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AMV Freeplay
Join us for a fun, fast-paced look AMVs during AMV Freeplay
Rewind Art Studio
Fri 9:30pm–11:00pm · Grand Gallery Meeting Room E
Cosplaying While Trans
Let's talk about how to be safe while capturing cosplay euphoria, explore ways to avoid dysphoria, and get advice from community!
Rewind Art Studio
Sun 1:00pm–2:00pm · Grand Gallery Meeting Room E
J-Pop Revolution: The Sound of Yasutaka Nakata
Let's explore the world of Yasutaka Nakata, a pioneer in J-Pop and electronic music
Rewind Art Studio
Sat 1:00pm–2:00pm · Grand Gallery Overlook Room A
Secrets of Suzume: Symbolism Through Color
Let's step into Shinkai's ""Suzume"" (2022) to explore how color theory and visual storytelling are used throughout the film and enhance the storyline
Rewind Art Studio
Sun 3:30pm–4:30pm · Grand Gallery Overlook Room H
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Dance / Music
Adult Content
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Cosplay and Crafts
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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
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
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
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NSFW "Now Suitable for Worship"
10:00pm–11:00pm
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Time
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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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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Time
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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6:45pm
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
Gaming
Cultural
Anime / Manga
Dance / Music
Adult Content
Other
Cosplay and Crafts
Viewing
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