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- Re-imagined Legacies: Political Issues in Media Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 2 hours
- Having a friend that knows you inside out should be a good thing, but in Nishikata's case, the opposite is true. His classmate Takagi loves to teas...
- Anime Viewing
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Tenchi Muyo GXP Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- From crashing his bike to falling in lakes, Seina Yamada just cannot shake the bad luck that follows him. But his fortune begins to change when he ...
- Anime Viewing
- Opening Ceremonies Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Main Event
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Tales of the 6FT Blond Geisha Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Talking about the various cultural differences between Japan and the US,I am currently writing a book about my experience growing up in Japan,as we...
- Guest Event
- Ethics and Politics in Anime Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- A discussion-heavy panel that goes over the politics and ethics in different anime series such as Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia, Gunslinger Gir...
- Panel
- Speed Meeting! Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- **Participants are required to be 18 for safety reasons**The perfect panel for those who want to meet new people! Come join us in our huge ...
- Panel
- Galaxy Angel Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- The Angel Brigade, an elite branch of the Transbaal Empire military, are assigned to search for The Lost Technology, mysterious items from the past...
- Anime Viewing
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- .hack//Sign Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 2 hours
- A young wavemaster, only known by the alias of Tsukasa, wakes up in an MMORPG called The World, with slight amnesia. He does not know what he has p...
- Anime Viewing
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Crafting Armor Basics
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Charleston Convention Center
- 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Workshop
- Nuns, Guns, & My Roommate Jesus: Japan & Pop Culture Christianity Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Is NGE really a postmodernist retelling of the Genesis creation myth; and why are all nuns in anime gun-toting eye candy? Japan’s history with C...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Kpop Dance Workshop Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join WV-based dance team Orpheus Beat for a fun hour of dancing! We will teach as many of the hottest Kpop dances that dropped in 2019 as we can fi...
- Panel
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Q&A Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join Mary Elizabeth McGlynn for a Question and Answer Session. Ask all your burning questions: Do you like Directing or Acting better? How has th...
- Guest Event
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Jeopardy Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Three contestants compete in three rounds where the answers are given first and they must supply the questions. Example: "It is held once a year in...
- Game Show
- Where to Find Manga Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Millitarily Anime Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Initial D Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- Takumi Fujiwara is an aloof, spacey high-schooler who does delivery runs in his dad's Toyota AE86 in the dead of night. Despite working at a gas st...
- Anime Viewing
- Autographs (Lisle,Morgan,Barry) Charleston Convention Center - Autographs (Room 211)
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Morgan BerryAfter the one free autograph, any additional items signed are $10 each.Actor has character prints at th...
- Autograph Session
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- RobiHachi Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | 2 hours
- Neo Tokyo, the year G.C. (Galaxy Century) 0051, which marks a half century since first contact was made. Humans have obtained super light-speed nav...
- Anime Viewing
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Stranger Things Visions from the Upside down Art Reveal Charleston Convention Center
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Discussion and art reveal of Jason Queen's officially licensed Netflix Stranger Things artwork from the book "Visions from the upside down" which r...
- Special Event
- Morgan Berry Q&A Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join Morgan Berry for a Question and Answer Session. Ask about everything you've ever wanted to know: How has the industry changed since you start...
- Guest Event
- Anime Rec Hub Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Is re-watching Naruto for the 17th time not doing it for you anymore? Are you looking for something new and interesting to binge at 2am? Look no fu...
- Panel
- Cosplay Procrastination: A Master Class in Surviving the Con Crunch Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- The con is in three months but we all know you’re not going to get started on your costume until three days before hand. In this panel we will disc...
- Panel
- Hot Dads of Anime Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Autographs (Mary Elizabeth,Chuck) 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
- Only 90s Kids Will Get These Commercials Charleston Convention Center
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Did you spend an inordinate amount of time in front of the television as a 90s kid? We did, and we're here to share the wealth. So sit back, relax,...
- Panel
- Expedition Truth: Lost Treasures of Japan Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Indiana Jones may have found some cool lost treasures, but he hasn’t found these! From buried Shogun gold and missing samurai swords to sunken s...
- Guest Panelist Event
- DM 101 Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- If one of the following describes you: A. Tabletop player who has wanted to try being the DM but felt intimidated B. You ended up as the DM because...
- Panel
- Kpop 101 Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- If you've ever wanted to know how Korean pop music found its way into American pop culture, then this is the panel for you! Join WV-based dance tea...
- Panel
- How clumsy you are Miss Ueno! Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
- Ueno-san, who is in her third year of junior high school, is in love with the concept of falling in love. She makes full use of her inventions and ...
- Anime Viewing
- Concert Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Concert
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Hellsing Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Hellsing, an organization specializing in dealing with supernatural threats, is called in to eliminate a vampire that is turning the villagers of C...
- Anime Viewing
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Audition techniques for breaking into voice acting Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Are you interested in Voice Acting? Barry Yandell has some techniques to share with you! Join Barry as he breaks down these audition techniques t...
- Guest Event
- Steven Universe: Sing With Me! Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join your favorite Steven Universe characters, such as Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Steven, Lars, Peridot, Blue Diamond, and Lapis in a St...
- Panel
- Art Jam with Michael Mayne Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join comic artist Michael Mayne [and friends] for a fun jam session of sketches. It's as much of a participatory event as you want to make it—draw ...
- Panel
- But We're Both Girls, The Yuri Experience Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- While male homosexuality has been well-documented in Japan since samurai days, love between women, well, hasn’t. Yuri – lesbian manga and literatu...
- Guest Panelist Event
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Tsubasacon Anime Hell Charleston Convention Center
- 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 2 hours
- 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 ...
- Special Event
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- The Fringe (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Strap on your tinfoil and hold on. The truth is a little bumpy at times...and everything you've been taught is a lie! Building 7, back and to the ...
- Guest Event
- It's A Gundam: Universal Century Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Mahou Shoujo Universe Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Cardcaptor Sakura Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Sakura Kinomoto is your garden-variety ten-year-old fourth grader, until one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious book containing a set of cards. Un...
- Anime Viewing
- Formal Masquerade Ball Charleston Convention Center - Main Events (Room 215,216,217)
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Main Event
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Yaoi That Hurt Me (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Do you like your BL with a little psychological horror thrown in, maybe a good cry? Do you like being so invested in a story yet also disturbed bey...
- Panel
- Great Teacher Onizuka Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 2 hours
- Onizuka is a reformed biker gang leader who has his sights set on an honorable new ambition: to become the world's greatest teacher... for the purp...
- Anime Viewing
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Whose Line is it Anime (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Sub-Main (Room 212,213,214)
- 9:00 PM - 11:00 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
9:30 PM
9:30 PM
- What the crap is a fujioshi? (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
- 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- The Big, Bad Bara Panel (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 202
- 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Guest Panelist Event
- Strike Witches: 501st Joint Fighter Wing Take Off! Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 205
- 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yoshika Miyafuji joins the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, a defense unit specializing in taking down alien beings known as the Neuroi. However, in days ...
- Anime Viewing
10:30 PM
10:30 PM
- Late Night VHS Trailer Show (18+) Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 204,205
- 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour
- After the grind-house and before DVD came the VHS era: A 20+ year period that hosted some the strangest action, exploitation, science fiction, and ...
- Panel
- AMV Hell 7 Charleston Convention Center - Video Room 206
- 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM | 2 hours
- Anime Viewing