DESCRIPTION: The Akatsuki are trying to steal the tailed beasts to create the Juubi, and the Allied Shinobi Forces need you! Pick a side––Allied Forces or Akatsuki––in the battle for the tailed beasts. Answer Naruto related questions correctly for your team in order to save the world, or destroy it! HOST: Slide and Dragon
This panel is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 3:00 PM in PANELS B.
(Please note that the schedule is subject to change as we get closer to the show. Please check www.wasabicon.com/schedule for the latest updates.)
The WasabiCon 2013 Costume Contest is a chance for cosplayers to show off their hard work and passion for dressing up like pop culture characters. The contest will take place Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 7:30 PM in Main Events. You must sign up IN ADVANCE in Panels Room A at 4:00 PM. (No entries will be taken right before the contest itself.) THE RULES
You must have purchased an entry into WasabiCon 2013 in order to enter/present on stage for the Costume Contest.
The Costume Contest is a family-oriented event. Please keep all costumes to a “PG-13″ rating (i.e. no nudity or overly revealing attire).
No bought costumes. Costumes must be 50% crafted or more. You may purchase parts of a costume, but said parts must be disclosed during the judging process. If you are not the maker of your costume (and simply modeling), said creator of the costume must be present with you upon entry. If the costume wins an award, the award will go to the creator of the costume.
All weapons and props must conform with WasabiCon rules, hotel and convention center policies, and local laws concerning carrying a weapon. If there is a question of doubt, don’t bring it.
Please provide reference images of the character you are dressed as. We cannot guarantee the judges will know what your character looks like, so having something to compare to will help you as much as them! Please provide this image on a piece of paper to attach to your costume contest registration form. No digital images (i.e. cell phones, iPads, portable computers, tablets, etc.) or books can be submitted for your reference image. Please print the picture out for the judges.
There is no restriction on costume source. This means all genres & “original characters” are permitted in the contest.
Each costume must be entered separately. The costumes may be presented on stage (and prejudged) together, but each costume is judged as a separate entry. Simply put: the “Best of Show” award can only go to one individual and not a group. The “Best Group” award, however, is an example of multiple entries being presented together to win this award.
The contest will be limited to 40 entries total. (NOTE: Costume Contest entry forms are available at the convention ONLY. You may pick them up at Registration when you pick up your badge/wristband for the convention or in Panels Room A at 4:00 on the Saturday of the con.)
WasabiCon reserves the right to modify, update, or amend the rules at any time… just in case.
Have fun!
THE INFO
REGISTRATION takes place Saturday at 4:00 PM in Panels Room A. (You do NOT need to be in costume for this.)
SET UP (all contestants MUST report to Main Events for the Contest at this time) is at 7:00 pm the same day in Main Events.
THE CONTEST takes place that same Saturday from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM in Main Events.
THE AWARDS
Best of Show (aka “THE winner”)
Runner Up (aka “the winner that’s not THE winner”)
Honorable Mention (aka “you were good enough for us to notice”)
Best Costume Group (aka “the folks who looked cool together in costume”)
Three (3) Judges Awards (aka “the judges have favorites that didn’t win something else”)
Attack on Titan, also known as Shingeki no Kyojin (or SnK for short), is one of the most popular new anime and manga series out right now. Are you a fan? Do you want to know more about the series and see what the big deal is? In this Q&A panel, SnK Characters will be there to answer your questions. Come and talk to us about this fantastic franchise! We’ll be answering questions from the crowd, explaining SnK to newcomers, giving cosplay advice, and more! Host: Alex Scerine This panel is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 1:00 PM in PANELS B. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change as we get closer to the show. Please check www.wasabicon.com/schedule for the latest updates.)
DESCRIPTION: Hey you, yeah you! Wanna talk about Homestuck? What, you don’t know what it is? That’s okay, let me tell you all about it! Lets talk about Homestuck is a Q&A panel where you can ask the characters about anything, and there may be a few surprises! HOST: Parker This panel is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Noon in PANELS B. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change as we get closer to the show. Please check www.wasabicon.com/schedule for the latest updates.)
WasabiCon is continuing to expand to celebrate all fandoms in Jacksonville. As a result, we’re proud to welcome the Cowford Steampunk Society as a featured fan group for 2013. They will be hosting theme specific panels along with a Fan Table during the event. The Cowford Steampunk Society is a fan based organization that celebrates both science and history by way of costuming, story telling, and community education and service in Northeast Florida. You can read more about the on their Wiki page: http://cowfordsteampunksociety.wikia.com/wiki/Cowford_Steampunk_Society_Wiki You can also follow them on Facebook, too! https://www.facebook.com/groups/54807605258/ (Panel information coming soon.)
We’ve been hinting at it all weekend on Twitter and Facebook… and now the time has come! In an effort to expand the Florida fan convention scene by bringing in new guests, we are VERY proud to announce that William Salyers, the voice of Rigby from Regular Show, will be joining us as guest this November. For those of you not familiar with Regular Show, it is an American animated television series created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network that premiered on September 6, 2010. The series revolves around the lives of two friends, a Blue Jay named Mordecai and a raccoon named Rigby — both employed as groundskeepers at a local park. Their regular attempts to slack off usually lead to surreal, extreme and often supernatural misadventures. And it is AWESOME. The series has been huge in the ratings and is now in its fifth season with new episodes airing Monday nights. (Check it out: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/regularshow/index.html) Further details coming soon – but for all our fellow Regular Show fans, we have just one thing to say:
In 2013, WasabiCon is expanding its programming to include a Tabletop Gaming presence during the event. Following our matra of “Geek Culture, Extra Spicy” – we’re reaching out to some of the hottest game companies out there and are proud to announce the support of Rio Grande Games.
From Wikipedia:
In 1995, Jay Tummelson began working for Mayfair Games. At that time, Mayfair had begun to import German-style board games for sale, without doing any localization. Tummelson first suggested that they incorporate an English translation, and then that they completely localize the game for American audiences. Tummelson acquired the rights for Detroit/Cleveland Grand Prix, Manhattan, Modern Art, Streetcar, and The Settlers of Catan, which were published together in 1996.
One part of the localization process was to create original art and components. Tummelson thought that a better solution would be to use the same artwork and components as the originals and to share the cost of printing with the European publishers, as well. In 1998, he founded Rio Grande Games to take that approach.
Since then, Rio Grande Games has published over 350 games and has had a significant effect on board gaming in the United States.
The most popular of the games published by Rio Grande Games are Carcassonne, Puerto Rico, Dominion, Power Grid, Race for the Galaxy, Bohnanza, and Lost Cities.[citation needed] More recently, Rio Grande Games has begun publishing its own games and has even begun licensing its games to partners in other countries wanting to localize the games in their local languages. Thus, Race for the Galaxy will soon be seen in Chinese, Korean, and others, as well as its original English, French, and German.
Check ’em out online at www.riograndegames.com
WasabiCon is proud to welcome Cosplay model Jenifer Ann (www.facebook.com/OfficialJeniferAnn) to our 2013 convention! Jenifer Ann has been modeling professionally for more than a decade and Cosplaying since 2008. She is a big fan of Anime, Star Wars, and Magical beings. Jenifer Ann has made many of the Cosplay ensembles you see here; the rest are the genius of her friend Candy or Brema, of Three Muses Clothing. She works for them from time to time when they need a model for their new designs. Jenifer Ann loves making her own Cosplays, it makes her feel so great to take them to a convention to show off her hard work! She learned most of her sewing from her Grammy, may she rest in peace ♥
We are less than two months from WasabiCon and things are going great for YEAR TWO! We’ve had to make a couple of updates, though, regarding our vendors room in order to try and accommodate everyone. BOOTH SPACE: There were a limited number of 8×10 spaces in the vendors room, and they have sold out. All remaining spaces are 8×8 – and they ARE LIMITED! You can download the form here if you want to secure one: https://wasabicon.com/vendors DEPOSITS: Contrary to what the original form had stated, WasabiCon 2013 will NOT be taking $50 deposits for booth space this time around. This was a policy Green Mustard Entertainment was testing, and it won’t be launched again until 2014. For now – Vendors are only paying for the spaces they are purchasing without an additional $50 deposit. (The form has since been updated to reflect this.)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call the office at (407) 536-9272.
Thanks!
WasabiCon welcomes voice actor and director Chris Cason! Mr. Popo and Tien Shinhan in “Dragonball Z”, Holy Roman Empire in “Hetalia”, Gluttony in “Fullmetal Alchemist”, Face McShooty and Mal in “Borderlands 2”, Jack the Ripper in “Soul Eater”, Miyamoto and M1 in “Yu Yu Hakusho”, Taruru in “Sgt. Frog”, Boo and Whitey in “Shin Chan”, Hanai in “School Rumble”, Ukyo in “Ouran High School Host Club”, Chamo in “Negima”, Babbit in “Kodocha”, Siegfried in “Kenichi”, and Hanbei in “Sengoku Basara” represent some of Chris’s favorite and best known roles. You may have also heard him in: Case Closed, Gunslinger Girl, Basilisk, Suzuka, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, Black Cat, Darker Than Black, Bamboo Blade, Kaze no Stigma, Aquarion, One Piece, Big Windup!, D. Gray-Man, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, RIN, Speed Grapher, Oh! Edo Rocket, Summer Wars, Initial D, Deadman Wonderland, and Fairy Tail. As an ADR Director, Chris has had the pleasure of casting/directing/asst. directing such titles as: Dragonball Z Uncut, Dragonball, Dragonball GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, Negima, Kodocha, Galaxy Railways, Baki the Grappler, School Rumble, Hell Girl, Kaze no Stigma, Bamboo Blade, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Initial D, and Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations. He has also had the opportunity to be a part of many popular video games. Some of his favorites were: voicing random ghouls and specters for Ghostbusters: The Video Game, as a contributing guitarist in Guitar Hero 3, and as Mega Man in Street Fighter X Tekken.
