The Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society Celebrates 15 Years of Tekko
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Tekko, the region's premier anime, gaming, fashion, music and Japanese Pop Culture convention, now in its fifteenth year, will be returning to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa., April 6 - 9, 2017.
This year's featured international musical guests will be Magic of Life, a melodic rock band from Japan known for the credit songs from the popular anime Yowamushi Pedal and Joker Game. Tekko 2017 will be the first and only US appearance this year for Magic of Life.
Special guests this year include Ian Sinclair, an actor, director, and voice actor that has been working in the anime and video game industry for over a decade. Ian's more popular roles include: Whis from Dragon Ball Z, and Brook from One Piece.
Other Voice actors include Brina Palencia, Jad Saxton, and Cherami Leigh. Also, fashion guests this year include Kimura U, an international fashion designer, model, and voice actress, Haenuli, and Royal Princess Alice. Comedian Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer, local musician Nancy Kepner and “Study of Anime” website founder Charles Dunbar will also be in attendance.
New this year will be a Scale Model Competition where fans can build models that depict Mecha and robots from various anime series. Also, significantly expanded 18+ anime programming.
Mainstay components of Tekko include vendors, artists' alley, panels, fashion shows, cosplay contests, dance party with 4 DJ's, gaming, Tekko Gakkou (School Series) and much, much more.
Last year Tekko obtained another record attendance, with a 30% increase in total registrations, entertaining nearly 8,000 guests from 27 states! Over the four-day period, the economic impact to the greater Pittsburgh area was 4.7 million dollars, based on information from Visit Pittsburgh.
Tekko's 15th anniversary promises to provide anime fans with even more of the best industry-related guests, shows, vendors, artists and expanded programming, in an interactive, engaging and friendly environment.
Tekko, presented by the non-profit Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society, continues to establish a social framework through which regional anime fans can interact with each other.
Detailed and updated information can be found @: www.teamtekko.us
This year's featured international musical guests will be Magic of Life, a melodic rock band from Japan known for the credit songs from the popular anime Yowamushi Pedal and Joker Game. Tekko 2017 will be the first and only US appearance this year for Magic of Life.
Special guests this year include Ian Sinclair, an actor, director, and voice actor that has been working in the anime and video game industry for over a decade. Ian's more popular roles include: Whis from Dragon Ball Z, and Brook from One Piece.
Other Voice actors include Brina Palencia, Jad Saxton, and Cherami Leigh. Also, fashion guests this year include Kimura U, an international fashion designer, model, and voice actress, Haenuli, and Royal Princess Alice. Comedian Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer, local musician Nancy Kepner and “Study of Anime” website founder Charles Dunbar will also be in attendance.
New this year will be a Scale Model Competition where fans can build models that depict Mecha and robots from various anime series. Also, significantly expanded 18+ anime programming.
Mainstay components of Tekko include vendors, artists' alley, panels, fashion shows, cosplay contests, dance party with 4 DJ's, gaming, Tekko Gakkou (School Series) and much, much more.
Last year Tekko obtained another record attendance, with a 30% increase in total registrations, entertaining nearly 8,000 guests from 27 states! Over the four-day period, the economic impact to the greater Pittsburgh area was 4.7 million dollars, based on information from Visit Pittsburgh.
Tekko's 15th anniversary promises to provide anime fans with even more of the best industry-related guests, shows, vendors, artists and expanded programming, in an interactive, engaging and friendly environment.
Tekko, presented by the non-profit Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society, continues to establish a social framework through which regional anime fans can interact with each other.
Detailed and updated information can be found @: www.teamtekko.us
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