Naka-Kon

2020 Schedule

Working with the Sheraton Hotel, Overland Park Convention Center, and the City of Overland Park, it was decided to not hold Naka-Kon 2020 the weekend of March 13-15, 2020. For more information, please visit this article.

The Naka-Kon 2020 Schedule is finally here! Check it out! If you'd prefer, you can also download the PDF.

Event Schedule
Other Schedule Details

Convention Event Schedule

4:00 pm

Opening Ceremonies
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe)
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🎫
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

5:00 pm

Breaking and Entering into Voice Acting
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Strangecat Cosplay Q&A: Ask us Stuff!
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Beyond Anime High School
📄
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Idol Zumba
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5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
A Lolita Crash Course
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5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Ask a Hero!
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5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Lost in Adaptation
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5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

5:30 pm

Blind Bag Bust: The Bountiful BJD Barter
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5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe)
📄
🎫
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

6:30 pm

Guess That Anime Opening!
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6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Dance Lessons
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6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Iron Fic
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6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Add Some Sass
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6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

7:00 pm

Chiaki Mayumura Concert
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7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Visual Novels For Beginners
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7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Chris Bevins / Rachel Robinson - Meet and Greet
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

7:30 pm

JFashion Swap Meet
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7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Homemade Sushi 101
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🎫
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

8:00 pm

Dubbing in Japan with Rica Fukami
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8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
The Bootleg Panel
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8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

8:30 pm

Make the Panels You Want to See
📄
8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Cosplaying and Conventions After 30
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8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

9:00 pm

Do You Even Pose Bro?!
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9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Fate Grand Order Fan Panel
📄
9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

9:30 pm

Foam Cosplay Basics
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9:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

10:00 pm

Dance Party
10:00 pm to 2:00 am
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Human Anatomy For The Artist
🔞
10:00 pm to 12:00 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

10:30 pm

You Don't Know Japan!
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🔞
10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Fire Emblem as a Phenomenon
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10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Summer Mystery
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10:30 pm to 12:00 am
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 pm

Cos-lesque
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🎫
🔞
11:00 pm to 12:30 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
GKIDs presents: Fireworks
11:00 pm to 1:00 am
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

12:00 am

psycHOTic: Surviving your Violent Waifu
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🔞
12:00 am to 2:00 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
WACKY Japanese Commercials
📄
12:00 am to 2:00 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

12:30 am

No Way King Arthur Was A Girl!
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🔞
12:30 am to 1:30 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
March Madness of Weebdom!
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12:30 am to 1:30 am
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

10:00 am

Hidden Gems of the 2010s
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10:00 am to 11:00 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Summer Matsuri
📄
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Are You Smarter Than a Sailor Scout?
📄
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

10:30 am

Right Stuf Anime Industry Panel
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10:30 am to 11:30 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Cosplay Positivity Hour!
📄
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Convention Culture of Yesteryear
📄
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 am

Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe)
📄
🎫
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

11:30 am

Q&A with EmilyTemple cute
📄
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

12:00 pm

Meet & Greet: Amanda Miller
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Karaoke Contest
📄
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Exploring the History of Matsuri
📄
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

12:30 pm

Dance Lessons
📄
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Psychic Powers & Me (A Mob Psycho 100 Panel)
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12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe)
📄
🎫
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

1:00 pm

Jojo and Queer Theory
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1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

1:30 pm

So, You Know Anime Themes?
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1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
BJD: WTF?
📄
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

2:00 pm

Celebrating 20 Years of Digimon
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2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe)
📄
🎫
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

2:30 pm

Anime Hangman!
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2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Sailor Moon Panel with Rica Fukami and Amanda Miller
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2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

3:00 pm

All Things Demon Slayer
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Working in Japan on the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

3:30 pm

Pokemon Fun Hour
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3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

4:00 pm

Cosplay Contest / EmilyTemple cute Fashion Show
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4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Underrated and Overlooked Anime: Where to Start
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4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Japanese Wagashi
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🎫
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

4:30 pm

The Anime Game Show Explosion!
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Improve Japanese Skills: Using Anime
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4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Hail to the King: 65 Years of Godzilla
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

5:30 pm

Anime on the Big Screen
📄
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Fire Emblem: From Three Houses to Heroes
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Japanese Wagashi
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🎫
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

6:00 pm

New Japan Pro Wrestling: Western Expansion
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6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Clip Studio Paint 101
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6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

6:30 pm

The Ultimate Atlus 2020 Fan Panel
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6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Improve Japanese Skills: Communication
📄
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

7:00 pm

Right Stuf Anime Quiz Bowl
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7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Voice Acting Workshop with Rica Fukami
📄
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Japanese Wagashi
📄
🎫
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

7:30 pm

Charity Ball
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🎫
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center

8:00 pm

Beyond the Microphone
📄
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Otaku Millionaire Hot Seat: Sailor Moon
📄
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Pepakura 101
📄
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

8:30 pm

Let's Talk Retro Anime
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8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Play Smash with Byleth
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8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Homemade Sushi 101
📄
🎫
8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

9:30 pm

DROP TEAM DOUJINS スケベ ライブ
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🔞
9:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Origins of the Rainbow: LGBT+ Anime
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🔞
9:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
What the Hell is Death Stranding?
📄
9:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Do’s and Don’t’s of Cosplay Groups
📄
9:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

10:00 pm

Tales of Con HORROR!
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🔞
10:00 pm to 12:00 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

10:30 pm

Chiaki Mayumura Concert
📄
10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Cosplay Combat
📄
10:30 pm to 1:30 am
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 pm

Adult AMV Contest
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🔞
11:00 pm to 12:00 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Get Anime Thighs
📄
11:00 pm to 12:00 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

11:30 pm

Dance Party
11:30 pm to 2:00 am
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Happy Yaoi Fun Time
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🔞
11:30 pm to 2:00 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Open Karaoke
📄
11:30 pm to 2:00 am
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

12:30 am

Deathmatch Wrestling – Light tubes, Thumbtacks and Nails Oh My!
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🔞
12:30 am to 2:00 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Animated Blood & Gore
📄
🔞
12:30 am to 2:00 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Six Degrees of Shinji Ikari
📄
12:30 am to 1:30 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

10:00 am

Drydock Blitzball
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10:00 am to 11:30 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Drydock Blitzball
📄
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Right Stuf Shiny New Anime
📄
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Applying History to Your Armor
📄
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Project Cosplay BJD
📄
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Japanese Self Study Guide
📄
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 am

Naka-Kon Idol Festival
📄
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe)
📄
🎫
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Meeting Room AB
Courtyard Marriott

11:30 am

Inside the Seiyuu Occupation
📄
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
World Cosplay Summit USA: The Road to Nagoya!
📄
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Working in Japan on the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program
📄
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

12:00 pm

Monsters, Creatures, and Villains
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

12:30 pm

Voice This Thing!
📄
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

1:00 pm

Light it Up! Strangecat's Guide to Cosplay Electronics
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1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Quirk Apprehension Exam (2nd Year)
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1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Drawing Pokémon from Memory!
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1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

1:30 pm

AMV Contest
📄
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
EmilyTemple cute Tea Party
📄
🎫
1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
RASENGAN! Who is Stronger?
📄
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

2:00 pm

Shooting the Moon: A Symphogear Panel
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2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Swap Meet 2020!!!
📄
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel

3:00 pm

How NOT to Draw
📄
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
How to Cosplay Contest
📄
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Pure Sweet Shonen Ai
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Learn to play Koi Koi
📄
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

4:00 pm

Closing Ceremonies
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center

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Other Schedule Details

 

Attendee Services

Birch, Sheraton Lobby Level
Lost and Found
Tomo's Locker
Volunteer Check-In & Reimbursement

Friday 10:00 am to 3:00 am
Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 am
Sunday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Vendor Hall Hours

Exhibit Hall B, OPCC

VIP & Kon Supporters
Friday 2:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

All Attendees
Friday 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Access Control

Redbud, Sheraton Lower Level
Harassment Text Line: (513) 645-3641

Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 am
Saturday 7:00 am to 3:00 am
Sunday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Info Desk

Table outside Ballroom A, OPCC

Friday 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 9:30 pm
Sunday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Kon Suite

Room 1024, Sheraton

Friday 6:00 pm to 12:00 am
Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 am
Sunday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Cosplay Recovery Lounge

Cosplay HQ, Ballroom C, OPCC

Friday 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Quiet Room

Juniper, Sheraton Lower Level

Friday 1:00 pm to 1:00 am
Saturday 11:00 am to 1:00 am
Sunday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

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