It’s not spring without Sakura-Con! Thousands of people descended upon downtown Seattle, many in costume, for a three-day weekend party for all things Japanese. Were you there? Couldn’t make it? Browse through the Gallery and make it seem like it was the convention…
A sure sign of spring in Seattle is the Easter Weekend and Sakura-Con. For three days, April 18th through April 20th, 2014, a veritable army of costumed fans conquered a small portion of the Emerald City’s downtown, concentrated around the…
With another Sakura-Con behind us, it’s time to reflect on the gorgeous costumes and events over the three-day weekend. It’s always fun to see what people are wearing and some of the antics for those with a camera. And it…
You know it’s springtime when the cherry blossoms are blooming with costumes posing outside the Washington State Convention Center. Sakura-Con is a celebration of Japanese pop culture with the pale pink petals not only providing part of the convention’s logo,…
With another successful Sakura-Con behind us, it’s time to go through the wonderful images from the weekend. For the first time, I decided to switch to the RAW format on my camera to make adjusting over-or-under exposed pictures look nicer.…
Aniplex of America made a special announcement at Sakura-Con on Saturday regarding the English cast of Sword Art Online. Kirito will be voiced by Bryce Papenbrook with Cherami Leigh as Asuna. Information about the remaining English voices were not made…
Aniplex of America will be treating fans at Sakura-Con to a special screening of Sword Art Online. The premiere will let con-goers be the first in North America to view the series dubbed in English, in addition to being treated…
Curious about what pictures don’t make it onto Gallery? How bad are the unseen shots that I take? Well, here’s your opportunity to see a selection of photographs that have never made it online before. Please remember that the subject…
Sakura-Con has evolved over the years, and in its 15th year the convention shows no sign of slowing down. This was my fifth time attending and I brought along a friend who hadn’t been before — I wanted to show…
It was a bright and sunny Easter weekend which means one thing: Sakura-Con! And with Sakura-Con comes all the colourful costumes that flood Seattle with their dazzling detail and creativity. There are over 200 photos from the convention, so take…