This Friday, May 25th, some of the Speak Geeky To Me staff and models will be wandering the halls and hotels of San Jose’s well loved FanimeCon. An amazing Memorial Day weekend getaway, Fanime has proven to the staff at Speak Geeky To Me to be one of the best anime conventions on the west coast year after year. We are hoping this year the convention can prove itself again. So check out the info below, get your cosplay ready, and your schedule set for this awesome 4-day convention that epitomizes anime, manga, Geeks, and more! Don’t forget this is one of the rare conventions to hold 18+ programming, even having the rare Hentai room (cause what better way is there to watch pornographic animations then in a room filled with hundreds of people and regular hand checks). Fanime has some of the greatest guests, one of the biggest artist alleys, a huge game room, and 24-hour events. Best of all, this convention practically takes over downtown San Jose each year, filling with Geeks like you! Hopefully you can make it out and we will see you there!

 

Fanime ConCon Name: FanimeCon

Location: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Ca

Dates: May 25th-28th, 2012

Ticket Costs:

Full Weekend: $65
Friday May 25th: $35
Saturday May 26th: $40
Sunday May 27th: $40
Monday May 28th: $30
Half Weekend (Sunday & Monday): $55
Children (10 & under): Free with paid membership!

Website: http://www.fanime.com/

History:

FanimeCon, or Fanime, is an annual anime convention put together by the Anime Resource Group (ARG). With humble beginnings of just a few hundred attendees, Fanime started out at California State University Hayward, in Hayward, Ca, back in 1994. Since then, the convention has moved several times to larger venues, finally calling the San Jose McEnery Convention Center its home since 2004. With just under 20,000 attendees last year, the convention continues to grow by leaps and bounds each year. Over the past decade they have had major guests such as FLOW, Fred Gallagher, Ric Meyers, Carl Horn, Seiji Mizushima, and countless other anime voice actors, directors, film stars, and musicians. Fanime is the largest anime convention in Northern California, and perhaps one of the most enjoyable anime conventions on the west coast in previous years.

 

Major Guests:

  • Ric Meyers
  • Hiroyuki Yamaga
  • Mamoru Yokota
  • Kia Asamiya
  • Shigeto Koyama
  • Mai Aizawa
  • Igaguri Chiba
  • Gilles Poitras
  • David Vincent

Major Exhibitors:

  • AnimeHot
  • Cyberstep
  • Hangry & Angry
  • Hideo Concert
  • Media Blasters
  • Necomimi
  • nemu*nemu / KimonoKitsy Studios
  • Pegasus Publishing
  • Yaya Han
  • Yes Anime, Inc