Naka-Kon

2023

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2023 AI Art Policy
2023 Cosplay Line-Ups
2023 Exhibit Hall Application Now Open
2023 Schedule now available!
2023 Sunflower Idol Festival at Naka-Kon
Cos-lesque is Back!
Cosplay Guest Judge Announcement: Diana Tolin
Cosplay Guest Judge Announcement: Momo Kariño
Cosplay Guest Judge Announcement: Philip Odango of Canvas Cosplay
Cosplay Special Events Host: Luna Flare!
Delay to launch of ticketed event sale
Early badge pick-up tomorrow!
Exhibit Hall Vendors, Artist, and Exhibitor List
Good Morning Nakama - 2023
Guest Announcement: Aaron Campbell
Guest Announcement: Amelie Belcher
Guest Announcement: Chiaki Mayumura
Guest Announcement: Clifford Chapin
Guest Announcement: Khoi Dao
Guest Announcement: Kristen McGuire
Guest Announcement: Laura Stahl
Guest Announcement: Mark Whitten
Guest Announcement: Zeno Robinson
Guest of Honor Chiaki Mayumura appears on NHK WORLD-JAPAN music program J-MELO.
Hallway Cosplay Judge: Diana the Great
Hallway Cosplay Judge: Duff Cosplay
Hotel Room Block Update
Important Dates for 2023
Interested in going to one of our 18+ Wristband events?
Music video "Let You Go" by DANTZ and Ray Kirk
Naka-Kōen 中公園
Naka-Kon 2023 COVID Policy Update
Naka-Kon 2023 Hotel Block Now Open!
Naka-Kon 2023 Registration Launch Delayed
Naka-Kon 2023 Registration Now Open!
Naka-Kon is excited to welcome musical guests DANTZ and Ray Kirk.
Naka-Kon Welcomes back Three Trails Taiko!
Sheraton Hotel Update
So long and see you in 2024!
Ticketed events now on sale!
Ticketed events to go on sale on May 8.
Traveling Kimono Exhibition: Kimono Through Time, presented by Tangerine Mountain

Event

: Opening Ceremonies
: Traveling Kimono Exhibition: Kimono Through Time
: How to wear Kimono
: Maid Cafe: Session 1
: Charity Ball Dance Lesson
: How NOT to Draw
: Intro to Competitive Cosplay Contests
: Iron Fic
: Attack on Titan Panel
: Cos-Parade Signup
: Authentic Edo Era Samurai Armor: How It Was Made and Worn
: Cos-Parade
: Maid Cafe: Session 2
: Themes in Japanese Games/Anime
: Weeb Jeopardy!
: Chiaki Mayumura Concert
: Pack it Up, Pack it In! Cosplay Packing!
: Tomo's Winter Matsuri
: Voice Acting (and Acting)
: Maid Cafe: Session 3
: Doing the Dailies - A Genshin Impact Panel
: Make The Panels You Want To See
: Take This Dub: A Discussion
: The Business of Cosplay
: DANTZ and Ray Kirk Concert
: 3D Printing 101
: To Slay or to be Slayed
: ANI-MADLIBS! (18+ version)
: Cosplay Painting For Props and Armor
: Dance Party
: Manga Academics: Thesis Writing on Boy's Love, Body Horror, and Essay Manga
: Cos-Lesque!: Presented by Naka-Kon and Foxy By Proxy Revue
: Holostars EN Guild Tempus VTubers
: Monster Girl Helpline
: The Ultimate Waifu/Husbando Showdown!
: 20 years of DEATH NOTE
: Human Anatomy For The Artist (18+)
: What Happens in Teyvat Stays in Teyvat
: Cosplay Contest Judging and Green Room
: Experience Japanese Brush Calligraphy
: Frozen Footprints Kimodameshi
: Teyvat Trivia Time!
: Traveling Kimono Exhibition: Kimono Through Time
: Charity Ball Dance Lessons
: Jo Jo's Bizarre Yoga
: The One Piece is Reeeeeeeeal
: Cosplay Brunch and Bingo
: History of Kimono
: The Next Level! Upgrading Your Store Bought Cosplays
: Work and Live in Japan - JET Program
: Representation in Anime Panel
: Beyond Anime High School: Anime for Grown-Ups
: Anime Quiz Bowl
: Itai! All My Ita Bag Merch!
: Experience Japanese Brush Calligraphy
: Khoi Dao Draws Your Genshin Team
: Karaoke Contest
: Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary Panel
: Introduction to Riichi Mahjong
: Japanese Motifs: A Visual Lexicon
: Maid Cafe: Session 4
: Who the Hell is Laura Stahl?
: Combat for Stage and Screen
: Cosplay Contest
: Sailor Moon 30th Anniversary Trivia
: Shin Kangaroo Saiban - Wicked Courtroom
: Breaking and Entering into Voice Acting
: Maestro! Tips for Games/Anime Music
: Maid Cafe: Session 5
: Kaiju Jeopardy!
: Portfolio and Sketchbook Review
: BJD 101: A Beginner Guide to Ball-Jointed Dolls
: Flashback: 80s Anime
: Let’s Talk Demon Slayer with Mark!
: Just Dance - Yosakoi Workshop
: Anivangelism: Approachable Anime
: Byakko's Snowball Battle
: LGBTQIA+ and Nerdom
: Charity Ball
: Cosplay Photography for Beginners
: MHA - Plus Ultra Trivia
: Shin Megami Tensei 30th Anniversary
: The Otaku of Money
: Hentai Biology
: Oh! That's A Baseball Episode!!
: Anime Trivia Showdown: Beat the Voice Actors w/ Khoi Dao
: Lost in Adaptation: Hollywood's Take on Anime
: Who Wants To Be A Gillionaire
: Your Waifu is Trash, Details to Follow
: Adult AMV Contest
: Tales Of Con HORROR!
: Chiaki Mayumura Party Concert
: Resident Evil 4 Remake Analysis: Game Design and Script Changes
: Cosplay Combat
: Happy Yaoi Fun Time
: Late Night J-Rock Lounge
: DJ DANTZ and Ray Kirk Dance Party
: Lucy and the Celestial Spirits (A Fairy Tail Panel)
: Will it Smash or Goat Scream!?
: Colors of the Rainbow: LGBT Anime
: Dance Party
: BJD Project Cosplay
: Naka-Kon 2023 Swap Meet!
: Traveling Kimono Exhibition: Kimono Through Time
: Upcycling Materials for Cosplay
: Drydock Blitzball
: I Want to Be a Voice Actor, Too!
: The Many Aesthetics Of Anime
: Maid Cafe: Session 6
: Building a Cosplay Brand
: Into the Wind: Genshin Talk w/ Kazuha
: Sunflower Idol Fest
: Writing for Anime
: How to Incorporate Kimono into Cosplay
: Maid Cafe: Session 7
: RWBY: Ice Queendom Anime Discussion
: Iron Cosplay Con-Crunch Competition
: Who Said That?
: Can You Speak Japanese?
: Dub and Marriage
: [Canceled] Anime, Manga, & Music with DANTZ & Ray
: AMV Contest
: Clip Studio Paint 101
: How Kimono are Made
: Maid Cafe: Session 8
: Anime Trope Bingo
: Cosplay Contest Feedback Panel
: Monsters, Creatures, and Ghouls
: You've Got Something On Your Face
: Closing Ceremonies

Guest Page

Aaron Campbell
Amelie Belcher
Chiaki Mayumura
Clifford Chapin
Cos-lesque Performers
DANTZ
Diana The Great
Diana Tolin
Duff Cosplay
Khoi Dao
Kristen McGuire
Laura Stahl
Luna Flare
Mark Whitten
Momo Kariño
Philip Odango
Ray Kirk
Three Trails Taiko
Zeno Robinson

Rules Page

COVID Safety Policy

Screening

: Watamote: No Matter How I Look at it, It's Your Guy's Fault I'm Not Popular!
: Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko
: All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
: Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Collection 1
: Recovery of an MMO Junkie
: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
: A Centaur’s Life
: s-CRY-ed
: So I’m a Spider, So What?
: Fist of the North Star
: SPACE PATROL LULUCO
: Lost Universe
: Magical Girl Ore
: Junji Ito Collection
: Planet With
: KIZNAIVER
: Those Who Hunt Elves
: Tribe Nine
: Aoharu X Machine Gun
: ODDTAXI
: Classicaloid
: How to Keep a Mummy
: Cromartie High School
: Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
: Yowamushi Pedal
: Ojisan and Marshmallow
: Restaurant to Another World
: Tsurune
: In the Land of Leadale
: ChihayaFuru
: The Rising of the Shield Hero
: Senryu Girl
: The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter
: Revue Starlight (TV)
: Holmes of Kyoto
: Emma: A Victorian Romance
: Woodpecker Detective’s Office
: Non Non Biyori
: In/Spectre
: Shirobako
: The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
: Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
: Classroom of the Elite
: Devils’ Line
: The God of High School
: O Maidens in your Savage Season
: Maria Watches Over Us
: Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation
: Gravitation
: Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist-
: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon
: Drug Store in Another World - The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist
: Sweet Blue Flowers
: Fire Force Season 1
: My Love Story!!
: Laid-Back Camp
: Flip FLAPPERS
: A Place Further Than the Universe
: Martian Successor Nadesico
: Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series
: GATE
: Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club
: Ya Boy Kongming!
: She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
: Gourmet Girl Graffiti

Sponsors

  • 3DHQ
  • Arda Wigs
  • Greater Kansas City Japan Festival
  • Hammerspace Community Workshop
  • JINYA Ramen Bar
  • KC Craft Ramen
  • Right Stuf Anime
  • Tangerine Mountain Imports & Designs
  • Uptown Matsuri