Naka-Kon

2022 Schedule

The Naka-Kon 2022 Event Schedule and Showings Schedule are finally here! Check out the plan for the Memorial Day Weekend Convention!

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Convention Event Schedule

4:00 pm

Opening Ceremonies
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
A.J. Beckles Signings
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4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Anairis Quiñones Signings
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4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center

5:00 pm

The Pipe Organ in JRPGs
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5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Tsuru and Momiji - Intermediate Origami
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5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
The Great Wig Awakening!
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5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

5:30 pm

Right Stuf Anime and Nozomi Entertainment Industry Panel
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5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Being a Person of Color in a Creative Space
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5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Dance Lessons
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5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel

6:00 pm

Cos-Parade
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6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Jessica Calvello Signings
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6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center

6:30 pm

Shooting The Moon: Symphogear Panel
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6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Iron Fic
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6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

7:00 pm

Cosplay Recovery Lounge
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Hallway Cosplay Contest
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7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Kari Wahlgren Signings
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7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Light It Up! Strangecat’s Guide to Cosplay Electronics
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7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe) Session 1
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🎫
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

7:30 pm

Friday Night Concert
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7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Kumi-Daiko Performance
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7:30 pm to 8:10 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Tomo's Matsuri
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7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Nintendo Switch - Five Years Later
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7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

8:10 pm

RPG National Anthem
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8:10 pm to 8:50 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center

8:30 pm

Cosplay and Conventions After 30
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8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Old School Final Fantasy Redux
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8:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

8:50 pm

Gavin Goszka Concert
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8:50 pm to 9:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center

9:00 pm

Attack on Titan Q&A
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9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Otaku Millionaire Hot Seat: Sony Anime Edition
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9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Late Night J-Rock Lounge
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9:00 pm to 1:00 am
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

10:00 pm

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

10:30 pm

Husbando! Find Your Perfect Anime Man!
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🔞
10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
How To Paint Cosplays: Beginner’s Live Demo
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10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Dreams and Memory in Anime
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10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 pm

Cos-lesque
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🎫
🔞
11:00 pm to 11:59 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel

12:00 am

18+ Anime Quiz Show
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🔞
12:00 am to 2:00 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Kings of Kamurochō (Yakuza Panel)
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12:00 am to 1:00 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Lucy and the Celestial Spirits (A Fairy Tail Panel)
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12:00 am to 1:30 am
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

12:30 am

MLA (Monster Lovers Anonymous)
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🔞
12:30 am to 1:30 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Colors of the Rainbow: LGBT+ Anime
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🔞
12:30 am to 1:30 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel

8:00 am

Cosplay Recovery Lounge
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center

10:00 am

Dance Lessons
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10:00 am to 11:00 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Tips n' Tricks for Anime Figure Collecting
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10:00 am to 11:00 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Fold Inari-kun - Advanced Intermediate Origami
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10:00 am to 11:00 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Byakko's Kimodameshi
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🎫
10:00 am to 2:05 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

10:30 am

Pose Like a Pro in Your Cosplay
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10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 am

Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe) Session 2
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🎫
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

11:30 am

The Ultimate Anime Nerd Jeopardy!
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11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Making Invisible Shoes!
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

12:00 pm

Kari Wahlgren Signings
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12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
How to Get into Online Voice Acting
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12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

12:30 pm

Anime Glasses Mega(ne) Panel!
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12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe) Session 3
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🎫
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

1:00 pm

Karaoke Contest
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1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

1:30 pm

A.J. Beckles Signings
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1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Anairis Quiñones Signings
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1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Wait... there's books!? Genshin Impact Lore Q&A
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1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel

2:00 pm

How NOT to Draw
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2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Differences in Dubbing Western Media and Anime
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2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe) Session 4
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🎫
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

3:00 pm

Jessica Calvello Signings
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
PlayStation Vita - 10 Years Later
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

3:30 pm

RPG National Anthem
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3:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Kari Wahlgren Signings
📄
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Mental Health in Creative Spaces
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3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe) Session 5
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🎫
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

4:00 pm

Cosplay Contest
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4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Lost in Adaptation - Anime Remakes
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4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Basics of Theatre & Acting
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4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

4:30 pm

Flowcharts: Making Visual Novels Like a Game Designer
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4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

5:00 pm

Kumi-Daiko Performance
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5:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Anime Quiz Bowl
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5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

5:30 pm

Q&A with Kari Wahlgren
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5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Danganronpa: Super Ultimate Student Q&A
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5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel

6:00 pm

Retro Anime Media Preservation and Why it Matters
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6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

6:30 pm

Four Great Videogame Composers Who Shaped Me
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6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
I'm so Proud of You (And Your Cosplay Too!)
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6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

7:00 pm

Written in the Stars: Questions Concerning Teyvat
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7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

7:30 pm

Charity Ball
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🎫
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Get Random with Jessica Calvello
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7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Itai! All My Ita Bag Merch!
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7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

8:00 pm

My Backlog is Out of Control!
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8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Late Night J-Rock Lounge
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8:00 pm to 1:00 am
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

8:30 pm

Kaiju Jeopardy!
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8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Entering Eorzea: An Introduction to Final Fantasy Online
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8:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

9:00 pm

Tales Of Con HORROR!
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🔞
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Advanced Cosplay Painting: Live Demo
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9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

9:30 pm

Haibane Renmei: Questions With No Answer
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9:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

10:00 pm

Adult AMV Contest
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🔞
10:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

10:30 pm

Gavin Goszka Concert
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10:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
The Persona 25th Anniversary Fan Panel
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10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Cosplay Combat
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10:30 pm to 1:30 am
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 pm

EDM Dance Party
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11:00 pm to 1:00 am
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Who You Gonna Call? Demon Slayers!
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11:00 pm to 12:30 am
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

11:30 pm

Happy Yaoi Fun Time
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🔞
11:30 pm to 2:00 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
psycHOTic: Surviving Your Violent Waifu
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🔞
11:30 pm to 2:00 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel

12:00 am

Samurai vs Centurion
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12:00 am to 1:30 am
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

10:00 am

Cosplay Recovery Lounge
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Hallway Cosplay Contest
📄
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Inari's Obstacle Course
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10:00 am to 11:30 am
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Project Cosplay: BJD
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10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Done by Daylight: The Art of Con Crunching
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10:00 am to 11:00 am
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

10:30 am

Sunflower Idol Festival
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10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center
Clip Studio Paint 101
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10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Metal in Video Game Music
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

11:00 am

Swap Meet
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11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Kari Wahlgren Signings
📄
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center

11:30 am

Jessica Calvello Signings
📄
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Strangecat Cosplay Q&A: Ask Us Stuff!
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel

12:00 pm

A.J. Beckles and Anairis Quinones Q&A
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12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

12:30 pm

WACKY Japanese Commercial Time!
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12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
A Brand New Adventure, A Final Fantasy 14 Open Discussion Panel!
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12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

1:00 pm

A.J. Beckles Signings
📄
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Anairis Quiñones Signings
📄
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Exhibit Hall B
Overland Park Convention Center
Better, Faster, Cheaper!: Sewing Tricks
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1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
Hidden Gems of the 2010s
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1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe) Session 6
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🎫
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

1:30 pm

Cultural Events "Spring" Cleaning
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1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Ballroom C
Overland Park Convention Center
Intro to Voice Acting
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1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel

2:00 pm

AMV Contest
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2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Ballroom A-B
Overland Park Convention Center

2:30 pm

Kingdom Hearts 4 Fan Panel
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2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Leatherwood 2-3
Sheraton Hotel
Tomo's Teahouse (Maid Cafe) Session 7
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🎫
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Maple
Sheraton Hotel

3:00 pm

Portfolio and Sketchbook Review
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Cottonwood 1
Sheraton Hotel
I Want to Be a Magical Girl: Madoka Magica & Magia Record
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Cottonwood 2
Sheraton Hotel
Dragon Ball Short Film Showcase
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Cottonwood 3
Sheraton Hotel
Cosplay Contest Feedback Session
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Leatherwood 1
Sheraton Hotel

4:00 pm

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