Events — JAFAX 28

JAFAX Signals: Anime

Lexen

Fri 1:00pm–2:00pm · Grand Gallery Meeting Room C+D +2 more

JAFAX Signals: Video Games

Lexen

Fri 2:30pm–3:30pm · Grand Gallery Meeting Room C+D +2 more

Opening Ceremonies

The kickoff to JAFAX 28

Lexen

Fri 11:00am–11:30am · Grand Gallery Meeting Room A+B

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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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Taiso

Opening Ceremonies

11:00am–11:30am

Manga Library

11:00am–11:00pm

Heavy Steel Combat

11:30am–12:30pm

Open Gaming

11:30am–11:30pm

Karaoke

11:30am–11:30pm

Anime Movie Showing

11:30am–1:00pm

Vendor Hall

12:00pm–7:00pm

Sumo 101

12:30pm–1:30pm

JAFAX Signals: Anime

1:00pm–2:00pm

Museum of Warriors

1:00pm–9:00pm

Screening Room

1:00pm–11:00pm

Celebrating Underrated Vocaloids & Friends!

1:00pm–3:00pm

Pokemon Jeopardy

1:00pm–2:00pm

Pokémon League

1:00pm–11:00pm

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

Street Fighter 6 Tournament

4:00pm–5:00pm

Cosplay Showcase

4:00pm–5:00pm

The Life and Times of Godzilla

4:30pm–5:30pm

From Titans to Tyrants: The Many Voices of Jason Douglas

5:00pm–6:00pm

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

5:00pm–6:30pm

Touhou M-1 Grand Prix: Translating on Lunatic

5:30pm–7:30pm

Anime Pictionary

5:30pm–7:00pm

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

Katana Class

7:00pm–8:00pm

This Was Not in the Budget: Smart Con Spending

7:00pm–8:00pm

In-Character Dating Game

7:30pm–9:00pm

18+

Seek Shelter with TOXINESIS: Side A

7:30pm–9:00pm

Let's Go Gambling - Remixed

7:30pm–9:30pm

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

18+

We All Picked the Worst Option: Otome Edition

9:00pm–10:00pm

18+

Electronic Dance Party

9:00pm–11:00pm

Kiss, Marry, Kill, Kuff?

9:00pm–11:30pm

18+

What the heck is a Touhou Project?

9:30pm–11:00pm

AMV Freeplay

9:30pm–11:00pm

18+

NSFW "Now Suitable for Worship"

10:00pm–11:00pm

18+

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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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9:15am

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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

Seek Shelter with TOXINESIS: Side B

4:30pm–6:00pm

Feedback Panel

5:00pm–6:00pm

Melty Blood: Type Lumina Tournament

5:00pm–6:00pm

Sengoku Jidai: Warfare in Japan's Warring States Period

6:00pm–7:00pm

Touhou Cold Read Comedy Grand Prix!

6:00pm–8:00pm

Cosplay Contest

6:00pm–8:00pm

Tabletop Anime

6:00pm–7:00pm

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament

7:00pm–8:00pm

Modular Origami for Beginners

7:00pm–8:30pm

Heavy Steel Combat

8:00pm–9:00pm

Fanfic Troupe Fight: 2026 Edition

8:00pm–9:30pm

18+

Anime Jeopardy!

8:00pm–9:30pm

Hayao Miyazaki: A Storyteller's Journey

8:00pm–9:00pm

Finding Love in Deepspace

8:30pm–9:30pm

18+

Electronic Dance Party

9:00pm–11:00pm

Party Table Presents: Mystery Hentai Theater 9069!!!

9:30pm–11:00pm

18+

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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

9:00am

9:15am

9:30am

9:45am

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Manga Library

9:00am–6:00pm

Nerd Chapel at Jafax

9:00am–10:00am

Taiso

Heavy Steel Combat

9:30am–10:30am

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

10:00am–11:00am

Museum of Warriors

10:00am–5:00pm

The 45 Minute Semester: A Game Design Crash Course

10:00am–11:00am

Pokémon League

10:00am–5:00pm

It’s Not a Phase, It’s an Itabag

10:00am–11:00am

Open Gaming

10:00am–5:30pm

Vendor Hall

10:00am–5:00pm

IA: A vocaloid to surpass Hatsune Miku

10:00am–12:00pm

Horsetory: a Look at Umamusume Lore

10:00am–11:00am

Karaoke

10:00am–7:00pm

Screening Room

10:00am–6:30pm

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

Convergence Point: A 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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