NekoCon 13 November 5th – 7th 2010
Under the Big Top!
US Debut of Musical Guest – The Sound Bee HD!
Jul 28th
Nekocon for the 3rd year running brings you a US debut band from Japan. This year we are thrilled to host The Sound Bee HD, presented by Tainted Reality, who will be in concert Friday and Saturday night! Check out their bio on the Musical guest page!
Richard Ian Cox at Nekocon!
Jul 25th
Nekocon announces that Richard Ian Cox will be joining us this year for his first ever visit! We’re really excited to have him so check out his info on the Voice Actors page!
The Nekocon Road Show heads to Otakon!
Jul 21st
The Road Show will be next appearing at Otakon in the dealers room at booths 411&413. Come by and see the new Mascots, merchandise, and other surprises. Don’t forget about the Pre-Registration discount only available while you’re at Otakon, and to watch your Twitter accounts for our Social Networking contest!
Hope to see you all there!
Nekocon Open Staff Drive
Jul 16th
The Open Staff Drive for 2010 has officially kicked off! If you’re interested in becoming a member of the Nekocon Staff please submit an application from the link under the Business tab. Click on Open Staff Drive.
Become one of the few, the proud, the Neko!
Nekocon Cosplay Registration Start Date
Jul 5th
Registration for Nekocon Cosplay will open Monday, August 2nd 2010.
The rules have been updated for 2010, so please take a moment to go over them to see the new changes under Events and Programming in the Cosplay category.
Questions regarding cosplay should be directed to Cosplay@nekocon.org
Announcing 4 new guests!
Jul 1st
Nekocon is thrilled to announce 4 new guests for the 2010 convention, 2 of which will be making their US East coast Premier!
Nekocon welcomes Chris Rager for the first time making his US East coast Premier! Chris, an American voice actor for Funimation studios is most well known for his role as Mr. Satan and King Yemma on “Dragonball Z”, and Arlong from “One Piece”!
Nekocon is thrilled to also welcome for their US East coast Premiere Yan “Kern” Gagne and Mary “Kite” Garren of the popular webcomic “Drowtales“!
Making their Nekocon Premiere coming from across the border to our north we are very proud to have Sohmer & Lar, creators of the hugely popular webcomic, “Looking for Group“!
Making a return to Nekocon, artist/illustrator Newt Ewell brings even more new workshops and seminars to offer to those interested in getting into the industry or just improving their skills!
Nekocon LARP 2010 Character Reservation is Open
Jun 27th
Character reservation for the 2010 LARP is now open. Details of how to register and Plot teasers can be found on the LARP page.
Special offer from Akemi Solloway!
Jun 26th
International lecturer, Akemi Solloway, has extended a very special offer to those who have Pre-Registered for Nekocon 13. As part of her work she conducts Study/Cultural tours of Japan for westerners during the year, and this year has extended a special tour discount to Nekocon!
This year she is offering a 5% discount to Nekocon attendees who have Pre-Registered and are interested in participating in the tour. For more information and full details please visit her website: Study Tours / Cultural Visits to Japan in 2010
Contact information about the tours can be found at the above link. All questions should be direction to Akemi Solloway.
Upcoming social network contests!
Jun 23rd
Everyone is a fan of a good contest and this year is no exception, especially when a pair of weekend passes are the prize!
In the coming weeks, and during the Nekocon Road Show at Otakon, we will be conducting some contests over Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks!
Be on the look out for details posted through those networks and remember to tell all your friends to link in and get all the latest news about the convention, guests, contests, and events!
New Featured Panelist added – Bettina Kurkoski!
Jun 23rd
Nekocon welcomes Bettina Kurkoski to it’s list of Featured Panelists this year! Bettina will be bringing several panels about her work so make sure to check her info out on the Featured Panelists page!
