Naka-Kon is an annual three-day convention, celebrating anime, manga, cosplay, music, fashion, gaming, and more! Every year, we bring your favorite voice actors, musicians, cosplayers, artists, designers, and industry experts to the Overland Park Convention Center. Catch guest panels and performances, be part of our cosplay competitions, enter contests, and learn about working in the anime, manga, and music industries.
January 1, 2023
Nakama, Happy New Year! We are happy to announce that our 2023 EARLY BIRD registration is now open! Please visit our registration page for details and the link to purchase.
March 24, 2023
Welcome Zeno Robinson! Zeno is an actor residing in Los Angeles, California. Zeno began his acting journey in middle school, and after taking a program called “All About Kids”, signed with CESD Talent. He would gain his professional voiceover start soon after as “Alan Albright” in Ben 10 Alien Force at 14 years old, and has since studied under industry pioneers such as Charlie Adler, Tony Gonzales, Kris Zimmerman, Phil Lamarr, Ginny McSwain, and Tony Oliver.
March 16, 2023
We all know her and we all love her, welcome back Amelie Belcher! She's an award-winning artist, painter, art instructor, comic creator, Twitch streamer and podcast host.
March 8, 2023
Originally scheduled to appear in 2020, Naka-Kon is happy to welcome Chiaki Mayumura to our main stage this May! She is a bright, free-spirited track-making idol that uses her voice and guitar to create humorous music. She will be performing on both Friday and Saturday nights!
March 1, 2023
With less than 3 months to go, let's see those cosplay line-ups! We are offering multiple layout options depending on which days or special events you are attending. Download them and share with your friends. Tag Naka-Kon when you do!
February 24, 2023
Nakama, we're excited to announce our next guest of honor: Mark Whitten!
Mark is an LA based actor working in animation and video games with companies like DreamWorks, Disney, Netflix, DC, Sony Playstation, Square Enix, Nintendo, Bethesda, EA, and many more.
February 22, 2023
Please welcome Laura Stahl as our next Guest of Honor to Naka-Kon 2023!
February 20, 2023
Please welcome our next guest for Naka-Kon 2023: Khoi Dao!
Khoi is a cat owner and voice actor. You may have heard him as Albedo in Genshin Impact, Kagetsu in Fire Emblem: Engage, Kuroko in Kuroko’s Basketball, Nils & Wolt in Fire Emblem: Heroes, Cancer Cell in Cells at Work, Murata in Demon Slayer, Herb Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom, Rei Kiriyama in March Comes In Like A Lion, and Tim Goodman in Detective Pikachu.
February 13, 2023
We're excited to announce Aaron Campbell as our next guest of honor! He is a voice actor for Crunchyroll, Studio Nano, Oktratron 5000, and Sound Cadence Studios. His voice can be heard in more than one hundred and fifty different titles.