Idris’ Closet’s Hop to the Top: Origami Frog Game is back again this year, with brand new prizes! Come by Idris’ Closet for details and have your attendee badge ready to enter the giveaway! No purchases or donations are necessary to enter the giveaway. Additional ticket opportunities offered daily! Donations and purchases will not improve your chances of winning.
🎺 FanimeCon 2023 program guide, pocket guide, and schedules are now available! You can find them on our Info page! 🎺
‼️Con is just around the corner!‼️
In order to pick up your badge, please make sure you have these three items for each person in your party:
For more information please refer to our COVID-19 Policy: https://www.fanime.com/news/covid-19-vaccination-policy/
Thanks for helping us keep our community safe!
Swap Meet Registration is now open! Follow the link below to register for Swap Meet!
https://apps.fanime.com/2023/swapmeet/
The Swap Meet requirements and registration process are similar to previous years. In order to sell at Swap Meet, you must have a valid FanimeCon registration number. Check-in will begin approximately one and a half to two hours prior to the start of the Swap Meet each day. You will need to bring a printed copy of your Swap Meet Application form as well as your ID, FanimeCon Badge, proof of vaccination, and seller’s permit as appropriate. You will need a separate copy of the Application and seller’s permit for each day as we will collect them at check-in. South Hall is part of the Convention Center, so all the rules regarding vaccine requirements and masking are the same as the Convention Center’s main building.
FanimeCon’s Dance Hall is back! This year we’ll be bringing you a brand new lineup featuring fresh faces who have the tunes to get you grooving all night long. These folks may be new to FanimeCon but they’ve definitely made a name for themselves in the Bay Area music scene!
The Dance Hall will start on Friday at 8:00 pm with a variety of DJs, who will bring you all kinds of music ranging anywhere from House, Disco, Trap…maybe even some of your favorite anime tracks!
Due to technical challenges and staffing concerns, FanimeCon Dance will NOT be held on Day 0 (Thursday). We want to ensure we put on a picture perfect show running for you all for the Friday Night Lights Party. So be there at 8:00 pm sharp on Friday as we kick off the night with a special birthday set by LUONGEVITY!
FanimeCon 2023 official merchandise is has arrived! Orders can be picked up at the Fantastic Fam booth (Booth 602 in the Dealer’s Hall) or shipped to you. https://fani.mobi/40JrCfg
Do you excel in making your own J-Fashion accessories and garments? Do you always have a handmade touch to your coordinates? Sign up for The Atelier: Handmade Coordinate Contest, hosted by the J-Fashion Department in the Hyatt Place hotel on Saturday, May 27! Participants will be judged by a panel of industry professionals to win fabulous prizes donated by our generous fashion show brands. All J-Fashion styles are welcome to participate.
Contest Information
The J-Fashion Handmade Coordinate Contest is for any J-Fashion coordinate where the majority of clothing is handmade by the entrant. Participants may choose to either wear the coordinate themselves, or showcase the coordinate on somebody else.
Coordinates should be recognizably J-Fashion (including, but not limited to styles such as lolita fashion, EGA, ouji, mori-kei, decora, fairy-kei, gyaru, menhera, or wafuku). No cosplay entries will be allowed.
How To Participate
Registration: Sign up anytime before the event at the J-Fashion Info Desk located in the Hyatt Place hotel lobby.
Participant call-time is 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 27. Please check in at Hyatt Place Salon 1.
Participants will be asked to showcase their coordinates on the runway, and be able to explain how each piece was made. Contest entries will be judged on criteria such as craftsmanship, creativity, and skill level.
Have questions? Email us at jfashion@fanime.com
J-Fashion Presents – The Atelier: Handmade Coordinate Contest
Do you excel in making your own J-Fashion accessories and garments? Do you always have a handmade touch to your coordinates? Sign up for The Atelier: Handmade Coordinate Contest, hosted by the J-Fashion Department in the Hyatt Place hotel on Saturday, May 27! Participants will be judged by a panel of industry professionals to win fabulous prizes donated by our generous fashion show brands. All J-Fashion styles are welcome to participate.
Contest Information
The J-Fashion Handmade Coordinate Contest is for any J-Fashion coordinate where the majority of clothing is handmade by the entrant. Participants may choose to either wear the coordinate themselves, or showcase the coordinate on somebody else.
Coordinates should be recognizably J-Fashion (including, but not limited to styles such as lolita fashion, EGA, ouji, mori-kei, decora, fairy-kei, gyaru, menhera, or wafuku). No cosplay entries will be allowed.
How To Participate
Registration: Sign up anytime before the event at the J-Fashion Info Desk located in the Hyatt Place hotel lobby.
Participant call-time is 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 27. Please check in at Hyatt Place Salon 1.
Participants will be asked to showcase their coordinates on the runway, and be able to explain how each piece was made. Contest entries will be judged on criteria such as craftsmanship, creativity, and skill level.
Have questions? Email us at jfashion@fanime.com
We are happy to announce the 2023 FanimeCon Open House!
At the Open House, we will pull back the curtain to show you how we make FanimeCon happen with an all-volunteer roster. Meet our dedicated staff, learn how we do what we do, and win some prizes too!
Hang out with us as we show you what it takes to put together FanimeCon – and how you can join our FanimeCon family.
(You can also join us now via apply.fanime.com and meet us on the day!)
The Open House will be held at the Guildhouse at 420 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113 on Sunday, February 5, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Click here for directions to the Guildhouse.
See you there!
We are no longer using WaitWhile to organize the FanimeCon 2022 Registration lines throughout the weekend due to technical difficulties.
Please follow staff instructions on how to line up to get your badge. The entrance to Registration and the vaccination check can be found at the entrance of the San Jose Convention Center on San Carlos by the Idea Tree and the FanimeCon dancing noodle.
FanimeCon 2022 will still be using WaitWhile for other events that may experience long lines, such as Panels, Black & White Ball, and Maid Cafe.
Wow! It’s really been three years! We’ve all been through trials, tribulations, struggles, and so much more. This Memorial Day Weekend, at FanimeCon, we can finally come together as fans to celebrate what we hold near and dear to our hearts. What better theme to celebrate a homecoming than food?
Our excellent staff has worked diligently to serve you many of your favorite FanimeCon staples, such as Black & White Ball, Panels, Maid Cafe, Cosplay Gatherings, Artist Alley, Dealer’s Hall, and lots more fun stuff that you can find in your Program and Pocket Guides. We are also proud to announce that we have a lovely lineup of Guests of Honor, including a special guest who enjoys cooking food from different anime, Alvin Zhou!
While not all of our departments will be joining us this year (we’ve jokingly called it a “food coma”), we are delighted to present something brand new this year: J-Fashion! We’re excited to see what they have to offer on and off the runway – from the streets of Shibuya and Harajuku to the streets of Kyoto!
We are also proud to announce that our festivities include many Guests of Honor, who are joining us from around the globe, both virtually and in person! Our guests represent many aspects of the anime industry and fan community, from producers and voice actors to cosplayers and a certain special anime chef!
Finally, none of this could have been made possible without our amazing staff working hard behind the scenes to bring back a wonderful convention filled with a community willing to share their love for anime and Japanese culture! If you are curious about what the staff does or how we function to bring FanimeCon to life, please consider volunteering with us this year! You can learn more about volunteering here: https://www.fanime.com/about-us/volunteer/
And without further ado: welcome back, welcome home, おかえりなさい ! We hope you enjoy FanimeCon 2022 to your heart’s content!
