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SaikouCon Release Full Schedule for SaikouCon 2014

SaikouCon Release Full Schedule for SaikouCon 2014 and Reveals Secret Collaboration with Holiday Inn and Sam Adams Brew Pub following this year's Show

Less than One Month remains to Pre-Register for Convention

7/16/14 Breinigsville, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention”, is the Lehigh Valley's first and only large scale, annual anime convention. Boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans, SaikouCon is excited to be the only annual convention dedicated exclusively to anime, manga, and Japanese culture and pop culture in this area of Northeast Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of the now defunct, but soon to be relaunched, webzine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine; the sibling webzine to Tastes Like Rock! Music Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the newly renamed Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Publishing, which will be growing in diversity in 2015.

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 a safe haven for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2014. SaikouCon 2014 will feature many diverse and entertaining panels, workshops, activities, events, screenings, gaming tournaments, and much more!

SaikouCon has released the full schedule of panel, workshops, and events for SaikouCon 2014 on Facebook as well as on their main website in the Events section (http://www.saikoucon.com/events.html). Keep an eye on both pages as some surprises and extras are being added here and there as things are confirmed by convention showrunners.

SaikouCon has also announced a, until now, secret collaboration with the Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley and the Sam Adams Brew Pub located within the Holiday Inn. The three organizations will be presenting Saikou Cosplay Nights at the Sam Adams Brew Pub on the last Friday of every month beginning September 26, 2014 at 9 pm to closing of the bar. The Cosplay Nights will be 21+, bar staff will be checking Ids of all in attendance; the night will include entertainment provided by the Sam Adams Brew Pub and Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley and will be announced on SaikouCon's website and social media as soon as the convention is told by the bar and hotel each month. Following the debut Saikou Cosplay Night, the second is scheduled for Halloween night, October 31, 2014; depending on attendance numbers of these first two theme nights in the Sam Adams Brew Pub the future of Saikou Cosplay Nights will be decided by the Holiday Inn Conference Center and Sam Adams Brew Pub. November and December will also depend on the schedule the bar and hotel have for the holidays, as both Fridays fall the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas respectively. SaikouCon, the Holiday Inn, and Sam Adams Brew Pub are equally excited to jointly present the theme night. SaikouCon is thrilled to try bringing the feeling and fun of a convention year round for cosplayers and cosplay enthusiasts alike; as are the Holiday Inn and Sam Adams Brew Pub in breaking new ground for themselves and keeping the connection and business relationship with SaikouCon firmly cemented! For more info available on Saikou Cosplay Nights check SaikouCon on Facebook and keep an eye on the convention's main website.

Pre-registraton for SaikouCon 2014 is quickly drawing to a close, pre-reg for Deluxe, VIP, and All Access VIP badge levels have already closed on July 7 at midnight after a mini-extension from July 1. Basic badges will remain open for purchase through the pre-registration until August 11, 2014 at midnight; after this badges will only be available for at door registration and will automatically be Basic badges. Only pre-registered attendees will be guaranteed entry to SaikouCon 2014, if capacity of the Holiday Inn Conference Center is reached for at door registration, the convention will be forced to close registration and turn excess registrants away. For more information on pre-registering as well as registering at the door for SaikouCon 2014, visit http://www.saikoucon.com/guest-registration.html. And remember, only pre-registered attendees receive free MP3s from The Adarna with their registration.

SaikouCon's Guests of Honor for 2014 include RuffleButt Cosplay (Jessie Pridemore), Greg Houser (Evangelion, Shiki, One Piece, Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, and more), Bill Rogers (Pokémon, Boogiepop Phantom, Gravitation, and more), Marc Swint (Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, Anime Abandon), Sonny Strait (Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Black Butler, Lupin III, One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, Hetalia - Axis Powers, Fairy Tail).

Featured Guests for SaikouCon 2014 are the Sci-Fi Photo Guys, the League of Hot Geeks, Cosplay Burlesque, and The Gamer's Edge Comics and Games.

Musical Guests confirmed to perform thus far are The Adarna who will be headlining this years Cosplay Concert as well as giving a special solo performance following SaikouCon 2014's Opening Ceremonies. Members of the band will also be presenting feature panels and workshops over the course of SaikouCon 2014. The Asterplace, from New York City, will be performing with The Adarna at SaikouCon 2014's Cosplay Concert on Saturday, August 23 at 10 pm.

More announcements for more guests could be coming very soon, keep your eyes peeled to SaikouCon's website and official social media profiles, links found below.

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!

SaikouCon 2014 will be held August 22, 23, and 24 of 2014 in the heart of the Lehigh Valley area in
Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. Hosting the convention in 2014 will be the Holiday Inn Conference
Center Lehigh Valley. To book a room in the SaikouCon block at the Holiday Inn please call (610) 391-1000 and tell the staff you want a SaikouCon room! Please reserve your rooms at the
discounted SaikouCon Attendee only rate by July 22 2014. The Holiday Inn Conferene Center Lehigh Valley is located at 7736 Adrienne Drive, Breinigsville, PA 18031 and can found online at http://www.hilehighvalley.com.

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/4536/SaikouCon_2014

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