10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Saturday Morning Goes To The Movies Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- What happens when The Flintstones, The Carebears, The Transformers and more hit the big screen? Join us for one hour of family friendly retro trail...
- Panel
- Idols On The Go! Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Come join us as we discuss the various types of mobile games that focus on idols! Are you into Love Live! and its gameplay? Or just a fan of good g...
- Panel
- Social Anxiety & Cosplaying Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 2 hours
- Always wanted to cosplay but feel too nervous to do so? Get anxious while in your cosplay? Stutter when asking a cosplayer for a photo or when aske...
- Panel
- Laid Back Camp Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 2 hours
- While the perfect getaway for most girls her age might be a fancy vacation with their loved ones, Rin Shima's ideal way of spending her days off is...
- Anime Viewing
- AMV League (AMV Contest) Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Main Event
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Japanese 101 for Anime Fans Charleston Convention Center
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A professor at Marshall University offers a language lesson with greetings, numbers, useful words you hear often in anime, some songs and games in ...
- Panel
- Victorian Music Panel Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Guest Event
- The Curious Case of Anime and Wrestling Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Learn how anime and wrestling have influenced each other over the years. Animes about wrestling and wrestlers based on anime. Also find out about...
- Panel
- The Helpful Fox, Senko-San Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 2 hours
- The everyday life of Nakano, a salaryman working for an exploitative company, is suddenly intruded upon by the fox, Senko-san (800-year-old little ...
- Anime Viewing
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Danganronpa and the Roots of Despair: What the School Killing Life Can Teach Us about Despair as a Social Construct Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Class is now in session! Today's topic? Why, despair, of course! This panel will explore how the video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc presen...
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Anime Q&A with Chuck Huber Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Guest Event
- Learning Biology Through Anime: A Look at Cells at Work Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Cosplay 101 Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- We are the Ohio River Valley Cosplayers, we are a large cosplay group that has lots of experience hosting panels at conventions. We would like to s...
- Panel
- Fushigi Yuugi Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 2 hours
- While visiting the National Library, junior-high students Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo are transported into the world of a mysterious book set in anci...
- Anime Viewing
- Tsubasacard Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Test your luck with cards in this game show exclusive to Tsubasacon! A maximum of 16 contestants will be chosen in this single elimination game sh...
- Game Show
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- I am Panelist, and So Can You Charleston Convention Center
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Love going to panels? Want to run your own? Vitamin H (along with special guest star Becky Miyamoto from Paniponi Dash) is here to help you make ...
- Guest Panelist Event
- My Hero Academia - Boku No Hero Season 4 Episode 64 Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Anime Viewing
- Worldbuilding for Fun, Fantasy, and Murder Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Worldbuilding for novels, stories, backgrounds, characters, games, or pretty much any idea that requires a location or a culture can be a daunting ...
- Panel
- Detroit: Become Human Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 2 hours
- Join the androids (and human allies) of the popular video game Detroit: Become Human and ask them everything you've always wanted to know about you...
- Panel
- Love Live: Musical Chairs Project Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join us for a mega-idol musical chairs showdown! Enjoy some tunes from Muse, Aqours and Nijigasaki as you compete to win some Love Live merch! Love...
- Panel
- Azumanga Daioh Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 2 hours
- Chiyo Mihama begins her high school career as one of the strangest students in her freshman class—a tiny, 10-year-old academic prodigy with a fondn...
- Anime Viewing
- Voice Directing Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as she discusses Voice Directing. Mary is the voice director for the Tangled: The Series (2017) television series; Bil...
- Guest Event
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Gameshow Setup Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 30 minutes
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Great Graphic Novels You Should Be Reading Charleston Convention Center
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Special Event
- Deal or No Deal Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- 26 cases containing prize values of up to $50! Pick a case, eliminate the others and increase the supposed value of what's in the case. Will you co...
- Game Show
- Eco-Terrorism and Corporate Greed: Getting Political with FFVII Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Mako Gems Productions and special guest Ace are getting political! Final Fantasy VII holds a special status in the video game world as a much belov...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Cosplay Photography Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Tips and tricks for cosplayers & photogs alike on how they can up their cosplay photography game. Will have a slide show, demos & opportuni...
- Panel
- Kemono Friends 2 Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- The story takes place in Japari Park, an enormous integrated zoo built somewhere in this world. A mysterious substance found there, called "Sand St...
- Anime Viewing
- Autographs (Mary Elizabeth,Morgan,Barry) Charleston Convention Center - Autographs (Room 211)
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynnOne free per person on either a badge or programAll other autographs on either attendee items...
- Autograph Session
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Intro to Voice Acting with Morgan Berry! Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered what it takes to break in to show business? Specifically the voice acting industry? Learn from FUNimation voice actress Morg...
- Guest Event
- Cosplay Sewing Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- The panel will focus on sewing tips and tricks that are helpful in cosplay construction. There would be an informational PowerPoint as well as a li...
- Panel
- Cosplay, Conventions, and Chronic Illness Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Discussing how to manage your “spoons” during a busy convention weekend, planning cosplays around your needs, equipment, and comfort; and the impor...
- Panel
- You and what ARMY?: A BTS fan panel Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- BTS is a Korean pop band that has been stealing the hearts of fans worldwide. Join WV-based dance team Orpheus Beat as we discuss their music and m...
- Panel
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 2 hours
- In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for gr...
- Anime Viewing
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Whose Line is it Anime Charleston Convention Center
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- Back once again by popular demand, it's Whose Line is it Anime. Join our ragtag group of performers as we entertain you with improv comedy games wi...
- Main Event
- Cosplay Rehearsal & Setup Charleston Convention Center
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- Cosplay Event
- Getting Ghibli With It Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- For over thirty years, Studio Ghibli was a maelstrom of creativity, inspiring countless other franchises. But behind their cutesy art and gorgeous ...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Disney Sing Time Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- A Certain Scientific Accelerator Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- The espers of Academy City are classified into six levels, where "Level 0" lacks power while "Level 5" possesses an overwhelming amount. Of the sev...
- Anime Viewing
- Concert Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Concert
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Battling and Surviving Mental Illness Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Guest Event
- Talk the Anxious Talk Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Youkai Hunter's Handbook Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Vitamin H explores the weird, wild, world of yokai, Japan's traditional monster-spirits. Creature facts, famous stories, and even some tips on how ...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Do you love your Mom and her Two-hit Multi-target attacks? (Okaasan-Online) Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours
- Just when Masato thought that a random survey conducted in school was over, he got involved in a secret Government scheme. As he was carried along ...
- Anime Viewing
- Autographs (Chuck,Lisle) Charleston Convention Center - Autographs (Room 211)
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Chuck HuberFirst autograph free (their item)$20 for signed art print of mine (includes selfie)Selfies and autog...
- Autograph Session
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Cosplay Masquerade Charleston Convention Center
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
- Come watch all of our fantastic cosplay contest entries perform and show off their cosplay on stage. Cheer on your favorites as they compete for fa...
- Cosplay Event
- Destination: Tokyo! Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- This is the perfect panel for people who are planning or wanting to plan a trip to Japan. Tokyo is going to be the host of the 2020 Olympics, so th...
- Guest Event
- J-Pop Dance Workshop Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Witch Hunter Robin Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
- Witches are individuals with special powers like ESP, telekinesis, mind control, etc. Robin, a 15-year-old craft user, arrives from Italy to Japan ...
- Anime Viewing
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Toons That Go Bump In The Night Charleston Convention Center
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- A look at the darker side of anime, showcasing everything from gothic gloom to high-octane thrillers, traditional yokai to unspeakable Lovecraftian...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Anime Hell Encore! Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Take a mind-bending trip down a two-hour time tunnel plastered with brain-defying audio visual...umm...stuff. From around the world and out in the ...
- Panel
- Death Parade: The Best Existential Anime You've (Probably) Never Seen Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Best Anime You’ve (Probably) Never Seen is back with a show that will make you think, question all you know about good versus evil, and ask ...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Exploring The World of Anime Movies Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- This will be an hour long exploration of various anime movies. We will set the panel up where we talk about various directors and then their movies...
- Panel
- The Rising of the Shield Hero Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 2 hours
- The Four Cardinal Heroes are a group of ordinary men from modern-day Japan summoned to the kingdom of Melromarc to become its saviors. Melromarc is...
- Anime Viewing
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Your Favorite Final Fantasy Sucks Charleston Convention Center
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Epic battles! Giant swords! Morbidly obese fantasy chickens! Vitamin H skewers the quirks of the Final Fantasy franchise and schools you on why You...
- Guest Panelist Event
- DM 201 Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- So, you've run a campaign or two and feel you know what you're doing. This is to help step things up a notch. Some topics will be handling combat e...
- Panel
- Deadly Premonition - Japan's Love Letter to Twin Peaks (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Welcome to Greenvale! A scenic lumber town with beautiful forests, massive waterfalls, unique townsfolk, and murder. Join us as we follow Special A...
- Panel
- Whipping Your Lemons Into Grapefruits (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Premium Badge Guest Mixer (21+) Charleston Convention Center - Civic Center Lounge
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Special Event
- Magical Senpai Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Our MC finds out that his school requires him to join a club and during his reluctant search he stumbles upon Tejina-senpai attempting magic tricks...
- Anime Viewing
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- YouTube Poop: Greatest(s) Hits (18+) Charleston Convention Center
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- You will not ROFL (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Panel
- Drink & Draw (21+) Charleston Convention Center - Civic Center Lounge
- 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 2 hours
- Join your fellow congoers for drinks and a casual, communal art session. Supplies will be limited, so plan on bringing your own if you can! Drink a...
- Special Event
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 2 hours
- Another day, another bounty—such is the life of the often unlucky crew of the Bebop. However, this routine is interrupted when Faye, who is chasing...
- Anime Viewing
- Saturday Night Dance Dance Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Main Event
9:30 PM
9:30 PM
- Asian Horror Clip Fest (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour
- This will be a panel where we show off various horror movie clips from countries all over Asia. Before each clip we will give some information abou...
- Panel
- Zines! Zines! Zines! (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 2 hours
- What is a Zine? How do you create one? Come find out in this fanzine based educational panel all about the process, fun, and cohesive effort that m...
- Panel
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Hilarious Hentai Dubs (18+) Charleston Convention Center
- 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Experience the world of outrageously over-the-top adult anime dubbing. Whether it's bizarre lines, contrived plots, insane innuendos, or just plai...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Tekken: Blood Vengance Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- High school student Ling Xiaoyu is recruited by Anna Williams of G Corporation to transfer to Kyoto University and gather information on a student ...
- Anime Viewing
10:30 PM
10:30 PM
- There’s Something Behind You!: Campfire Ghost Tales Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour
- Come, sit around our campfire. After all, it’s October; the time to tell of all the ghosts, yokai, and urban legends Japan has to offer. You’ll ...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Your Waifu is Crap (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour
- Give us your waifus, and we'll tell you why they're crap! A friendly (but adult) panel where we roast submissions given to us by the audience. Girl...
- Panel
11:00 PM
11:00 PM
- MD Geist Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 1 hour
- In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by...
- Anime Viewing