Join us as we kick off our convention for its ninth year! Find out what's in store for the weekend.

Kumoricon partners with the Sunshine Division for a second year to bring you our annual Live Charity Auction. Come early for a chance to bid on exclusive, one-of-a-kind lots and stay late to bid on your chance to be next year's Badge #1! It's a lot of fun and best of all, it's for charity!

New this year! Come visit the Poolside room in the Red Lion for Kumoricon's first ever silent auction. Exclusive art prints and posters, unique anime goods, and collectibles are all being auctioned off for charity! Get there early to check out what's new and get a first look at some of the featured items in our live auction.

Come listen to a mix of live DJs, and get ready to strut your stuff! Held Saturday and Sunday night.

Come sit, relax, and read your favorite manga in Kumoricon's very own manga library! Open from 8am to 2am all weekend, it's a great place to take a break from all the con chaos!

Is cosplay your thing? Have a costume or two you are really proud of? Want to show off and have some fun in a photography studio right at the convention? If you answered "Yes", then head over to the PhotoBooth, and get professional photos done by Spott, of On The Spott PhoTography. PhotoBooth is located on the 2nd floor of the Hilton. Admission is free—bring a USB drive with you and you will be able to download all your images for free. Hope to see you there!

Want to help out the con staff for a few hours, but not sure what to do? Come to the volunteer meeting; speak with dedicated staff who will tailor your great contribution around the stuff you want to see anyway! It's one of the best ways to show Kumoricon your support!

The final event of Kumoricon—contest winners are announced, highlights are replayed, and the venue and mascot for 2012 are revealed.

Was there something you loved, or something you thought could be improved? Good feedback or bad, we want to hear your thoughts. Stop by after Closing Ceremonies to tell the staff what you thought of the con.

Ever wondered how your favorite dubs are actually made? Join (ADR Director) Chris Cason as he peels back the curtain and discusses what it's like to take an animated property from the written word to the images on your screen. With audience participation, professional advice, and hilarious "tales from the booth"—it's anime from the inside out!

Welcome once again, to The Anime Hunters Kumoricon panel! We have another exciting year geared up, and we're ready to entertain with an all new episode as well as prizes! Come and join the fun!

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

How do you like your Zachary Marsh? Seasoned? Medium rare? Cooked overnight in a slow cooker? How about a good old fashioned roast? That's right, Zach Marsh of The Anime Hunters is getting roasted this year at Kumoricon! Come watch the hilarity involving poking fun (and in most cases, just straight up insulting) one of The Anime Hunters.

Sure, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett are the talented artist-writer team behind Boilerplate and Heartbreakers. But did you know they're also talented performers? Don't miss your chance to see Anina do her Mark Twain impression and Paul doing Teddy Roosevelt, as the dynamic duo perform excerpts from their book Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel.

Join Dark Horse Comics, FUNimation, Todd Haberkorn, and long time CLAMP fans who have worked on and read everything from RG Veda and Deyrad to Gate 7, Tsubasa, and xxxHOLiC. Find out what crazy story lines CLAMP is currently working on, as well as delve back through over 20 years of stories and art to where the group began as a team of doujinshi artists.

Join artist Paul Guinan and writer Anina Bennett, authors of Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel, for a multimedia panel spotlighting the creative couple's past and future work. Paul and Anina will talk about their comic book careers and becoming accidental apostles of steampunk; perform brief excerpts from Boilerplate, which has been optioned by J.J. Abrams; and give you a sneak peek at their upcoming book Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention.

Portland's own Dark Horse Comics has been publishing manga, Japanese artbooks, and light novels since the 1980s! Come and see what we're doing in the 2010s, including news, previews of our upcoming titles and information on the web and iPhone versions of our manga. Bring your questions, too!

Here is the chance for fans to wear the voice actor hat for a bit as we dub on a show from FUNimation using the actual files we used to dub the show in our studios. Fans will get a chance to audition and record on a FUNimation title. With Todd Haberkorn and Chris Cason.

You draw all the time and make amazing pieces of work but you never seem to be able to get that computer-finished, professional quality… this class is for you! During this class, you will learn all the beginner steps to making your art with the help of Photoshop. Topics include: scanning techniques, the digital inking process, base colors and cell shading. Best of all, the techniques you'll learn in this class don't require a tablet of any sort—this is a mouse-friendly course!

You've messed around in Photoshop (or similar software) before but now you're ready to learn the techniques of the pros. Step on up to the Advanced Techniques course. With this course you'll learn how to use that Wacom tablet of yours. We'll show you the gradient paint technique as well as the rough brush approach. Take cel shading to the next level. We'll also teach how to create your own brushes. (Course techniques will rely heavily on the Wacom tablet products.)

FUNimation Entertainment's Marketing Manager Adam Sheehan will be on hand to talk about all the newest info and updates out of North America's leader in anime, as well as answer questions from the audience.

Not sure what anime to pick up next? Come by and check out some of the newest anime titles from FUNimation Entertainment. We will be showing different clips from some of our newest shows.

When many people today think of "comics", they think of webcomics, but Japanese comics still seem like a faraway world of print-based graphic novels and tattered copies of Shonen Jump. But the manga world in Japan is changing fast due to competition from ebooks, cell phones and online comics. How are Japanese artists today publishing their works? What will the manga of the future look like, in a world without Tokyopop and Borders? Jason Thompson (Manga: The Complete Guide, King of RPGs) talks about what's happening in manga and Japan and America.

If you want face time with all the guests in a more intimate setting, this is the event for you! Entry for VIPs is included in the cost of registration.

A D&D 4th edition tournament torn from the pages of the "manga meets tabletop gaming" graphic novel series King of RPGs! The great city of Gharazak is besieged by an army of ferocious lizard men. Only a group of brave heroes has the chance to save their city from unimaginable horror… or just loot the place before it collapses. Featuring pregen characters from King of RPGs and King of RPGs 2, it's a bloodsoaked roleplay-and-slash adventure DMed by the author himself, Jason Thompson! Maximum 8 players.

Come and be judged for your voice acting abilities! With David Vincent, Chris Cason and Todd Haberkorn!

Bid to win a game of MTG with Todd Haberkorn! This special auction will be held following Opening Ceremonies. (Game time to be determined by auction winner and Todd Haberkorn.) Proceeds will go to charity!

It's every otaku's dream: being a manga artist in Japan. Now YOU can walk the road of the heroes of Bakuman, Genshiken, and Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga in the world debut of Mangaka: The Role-Playing Game! Go from a struggling dojin artist or an assistant and become a professional mangaka working in shojo, shonen, seinen or perhaps the dark underworld of ero-manga and yaoi. Face malnutrition, angry fans, carpal tunnel, the disapproval of your parents and the brutal terror of… the Editor!! Will you become the next Tite Kubo, or end up in the gutter babbling about maid cafés? Yes, this is an actual RPG, featuring music, video and audience participation. DMed by Jason Thompson (King of RPGs). For 6 to 30 players. Actual drawing ability not required.

A Q&A for David Vincent. Learn about all the projects he's been involved with.

Come discuss the Eva phenomenon with the editors of two of the Evangelion manga: Carl Horn (editor, The Shinji Ikari Rising Project) and Jemiah Jefferson (editor, Campus Apocalypse), both from Portland's own Dark Horse Comics! This is a panel to discuss every aspect of Evangelion—from symbolism to fan service to where you think the new movies are going!

Voice actors join in to take old radio scripts and add some music, sfx, and audience participation and recreate 20 or so minute radio dramas! With Todd, Chris, and David.

A look back at a ground-breaking series and how its vision created a new generation of anime and manga fans—and how sophisticated its storytelling was for something that was just cobbled together out of bits and pieces!

The Slightly Anime Dating Game returns! Come join the kilted ones for their unique take on the 70s game show. A game with heavy crowd participation, lots of laughs, and the strangest couples you will ever see put together at an anime convention.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

You asked for it, we did it, and you wanted more… the 18+ Game returns! Come join the kilted ones for their unique take on the 70s game show. A game with heavy crowd participation, lots of laughs, and "the line" moved so far back you can barely see it!

Folks from different areas of the anime and manga industry lay it on the line for fans—the good, the bad, and the ugly. Guests include Dark Horse and FUNimation.

You can't have a good anime series without a good story. And, you can't have a good story without good scripts! Join Chris Cason as he discusses the process of adapting raw translation into a dramatic and cohesive narrative. Ever thought about writing for your favorite series? Take a peek "behind the curtain" and find out how, step-by-step.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

In 2011, an American was charged with possession of child pornography for bringing dojinshi into Canada on his laptop. In 2010, Christopher Handley, a manga collector in Iowa, was sentenced to six months in prison for possessing obscene manga. In 2009, Dragon Ball was pulled from libraries after a city councilman complained about inappropriate content. Censorship is a fact of life in mainstream manga and anime, both in Japan and America, affecting everything from the "Harem no Jutsu" in Naruto to cigarettes in One Piece and pot leaves in Shaman King. Why is manga censored, and what do the laws really say about what you can and can't show? Jason Thompson (Manga: The Complete Guide, King of RPGs) discusses the legal, moral and business aspects of this complicated issue… with tons of before-and-after artwork!

Tired of sitting through boring Q&A panels? Feel like you always have great questions, but you never get to ask them? Annoyed listening to one person blabbering on and on for an hour?!? Well, this is the panel for you! Join Chris Cason as he takes the mic… and asks YOU the questions. Sometimes embarrassing, a little awkward, and always funny—you will never look at the person next to you the same way again!

Join David Vincent and Chris Cason as they talk about giving voices to Video Game Characters.

We'll demonstrate some basic tricks that will get you, and your tablet, drawing much quicker. There will be an opportunity to demo some of the Wacom products and we'll host and open forum for any and all of your Photoshop and Wacom tablet questions.

(Ticketed event—see Info Booth)

Kumoricon's Anime Music Videos competition, created for fans, by fans. Entries are grouped into categories, and you the audience vote for your favorite videos. Come see how your video does, or just sit back and watch! Winners will be announced during Closing Ceremonies.

Can you make an AMV in about 24hrs or less? Using a secret ingredient or a special content constraint? Find out here! Iron Chef entrants pick up their media packs. A review of the contest rules, and WE ARE OFF!

A showing of the creations made by the AMV Iron Chef participants. The audience votes for the winner.

Later in the evening, this selection of AMVs may contain audio with more explicit lyrics or exposure than the regular contest and show. This is NOT a HENTAI show.

Explore effects-making, use of music and sound effects. What works? What needs more work?

Immediately following the contest, stay and watch the "best-of" collection of AMVs created within the last year.

If you missed the original contest, or want to take another look, join us for a replay of some of the contest favorites (as previously determined by audience vote), and a selection of past AMV Show entries and winners.

Accomplished AMV creators and studio teams strut their stuff! Meet some of the Kumoricon and Sakura-Con AMV competitors as they show their recently released and upcoming projects.

An overview of the basics of bodypainting in cosplay, from the minor to the magnificent. Topics will include surface preparation and masking, paint application tips and tricks, as well as a section on fixatives and topcoats (avoid staining that epic costume you spent 100 hours sewing, and learn how to sleep—yes, SLEEP, in full body makeup). Whether you're looking for guidance on your first Renji markings or looking to do the Full Pikachu, there's a little something for all. Experienced artists are also welcome; come share your favorite tricks with newcomers, and maybe learn a few yourself.

Need something for your costume that you can't run through a sewing machine? Stumped on how to make it? This is the panel for you! Wings, crazy make-up effects, lights, armor, and jewelry—anything goes. Bring lots of questions!

(Ticketed event—see Info Booth)

Come see your favorite characters battle it out on a giant chessboard stage! Cosplay Chess is an event where convention attendees in cosplay serve as the pieces, and at the direction of two chess masters, will move, fight, and die, live on stage. The combats are not pre-scripted—anything can happen!

Meeting for Cosplay Chess participants. This is an opportunity to discuss battle techniques and work out strategies. Mandatory for all participants.

(Ticketed event—see Info Booth)

Whether you like to compete or just like to see some costumes bring presented, the Cosplay Contest is Kumoricon's main costume event. Various individuals and groups will present their costumes and entertaining skits. At the end of the contest, winners will be announced for outstanding entries.

Meeting for Cosplay Contest entrants. This is the time to ask the Cosplay Coordinator questions about skit content and weapons use; sign up for Costume Workmanship slots, Photography slots, and Skit technical rehearsal slots, and hear any last-minute announcements. At least one member of each group must be present. This is the final deadline for all entries: all entry forms, waivers, and CDs must be turned in to the Cosplay Coordinator. Costumes are not required at this meeting.

Join the hunt! Keep your eyes open and on the lookout for clues as you wander the convention. For more information, please check in the pocket guide book, or go to the Info Booth.

Ever had a desire to write a skit, but don't know where to start? Have a problem with stage choreography? Then you should come to Cosplay Skits 101! The Anime Hunters will be teaching the basics of getting started, all the way up to the performance. Come check it out!

What makes a costume steampunk? Are goggles required? Can I dress steampunk while on a budget? Find out the guidelines to dressing steampunk, as well as some costuming tips!

New to crossplay? Maybe just looking for some tips? Well, that's what we're here for. We have tips for everyone, from those just starting out, to seasoned veterans. Covering male to female and female to male transformations, makeup, body enhancements, costume alteration and techniques to help be convincing as that character you've always wanted to cosplay. Audience participation is encouraged!

Do you have a plushie that's been begging for a chance to appear on stage? A teddy bear ready to emote as Ichigo from Bleach, or perhaps My Shinigami Pony? Give it the opportunity to strut! It's a cheesy cosplay presentation just for them! Make an outfit for the plushie. Provide documentation if you think it would help. We will have sound (a boombox) for CDs and a "followspot" flashlight. If you forget to bring music, you may sing or the audience may provide random sound effects at their whim.

There will not be tech rehearsal. If you have a group, contact the director and we'll think of something. Stage size will be whatever table we can confiscate in the room we get.

Rules:

• Stuffed animal must be dressed; no costume is no costume.
• Presenter must be inconspicuous (in Japan puppeteers wear all black—Ninja costume time!!)
• Time limit—45 seconds; no stage hogging!
• Further rules TBA as they occur to us.

Once again, our Hall Cosplay staff will be roaming the halls on the lookout for outstanding costumes and cosplayers. Act your part, or just have fun—you never know where they will be!

Come to this workshop and learn how to make your own purrrrfect cat ears! Materials are provided, and instructors will be there to help you along. Space is limited, so be sure to come early. (For those who cannot attend the panel, you will be able to purchase the materials and make your own ears at the cat ear table in the Hilton garage, next to Video Gaming).

So, you've decided that giant swords, crazed hair, and miles of ruffles sound like your idea of a good time—but you don't know where to start. Maybe you tried it that one time twelve hours before con… and hilarity ensued. No idea what to do when a camera's shoved in your face? I've spent almost ten years learning the ropes of props, wigs, sewing, posing—and I want to help. From theory to planning to how to look at yourself in a mirror, let me show you there's more to cosplay than hot glue and hope.

How often do cosplayers search for a commercial pattern only to find it's out of print or not made in your size? Wouldn't it be nice to choose from various pattern elements to create your own custom pattern sized just for you from your home computer instead? In this panel we will show you the methods to achieve better fit and precision drafting using the automatic and manual editing features of one of today's most versatile pattern making softwares.

A panel for those who know a little bit about sewing, but are looking for more advanced techniques. Will include demonstrations on fitting, modifying patterns and creating your own, and dealing with some of the evil fabrics that costumes so often require.

Introduction to the fundamentals of picking and styling your first cosplay wig.

For people with some wig styling experience, this panel covers dying, extensions and basic foamcore.

Come sing your heart out, or have a seat and relax. Last, but most of all, enjoy the music!

See cosplay and Karaoke collide once again at Kumoricon's Cosplay Hybrid contest. Contestants will put on skits, perform artistic acts, and go for audience appeal, all the while performing songs to complement their performance. Be goofy, be serious, the point is—have fun with your music!

Listen as contestants perform beautiful Japanese songs. Idol contestants are judged on vocal ability and talent.

Amtgard is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization that is dedicated to the recreation of the sword and sorcery genre as well as educational aspects of both medieval and ancient cultures. Amtgard focuses largely on a medieval-based combat system but also encompasses the arts and sciences of the time, in a friendly, social atmosphere. Join us for an explanation and demo of our game.

After a year of extensive training in the jungles of South America, Anime Jeopardy is back! This time, everybody's favorite question/answer trivia game challenge is complete with White Blood, and a cybernetic body. You thought you were rid of us, but we are going "Land Before Time" on y'all…

For all those wishing to become contestants in the Anime Jeopardy game show panel, this contestant selection panel is your chance! Join the Anime Jeopardy team for a quick multiple choice entrance exam to throw your name into the running for one of the slots to be a contestant in Anime Jeopardy! Stop by anytime during the time slot to take the contestant selection exam, and to test your anime wit on previous Anime Jeopardy questions.

Sounds like another dating game, but it's not! Match Game is a madlibs-type game show. Fill in the blanks of a phrase, match the answer with a panel of celebrities, and comedy ensues. Get ready for laughs as contestants match their answers with hilarious results.

Experience the zany world of anime parody with some local abridged anime parody creators.

Another year and another chance to talk about the anime/manga/video games that hurt your soul. Come share with a room full of people who know where you're coming from and listen to stories that will have you laughing and crying at the same time.

There's a whole lot of Japanese manga, Korean manhwa and manga-inspired comics out there—but what's worth buying and reading, and what's not? Join manga/comics bloggers/pundits Jason Thompson (Otaku USA and Anime News Network), John Thomas (MechaMechaMedia and Sci-Guys), Gia Manry (Anime News Network) and Deb Aoki (About.com Manga) as they share their picks for the best new and continuing manga series for kids, teens, and grown-ups, and jeer at the most annoying manga published in 2010-2011.

One of the well-known cosplayers in the northwest, Chris Vance! Ask questions, listen to stories, get autographs! Get to know the man behind the cosplay.

Welcome to the Bishounen Shounen-Ai event, full of games and prizes! There will be a little something for everyone this year, as well as a special prize for the best cosplayer attending! Topics will include popular anime such as Togainu no Chi, Vampire Knight, Kuroshitsuji, CLAMP, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, various popular shounen-ai anime and much more!

You are cordially invited to Earl Ciel Phantomhive's Grand Party. There will be fun, there will be prizes, and our favorite demons may make an appearance. Please come, relax, and enjoy yourselves and be entertained by our great hosts. Hosted by the Funtom Company, but we all know Elizabeth's behind it.

Cybermen, Time Lords, and Daleks, oh my! Bring your cosplays, props, fanfics, filks, fan art, fan videos, trivia, or curiosity, and celebrate or learn about classic and new Doctor Who and related series (Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, K-9). Doctor Who is the longest-running sci-fi serial and has been of great influence throughout the genre's live and animated features. Win prizes for performances and trivia savvy.

Join webcomic creators Jake Richmond (Modest Medusa) and Ben Hsu (Dubious Company) as they compare and contrast notes on what's involved in creating each of their comics. Topics include, but are not limited to: building the webcomics from the ground up, the specifics of the creative process, various influences of their art and exactly how much awesome their comics contain.

Dungeons & Dragons all night. Wear your jammies and roll your die! Now with fellowship. Brought to you by HARDCORE HEADQUARTERS.

We asked a hundred people which panel they wanted to go to. We also asked them a whole bunch of other things. And you can win stuff, so come on around, it's time to play the Feud!

Fond of fanfiction? Tired from a long day of Kumoricon fun? Grab your pillows, and join us for an evening of crazy pairings, artsy angst and adorable antics, and everything that makes fanfic great! Didn't bring your work along? Borrow a staff laptop and look it up online! All writers are welcome… just don't forget to warn for spoilers!

Whether you're a first-time filker or a veteran performer, everyone is welcome to come filk up the con with your own original anime and gaming song parodies! Try out a new song in a friendly setting, get feedback on your lyrics and performing skills, chat with other filkers, or just come to watch the fun! 'Cause, baby, we perform this way.

Are you wild for Weird Al? Do you sing along with Doctor Demento? Have you always wanted to try writing a song parody, but weren't sure how to start? Drop by to hear a rundown of the basics of "filking" (fandom song parodies), see a sample performance by FilkAeris, and participate as we write and perform a brand-new anime filk right here at the con!

Gamer Girls returns for a second year to discuss girls in every aspect of gaming. Meet with fellow FPSing, MMOing, RTSing and RPGing people who just happen to have a double dose of the X-chromosome! This panel will cover everything from girls who play, to girls who create, and how the line between men and women in gaming is fading. Join in the discussion, or just experience the nerdy girls who aren't afraid to game.

For its second year, Hetalia cosplayers are welcomed to come join in and discuss topics as their nations to help improve our world. Completely improved, everyone welcomed.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Hetalia cosplayers are welcomed to come join in and discuss topics as their nations to help improve our world. This 18+ panel will include different topics such as "drinking age" and "distribution of hentai and yaoi materials". Completely improved, 18+ only, please.

Have you been out of the loop from the Kingdom Hearts world for a while? Never played the games and curious about what your friends have been talking about? Are you stuck on proud mode somewhere or just want to know more about your favorite game series? Well the Kingdom Hearts Sleepover crew is back, but with a different goal; to give you the 411 on the famous Tetsuya game that started it all: Kingdom Hearts! Join them as they school you through some of the games, answer your questions, and give you a new perspective of the realm of Kingdom Hearts! And after class is done, enjoy some of the old and new games followed with a sneak peek into the newest KH news! (Non-cosplayers are welcomed!)

Come on in and enjoy some laughs as these panelists joke about the things we love: anime, Japanese food, the Portland/Vancouver area, conventions, and much more! Seating is FREE! Grab a friend, feel free to snack on some Pocky, and pray to Haruhi that your sides don't burst…

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

For all those who love Kuroshitsuji, aka Black Butler, and want to get together with the wonderful hosts from Ciel Phantomhive's Grand Party to continue our escapades.

Roy Mustang's dream: a world where all female officers have to wear TINY miniskirts! It is Travis Willingham's dream too. We, the Miniskirt Army, are bringing this dream to life one skirt at a time. We are the few, the TALL, the Miniskirt Army… join us.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

You know us… we wear the skirts. You love us, might even worship us secretly. Now get to know the REAL us. It's time to take off the uniform (leaving on the skirt) and talk about who we really are.

Sailor Moon is more than annoying girls in heels and miniskirts. Come join the hardcore fans as we discuss the other aspects of Naoko Teguchi's work. We will be talking about topics like anime vs. manga, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (the mysterious 5th season), controversial subjects in the series, the live-action series (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon), and the Sera Myu Musicals.

A panel that is driven by the audience, by those who chose to join it.

Have you ever heard of online roleplay, but never really knew what it was? Or maybe you know what it is, and you want to get involved in all the fun. If so, we've got just the thing for you! At Online Roleplay 101, we'll cover the basics, fundamentals, general rules, and show you where to go for your online roleplay needs!

Are you scared of offending someone, or breaking a rule during online roleplay? Or do you just need a refresher on what's okay and what isn't? Never fear! We're here to tell you the do's and don'ts of online roleplay, give you some examples of real problems we've run into ourselves and how to deal with them, and let you provide your own stories and ask questions.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

This panel contains explicit adult concepts, and if you're interested in the roleplay of more adult things, you should be learning them!

We're back—whether it be talking about anime we love, dealing with younger fans (including your children), or realizing one is never too old to be an anime fan. Come commiserate and support your fellow older fans in this open-style forum.

Come enjoy some fun with the whole host club! You can choose which host(s) to sit with and have a luxurious time. All are welcome. The host club will be waiting for you. We'll see you then!

We are trying to get the word out about Kumoricon, so we want to use parades as advertising! Come on in and help brainstorm! We want to hear about local parades, and try to work it so we can be in one!

This is a panel for all those selfless parents and guardians that come every year, yet don't know much about anime. We will help you understand the rating systems, where to get anime for your kids, how to supervise what they're watching, and best of all, answer your questions. Find out what is so great about anime to begin with and how you can be a part of your child's world.

The battle that has raged for generations, settled the way the cosplay gods intended… Dance!

Join host Chip Lawson as we play Kumoricon's favorite game of big bucks and no whammies! A potential con badge for 2012 is in the running! You don't want to miss this!

Join Tanis Nikana as he hosts Pyramid, the game of word association. Play with well-known people around the con circuit and you could walk away with a prize valued at ¥25,000!

The Random Panel of Doom! That's right boys and girls the doom has come for you this year. The sweet, sweet doom. If you feel you have the buttons to face us, make sure to bring a change of pants, you're going to need them.

Wondering which icons, vestments, and rituals on screen or page are authentic, altered, or invented? Notice subtle nods or prods to religious or spiritual traditions, from Shinto Kami to Japanese portrayal of Catholic or Kabbalistic themes, figures, and symbols? Share your observations and reactions in our highly popular safe space for open discussion. Panelists have familiarity with many denominations of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Wicca.

Come meet the Risembool Rangers, official fanclub of Vic Mignogna! We'll have trivia with prizes (questions are subject to be related to Vic's anime/manga).

Axis Powers Hetalia fans give us a lot of things; fan art, fanfiction, AMVs. Among the biggest but underrated things from them, straight from Japan, are the fan games. This panel covers over two of the most popular of the Hetalia fangames; RomaHeta (Romancing Hetalia), an adventure game where the Axis and Allies are trapped in a 2D world by a computer virus, and HetaOni, a horror game in which a large creature kills off the nation and it's up to Italy to save them all. Join the overlooked phenomenon of one of the greatest shows of all time! [WARNING: You will be spoiled on both games!]

We continue the tradition of seeing a mixture of classic Super Sentai episodes/movies as well as the new Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (pirate-themed)—as well as the 35th anniversary movie with ALL 199 rangers!

Did you get three of the same Gashapon in the Exhibitors Hall? Have volumes 1, 2, and 4 of Naruto and are looking for 3? Come to the Swap Meet and try your luck! Bring your unwanted wall scrolls, figures, anime, manga, and anything else to trade. (Remember, this is intended for trading; if money must be used to even out a trade, please keep it under $5)

Taekwondo demonstration by members of U.S. West Coast Taekwondo.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Come meet the TRIO, four (yes four) friends who have a long history with Kumoricon. We (and a few guests) will tell tales of love, life, and con. Come hear about our antics, and maybe share some of your own! In this late-night panel, we hope to hear a lot of laughs as we reminisce about the past.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Come one, come all, and witness the terror! The horror! And the lulz! Come ready with your Dramamine and your sense of humor—we're going to read the worst fanfic that's out there. Please keep in mind that this is all done in lighthearted fun and no insult is intended.

Join Bressler and friends for everyone's favorite improvisation panel! The suggestions for skits and other games come from YOU! Be sure to bring great suggestions and even better props for props!

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Join the Whose Line crew as we play games after-hours and turn the blue comedy up a bit! If you're under 18, well, stop reading this… you can't go. This is for the grown-ups. Are the kids gone? Good. Now let's have some awesome improv at night!

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Join some of our industry guests for a fun time reading yaoi manga.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

You know it, and love it. Come join me in the yaoi panel of yaoi panels. The heart of every fangirl… during late nights at Kumoricon!

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Join the 3GP team as they host the game where con culture and pop culture COLLIDE. Are you prepared for Dis or Dats, Impossible Questions, and screwing your opponent? Then join us at Kumoricon 2011!

Located in the parking garage of the Hilton, Console Gaming and Legacy LAN Gaming are back at Kumoricon, now better than ever!

We will be offering a wide selection of titles of both old and new across all of the current generation systems for your enjoyment, as well as classic games such as Starcraft and Earth Special Forces on our LAN machines.

Be sure to check out our hosted tournaments for popular hits such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Street Fighter IV, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift and Rock Band.

Located in the East and West River Rooms at the Red Lion, Tabletop Gaming will be open for the duration of con for anyone to play CCGs, RPGs, or any of the board and card games available. Open Play opportunities are available at all hours. Don't see your favorite game on the schedule? Be sure to check Tabletop Gaming for additional gaming events not listed below.

Celebrating its sixth year in Portland's gaming community, Guardian Games is Portland's grandest game store. We've survived two moves, an epic windstorm, and a brutal recession, so we're here to stay! Come check us out as Tabletop Gaming's 2011 In-Room Vendor, drop by our retail store at 303 SE 3rd Ave, or visit us online at www.ggportland.com.

With 14,000+ game items in stock every day, if we don't have what you're looking for, let us endeavor to find it. From the latest and greatest, to the nostalgic and ancient; we love games and the people who play them! Our goal is to bring the community together. Guardian's monthly calendar is jam-packed with recurring and special events to fit every gamer's needs. You name it, we play it!

Once again, GameStorm is bringing their famous library of hundreds of board and card games to Tabletop Gaming at Kumoricon. Drop by the Red Lion to play a few games and check out the selection. Look for orange cones to find a game that need more players to start, or check out a game yourself and place an orange cone on your table to attract players.

GameStorm is an annual gaming convention that takes place in the Hilton every March. GameStorm 14 will be March 22-25, 2012. See our web site at www.gamestorm.org or follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/gamestormcon.

The crew of the exploration ship Znutar just wanted to cruise around the Galaxy, discovering strange new worlds and playing pool. But then their ship was invaded by the Awful Green Things and suddenly they were fighting for their lives! Play either the crew or the Awful Green Things.

This fast-paced game brings destruction and mayhem to cards. Destroy the other players' cars while keeping yours intact. Fire machine guns and flame throwers, toss a few missiles, spin out of the way of their attacks, and ram them. Lots of destruction, and lots of fun.

Set up house with your friends… for as long as you can stand them. Get a job… they're all bad. Spend money and your precious spare time to accumulate Slack Points. Try not to go crazy with all the tentacles running about… or just go completely mad!

Set up house with your friends… for as long as you can stand them. Get a job… they're all bad. Spend money and your precious spare time to accumulate Slack Points. Drink cheap booze, hang out at the café, and play with the cats.

Zombie Dice and Cthulhu Dice will be played. Get your brain quota before being shot, then steal sanity from other players!

The card game with ever changing rules! It starts out simple, with just the Basic Rule card: draw one card and play one card during each player's turn. But New Rule cards quickly make things chaotic. Even the object of the game will change as you play, as players swap out one Goal card for another. Can you Rocket to the Moon before someone changes the goal to Death by Chocolate?

FRAG is the first-ever first person shooter without a computer. Spawn into a map, pick up weapons and equipment, and go FRAG your buddies! And if you should get FRAGged yourself, just respawn and come back shooting!

You think working in a fast-food restaurant is hell? This place is worse. All the employees are zombies (that includes you). The jobs are repetitive and gross. The customers ask stupid questions. And all the zombies have to share a single brain… and they keep dropping it on the floor.

Tournament of the traditional Japanese game Jan Ken Pon, otherwise known as Rock Paper Scissors. Entry fee: none.

King's Blood is a fast-paced multi-player card game. Build the family tree by arranging marriages, exiling rivals, and crowning new royalty. Match a character with a compatible member of the opposite sex, and start a new generation. Play the last family member from your hand, and you've won! King's Blood was originally published in Japan by Fujimi Shobo Co., Ltd.

It's midnight, and the munchkins come out to play! Come join us for an epic round of Steve Jackson Games' Munchkin card game. Play with cards from every available Munchkin set and expansion! Feel the effects of sleep deprivation! In these wee hours, who knows what might happen… But some things are certain. You will kill monsters. You will steal the treasure. And you will stab your buddy in the back.

It's midnight, and the munchkins come out… of their graves? Come join us for a horrifying round of Steve Jackson Games' Munchkin card game using cards from Munchkin Zombies, Munchkin Bites!, and Cthulhu expansions. Will you be a Voodoo Zombie/Vampire who's joined the cult, or a Smart Werewolf Investigator of it? In these wee hours, who knows what might happen… But some things are certain. You will kill monsters. You will steal the treasure. And you will stab your buddy in the back.

Munchkin is the mega-hit card game about dungeon adventure with none of that stupid role-playing stuff. You and your friends compete to kill monsters and grab magic items. And what magic items! Don the Horny Helmet and the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment.

The Munchkins are now vampires, and werewolves, and changelings! Bash through the haunted house and slay the monsters. The OTHER monsters. You can't slay your fellow munchkins, but you can still curse them, send foes at them, and take their stuff.

Munchkin Booty brings the greatest gold-grabbers in history—pirates!—to the world of Munchkin. Use your Silver Long Johns to beat the Lobster Mobster, drink your Demon Rum to fight off the Viking Kittens, and defend yourself with the Cutlass (or Cutlad, for the gents) against the Prince of Whales.

The Munchkins are back! Now the game is chop-socky Hong Kong action. The characters are Samurai, Ninja, Yakuza, and Monks. The foes are mooks, demons, and assorted bad guys from all the worst martial arts films you've ever seen. Collect treasures and learn new styles to build up your character.

Declare your allegiance in this cosmic struggle! Combining Munchkin Fu and Munchkin Booty from Steve Jackson Games' popular Munchkin card game line, this event promises to be a historic moment in the ultimate showdown for supremacy. The line has been drawn. Will you karate chop your buddy or make him walk the plank?

Now you can join the elite Ninja Burger delivery team! As a Ninja Burger trainee you will learn the secrets of stealth, swordsmanship, and customer service as deliver tasty burgers and fries throughout the world. You will bring honor to your franchise. Failure is not an option.

Puzzle Strike is a card game played with cardboard chips instead of cards that simulates a puzzle video game called Puzzle Fighter that, in turn, simulates the fighting game Street Fighter that is emulated in Puzzle Fighter. If you don't understand any of that, that's ok! Just choose one of ten playable characters and get ready for back-and-forth craziness and wild combos in this unique deck building game.

Play as one of the many characters of the Resident Evil franchise as you and your friends gather weapons and try to fight off the Infected hordes. Purchase cards to build your deck as you play and use them to fight off monsters while earning points for victory.

Secretly bid against your opponents to gain the support of the people, win territory… and gather more Gold, Blackmail, and Force for the next round of bidding! Will you try to control the tavern or the fortress, the harbor or the plantation?

Gather your crew of Space Pirate Amazon Ninja Catgirls and embark on one Caper after another. Defeat every challenge the galaxy throws at you, pick up Toys, grab Loot, and watch your tail… Because the other catgirls want what you've got!

Be a Mutant, an Exotic, a Mystic, or a Techno. The higher your Level, the more Powers you can have. Battle dastardly masterminds, devastating monsters, and invading aliens from the next dimension—from the wimpy Bucketman all the way up to Big Ol' Planet Eater Guy himself—and TAKE THEIR STUFF!

Neko-chan, the catgirl, is cute… Therefore she must be pelted with various objects! Plushies, water, fangirls, you name it! Build up an arsenal of items to throw at the catgirl, or use them as bait to lure her over. The player with the most points at the end is Champion of Everything. And you want that.

Tournament duration, promos, and prizes will be based on the number of participants. Registration starts one hour before the event.

Bring a Celestial Legal deck and come play in our L5R CCG constructed tournament. Entry fee: none.

(Fee required)

A fun alternative to a normal draft, in a Chaos Draft each player chooses three 15 card booster packs from any set or expansion to draft with. There will be a variety of packs available, but if you want to open packs from a particular expansion (such as Unhinged) you may want to bring your own. Entry Fee: about $10 (includes 3 booster packs), but may vary based upon the price of packs chosen.

Bring your favorite EDH (aka Commander) deck and compete in this variant multi-player constructed tournament. Entry fee: none.

(Fee required)

Draft is a staple format for trading cards games in which players take turns selecting cards out three packs and then build a deck on the spot. We are taking drafts infinite this year by starting pods every time we have eight players. These will be DCI sanctioned events. Entry Fee: $10 (includes 3 booster packs).

(Fee required)

Mini-masters is a casual format in which players take three of each basic land, shuffle it into a fresh booster pack, and play those cards as their deck. We will be running these around the clock, starting a pod every time we have four players. Entry Fee: $3.50 (includes 1 booster pack).

(Fee required)

Join us for a Sealed Deck Tournament using M12, the new core set. This is a DCI sanctioned event. Entry fee: $20 (includes 6 booster packs).

MTG Modern is an upcoming constructed format. Decks are built using cards from sets printed in or after Eighth Edition and the first Mirrodin Block. In other words, any card with the new (or modern) card frame. Entry fee: none.

Bring a Standard Legal deck and come play in this MTG constructed tournament. This is a DCI sanctioned event. Entry fee: none.

Bring or purchase a copy of any 60 card MTG theme deck and come play in this constructed tournament. There will be a variety of theme decks available for sale. Entry fee: none.

Bring a Modified Format legal deck and come play in our Pokémon TCG constructed tournament. Entry fee: none.

Do the heroes of Azeroth have what it takes challenge the Icecrown Citadel, brave the Black Temple, survive the Molten Core, besiege the necropolis Naxxramas, or defeat the fearsome Onyxia? Bring your best Wow TCG deck and find out… If you dare! Entry Fee: none.

Bring a Core Legal deck and play in our WoW TCG constructed tournament. Entry Fee: none.

Bring an Advanced Format legal deck and come play in our Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG constructed tournament. Entry fee: none.

Lina and crew discover a book in some treasure they looted from a bandit hideout. This book speaks of a city called Chiffon, where a manor is haunted by a Lord Priest Wemllup Spheni. It claims that on the night that the constellations of Cadi and Ariritz are dancing on Mt. Naoi, the Lord Priest will summon the power of the gods to grant someone ANY wish that they desire… but you need to play by HIS rules!

You are a god, it's as simple as that. You and the other gods are building the world as you see fit. A cooperative RPG/board game using the Dawn of Worlds system.

Once, you were destined to be a hero. You were given the chance to become greater than human, blessed by the gods. All you had to do was make the right choice at the right moment. You were given a test. You failed. However, you were given a second chance but at a price. You have signed a pact with demons. You have gained a measure of their power, but you are servant to them. You are the Infernal Exalted. This is a one-shot RPG game using White Wolf's Exalted system.

It is the year 2032. Humanity has advanced beyond our primitive fleshy systems and have fused with machine. Now, a person's consciousness can descend fully into the net for both work and recreation. However, who knows what traces that leaves upon us? This is a Ghost in the Shell-style game set in Seattle using the Shadowrun 4th Edition system (sans magic).

Momoko is a shy freshman at Atarashi high school, eager to fall in love for the first time. But who will she choose? The smart boy? The dangerous boy? The class president? Guide Momoko through three dates and help her choose the perfect boy (or girl) to be her first love in this story based dating game.

Welcome to Atarashi high school, where schoolgirls with destructive psychic powers do battle against bloodthirsty ghosts, demon princes stalk the school halls and the only thing worse than losing your soul is letting your grades slip! Panty Explosion Perfect is a brand new edition of the award winning psychic school girl RPG by Jake Richmond and Matt Schlotte.

In your first mission as a Pathfinder agent, the head of the Grand Lodge sends you on a number of missions throughout the metropolis of Absalom, pitting you against traps, thieves, and even an unruly devil, all in the pursuit of knowledge. An introductory Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st level characters.

You venture for the first time into the massive haunted dungeons beneath an abandoned siege tower in the deadly Cairnlands, where you will experience firsthand the true dangers of being a tomb-delving Pathfinder. An introductory Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st level characters.

Dispatched on an envoy mission overland from Absalom to port city Escadar, you must weather the harsh wilderness of the Isle of Kortos before you can hope to meet with the representative of the elusive gillmen, and only then come face-to-face with the greatest threat to the Pathfinder Society. An introductory Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st level characters.

CR 12 monsters or characters are pitted in an arena to the death. To the victor go the spoils (read: prizes)! Bring your preselected CR 12 encounter, or choose from the many provided. Compete in a tournament bracket of death and mayhem where at the end we will crown the first Kumoricon Champion of Grey Stones!

Tasked with escorting a group of goblin prisoners from their camp to civilization for interrogation by the Pathfinder Society, you must protect them not only from the beasts and hazards of the wilderness, but themselves. A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for Levels 1-5.

In researching a recently recovered druidic lorestone, the Pathfinder Society learns of a powerful artifact with the power to turn men into bestial abominations. Amid claims of increased werewolf activity in the region, the PCs travel into the heart of the Verduran Forest to retrieve the valuable relic from a cabal of evil druids believed to currently hold it. A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for Levels 1-5.

You're 10 years old and you're about to do what every other 10-year-old does: Become a cultist and capture non-Euclidean creatures beyond the ken of man (children can understand them just fine, however). Human sacrifice! Other-worldly entities! Crazy hijinks as you bond with your Pokéthulhu and it tries to eat your sanity! This game is using the rules-lite Pokéthulhu system.

Your team has been hired for a very lucrative, as well as very dangerous job. An important dignitary is staying at an executive hotel and the runners have been hired as extra protection for his stay. It is up to the team to keep the dignitary safe for the duration of his visit. Shadowrun is a cyberpunk setting, very similar to the technology level found in Ghost in the Shell. A familiarity with the 4th Edition rules system is encouraged, but not required. Characters will be provided for this session.

Running the shadows is a dangerous line of work; more dangerous are the underground street fights held in Vancouver. Many have gathered to pit themselves in a grand melee to the death. One person will stand victorious at the end and be rewarded (read: prizes) for their destruction of their foes. Please show up to design your runner (or come with one prepared) and pit him/her against the others.

One-hour sessions designed to introduce players to new systems, or re-familiarize themselves with forgotten ones. Workshops will be held for Pathfinder, World of Darkness, and Shadowrun.

One-hour sessions designed to introduce players to new systems, or re-familiarize themselves with forgotten ones. Workshops will be held for Pathfinder, World of Darkness, and Shadowrun.

One-hour sessions designed to introduce players to new systems, or re-familiarize themselves with forgotten ones. Workshops will be held for Pathfinder, World of Darkness, and Shadowrun.

One-hour sessions designed to introduce players to new systems, or re-familiarize themselves with forgotten ones. Workshops will be held for Pathfinder, World of Darkness, and Shadowrun.

Your group is a local detective agency that dabbles in the supernatural. A room appears to you inside your agency, a room that you've never seen before, that goes to nowhere, and seems to be impossible, due to it leading where there ought to be a separate room. After studying the room, the group learns basically nothing. They all go to their respective homes, and go to sleep for the night. Then the room calls them. At precisely 6:05 am, they all awaken, only to find themselves in the room. They now have to figure a way out of it, alive.

There's something in the woods. People can't seem to decide what it is. Is it Bigfoot? Is it an escaped ape from the zoo? No one knows, but people are going missing, and no one knows who will be next. The goal is to stop the people from going missing, and to find out where the people that have gone missing are.

LARP, or Live Action Role-Playing takes role-playing games to the next level. Instead of sitting around your table, rolling dice, you dress as your character, act as your character, speak as your character. Think of it as a mesh of role-playing games and drama (theatre, TV, movies, anime, etc.). For the games below, you don't need to know how to act. If you get the general idea of "playing pretend" you have all you need to know. All the rules will be explained to the players at the beginning of games, and a Storyteller (that's the person in charge) will always be available if you have any questions. Costumes are highly encouraged (we'll be dressed up, so should you!).

A fun, theatre-styled game for all ages! You're trying to find the werewolves before they take out the village.

You are the Assassin! This is a very fun, extremely interactive game. This is, however, not your typical LARP. In this game, you are given a target to "assassinate" as well as a designation marking you as a target. At the wrap-up for the game, it's time to tally up your "kills" and find the winner.

Need to blow off some steam, or burn some energy? Test your skill in grand melee as well as your tactics in a small group scenario. Combat will be safe and structured. One-on-one, small group, and last man standing scenarios will be played out. Padded weapons will be provided; no outside weapons will be allowed. Waivers will be required to participate, and those under 18 years must have a parent or guardian sign the waiver. (This event is scheduled outdoors and may be canceled in the event of rain.)

Want to prove you're the best? We'll provide the weapons, and you provide the skill in a series of one-on-one battles. Waivers will be required to participate, and those under 18 years must have a parent or guardian sign the waiver. (This event is scheduled outdoors and may be canceled in the event of rain.)

You're already dressed up in costume as your favorite character? Then come and play them in this silly, fun live action role-playing game, along with other characters from all over time and space. Granted, that happens a lot at The Floating Vagabond, the odd little bar in the middle of space with the special time/space portal built in. Meet new people, have a drink, and maybe try to find your way home (or just hang out and enjoy!).

It's September, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has opened its doors to a host of first years who have a lot to learn. Join us in this come-and-go style LARP game where you will prove your magical skills in class, learn new spells, collect chocolate frog cards, and manage as much mischief as you can without being caught!

The Chibi Room is a place for exploring the natural cultural curiosity of children and teens through simple arts and crafts. Be it by coloring manga-style artwork or recreating their own Japanese-style garden, the Chibi Room will help nurture the ever-growing creative bonds through simple arts and crafts. A basic Japanese lesson is offered to encourage language skills and appropriate speech mannerisms.

Please remember that children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

During these periods we will have manga-style artwork and traditional items used or seen commonly to color.

We have a fairly good-sized selection of items that we will be going over and learning how to fold.

Basic conversational Japanese will be gone over from how to properly address others and how to hold a basic conversation.

Create your own sumie-style painting, or make a fan with your name written in Katakana.

Create your own Japanese-style garden out of construction paper and egg crate.

Make a koi kite to fly from a pole or hang.

Create your own construction paper lantern.

Even if you're not an artist, Photoshop and other programs can be used to contribute to the artistic fan community in other ways. LiveJournal and other blogging sites use 100x100 icons, banners are great for advertising (or just telling the world about your favorite show), and sometimes an e-greeting card can be all it takes to cheer a friend up. Learn some simple methods of creating awesome graphics to use just about anywhere! (Includes a segment on coloring black and white images).

You see them on the chests of the military, on the headbands of the brave, on the sashes of the wise. There's always some sign of what or who a person is. In this panel we will be making badges, pins, rank insignia, or patches. We'll be using hot glue and needles (but no sewing!) so little fingers shouldn't come alone. If you can't find the badge you want, why don't you come make it?

The basics of how to draw in an anime/manga style. This panel covers everything from how to draw those classic anime faces to the costumes that we love to cosplay.

Call them softies, plushies, stuffies or just good ol' stuffed animals, plush toys are amazing to make and quite the rage. This panel is for people with a bit of sewing know-how who want to learn how to make and modify a 4-legged friend pattern. Several patterns will be on hand to choose from, or make up your own! Basic sewing skills helpful, but not required.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and this panel will teach you how to have your art telling stories. Learn how to dress, pose, and accessorize your characters into having character.

Want to make a dolly but don't have the time? Is your pocket crying out because you don't have a little friend to carry around? Is your life less fulfilling because you just aren't covered in chibis?? Have no fear, ChibiSPLOSION is here! Using a bit of sewing and the Magic of Needle Felting, we will create tiny chibi versions of anyone you wish.

Come make dollies with us! We will supply the felt, stuffing, needles, and know-how, you supply the fingers and frontal lobes. Each person will get to make their very own dolly, and be able to dress it, too! Beginning crafters welcome. Tiny fingers may need help with sewing and scissors. Who will you make to take home with you?

A Victorian parlour game with an otaku-style twist! Three people, one sheet of paper, one hilarious and sometimes disturbing drawing emerges! Two hours this year for all your drawing and viewing pleasure!

Meet up with the other people who entered the fan art contest to discuss drawing and maybe get some critiques, tips, or tricks.

Learn the various types of Gundam kits and the tools needed to build one. Talk with other scale modelers and learn new techniques to make your next Gundam kit build a fun experience.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Ever wanted to draw your own yaoi manga? Well, never fear, fujoshi! HTDY is here to help, with lessons on male anatomy, how to make your own yaoi manga and illustrations, and the ins-and-outs of the "good stuff"!

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Ever wanted to draw your own yuri manga and illustrations? Well never fear, yuri fans! We're here to teach you all about female anatomy, yuri manga, and—you know—the "fun stuff"!

So you want to make your own manga, but not sure where to begin? In "Making Manga", we'll start with drawing basics and move our way through materials, paneling, pacing and printing—as well as give you advice on getting your manga published! Attendants are welcome to bring in their work for advice/critique.

Photoshop is a complicated program that, with the right tools, can make amazing artwork. In this workshop various methods are broken down, and quick tips and tricks of the trade are shared.

Like to draw, but find your art is lacking something? Then let Jeni teach you the ways of traditional art methods! Combining Western-style aesthetics to anime-style art work, this workshop will give you a breakdown of how to use hue, value, and shading to make your art pop, as well as a basic lesson on proper anatomy to help with those annoying little proportion issues.

While computer coloring can do some amazing things, there are some looks that can only be achieved the traditional way. We'll take the mystery out of marker and show you how to achieve the depth and shading that only color pencils can get. We'll even show you how to use crayons to get beautiful colors.

Like any writer, ficcers want their work to be read. Unlike other authors, ficcers have to convince their readers that the characters they love would behave in that exact way for the extent of the fic. That is a harder task than anyone realizes. This panel will show you how.

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

Sex is hard to write, and yet it is something that everyone tries to write at least once. This panel will shoe how to do it realistically and well so that people will want to read it.

A time for the authors that entered the fanfiction contest to meet, discuss fanfiction, and get critiques from the judges. Only open for those who entered the contest.

Scenes From a Hat is a fanfiction, fan art, and fan improvisational theater contest wherein participants are challenged to produce a piece of written, drawn, or performed fan work inspired by a written prompt. Fun to participate in and just watch!

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

A grown up version of the popular game, where you can stretch your creative muscles writing from a prompt; fun for all!

A workshop for intermediate to advanced story writers/artists. Workshop includes discussions about plot, character development, show don't tell, dialogue, point of view/angles, genres, and critiques. May share work if time allows.

Story, Story, DIE! is an improvisational storytelling game where anything goes. Humorously competitive, SSD! is a blast for anyone who participates and a hoot to watch! SSD! culminates with the Ultimate Showdown, an all-in multi-fandom crossover collaboration!

(Age 18+ only—ID stamp required—see Info Booth)

A grown up version of the round robin storytelling game that usually ends with a giant ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny! Don't be shy! Come and play!

Learn how to captivate audiences with your poetic prose, colorful characters, dynamic dialogue, and powerful plots. This panel is for the most advanced wordsmith or novice writer who is looking to transform their writing style.