Friday 5 October, 2018
For LGBT people, media is a very important outlet. Finding characters and stories that are relatable is often critical to developing one’s identity and creating acceptance. We examine cultural ideas, representation, and experiences that tie anime and the LGBT community deeply.
Oyajicons rejoice! If you like your anime men to be a bit more on the mature side, maybe with a beard or a bit of scruffy stubble, then you’re not alone! Come join Vitamin H for this hour-long collection of the best ossans anime has to offer, including some you might not’ve met before.
It’s the trivia game show that’s also conventions’ biggest bargain sale! Offering great prizes for next to nothing…if you’re the best player and the savviest shopper! Make it to the end game and you could take everything away if you’re lucky!
Blood! Terror! Nonsensical plots! These are the films that defined a horror generation, from the "cha-cha-cha" of Jason Voorhees to the edgy one-liners of Freddy Kreuger. Make sure you're prepared for this cavalcade of danger, death and silliness.
Anime is an important platform for LGBT representation in media, but video games transcend the screen, making the player part of the story. These immersive worlds are a unique way to showcase LGBT characters and issues. Join us as we discuss these issues, as well as how Eastern and Western games portray them.
It’s the crossword game you’ve played all your life, but never quite like this! Solve crossword clues based on your knowledge of anime, video game and cultural fandom! Here’s a warning: dad jokes aplenty!
Japan has many different ideas of hell. From the Shinto hell of Yomi to the many hells on earth that call Japan home, we’ll take a whirlwind tour of these hells and their place within Japanese myth.
The Formal Ball theme for this year is Tir na Nog. Join us in a paradise of everlasting youth, beauty, health, abundance, and joy. Formal dress is encouraged, and dressing to the theme is applauded (fae, fairies, Tuatha de Danann, etc.). Feel free to interpret the theme as you see fit!
You thought the Greek gods like to get wild on the weekends, but the Japanese gods were also known to get their freak on! Join us for some wicked tales of creation sex, murders and punishment in hell, and other NSFW myths and legends. It’s sure to make you blush.
Just how crazy can a movie be? You'll find out in this assortment of wonderfully insane Japanese cinema. Goofy or profound, surreal or meta, mindbending or beautiful. You'll see all kinds of amazing things and maybe discover some of your new favorite movies.
Back by popular demand, it's Whose Line is it Anime. Come join the fun as we entertain you with some improv comedy mixed with some of your favorite anime, video game, and pop culture references.
Saturday 6 October, 2018
A panel about geikomi, yaoi's older, beefier brother. Written by and for gay Japanese men, these stories feature guys who're bold, brash, bodacious and decidedly burly. If you're looking for an LGBT History panel with a heaping helping of gratuitous male nudity, you're sure to love this panel!
Your favorite character died? Your OTP broke up with no hope of getting back together (or maybe never even got off the ground)? Your show ended exactly how you didn’t want it to? We know that feel. Come share your feels with us. Tissues and stuffed animals provided.
While male homosexuality has been welldocumented in Japan since samurai days, love between women, well, hasn’t. Yuri – lesbian manga and literature – has a relatively recent history in Japan, owing largely to Japan’s strict gender roles and conservative culture. Vitamin H documents the history of this genre, which most certainly extends past the blushing fanservice seen in today’s anime.
Vitamin H explores the weird, wild, world of youkai, Japan's traditional monster-spirits. Creature facts, famous stories, and even some tips on how to survive YOUR next encounter with these strange creatures!
Come watch all of our fantastic cosplay contest entries perform and show off their cosplays on stage. Cheer on your favorites as they compete for fantastic prizes!
For more than 50 years, we've been enchanted by the frilly pink badasses known as magical girls. But beneath their elegant exterior lies a complex and captivating history that's filled with all kinds of surprises. Join Vitamin H as we explore the universe of magical girls, from the early inspirations in American TV to the modern, ultra-slick shows that captivate audiences throughout the world.
All good ideas have to start somewhere. Media, regardless of its origin, tends to find its basis in real-world events that mold the story. Media gives us the power to ask "what if?", to protest, to bring awareness, and explore beyond what we know. Join us as we take a look at anime, manga, and movies that work to showcase some of the greatest political issues in Japan.
Bring your glowsticks! No large bags or backpacks.
Sunday 7 October, 2018
It’s a new Greggo’s game show, based on predictions! We’ve asked 100 fans a series of survey questions prior to the show, and it’s up for you to correctly predict what those 100 people said! If you’re right, and then you play your cards right, you’ll have the chance to win lots of lovely loot! Make sure you’re there at the beginning of the show and you might be...