Fans of Japanese anime, manga and culture gather for a three-day weekend to share their passion with others. There are panels, costumes, interactive demonstrations, videos and much more. A few of the larger ones are reviewed occasionally with photographs and videos. Visit the Conventions page for a list of previous and upcoming events that Neon Sakura attends.
Each Easter long weekend, the Washington State Convention Center — sorry, Seattle Convention Center — hosting tens of thousands of anime fans for Sakura-Con, one of the largest pop culture conventions in the Pacific northwest. Following two years on hiatus…
In just under two weeks, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City will welcome back fans of Japanese pop culture for Anime NYC, and Crunchyroll is getting in on the anime action with panels and screenings for…
With Virtual Crunchyroll Expo a week away, the team has been hard at work behind the scenes preparing for an amazing three-day free online anime convention running August 5th – 7th, 2021. Setup to resemble a giant city overflowing with…
Three Japanese vocal cast members for The Rising of the Shield Hero are making an appearance at this year’s Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, an online anime convention hosted by the streaming platform. The guests are the third group announced for V-CRX,…
The second round of guests for the upcoming Virtual Crunchyroll Expo was announced that includes a stellar line-up of English voice actors and Japanese bands attending this free online extravaganza which runs August 5th-7th, 2021. Adding to the first round…
The summer line-up for Virtual Crunchyroll Expo is getting hotter with the first guests and programing being announced. The three-day online event takes place August 5th-7th, 2021. Crunchyroll, which boasts itself as the largest anime streaming, will include a preview…
Crunchyroll has announced their free three-day online anime convention, Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, will take place Thursday, August 5th thru Saturday, August 7th, 2021. Crunchyroll, the world’s largest anime streaming service, has annually hosted a convention but moved the fun online…
Earlier this afternoon, it was announced that Sakura-Con is cancelling their 2021 convention as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic according to a post on Twitter. Attendees who had pre-purchased memberships can use them for the 2022 event. Sakura-Con…
Anime licensing and distribution group Funimation revealed on Monday they are hosting a free virtual anime convention called FunimationCon on Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th, 2020. This online event will see interactive panels, voice actors live-read episodes, Q…
Yesterday, the growing list of events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic added Anime Expo to its ever growing list. The four day convention was planned for July 2nd – 5th, 2020 is now pushed back to July 2nd – 5th,…