Events — JAFAX 28

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You Don’t Need to Be an Artist: Pixel Art for Beginners

You don’t need to be an artist to make pixel art. In this panel, you’ll learn how to create your first game ready sprite using simple shapes, limited colors, and beginner friendly techniques. Perfect for aspiring game devs and creators with zero art experience

Birdtek Games

Sat 1:00pm–2:30pm · Grand Gallery Meeting Room E

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Meeting Room E

Museum of Warriors

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Pokémon League

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Manga Library

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Vendor Hall

Vendor Hall - Gaming

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Taiso

Opening Ceremonies

11:00am–11:30am

Manga Library

11:00am–11:00pm

Open Gaming

11:30am–11:30pm

Karaoke

11:30am–11:30pm

Anime Movie Showing

11:30am–1:00pm

Heavy Steel Combat

11:30am–12:30pm

Vendor Hall

12:00pm–8:00pm

Sumo 101

12:30pm–1:30pm

Celebrating Underrated Vocaloids & Friends!

1:00pm–3:00pm

Screening Room

1:00pm–11:00pm

Pokémon League

1:00pm–11:00pm

Museum of Warriors

1:00pm–9:00pm

JAFAX Signals: Anime

1:00pm–2:00pm

Pokemon Jeopardy

1:00pm–2:00pm

Swords in Media: Myth vs. Reality

1:30pm–2:30pm

Sumo: Open Practice

2:00pm–4:00pm

Anime Audition Workshop (2-Hour Intensive)

2:00pm–4:00pm

Cosplay Battle Arena

2:00pm–9:00pm

Madness of Junji Ito

2:30pm–3:30pm

JAFAX Signals: Video Games

2:30pm–3:30pm

Banger OPs to Anime that You Don't Know: A-Side

3:00pm–4:00pm

Waifu Rumble 2026

3:30pm–5:30pm

The Anime Writer Who Keeps Wrecking You

4:00pm–5:00pm

Heavy Steel Combat

4:00pm–5:00pm

Cosplay Showcase

4:00pm–5:00pm

Street Fighter 6 Tournament

4:00pm–5:00pm

The Life and Times of Godzilla

4:30pm–5:30pm

Produce Me!: A Guide Through the iDOLM@STER Circle of Idol Heck

5:00pm–6:30pm

From Titans to Tyrants: The Many Voices of Jason Douglas

5:00pm–6:00pm

Anime Pictionary

5:30pm–7:00pm

Touhou M-1 Grand Prix: Translating on Lunatic

5:30pm–7:30pm

Tekken 8 Tournament

6:00pm–7:00pm

Pom Pom Power Up! ☆ with ChiRi Girls (MINI LIVE)

6:30pm–7:00pm

Magical Girls Throwin' Hands

6:30pm–7:30pm

This Was Not in the Budget: Smart Con Spending

7:00pm–8:00pm

Katana Class

7:00pm–8:00pm

In-Character Dating Game

7:30pm–9:00pm

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Let's Go Gambling - Remixed

7:30pm–9:30pm

Toxinesis Live Show: A Tale in Two Part 1

7:30pm–9:00pm

Heavy Steel Combat

8:00pm–9:00pm

Kirby Air Riders Tournament

8:00pm–9:00pm

Your Favorite Anime Sucks: I Will Roast the Thing You Love

8:30pm–9:30pm

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We All Picked the Worst Option: Otome Edition

9:00pm–10:00pm

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Electronic Dance Party

9:00pm–11:00pm

Kiss, Marry, Kill, Kuff?

9:00pm–11:30pm

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What the heck is a Touhou Project?

9:30pm–11:00pm

AMV Freeplay

9:30pm–11:00pm

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NSFW "Now Suitable for Worship"

10:00pm–11:00pm

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Main Atrium

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Meeting Room E

Museum of Warriors

Overlook Room A

Overlook Room B

Pokémon League

Overlook Room D

Overlook Room E

Overlook Room F

Manga Library

Overlook Room H

Vendor Hall

Vendor Hall - Gaming

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Manga Library

9:00am–11:00pm

Vendor Hall Feedback Panel

9:00am–10:00am

Taiso

Screening Room

9:30am–11:00pm

You Can’t (Legally) Watch This Anime

10:00am–11:00am

(Don’t) Trust the Process: A Cosplay Panel

10:00am–11:00am

Heavy Steel Combat

10:00am–11:00am

Where all of this really started: Anime Shinseiki Sengen

10:00am–11:30am

Open Gaming

10:00am–11:30pm

Pokémon League

10:00am–11:00pm

Vendor Hall

10:00am–7:00pm

The People who Brought You Mekakucity Actors, IA, and...Listeners... 1st PLACE Co., Ltd.

11:00am–1:00pm

Museum of Warriors

11:00am–8:00pm

Sumo: Tournament

11:00am–5:00pm

Isekai Writers Can't Make Games: A Self-Indulgent Rant For Exorcising My Personal Demons Regarding Fiction I Don't Like

11:00am–12:00pm

Cosplay Ops and Judging

11:00am–3:00pm

Cosplay Battle Arena

11:00am–6:00pm

JAFAX Signals: Anime

11:15am–12:15pm

Directing in Anime: Why You Should Care

12:00pm–1:00pm

Cosplay Chess

12:15pm–1:15pm

You Don’t Need to Be an Artist: Pixel Art for Beginners

1:00pm–2:30pm

J-Pop Revolution: The Sound of Yasutaka Nakata

1:00pm–2:00pm

Mario Kart World Tournament

1:00pm–2:00pm

From Stage to Studio: A Q&A with Alex Organ

1:00pm–2:00pm

JAFAX Signals: Video Games

1:15pm–2:15pm

Let's Draw Kaiju

2:00pm–3:00pm

Bonsai: Look to the Trees

2:00pm–3:00pm

American Anime: The Ultimate Oxymoron

2:30pm–3:30pm

Heavy Steel Combat

2:30pm–3:30pm

Pom Pom Power Up! ☆ with ChiRi Girls

3:00pm–4:00pm

Banger OPs to Anime that You Don't Know: B-Side

3:00pm–4:00pm

Sonic Racing Crossworlds Tournament

3:30pm–4:30pm

Katana Class

3:30pm–4:30pm

$20.00

Nuts About Anime Squirrels!

4:00pm–5:00pm

Guess that Otaku Tune!

4:00pm–6:00pm

Karaoke

4:00pm–11:30pm

Toxinesis Live Show: A Tale in Two Parts 2

4:30pm–6:00pm

Melty Blood: Type Lumina Tournament

5:00pm–6:00pm

Feedback Panel

5:00pm–6:00pm

Cosplay Contest

6:00pm–8:00pm

Tabletop Anime

6:00pm–7:00pm

Sengoku Jidai: Warfare in Japan's Warring States Period

6:00pm–7:00pm

Touhou Cold Read Comedy Grand Prix!

6:00pm–8:00pm

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament

7:00pm–8:00pm

Modular Origami for Beginners

7:00pm–8:30pm

Heavy Steel Combat

8:00pm–9:00pm

Hayao Miyazaki: A Storyteller's Journey

8:00pm–9:00pm

Fanfic Troupe Fight: 2026 Edition

8:00pm–9:30pm

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Anime Jeopardy!

8:00pm–9:30pm

Finding Love in Deepspace

8:30pm–9:30pm

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Electronic Dance Party

9:00pm–11:00pm

Party Table Presents: Mystery Hentai Theater 9069!!!

9:30pm–11:00pm

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Main Atrium

Live Events

Main Events

Meeting Room E

Museum of Warriors

Overlook Room A

Overlook Room B

Pokémon League

Overlook Room D

Overlook Room E

Overlook Room F

Manga Library

Overlook Room H

Vendor Hall

Vendor Hall - Gaming

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Nerd Chapel at Jafax

9:00am–10:00am

Taiso

Manga Library

9:00am–6:00pm

Heavy Steel Combat

9:30am–10:30am

Open Gaming

10:00am–5:30pm

Screening Room

10:00am–6:30pm

Pokémon League

10:00am–5:00pm

Vendor Hall

10:00am–5:00pm

IA: A vocaloid to surpass Hatsune Miku

10:00am–12:00pm

Banger OPs to Anime You Don't Know: Encore Edition

10:00am–11:00am

Horsetory: a Look at Umamusume Lore

10:00am–11:00am

It’s Not a Phase, It’s an Itabag

10:00am–11:00am

The 45 Minute Semester: A Game Design Crash Course

10:00am–11:00am

Karaoke

10:00am–7:00pm

Museum of Warriors

10:00am–5:00pm

VIP Mixer

11:00am–12:00pm

Koshirae: Art of the Japanese Sword

11:00am–12:00pm

Child Labor Law Violations In Anime

11:00am–12:00pm

JAFAX Signals: Anime

11:00am–12:00pm

Gotta Name Them All

11:00am–12:00pm

Cosplay Battle Arena

11:00am–4:00pm

Simple Animal Origami

12:00pm–1:00pm

Vocaloid Jeopardy

12:00pm–1:30pm

Epic OSTs to Anime You Don’t Know

12:00pm–1:00pm

JAFAX Signals: Video Games

12:00pm–1:00pm

Behind the Mic: A Live Q&A with Jason Douglas

12:00pm–1:00pm

Guilty Gear Strive Tournament

12:00pm–1:00pm

Sumo 101

12:00pm–1:00pm

Anime Jeopardy

1:00pm–2:00pm

Bonsai: Look to the Trees

1:00pm–2:00pm

Cosplaying While Trans

1:00pm–2:00pm

Granblue Fantacy Versus: Rising Tournament

1:00pm–2:00pm

Itasha and Car Culture

1:00pm–3:00pm

sasakure.UK's Doomsday Anthology: The MOST depressing Vocaloid series.

1:30pm–3:30pm

Are You A Great Senpai?!?

2:00pm–3:30pm

Cosplay Feedback Panel

2:00pm–3:00pm

Tetris Tournament

2:00pm–3:00pm

Heavy Steel Combat

2:00pm–3:00pm

K-Pop / J-Pop Showcase

2:30pm–4:00pm

Katana Class

3:00pm–4:00pm

$20.00

Sumo: Open Practice

3:00pm–5:00pm

The Rise And Fall Of A Project Diva

3:00pm–4:00pm

Introduction to 3D Printing

3:00pm–4:00pm

Secrets of Suzume: Symbolism Through Color

3:30pm–4:30pm

Improv Debate Challenge: Powerscaling Showdown!

3:30pm–5:00pm

Interpreting Samurai Swordsmanship

4:00pm–5:00pm

Kids Cosplay Contest

4:00pm–4:30pm

Closing Ceremonies

5:00pm–7:00pm

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