Kari Wahlgren Joins SaikouCon 2016 as Guest of Honor
SaikouCon also opens Cosplay Contest Sign Ups, AMV Contest Submissions, Panel Submissions, Volunteer Applications, and Media Coverage Applications
5/11/16 Lake Harmony, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention", is the large scale, annual anime convention of the Pocono Mountains. Boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans, SaikouCon is excited to be the only large scale annual convention dedicated exclusively to anime, manga, and Japanese culture and pop culture in this area of Northeast Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of web magazine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine; the sibling to music focused web magazine, Tastes Like Rock! Music Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the publishing wing of Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Productions.
The convention promises to remain very hands on and attendee friendly every year, while also maintaining a safe atmosphere for attendees to enjoy the convention to their carefree fullest. As always, Cosplay =/= Consent is a very important issue to the staff of SaikouCon, and the same rules and regulations that made SaikouCon 2013, 2014, and 2015 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2016. SaikouCon 2016 will feature many diverse and entertaining panels, workshops, activities, events, screenings, gaming tournaments, and much more!
If you were excited to hear the leader of the Dollars will be at SaikouCon 2016, what do you think about the Headless Rider herself, Kari Wahlgren, coming to SaikouCon as a Guest of Honor?!? SaikouCon is happy to have Kari appearing at this year's show, it is her first time at SaikouCon so let's make it a great time for her and all of you! Kari is best known for her Anime Dub work as Celty Sturluson in Durarara!! and Durarara!! X2, Haruko Haruhara in FLCL, Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin, Saya in Blood+, Blue Rose in Tiger and Bunny, and Fuu in Samurai Champloo. To date, Kari has over 100 credits as a voice actor, to say nothing of her live action and stage acting, between English dubs of anime and North American animations including several recurring roles on Adult Swim hit Rick and Morty, many series for Disney and Nickelodeon including Gravity Falls and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, and many roles in several Marvel Comics and DC Comics animated films, TV, and Video Games! Pre-reg to attend SaikouCon 2016 and see Kari Wahlgren today at www.saikoucon.com/guest-registration.html!
As of May 2, 2016, SaikouCon opened the 2016 Cosplay Contest Sign Up, AMV Contest Sign Up, Volunteer Application, and Media Applications are now open! Please review the rules, regulations, and guidelines for each; and note the changes to the Cosplay Contest this year! Below are the links for the respect sign up forms and where they are located on SaikouCon.com:
Cosplay Contest Sign Up: www.saikoucon.com/events.html
AMV Contest Sign Up: www.saikoucon.com/events.html
Volunteer Application: www.saikoucon.com/volunteers.html
Media Application: www.saikoucon.com/press.html
Don't forget that Panel Submissions are also open for SaikouCon 2016! Panel Submission form is also located on the Events page of SaikouCon.com at www.saikoucon.com/events.html, please review all rules, regulations, and guidelines for each event submission and each application!
SaikouCon had it's one and only pre-registration price jump on April 8, 2016 on General Admission badges only; VIP badges are price locked until VIP pre-reg closes, VIP badges will not be available for at door registrations. SaikouCon 2016's Artist Alley is now sold out as of April 2, 2016, Vendor spaces in the Merchant Hall are still open but moving fast. Spaces for both merchants will be 8 X 5, include a table, two chairs, and Wi-Fi access. Merchant registrations opened on January 11, 2016 and will remain open until July 1, 2016 or until both the Merchant Hall and Artist Alley are both sold out; whichever comes first. Spaces are primed to sell as fast as the record sale times set for the convention in 2015, so don't wait too long if you wish to sell at SaikouCon 2016! To review SaikouCon's Rules and Regulations for merchants as well as register Artists visit www.saikoucon.com/artist-alley.html and Vendors visit www.saikoucon.com/vendors.html.
SaikouCon 2016's Guests List to date:
Guests of Honor:
RuffleButt Cosplay
Robert Axelrod Voice Actor
Darrel Guilbeau Voice Actor
Kari Wahlgren Voice Actress
More To Be Announced!
Musical Guest:
The Adarna
REAKT
Damien
More To Be Announced!
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
The Gamer's Edge Comics & Gaming
Cosplay Burlesque
Avocado Games
More To Be Announced!
Special Guests:
Cloudsofsand Cosplay
celsius Cosplay
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2016 badges visit www.saikoucon.com/guest-registration.html and make sure to note the returning designations for Teen and Adult badges to attend the convention, the new designations do away with the need for parental consent forms for SaikouCon guests age 13-17, attendees 12 and under still need to be accompanied by a chaperone age 18 or older at all times and children 10 and under enter free of charge! While family friendly, SaikouCon is largely PG-13 so tweens and little ones need accompaniment. Don't forget to look into SaikouCon's Group Rates. To book a room for SaikouCon 2016, visit Split Rock Resort's special booking webpage for the convention's block of rooms, SaikouCon's new home located at 100 Moseywood Road, Lake Harmony, PA 18624, at https://splitrockresort.reztrip.com/classic/en/special_offer?rate_code=Sak&offer_code=SAIKOUCON2016&vr=3 and book a room in the SaikouCon block of rooms for the discounted rate! Split Rock is offering SaikouCon attendees a block of 50 rooms (to start, if we sell out before the discount deadline, the resort will open more rooms to SaikouCon attendees at the discounted rate) available until July 1, 2016 or until the block is booked solid beyond expansion. Once the July 1 deadline hits, rooms will only be available at Split Rock on an as available basis and will not be discounted; discount extension is at the discretion of Split Rock Resort and not SaikouCon or its organizers.
The convention will always feature some of the best live entertainment themed to Japanese culture and pop culture, as well as the best in J-Rock, J-Pop, and nerd/geek culture musical acts from all over the US and beyond.
All of this plus top creators, writers, artists, distributors, industry insiders, English dub and original Japanese voice talent, some of the best cosplay talent, shows, masquerades; and so much more!
To get the latest up-to-the-minute updates follow SaikouCon on http://www.saikoucon.com, http://facebook.com/SaikouCon, http://twitter.com/SaikouCon, http://saikoucon.tumblr.com, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/6709/SaikouCon_2016.
5/11/16 Lake Harmony, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention", is the large scale, annual anime convention of the Pocono Mountains. Boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans, SaikouCon is excited to be the only large scale annual convention dedicated exclusively to anime, manga, and Japanese culture and pop culture in this area of Northeast Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of web magazine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine; the sibling to music focused web magazine, Tastes Like Rock! Music Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the publishing wing of Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Productions.
The convention promises to remain very hands on and attendee friendly every year, while also maintaining a safe atmosphere for attendees to enjoy the convention to their carefree fullest. As always, Cosplay =/= Consent is a very important issue to the staff of SaikouCon, and the same rules and regulations that made SaikouCon 2013, 2014, and 2015 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2016. SaikouCon 2016 will feature many diverse and entertaining panels, workshops, activities, events, screenings, gaming tournaments, and much more!
If you were excited to hear the leader of the Dollars will be at SaikouCon 2016, what do you think about the Headless Rider herself, Kari Wahlgren, coming to SaikouCon as a Guest of Honor?!? SaikouCon is happy to have Kari appearing at this year's show, it is her first time at SaikouCon so let's make it a great time for her and all of you! Kari is best known for her Anime Dub work as Celty Sturluson in Durarara!! and Durarara!! X2, Haruko Haruhara in FLCL, Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin, Saya in Blood+, Blue Rose in Tiger and Bunny, and Fuu in Samurai Champloo. To date, Kari has over 100 credits as a voice actor, to say nothing of her live action and stage acting, between English dubs of anime and North American animations including several recurring roles on Adult Swim hit Rick and Morty, many series for Disney and Nickelodeon including Gravity Falls and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, and many roles in several Marvel Comics and DC Comics animated films, TV, and Video Games! Pre-reg to attend SaikouCon 2016 and see Kari Wahlgren today at www.saikoucon.com/guest-registration.html!
As of May 2, 2016, SaikouCon opened the 2016 Cosplay Contest Sign Up, AMV Contest Sign Up, Volunteer Application, and Media Applications are now open! Please review the rules, regulations, and guidelines for each; and note the changes to the Cosplay Contest this year! Below are the links for the respect sign up forms and where they are located on SaikouCon.com:
Cosplay Contest Sign Up: www.saikoucon.com/events.html
AMV Contest Sign Up: www.saikoucon.com/events.html
Volunteer Application: www.saikoucon.com/volunteers.html
Media Application: www.saikoucon.com/press.html
Don't forget that Panel Submissions are also open for SaikouCon 2016! Panel Submission form is also located on the Events page of SaikouCon.com at www.saikoucon.com/events.html, please review all rules, regulations, and guidelines for each event submission and each application!
SaikouCon had it's one and only pre-registration price jump on April 8, 2016 on General Admission badges only; VIP badges are price locked until VIP pre-reg closes, VIP badges will not be available for at door registrations. SaikouCon 2016's Artist Alley is now sold out as of April 2, 2016, Vendor spaces in the Merchant Hall are still open but moving fast. Spaces for both merchants will be 8 X 5, include a table, two chairs, and Wi-Fi access. Merchant registrations opened on January 11, 2016 and will remain open until July 1, 2016 or until both the Merchant Hall and Artist Alley are both sold out; whichever comes first. Spaces are primed to sell as fast as the record sale times set for the convention in 2015, so don't wait too long if you wish to sell at SaikouCon 2016! To review SaikouCon's Rules and Regulations for merchants as well as register Artists visit www.saikoucon.com/artist-alley.html and Vendors visit www.saikoucon.com/vendors.html.
SaikouCon 2016's Guests List to date:
Guests of Honor:
RuffleButt Cosplay
Robert Axelrod Voice Actor
Darrel Guilbeau Voice Actor
Kari Wahlgren Voice Actress
More To Be Announced!
Musical Guest:
The Adarna
REAKT
Damien
More To Be Announced!
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
The Gamer's Edge Comics & Gaming
Cosplay Burlesque
Avocado Games
More To Be Announced!
Special Guests:
Cloudsofsand Cosplay
celsius Cosplay
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2016 badges visit www.saikoucon.com/guest-registration.html and make sure to note the returning designations for Teen and Adult badges to attend the convention, the new designations do away with the need for parental consent forms for SaikouCon guests age 13-17, attendees 12 and under still need to be accompanied by a chaperone age 18 or older at all times and children 10 and under enter free of charge! While family friendly, SaikouCon is largely PG-13 so tweens and little ones need accompaniment. Don't forget to look into SaikouCon's Group Rates. To book a room for SaikouCon 2016, visit Split Rock Resort's special booking webpage for the convention's block of rooms, SaikouCon's new home located at 100 Moseywood Road, Lake Harmony, PA 18624, at https://splitrockresort.reztrip.com/classic/en/special_offer?rate_code=Sak&offer_code=SAIKOUCON2016&vr=3 and book a room in the SaikouCon block of rooms for the discounted rate! Split Rock is offering SaikouCon attendees a block of 50 rooms (to start, if we sell out before the discount deadline, the resort will open more rooms to SaikouCon attendees at the discounted rate) available until July 1, 2016 or until the block is booked solid beyond expansion. Once the July 1 deadline hits, rooms will only be available at Split Rock on an as available basis and will not be discounted; discount extension is at the discretion of Split Rock Resort and not SaikouCon or its organizers.
The convention will always feature some of the best live entertainment themed to Japanese culture and pop culture, as well as the best in J-Rock, J-Pop, and nerd/geek culture musical acts from all over the US and beyond.
All of this plus top creators, writers, artists, distributors, industry insiders, English dub and original Japanese voice talent, some of the best cosplay talent, shows, masquerades; and so much more!
To get the latest up-to-the-minute updates follow SaikouCon on http://www.saikoucon.com, http://facebook.com/SaikouCon, http://twitter.com/SaikouCon, http://saikoucon.tumblr.com, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/6709/SaikouCon_2016.
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