to apologize for the delay in our response regarding the current resignations and harassment claims that have been made public recently.

Dealing with and returning from the pandemic has not been easy as we’ve had to focus on continuing to keep our attendees and staff safe while also providing a space to connect. When these issues came to our attention, we wanted to gather more information and give the matter proper consideration. We see now our caution comes across as indifference, which is the opposite of what we are trying to convey. This is not an excuse and we could and should be better. Our motto has always been “By Fans, For Fans” and we along with our staff attendees are here to ensure that there’s a safe space for everyone.

On harassment – 

We do not take the issue of harassment lightly and it is clear that we have a lot of work to regain the trust of our former staffers and attendees – one that we are working with outside sources to make sure that we are doing the right thing, not just for our previous individuals that have experienced harassment but to have a working process to report, document, and act on all future harassment. We will provide updates as best we can, when appropriate. With a con our size, we will try to include as many stakeholders as possible, so the process may not be as visible or as quick as preferred but be assured that steps are actively being taken.

On the resignations – 

We also understand and acknowledge that there are issues with toxicity among our staff – one that has made staff members feel unsafe and unwelcome. While we have received this feedback with a heavy heart, we appreciate being aware of it so that we can take steps to create a better environment for all. We know it is never easy to speak up when feeling it will not be welcomed, so we do respect the bravery of those who did.

We are working with our Chair team to investigate, gather information, and take action to help improve things. We appreciate feedback and take it seriously from all sources.  We are looking into solutions such as having a form where reports can be given with complete anonymity, leadership training, better open feedback sessions, and a clearer Code of Conduct. All feedback will be tracked and used to improve the process, internally and externally.

The world is much more different from the first FanimeCon, where anime clubs came together at a college campus. Our goal is and has always been to be a welcoming and safe space where everyone and everyone can feel comfortable regardless of who they are. We ask for your patience as we work with partners to set up a process that can allow individuals to effectively report harassment as well as giving feedback in a safe manner. Our plan is to work with external resources to implement some of these solutions prior to the start of FanimeCon 2024.