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Convention Operations and Answers
General Rules
Weapon and Large Prop Rules
Our convention has a number of rules, policies, and regulations
that help make the convention run smoothly and be as fun as
possible for everyone. We encourage you to read our rules to understand what is expected to help make the best, most successful, and most fun weekend possible. In addition to these general
conduct policies, we also have rules and guidelines for cosplay,
press, exhibitors, and others. Violations of these rules and responsibilities can result in loss of privileges, up to and including ejection without refund, legal action, or involvement of the authorities.
All weapons and large props must be inspected and approved by our
operations or security staff at the convention. We will then “peace mark”
them, by affixing a ribbon or mark that indicates we have checked them,
and, if necessary “peace bond” them by using ribbon or ties to keep
your weapon from being drawn or used (for example, by someone who
doesn’t know the rules and sneaks up behind you and grabs it). Attendees must realize that it is a privilege to bring large props and weapons
to the convention, and everyone must take great care to be careful not
to damage things, whack people, or otherwise do anything that seems
dangerous. We allow certain specific prop weapons and large prop items,
but anything not listed below is not allowed. Please understand that due
to crowding, space, or safety issues, we may have to change the rules
mid-convention at any time.
Rule Number One: Do not do anything that could make the
convention less fun for other attendees, the hotel, the staff, or for
yourself. If it’s dangerous, obnoxious, uncomfortable, or otherwise, do not do it. It is all of our responsibility to let everyone have
a safe, respectful, and fun weekend.
If it is illegal outside of the convention, it is illegal here. Excessive or underage alcohol use, drug use, harassment, carrying
firearms, and many other things are illegal, and will result in your
loss of the privilege to attend our convention. If you have a safety
or security concern, bring it to the convention’s operations center
immediately. In emergencies, dial 911.
If you are hosting a party where alcohol is being served, it is your
responsibility as host to ensure that the age of anyone drinking
alcohol is checked. You should also designate someone not to
drink, so that there is a fully competent person present to deal
with any emergencies that might arise.
All attendees must wear their badge at all times throughout the
convention, and it must be presented to convention staff on
request at any time. Selling anything of any kind at the convention is prohibited unless you are a registered exhibitor with the
convention. Pets and animals are not allowed in the convention
space or hotel, unless they are working animals (such as seeing eye dogs). Smoking is not allowed in our hotel. Photography
and video recording of any kind are strictly prohibited during any
AMV contest or show screening. These rules apply to all types of
attendees, including exhibitors, press, and other congoers. We
may also establish additional policies covering press, exhibitors,
and others.
By attending the convention you understand that convention staff
may take video footage and photographs throughout the convention which may be used in highlights, marketing endeavors, or
other media. You consent to be filmed or photographed by staff,
approved industry, or media during the entire convention without compensation to you. Your attendance constitutes a grant of
rights to the convention to reproduce, display, distribute, perform, creative derivative works of, or otherwise use any video or
pictures that it obtains and in any manner throughout the world in
perpetuity, including online, for broadcast, or other transmissions.
uns: Semi-realistic looking guns are only allowed if they have a very
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bright, obvious orange tip that shows they are non-working and can be
obviously seen from a distance. Guns that actually work, or have the potential to work, or might be mistaken by the public as real, are not allowed.
Toy or fantasy guns that are “obviously fake” are allowed.
words: Swords are allowed if they can be tied shut in their sheath, or if
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they are made of wood or plastic. Swords must never be waved around or
wielded, but they can be used for still posing for photographs.
Bows: Toy, or otherwise wooden or plastic bows can sometimes be okay,
but professional or compound bows are not. Equipping an arrow to a bow
is absolutely never acceptable, even for photos.
arge Props: Large props are generally okay, if you are extremely mindful
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of them. However if we find that we have large crowds, or if they become
a problem, we may ask you to return them to your hotel room or car at any
time. We will not store them for you.
retend Weapons: Anything that is entirely obviously a play/pretend
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weapon that can not be mistaken for something that is actually a real
weapon.
Any weapons or props may be disallowed at any
time at the discretion of management. Please
understand that during times of peak attendance
IF YOU NEED HELP
Con Operations is in the
Minnehaha Room
Open All Convention Hours
The convention’s code of conduct and other rules are subject to
change at any time, and without notice, at the discretion of the
convention. Violation of the rules is grounds for immediate loss of
your convention badge and suspension from the convention.
Any form of harassment, bullying, or stalking will not be tolerated at our family-friendly event. Staff have
final say in all matters at the convention, and reserve the right to remove anyone from our event for any
reason.
How can I contact convention staff?
Can I host a party in my room?
Find us in the “Con Ops” operations office on the second floor
of the Hyatt near the escalators. Should you need help, have an
emergency, or anything else, Con Ops is a great resource. For
general questions, you can ask any staff member you see.
Room parties are up to you, but we have several reminders. If you
receive repeated noise complaints, the hotel may and will evict
you from your room. If you serve alcohol to minors, the police will
give you a court date. If serving drinks or showing adult material,
check the government-issued IDs of every last person, and don’t
even let anyone underage in your room. Violations of these rules
can result in removal from the convention, revocation of your convention badge, and possibly involvement of the proper authorities.
What do I do in an emergency?
Our operations center should be your first stop if you need immediate and urgent assistance. In especially dangerous or lifethreatening emergency situations, you should call 911 immediately. If you are unable to safely and quickly make it to Con Ops,
please inform the nearest available staff member immediately. If
you witness an emergency or need help, please go to Con Ops
and ensure the situation is resolved.
Who do I talk to about special needs?
Individuals with special needs who need accommodations are
encouraged to attend our programs. If you are an individual with
special needs in need of an accommodation, please see us in
Con Ops. For hotel related special accommodations, please see
the hotel front desk staff.
Where do I submit feedback/suggestions?
Your feedback is extremely important and valuable to
us, and we encourage you to share both your negative and positive experiences with us, so that we can
use your feedback to make a better convention every
year. We collect your email address when you register so that we can email you our feedback survey,
which is why it’s important that we get a good email
address. The feedback from these submissions are
reviewed multiple times every year, so your comments will be noticed.
Do you have tips for parents?
We encourage you to plan ahead with your children about where
you might meet up if you are seperated in the massive crowds.
Write your phone number on the back of the child’s badge if possible, and keep a description of what they are wearing. Children
13 and under must be attending the convention with a parent or
guardian, and children under 7 must have a guardian with them
at all times. Please read all event descriptions, as some events
may not be suitable for children.
What should I do after the con?
Post con blues? Check out: AniMinneapolis (May
8-10, 2015) right here, or if you can travel consider
coming to Chicago for Con+Alt+Delete (December
19-21, 2014 in Rosemon, IL). Also join us on Facebook in the “Find Meta Con Friends” group to find
long lost new friends after the convention is over!
Can I join staff or volunteer?
We would love your help! Stop by our Con Operations room and
inquire about volunteering. Volunteer perks range from getting
food with staff to free admission for next year. Staff members must
sign up in advance on our website, and we encourage you to
think about it for next year if you would like to help out. It’s a great
experience, filled with awesome people to meet.
Please remember these attendee tips!
Eat Two Meals Each Day
We have a ConSweet filled with free pop and free
rice, but even Kirby can’t live off this stuff alone.
Getting regular meals, complete with protein,
vitamin-C, and real nutrients, is important to keep
your body from getting worn out. Eat at least two
real meals per day. Consider ordering delivery,
or getting some friends together to go out somewhere.
Sleep Each Night
You need to get at least six hours of sleep each
night to fully enjoy the convention. While staying up is fun and exciting, most events end by
2am, and you won’t have as much fun if you stay
awake all night. Get some sleep and enjoy the
next day rested!
Shower Daily
Whenever you are having a ton of fun, sometimes
it can be hard to remember to stop and think
about others. Please, as a courtesy to other attendees who may be standing behind you in the
autograph line, shower every day!
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Special Guests
Billy West
Olivia Olson
David Kaye
Jason Faunt
Lauren Tom
Brandy Green
Blake Foster
John Swasey
Hilary Shepard
Chuck Huber
Chris Rager
Sonny Strait
Chlifford Chapin
Jacob Grady
Marble Hornets
Anthony Hary
John Bivens
Gordon McAlpin
Otis Frampton
StarF
YTCracker
Autographs from guests in the gray
area cost between $10 and $20.
There may be a limit on number
of autographs per person. We
recommend lining up early for
autographs that you really want
early.
Schaffer the Darklord
V is for Villains
Autographs are in the Exhibit Hall.
EVENTS AT META CON
Friday
Main
Panel 1
1pm
Meet
Clifford
Chapin
1pm-2pm
2pm
3pm
Power
Rangers
Q&A
2pm-3pm
6pm
Date Auction Set-up
Dante’s
Fabulous
Date Auction (15+)
5pm6:30pm
9pm
12am
Filmmaking
with Chuck
Huber
6pm-7pm
Making
Comics
w/ Manga
Studio
6pm-7pm
Meet John
Swasey
7pm-8pm
CosFluff:
Plus Size
Cosplay
7pm-8pm
All Hallows
Ball
8:30pm10pm
1am
Friday’s Anime Dance
Party
11pm-3am
Animerica:
Cover By
Cover
LIVE!
4:30pm5:30pm
Meet Billy
West
6pm-7pm
How To
Make A
Webseries
10pm11pm
Visual
Novels
and Eroge
(18+)
11pm12:30am
We Are
Not Gamer
Girls
9pm-10pm
Ecchi for
You and
Me (18+)
10pm11pm
Hetalia
Truth-orDare!
8:30pm9:30pm
How to dj
with Dj 0s0
9:30pm10:30pm
Werewolf
Games
11pm12:30am
(18+) WTF
is Hentai 2:
Resurrection of the
E**ction
12:30am+
Panel 5
Social
Dancing I
Ballroom
Dance
2pm-3pm
Bad Anime
Nightmares
3:30pm4:30pm
Meet Chris
Rager
5pm-6pm
Hercule:
Your Hero
8pm-9pm
Panel 4
J-Indie:
Music
Outside of
the Anime
3pm4:30pm
Meet the
Villains
5pm-6pm
Geeking
Out with
Cliff
8:30pm9:30pm
11pm
Ghostly
Experiences: Brandy
Green Q&A
2:30pm3:30pm
We
Shadows
by Sonny
Strait
5pm-6pm
Ask Marceline! Olivia
Olsen Q&A
7:30pm8:30pm
Setup
Web Comics with
THE Sonny
Strait
1:30pm2:30pm
Marble
Hornets
Q&A
Formal
Dance Lessons
7:30pm8:30pm
10pm
Panel 3
conSAFE
4pm-5pm
7pm
8pm
Anime
Q&A with
Chuck
Huber
2pm-3pm
Opening
Ceremonies
3pm-4pm
4pm
5pm
Panel 2
Do you like
Questions?
5:30pm6:30pm
Vocaloid Power
Hour!
6:30pm7:30pm
WebfictionWriting
Stories
Online
8pm-9pm
The Rkade
(18+)
9pm10:30pm
The Bad
Fanfiction
Panel
10:30pm12pm
Video
Tabletop
VideoGame
Open
Open
A
Certain
Magical
Index
2pm
BlazBlu CP
3pm
Rental
Magica
4pm
Berri~
Team!’s
TeyaBerri
solo event!
6pm7:30pm
BIG DUMB
ACTION
PANEL
8pm9:30pm
Rave
Toys Part
1-Light
String
(Poi)
10:30pm11:30pm
Rose of
Versailles
6pm
Ristorante
Paradiso
8pm
Panty
and
Stocking
10pm
Free
Pokemon
League
4pm-6pm
Magic
FNM-Standard $5
6:30pm10pm
MagicConspiracy
Draft
8pm11:30pm
Ultimate
Marvel VS
Capcom 3
5pm-6pm
Meetups
Autographs
Evangelion, Trinity
Blood, D.
Gray Man
2pm-3pm
Chris Rager, John
Swasey,
Marble
Hornets,
Clifford
Chapin
2pm
Billy West,
Jacob
Grady,
Blake FosSoul Eater, ter, Michael
Copon,
Attack on
Hilary
Titan
Shepard
4:30pmVampire
5:30pm
Knight
5pm-6pm
Y.Hakusho, YT Cracker,
Katekyo
Starf, V is
H.R.
For Villains
6pm-7pm 6pm-7pm
Super
Smash
Bros. 3DS
7pm-8pm
Dragon
Ball
7pm-8pm
Are You a
Werewolf
9pm-12am
Video Gaming, Tabletop Gaming, and ConSweet close at 2am.
Chuck
Huber
7pm-8pm
Sat.
Main
Panel 1
Panel 2
CosPlus
10am11am
Dr. Stein’s
Grand
Symposium on
Time Travel
10am11am
10am
Setup
11am
Way of the
Sword
11am-12pm
12pm
Setup
1pm
Whose Line
is it Anime?
(13+)
12:30pm2pm
2pm
Concert
Setup
2pm3:30pm
Beyond
Marvel &
DC
11am12pm
Billy West:
The Man
of Many
Voices
12:30pm1:30pm
Soul Eater
time! With
Dr.Stein
and Lord
Death
2pm-3pm
Panel 3
Panel 4
Infamous
Luminosity @MetaCon
10am11am
Soopernatural
11am12pm
Crafting
with the
everday
11am12pm
Breaking
into Podcasting
11am12pm
Meet the
Power
Rangers
12pm-1pm
Asian Ball
Joint Doll
Panel and
Meet Up
12pm-1pm
Manic Expression:
Creative
Chaos
12pm-1pm
Indie Comics and Self
Publishing
1pm-2pm
Persona
Panel
1pm-2pm
FMA:
Through
the eyes
of Maes
Hughes
1:30pm2:30pm
Panel 5
Beyond
The
SHIELD:
Meet the
SHIELD’s
Iwatobi
Role In
Meet David Swim Team The Marvel
2pm-3pm
Kaye
Cinematic
2:30pmUniverse
3:30pm
2pm-3pm
Masquerade Run
Through
3:30pm5pm
4pm
Meet
Chuck
Huber
4:30pm5:30pm
5pm
The Masquerade
5pm-7pm
6pm
Sound
Checks
7pm
Developing
a Horror
Comic!
3:30pm4:30pm
David Kaye
We Are
Q&A
5pm-6pm Spartans: A
Halo Panel
(13+)
5:30pm6:30pm
Back to the
Futurama:
with Fry
and Amy
6:30pm7:30pm
Ask John
Swasey!
6:30pm7:30pm
Lauren
Tom Q&A
3:30pm4:30pm
Head
Canon
3pm-4pm
Homestuck
Shipping
Panel!
4pm-5pm
Women
in Geek
Culture
5pm-6pm
Power
Rangers:
Ultra Turbo
Zeo Time
Force
6pm-7pm
Truth or
Dare with
the Survey
Corps
5pm6:30pm
Dean and
Cas’s Unnatural Fan
Time.
6:30pm7:30pm
Tabletop
VideoGame
Meetups
Oh! Edo
Rocket
10am
Evangelion
1.11
YANA
12pm
gamer0.15
1:30pm2:30pm
Pokemon
League
10am12pm
Black
Butler
10am11am
Yu-Gi-Oh
Sneak
Peak-The
New Challengers
$20
11am-1pm
Fairy Tail,
Hellsing
11am12pm
Cardfight
Vanguard
Tournament $5
12pm-3pm
Magic
-Commander
MOSH $5
1pm-4pm
Sailor
Moon,
Chuck
Fullmetal
Huber
Alchemist
12pm-1pm
12pm-1pm
Super
Smash
Bros.
Melee
1pm-2pm
Pokemon
1pm-2pm
Hetalia
2pm-3pm
Marble
Hornets,
Billy West
2pm-3pm
Weis
Schwarz
Tournament $5
3pm-4pm
Bleach
3pm-4pm
Clifford
Chapin,
Chris Rager, John
Swasey,
Sonny
Strait
3pm-4pm
One
Piece
4pm
Cosplay
Chess for
Charity
(Children’s
Yu-Gi-Oh
4pm-5pm
YTCracker,
StarF, V is
for Villains
4pm-5pm
Aria the
Animation
5pm
Magic
Draft-$15
6pm-8pm
King of
Tokyo-Free
2pm-4pm
Hetalia
2pm
Plot Hole...
or Not?
3pm-4pm
Mark
Starks’
Martian
2 Motion
Comic
Book
4:30pm5:30pm
The People
Vs. Zack
Snyder
6pm-7pm
Autographs
Open
Japanese
Music: Live
on Flute
11:30am12:30pm
3pm
Vampire
Queen and
a Doofenshmirtz:
Meet Oliva
Olsen!
3:30pm4:30pm
Video
Elhazard
6pm
Adventure
MaximuxFree
6pm-8pm
Settlers of
Catan 7-9p
CLAMP,
Ouran
High
School
Host Club
5pm-6pm
Mario
Kart 8
6pm-7pm
Jacob
Grady,
Blake Foster, Michael
Copon,
Hilary
Shepard,
Jason
Faunt, Lauren Tom
5pm-6pm
EVENTS AT META CON
Sat.
8pm
9pm
10pm
Main
Saturday
Concert
8:30pm11pm
StarF: 8pm8:40pm
YTCracker:
8:50pm9:35pm
STD:
9:45pm10:30pm
Villains:
10:45pm11:45pm
11pm
Setup
12am
Saturday’s
Meta Dance
12am-3am
Panel 1
Singing
and How to
Rock at it:
with Olivia
Olsen
8pm-9pm
Marble
Hornets
Live Commentary
9:30pm10:30pm
Hentai
Worth
Watching
(18+)
11pm12:30am
Panel 2
FAKKU
Q&A (18+)
7:30pm9pm
Panel 3
Panel 4
Shipping
and Gender
Swap
(18+)
8pm-9pm
So, You
Think
You Can
K-Pop?
8pm-9pm
Q&A with
Chris
Rager
9pm-10pm
The
Dantes’
Dating
Advice
(18+)
10pm11:30pm
WTF is
Ecchi 2:
Shimapandering
11:30pm1:30am
In the
Galaxy-Kpop at its
finest!
9:30pm10:30pm
Rocky
Horror vs
Repo!
10:30pm12am
Awesome
Glow, LED
and Rave
Toy Tricks
10pm11pm
Panel Room 2
Web Comics with THE Sonny Strait
Sonny Strait
Panel Room 1
Wanna know what it’s like to be one of the most iconic child hood
heroes? Come on in and ask the Power Rangers just that!
Michael Copon, Hilary Shepard, Erin Cahill, Blake Foster
Anime Q&A with Chuck Huber
Friday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel Room 2
Ask all! Hetalia, DBZ, Yu Yu, Soul Eater, Shin Chan, Sgt. Frog, etc...
Chuck Huber
Social Dancing Part 1 - Ballroom Dance
Friday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Autographs
Urusei
Yatsura
8pm9:30pm
Vampire
Princess
Miyu
10pm
Are You a
Werewolf
9pm-12am
Johaness
Sebastian
Joust
9pm-10pm
Ashura
12am
Video Gaming, Tabletop Gaming, and ConSweet close at 2am.
April Choi
Ghostly Experiences: Q+A with Brandy Green
Friday: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Panel Room 4
Would you like to learn more about dance than just what you got
out of the basic lessons for the ball? We have a professional dance
instructor teach you the more advanced dance styles and moves.
Most of this panel will focus on ballroom dancing and older classy
Panel Room 3
She’s been seen on hit shows like Ghost Hunters International, and
now she’s here at Meta Con to share her experiences not just in the
paranormal investigation world, but in her new comic book adventures as well!
Brandy Green
Opening Ceremonies
Friday: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Events
Come one, come all, to the opening ceremonies of Meta Con 2014.
Meet the guests. Discover the events. Learn the rules.
Power Rangers Q&A
Meetups
Panel Room 3
You WILL believe that a voice actor CAN draw! Sonny Strait is here
to tell you how its done and how to have fun doing it.
Friday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
VideoGame
Clifford Chapin
Tabletop
stuff.
He’s been in the hit series Attack on Titan as Conny Springer, and
here to meet you and talk about his experiences and roles in the
voice acting industry!
Friday: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Bad Fanfiction II:
Immortal
Boogaloo
10:30pm12am
Have you
ever tried
to Voice
a Hentai?
11pm-12
(18+)
Meet Clifford Chapin
Berri~
Team!’s
Halloween
Concert!
7:30pm
Video
Super High
Homestuck
School
T or D
Trial of
9pmDespair
10:30pm
9pm-10pm
Friday Events
Friday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panel 5
Official Event, Jason Faunt, Michael Copon, Hilary Shepard, Erin Cahill, Blake
Foster, Billy West, Olivia Olson, David Kaye
J-Indie: Music Outside of the Anime Sphere
Friday: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Panel Room 4
Japanese music isn’t just idols and anime openings. Come join us to
learn about the thriving Japanese indie scene!
Ayakano
Bad Anime Nightmares
Friday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Panel Room 3
We’ve all been there: you couldn’t be more excited to watch a show,
only to find out it’s the worst thing since rotten meat. Come to hear
Will and JT’s worst picks and share your own horror stories!
Animericashow.com
Marble Hornets Q&A
Sun.
Main
Panel 1
10am
Decepticons
to Dog Demons with
David Kaye
10am-11am
Hetalia
Truth-orDare
10am11am
11am
12pm
1pm
2 PM
3 PM
Training
that makes
a Sword
Master
11:30am12:30pm
Clifford
Chapin
Q&A
11:30am12:30pm
Acting
Workshop
with Chuck
Huber
1pm-2pm
Meet Lauren Tom
1pm-2pm
So You
Want to Be
an Artist?
2pm-3pm
Crossplay
goes both
ways.
3pm-4pm
You were
told there
would be
cookies: A
Dark side
Introduction
2:30pm3:30pm
4 PM
5 PM
Panel 2
Panel 3
Panel 4
Panel 5
Morning
After Panel
10am11am
Power
Rangers
Sunday
Q&A
11am12pm
Sunday’s
Anime VA
Guest Q&A
Session
2pm-3pm
Intro to
Tokusatsu
11am12pm
Monster
Hunter
Panel
3:30pm4:30pm
Cosplay
For Beginners
11am12:30pm
Dance
1:30pm2:30pm
Rave
Toys Part
2-Light
Sticks
(Staff)
2:30pm3:30pm
Fanfiction
& OCs
2pm-3pm
Pokemon
Shipping
3pm-4pm
Line
Barrels
of Iron
12pm1:30pm
Meetups
Naruto
10am11am
Magic
Draft - $15
12pm-3pm
One Piece,
Loveless
11am12pm
Free: IwaPokemon
tobi Swim
Meetup
Club
12pm-1pm
12pm-1pm
Modoka
Magica
1pm-2pm
Strike
Witches
2pm3:30pm
The Ninja
Panel
3:30pm5pm
Gundam
2pm-3pm
Autographs
Clifford
Chapin,
Billy West,
Lauren
Tom
10:30am11:30am
David
Kaye, John
Swasey,
Olivia
Olson
12pm-1pm
Jason
Faunt,
Michael
Copon,
Blake Foster, Hilary
Shepard
12pm-1pm
Death Note
3pm-4pm
Inuyasha
4pm-5pm
Video Gaming, Tabletop Gaming, and ConSweet close at 5pm.
Friday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Panel Room 2
Come ask the creators of Marble Hornets any and all questions
related to the series!
Marble Hornets
conSAFE
Friday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Panel Room 1
This is a brief introduction to awareness and personal protection
for convention attendees. It will highlight a few points to consider as
you plan your convention activities. It will include some “hands on”
participation!
White Tiger Martial Arts
Animerica Presents: Cover By Cover LIVE!
Friday: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
VideoGame
Pokemon
PreRelease-XY
Phantom
Forces $30
11am-2pm
Fannon
and Shipping (13+)
11am12pm
Closing
Ceremonies
5pm-6pm
Tabletop
Sekirei
10am
GatherBefore
Create
ing of the
Page OneYour Attack Creating a
Planeson Titan
walkers
Character
12pm-1pm Character 12pm-1pm
12:30pm1:30pm
Star Trek:
Anime
Social
Intolerance Dancing II
Trivia
1pm-2pm
1pm-2pm
Swing
How Does
So Much
Great SF
Come Out
of Minnesota?
2pm-3pm
Video
Panel Room 4
Will Ryan and JT Kamp bring their popular review show to the stage
for a live anime review right in your face! It’s raucous, it’s informative, it’s potentially unfair: It’s Cover By Cover LIVE!
Animericashow.com
We Shadows by Sonny Strait
Friday: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Panel Room 2
Finally! The long awaited Sequel to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Sorry Shakespeare, we could wait no longer. Come listen to Sonny
talk about his Journey in writing this comic that blends elements
from The Ugly Duckling, Arthurian legend and A Midsummer Night’s
Dream into a modern day, wackes out tale of its own with snappy
dialogue, dead-on comic timing and trippy visuals.
Sonny Strait
Meet Chris Rager
Friday: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Panel Room 3
Chris Rager, beloved voice of Hercule and King Yemma on DBZ,
hosts a panel all about his work in anime.
Chris Rager
Meet the Villains
Friday: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Panel Room 1
These villains have banded together to fight against a corrupt system and also to play some serious ASS KICKING ROCK MUSIC!
Learn about this new breed of entertainment in this Q&A panel.
Lord Death from Soul Eater and many, MANY more!
V is for Villains
Dante’s Fabulous Date Auction (15+)
Formal Dance Lessons
Friday: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Events
Want the world’s greatest matchmaker to sell you to the highest bidder? Well that’s what you’ll find here! This is a fun interactive event
and your guaranteed to walk away with a date to the dance or rave!
Buying or Selling this is THE event to attend!
Billy West
Friday: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Panel Room 2
Afraid to make a movie? Don’t be after this panel. Q & A with some
demonstration of basic film making
Panel Room 2
Chris Rager
Webfiction - Writing Stories Online
Panel Room 4
Some people make webcomics, others create novels and short
stories. One chapter at a time, these writer share their works as they
write them.
Fes Works
Chuck Huber
BIG DUMB ACTION PANEL
Making Comic Page with Manga Studio
Friday: 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Panel Room 3
Have you ever wanted to tackle the program “Manga Studio” to create your own comics? Well this is the place to start! Come in and
join comic artist guest John Bivens in this amazing workshop.
Panel Room 5
DO YOU LIKE EXPLOSIONS AND GUNS? WANNA SEE SOME
BUTTS BEING KICKED? Come join us for the best of action movies, comics, video games, and TV shows.
Adurna Nagra
John Bivens, Sonny Strait
All Hallows Ball
Berri~Team!’s TeyaBerri solo event!
Friday: 8:30pm - 10:00pm
Panel Room 5
Hi everybody! TeyaBerri here! While you celebrated your prehalloween with Berri~Team at Anime Fusion, let’s have another fun
celebration with me, TeyaBerri! This will be a solo event with fun
games, trivia, and of course singing and dancing from the ace of
Berri~Team! Happy Halloween! It’s time for a trick and treat!
TeyaBerri
Panel Room 4
Join the Crypton crew as we dance to your favorite vocaloid songs
in a concert-like performance! Get ready to watch, cheer, and dance
along with us as we all enjoy our love of vocaloids!
The Crypton Crew
Panel Room 3
Fabulous Costumes come in all shapes and sizes. Nervous about
how to start a cosplay? This panel is teaches you all about that and
how to be an amazing cosplayer who just happens to have curves.
Emily Harms
Panel Room 2
Come meet John Swasey the voice of Black Butler’s Undertaker,
Panel Room 1
Come in and talk about things like comic books and video games
with Clifford Chapin. It’s just a open forum panel that let’s him get to
know the fans, and lets them get to know him as well!
Clifford Chapin
Hetalia Truth-or-Dare!
Panel Room 3
Got a burning question or juicy dare for your favorite nation personification? Drop by and we will answer your question or do your dare!
Join the Hetalia countries for a panel of worldy proportions!
Francypants III
We Are Not Gamer Girls
Friday: 9:00pm - 10:00pm
Meet John Swasey
Official Event
Geeking Out with Cliff
Friday: 8:30pm - 9:30pm
CosFluff: Plus Size Cosplay
Main Events
You are hereby cordially invited to Meta Con’s Fantasy Masked Ball.
The Fantasy Ball is your chance to experience a delightful formal
dance in a social setting. Dress nicely and come to meet people,
dance, and socialize.
Friday: 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Vocaloid Power Hour!
Friday: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Olivia Olson
Join Chris Rager as he answers all your questions about DBZ (or
anything else you might want to ask...)
Friday: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Film-making with Chuck Huber
Friday: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Panel Room 1
Are you a fan of his neumerous voices on Futurama? Or perhaps
in awe at his amazing voice career? Come on in and meet the one
and only, Billy West!
Friday: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Panel Room 1
She’s a talented actress, singer and much more! Come in and ask
Olivia Olson the questions you’ve always had!
Hercule: Your Hero
Friday: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Official Event
The Chaotic Ants
Meet Billy West
Friday: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friday: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Panel Room 4
Based on the popular Who’s Line is it Anyway Question game. Test
your wits against one another. Open to anyone brave enough.
Friday: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Events
Don’t know how to dance? It’s not too hard, and our professional
instructor will make sure you’ve got everything you need to know for
the Fantasy Ball. The waltz is just four steps - how hard can it be?
Ask Marceline! Olivia Olsen Q&A
Friday: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Friday: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Dante Kaiba
Do you like Questions?
Friday: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
John Swasey
Panel Room 2
Are you sick of “stereotypes” about female gamers? So are we!
Come talk to a host of real female game fans and help break the
stereotype of us chewing on a controller in our underwear.
Emily Harms, Amanda Atkins
The Rkade (18+)
Friday: 9:00pm - 10:30pm
Join us for Meta Con’s Anime Dance party! With epic music, epic
sound, epic lights.
Panel Room 4
Official Event
We are a general all gaming podcast, that touch on all things gaming, news on upcoming games and consoles to what we’ve been
playing all the way to table top, we do what we love and love what
we do!!!
WTF is Hentai 2: Resurrection of the Erection
Sean Rose
Friday: 12:30am - 2:00am
How to dj with Dj 0s0
Friday: 9:30pm - 10:30pm
Marcos Ramos
How To Make A Webseries
Friday: 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Panel Room 1
The creators of Marble Hornets talk about what they’ve learned over
the last five years of making a hit YouTube series
Marble Hornets
Panel Room 2
Our panel of experts discuss the genre of ecchi and show their
favorite clips from the best ecchi around.
Shirtless Man Brigade
Rave Toys Part 1 - Light String (Poi)
Friday: 10:30pm - 11:30pm
Panel Room 5
We love to see spinning light things at our dances, but what are
they? Come learn about and how to use some cool light up toys you
might see. Each of these panels has something of a focus, but we
can cover everything including poi, staffs, hoops, many others, or
feel free to bring your own. Our instructor will be glad to show you
some cool things to do in the rave and on the dance floor to impress
your friends. The goal is to learn new things while keeping everyone
safe and to have fun while dancing with lights.
April Choi
The Bad Fanfiction Panel
Friday: 10:30pm - 12:00pm
Panel Room 4
Animerica hosts Will Ryan and JT Kamp bring their fan fiction spectacular back to Minnesota after rocking the house at Animinneapolis
just a few short months ago. Prepare to laugh until you cry!
Animericashow.com
Visual Novels and Eroge (18+)
Friday: 11:00pm - 12:30am
Panel Room 1
Join the moderators of FAKKU as they discuss the culture of visual
novels and eroge that emerged in Japan, and how it spawned an
entire industry of anime, manga, and more. The panelists share their
favorite titles and some frequently overlooked ones.
Jacob Grady
Panel Room 3
Come play the game of Werewolf, don’t worry about not knowing
the rules as they are explained for new comers at the start of each
round.
Ben Victim
Main Events
Panel Room 1
Join two of the Daikon girls for an hour of cosplay tips, tricks, and
ideas by plus sized cosplayers: for plus sized cosplayers. Discuss
things such as finding/modifying patterns, design modification, and
competing in cosplay contests. We welcome people of all shapes,
sizes, races, and genders to come hang out with us and discuss the
many considerations of cosplaying plus sized.
Bryar and Rioso of Daikon Cosplay
Infamous Luminosity @Meta-Con
Saturday: 10:00am - 11:00am
Panel Room 5
Come one and come all! Come witness the panel of an upcoming
Youtaite duo, Infamous Luminosity!! We’ll be singing English and
Japanese songs from Vocaloid!! Hopefully we’ll switch it into maximum OGREdrive~
Thoma
Dr. Stein’s Grand Symposium on Time Travel
Saturday: 10:00am - 11:00am
Panel Room 2
Interested in what the future has to hold? Let me, Dr. Franken Stein
guide you on your quest to understand just what Spacetime has in
store for us, whether you’re a novice or know loads, this panel will
be highly enjoyable. We’ll cover means of Time Travel, effects, Paradoxes, Time Loops, Alternate Histories and Alternate Realities. We’ll
also be pointing out instances of Time Travel in pop culture, Anime,
Sci-Fi and Videogames. All you’ve got to worry about is the risk of
me dissecting you.
Dr. Stein
Soopernatural
Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Panel Room 2
Hello I am Castiel an angel of the Lord. I have brought my two human companions the Winchesters to answer your questions. I hope
they come alone.
Castiel
Breaking into Podcasting
Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Panel Room 4
Learn how to start your own internet radio show! Get info on tools
and software to use, and how and where to publish it online!
Fes Works
Crafting with the everday
Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Panel Room 3
Crafting steampunk projects with unlikely yet easy to obtain materials such as craft and EVA foam and other materials you can find
lying around
Friday’s Anime Dance Party
Friday: 11:00pm - 3:00am
Saturday: 10:00am - 11:00am
Werewolf Games
Friday: 11:00pm - 12:30am
CosPlus
Ecchi for You and Me (18+)
Friday: 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Adurna Nagra
Saturday Events
Panel Room 3
DJ Oso will teach people how to dj.
Panel Room 2
Shibari, tentacles, monster girls, oh my. We have so much in store
for you in the world of hentai. Are you feeling brave tonight?
Way of the Sword
Redbelle Mage
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Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Events
A demonstration with Q&A based on the proper use of a the sword
based on the Korean sword of Haidong Gumdo and features forms,
fighting drills & cutting. The focus is upon battlefield application
of sword techniques and cutting. It is not for sport as many other
martial arts are.
White Tiger Haidong Gumdo
Panel Room 1
Join our panel for a expansive journey through the comic book
universes that AREN’T Marvel and DC, as well as lively discussion
on why the so-called, third-party characters and titles don’t get more
attention from the public at-large.
Manic Expression: Creative Chaos
Panel Room 4
Manic-Expression.com ia a collaborative community of bloggers,
video producers and podcasters. Founded in 2012, the site has
grown to over 400 members and produced a feature length documentary, Creative Chaos. Learn how you can become a part of this
thriving community of friends and artists.
James Walsh
Taylor Cisco
Billy West: The Man of Many Voices
Japanese Music: Live on Flute
Saturday: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Saturday: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Panel Room 5
Anime, video game, and background music live on flute. Ranges
from obsecure sounds to notable sounds. Wanna take a break and
listen to some live music, come in and sit down. Suitable for everyone for wanting to relax or even sing-a-long. Come one come all too
hear music they might even recognize.
Angel
Indie Comics and Self Publishing
Saturday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panel Room 3
Have you ever thought when looking at a comic “I would like to do
this!”? Join this panel discussion and bring your questions as we
cover Creator Owned Independent Comic Book topics such as:
Process, Printing, Professionalism, and anything else you may want
to know to help you get your own project off the ground!
Anthony Hary
Persona Panel
Saturday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panel Room 4
Drop by to discuss Atlus’ renowned Persona series. Be careful,
though, you better have been paying attention in class!
Shirtless Man Brigade
Saturday: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Panel Room 2
Its never easy being backup to an unstable boss. Especially when
he plays with fire. Oh! have you seen the latest pics of my daughter!
Isn’t she adorable?! I will show you those later. I have a story tell. It
deals with the factual truth of what really happens in Central Command.
Sonny Strait
gamer0.15
Saturday: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Panel Room 5
This is about a manga gamer o.15 that I have made giving out copies of fan art from my manga with my facebook page and what its
about
maku
Meet the Power Rangers
Saturday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Panel Room 2
Shift into Turbo! Time for Time Force! Come in and meet the Power
Rangers from the Turbo and Time force sagas!
Jason Faunt, Michael Copon, Hilary Shepard, Erin Cahill, Blake Foster
Asian Ball Joint Doll Panel and Meet Up
Saturday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Panel Room 1
Dr. Zoidberg all the way to Elmer Fudd, Billy West is a man of many
talents! Come in and see just how he does it in this amazing panel!
Billy West
Whose Line is it Anime? (13+)
Saturday: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Main Events
Don’t you love that wacky show “Whose line?” well come meet our
expert actors. They’ll make you roll on the floor, holding your sides in
this silly improv panel.
Emily Harms, Dante Kaiba
Soul Eater time! With Dr.Stein and Lord Death
Saturday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel Room 1
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of Soul
Eater? Or had a question for Lord Death, Dr. Stein and Asuna?
Then this is the place to be! Voice actors Chuck Huber, John
Swasey and Chris Patton will be hosting this pannel all about the hit
show, Soul Eater.
John Swasey, Chuck Huber
Meet the Iwatobi Swim Team
Saturday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel Room 3
The boys from the Iwatobi Swim Team are dropping by Meta Con!
Join them for the opportunity to get to know your favorite characters.
FMA: Through the eyes of Maes Hughes
Kassy
Saturday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Beyond Marvel & DC
Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Come join us for a short informational discussion about BJDs followed by a meet up where doll owners and enthusiasts can meet
one and other, show off their dolls and take lots of pictures. No food
or drinks please! Children must be supervised.
Panel Room 3
Shirtless Man Brigade
Beyond The SHIELD: A Conversation About SHIELD’s
Role In The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Saturday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel Room 4
Adam Wells and Mitra Nelson lead a conversation about Agents of
SHIELD role in the grand scheme of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
as well as theorize about things coming up in season 2. There will
be audience participation as well as Marvel and SHIELD trivia for
prizes.
Adam Wells
Meet David Kaye
Saturday: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Panel Room 2
He’s voiced the decepticon, Megatron and many more! David Kaye
is here and ready to meet his fans and share his stories!
David Kaye
Plot Hole... or Not?
Saturday: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Panel Room 5
Plot holes. Our favorite movies are FULL of them! … or are they?
What if it can be explained, but never was?
Fes Works
Truth or Dare with the Survey Corps
Head Canon
Saturday: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Saturday: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Panel Room 4
This ain’t no slash-fic! We’re talking Fan theories that elevate and
enhance the canonical stories, characters and properties and why
the digital age- particularly with mainstream outlets like Amazon
Worlds- is the best time to be a superfan.
Taylor Cisco
Lauren Tom Q&A
Saturday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Panel Room 3
Join Lauren and ask her the questions you’ve been dying to find
out! Want to know what her favorite role to play was? Or which medium she prefers to preform in? Come on in and ask!
Lauren Tom
Panel Room 4
A simple truth or dare panel! Audience asked someone up at the
desk truth or dare.... And etc.
Connie Springer
The Masquerade
Saturday: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Events
The Masquerade is our mainstage costume and cosplay competition, featuring some of the most spectacular costumes. Complete
rules and signup information are on another page in this book.
Anyone can watch (and everyone should!), but participants must
sign up in advance. Have an amazing cosplay? Think it’s worthy of
a prize or medal? Come and show it off in the Masqurade! Best of
luck to all that enter!
Vampire Queen and a Doofenshmirtz: Meet Oliva Olsen!
Saturday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Panel Room 1
You’ve heard her as the vampire queen marceline! Join us and meet
Olivia Olson the taltented actress behind the microphone.
Olivia Olson
Developing a Horror Comic!
Saturday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Panel Room 2
Does the spooky and scary thrill you? Especially in comic form?
Well then come on in and learn how to create your own thrilling horror comic with renowned artist John Bivens.
John Bivens
Saturday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Panel Room 4
Join your adorable hostess Nepeta, as we explore the world of
ships! We’ll play games, answer questions, and go over your favourite ships!
Bea
Meet Chuck Huber
Saturday: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Panel Room 2
Meet Chuck Huber - voice of Garlic Jr, Android 17, Hiei, Stein, Shou
Tucker, and many more.
Chuck Huber
Panel Room 5
Mark Starks, creator of the “Martian” Motion Comic Book series,
hosts a special screening of “Martian 2” and invites aspiring voice
actors to read for a role in “Martian 3!”
Mark Starks
David Kaye Q&A
Saturday: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Panel Room 1
Have a question for the dog demon, Sesshomaru from Inyasha? Or
perhaps just for the actor, David Kaye behind the mic? This is the
place to do it!
David Kaye
Women in Geek Culture
Saturday: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Panel Room 3
The portrayal of women in media, bringing awareness of how different tropes and memes continue to stigmatize women’s presence in
geek culture, and how we can move forward and make a difference.
Saturday: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Aurora Bubbaloo
Panel Room 2
Anything and Everything Halo! From gameplay, to story, to Fan
videos and cosplay. Both a long term Halo fanboy and a newbie,
are here to answer your questions about everything from the game
structure, to how you can make your own Spartan Armor.
Dante Ishtar, Zion Burger
Power Rangers: Ultra Turbo Zeo Time Force
Saturday: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Panel Room 3
It’s Power Rangers time! Come in and meet some of your favorite
Power Rangers from Turbo and Time force!
Jason Faunt, Michael Copon, Hilary Shepard, Erin Cahill, Blake Foster
The People Vs. Zack Snyder
Saturday: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Panel Room 5
Less a panel than a mock trial/hearing, panelist accuse and defend
the comic book/genre films of Zack Snyder-Man of Steel, Watchmen, 300, Sucker Punch-as well as other abhorred fandom films
(such as Star Trek-Into Darkness, Prometheus, Amazing Spiderman
2, Ghost Rider:Spirit of Vengeance and X-Men:The Last Stand)with
the audience as jury.
Taylor Cisco
Back to the Futurama: with Fry and Amy
Saturday: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Mark Starks’ Martian 2 Motion Comic Book
Saturday: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
We Are Spartans: A Halo Panel (13+)
Homestuck Shipping Panel!
Official Event
Panel Room 1
Come on in and listen to tales from behind the scenes of Futurama
with your two favorite voice actors, Billy West and Lauren Tom!
Billy West, Lauren Tom
Ask John Swasey!
Saturday: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Panel Room 2
Do you have questions you need to have answered? Then come
on in and ask John Swasey! He’s here to share with you his favorite
roles, stories and much more!
John Swasey
Dean and Cas’s Unnatural Fan Time.
Saturday: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Panel Room 4
Come chill with Castiel (Kevin) and Dean (Anastasia) as they dive
into the fandom known as Supernatural and do random activities
during the panel for all of you fans! Some of the activities may be
Q&A about the show (To the best of their knowledge), games like
truth and dare, shipping, and other fun stuff!
Maleficent Castiel
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FAKKU Q&A (18+)
Saturday: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
General question and answer session with the creator and moderators of FAKKU, the largest English speaking hentai website in the
world.
Jacob Grady
Homestuck T or D
Saturday: 9:00pm - 10:30pm
Panel Room 5
Truth or dare ran by The Disciple and Nepeta. Where you can dare
homestuck characters to do stuff :33
Berri~Team!’s Halloween Concert!
Saturday: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Shirtless Man Brigade
Panel Room 2
Panel Room 5
Ready for tricks, treats, and.. idols?Berri~Team will fill your heart
with excitement this Halloween through anime-pop, J-pop, and
K-pop songs! Be ready to learn the art of wotagei and to have fun
singing and dancing along to your favorite songs with the Minnesota-based idol group “Berri~Team!” And we won’t forget the Halloween treats!
TeyaBerri
The Disciple
Marble Hornets Live Commentary
Saturday: 9:30pm - 10:30pm
Panel Room 1
Join the creators of Marble Hornets as they do a live commentary
over their series, giving unique insight into the creation of the series.
Marble Hornets
In the Galaxy - K-pop at its finest!
Saturday: 9:30pm - 10:30pm
Panel Room 3
StarF performs Nerdcore rap like you’ve never heard before!
Come and express your knowledge and talent for K-pop, and for the
curious ones, keokjeongmaseyo! (Don’t worry!) Just sit back, relax
and watch us Hallyu fans show you what we’re mostly all about!
With music videos, dancing, and even singing!
StarF
Singing and How to Rock at it: with Olivia Olsen
Live - Schaffer the Darklord
Live - StarF
Saturday: 8:00pm - 8:40pm
Saturday: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Main Events
Panel Room 1
Singing on various stages through the country, Olivia Olson isn’t just
an amazing voice actress, but an amazing singer as well! Come in
and hear some of her tips on how she sings so amazingly!
Panel Room 3
Fes Works
So, You Think You Can K-Pop?
Saturday: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Panel Room 4
Have you ever watched a show like, “So You Think You Can Dance”
or “Dancing With the Stars”? This event is exactly like that: K-pop
edition! We’re going to show you step-by-step numbers from your
favorite K-pop artists, and soon enough, you’ll be rocking that stage
with your favorite idol! (We can dream, right?)
Marisa Smith
Live - YTCracker
Saturday: 8:50pm - 9:35pm
Main Events
Schaffer the Darklord is the Rappist and he will perform an epic
concert here.
Schaffer the Darklord
Awesome Glow, LED and Rave Toy Tricks
Sometimes we REALLY don’t get what we want, or feel we are not
represented enough in a popular media. So we create our our versions.
Saturday: 9:45pm - 10:30pm
Olivia Olson
Shipping and Gender Swap (18+)
Saturday: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Ricky Yin
Saturday: 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Panel Room 4
We love to see spinning light things at our dances, but what are
they? Come learn about and how to use some cool light up toys you
might see. Each of these panels has something of a focus, but we
can cover everything including poi, staffs, hoops, many others, or
feel free to bring your own. Our instructor will be glad to show you
some cool things to do in the rave and on the dance floor to impress
your friends. The goal is to learn new things while keeping everyone
safe and to have fun while dancing with lights.
April Choi
The Dantes’ Dating Advice (18+)
Saturday: 10:00pm - 11:30pm
Panel Room 2
Do you find yourself faltering with the ladies? Do you just not know
how to whoo that special person? Our experts will show you how it’s
done! Dante will answer all your dating questions and many more!
Dante Kaiba, Dante Ishtar
Main Events
Join YTCracker rapping about some of the most old school nerdy
stuff you’ve heard of. SURGE, NES, HACKING, and SPACE.
Rocky Horror vs Repo!
YTCracker
Come all creatures of the night to defend your musical. Will Rocky
Horror Time Warp it’s way to victory over Repo! The Genetic Opera
or will it require some surgery
Q&A with Chris Rager
Saturday: 9:00pm - 10:00pm
Panel Room 2
Whats the difference between voicing shows and Video games?
Well come on and find out with some of our professional voice actors like Chris Rager to share stories about their experiences and
possibly answer your questions.
Chris Rager
Super High School Trial of Despair
Saturday: 9:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday: 10:30pm - 12:00am
Panel Room 3
CodyLikesYoshis and Vantas
Bad Fanfiction II: Immortal Boogaloo
Saturday: 10:30pm - 12:00am
Panel Room 5
One night is never enough. More hilarious antics, ridiculous stories,
and even worse writing! It’s Bad Fanfiction II, and it couldn’t get better!
Animericashow.com
Panel Room 4
Put your deductive reasoning skills to the test as your life is on the
line in a Danganronpa style murder trial!
Live - V is for Villains
Saturday: 10:45pm - 11:45pm
Main Events
V is for Villains bring an epic metal experience to the concert stage.
V is for Villains
Sometimes we don’t get what we want, and we have to make our
own head-cannon.
Hentai Worth Watching (18+)
Saturday: 11:00pm - 12:30am
Panel Room 1
Join the moderators of FAKKU as they watch and provide commentary on select hentai titles, often yielding hilarious results. The
panelists share the stories of how they discovered hentai, and what
kept them coming back.
Jacob Grady
WTF is Ecchi 2: Shimapandering
Saturday: 11:30pm - 1:30am
Panel Room 2
We’re back with more ecchi. And more fanservice. Wanna come see
some stuff that’s risque but kids in Japan watch for comedy? Come
join us for the laughs.
Adurna Nagra
Have you ever tried to Voice a Hentai? (18+)
Saturday: 11:00pm - 12:00am
Panel Room 4
In most hentai within the past something years there hasn’t been a
great amount of quality in the dubbing of lines that aren’t just bump
sack noises. With such wonderful lines like “Would you $*@& a
box?” and “P-U-S-S-Y!(Stop it mom!)”, we take lines from random
hentai and have YOU, the participant, read it over a hentai scene!
SCP Foundation
Saturday’s Meta Dance
Main Events
Join us for Meta Con’s Saturday Dance. Epic music, epic sound,
epic lights. Featuring DJ 0s0, YTCracker, and Ravepulse.
DJ 0s0, YTCracker, Ravepulse
Sunday Events
Main Events
How does he do it? From anime icons like Sesshomaru to doing
voice overs in live action movies, David Kaye does it all! Come in
and listen to his stories from various shows and movies while asking
questions of your own!
David Kaye
Panel Room 1
Ever had a question or dare for your favorite human manifestation
of a country? Now’s your chance! Stop by for an hour of devious fun
with the Hetalia crew!
Francis
Panel Room 3
Ready to go home? No? Well come get some coffee and relax from
all the partying and such. Let’s get rid of that post-con depression.
Adurna Nagra
Power Rangers Sunday Q&A
Sunday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Panel Room 2
Come meet power rangers from several generations of the show!
Jason Faunt, Michael Copon, Hilary Shepard, Erin Cahill, Blake Foster
Fannon and Shipping (13+)
Sunday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Abby Lehrke
Cosplay For Beginners
Sunday: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Panel Room 4
Join Daikon Cosplay as we discuss the many different aspects that
go into cosplay! We will discuss subjects including how to save
money on your cosplay, how to prepare for your first competition,
and how in the world you can make a cosplay with coat hangers,
pop tart boxes, and bed posts.
Daikon Cosplay
Clifford Chapin Q&A
Sunday: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Panel Room 1
He has answers for all your nerdy questions! Clifford Chapin is here
and ready to talk about his experiences in the voice acting industry.
Clifford Chapin
Training that makes a Sword Master
Sunday: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Main Events
A demonstration with Q&A based on the proper use of a the sword
as based on battlefield applications from the Haidong Gumdo, a
Korean art, curriculum. Discover how much work goes into becoming a true sword Master.
White Tiger Haidong Gumdo
Before Page One - Creating a Character
Sunday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Panel Room 5
Perhaps you’ve got a great world already written… let’s populate it
with characters! … Let’s make sure they are unique enough, right?
Sunday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Fes Works
Shirtless Man Brigade
Create Your Attack on Titan Character
Panel Room 4
Come join us as we embark on the journey to create some accurate
Attack on Titan OCs. Audience participation will be needed most
of the time, but we assure a great time and lots of laughs over the
outcomes.
Kara Akre
Meet Lauren Tom
Sunday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panel Room 1
As the voices of iconic Amy Wong in futurama all the wat to Number
3 from Codename Kids Next Door, Lauren Tom is here in all her
talented glory to talk with you!
Panel Room 5
Panel Room 3
Discuss and play Magic the Gathering with our panelists, including
long time players and a card buyer/judge.
Sunday: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Morning After Panel
Sunday: 10:00am - 11:00am
Panel Room 3
With Godzilla having come out recently, the tokusatsu genre is
back in the spotlight again. At this panel, you’ll learn exactly what
tokusatsu is, from the early days of Godzilla and Ultra Q to today’s
television programs and movies. Where’s the best place to get ahold
of Super Sentai, the progenitor of Power Rangers? What exactly is a
Kamen Rider? Does Ultraman still exist? Why should you care?
Gathering of the Planeswalkers
Hetalia Truth-or-Dare
Sunday: 10:00am - 11:00am
Sunday: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Decepticons to Dog Demons with David Kaye
Sunday: 10:00am - 11:00am
Intro to Tokusatsu
Sunday: 12:00am - 3:00am
Fes Works
Lauren Tom
Sunday: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Acting Workshop with Chuck Huber
Sunday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Events
First twelve people in line get to participate, the rest can ask questions and will be the audience. Some basic improv/acting games
and techniques.
Chuck Huber
Star Trek: Intolerance
Sunday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panel Room 3
Star Trek is widely praised for its seemingly progressive depiction
of equality and acceptance. But is that praise deserved? Join our
panel of diehard Trekkies, as they highlight some of the ugly truths
about life in the 22nd-24th centuries.
Taylor Cisco
Anime Trivia
Sunday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panel Room 5
Come and test your luck! How well do you know Sailor Moon,
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Hetalia? Candy prizes and
keychains for the anime champions!
Sailor Uranus
Sunday: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Panel Room 4
Continue learning more advanced dance moves at this panel. We
won’t stay with just social dances like ballroom and swing, but take
elements from break dancing, belly dancing and hip-hop to add cool
new moves to your own personal flair. Mostly this panel will focus on
swing and related stuff though.
April Choi
Main Events
Do you draw or love being creative in your free time? Why not turn
your side hobby and loves into a paying career? This is a panel
about Art School and how to improve your talents and how to make
your hobby’s pay for your future!
Emily Harms
Panel Room 2
Come to this Q&A on Sunday to meet our anime voice actors and
ask questions.
John Swasey, Chuck Huber, Clifford Chapin, Sonny Strait
Panel Room 5
Have you ever loved something… maybe a little too much? No?
Then you might have made your own original character or story for
your favorite shows!
Fes Works
How Does So Much Great SF Come Out of Minnesota?
Sunday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel Room 3
Let’s discuss how so many great writers writers like Emma Bull, Will
Shetterly, Lillian Stewart Carl, Lois McMaster Bujold, Steven Brust,
and Kelly McCullough, to name a few, all come from Minnesota. Is it
something in the water? Ley lines? Critical mass of talent? Really
great writing circles? Can it be exported? And who are the other
authors we should be reading who hail from the Twin Cities?
Rave Toys Part 2 - Light Sticks (Staff)
Sunday: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Panel Room 1
Let the hate flow through you as you realize indeed there are no
cookies on the dark side. However, what we do possess is plenty
of saber wielding and dark knowledge to be learned as the Empire
starts to grow here in the puny midwest region. Want to take on a
sith apprentice? Or perhaps you just want to rage on how pitiful the
jedi are? This panel has it all for you.
Darth Trueheart , Darth Pool
Crossplay goes both ways.
Main Events
Have that favorite character that your dying to cosplay but there’s
the one issue of gender? Well we’ll show you how its done and
done properly. The panel also touches on basic cosplaying tips from
costumes to wigs, the differences in behaviors between men and
women, and the last ten minutes have a wig care tutorial which is a
must see for long haired characters!
Dante Kaiba
Sunday: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Chris Paige
Panel Room 5
Come and discuss shipping in the Pokemon universe. Are you an
PokeShipper or AdvanceShipper or PearlShipper. Come and discuss with us
CodyLikesYoshis
Monster Hunter Panel
Panel Room 3
Join with fellow Hunters as you discuss your favorite monsters,
weapons, and band together to take down Big Game.
Shirtless Man Brigade
The Ninja Panel
Sunday: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Fanfiction & OCs
Sunday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
You were told there would be cookies: A Dark side Introduction
Sunday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Sunday’s Anime VA Guest Q&A Session
Sunday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
April Choi
Pokemon Shipping
So You Want to Be an Artist?
Sunday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sunday: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Social Dancing Part 2 - Swing Dance
Panel Room 4
Part Two! Come in and continue to learn about cool light up toys
you might see in our raves. Each of these panels has something of
a focus, but we can cover everything including poi, staffs, hoops,
many others, or feel free to bring your own. Our instructor will be
glad to show you some cool things to do in the rave and on the
dance floor to impress your friends. The goal is to learn new things
while keeping everyone safe and to have fun while dancing with
lights.
Panel Room 4
Come test your skills in the game of ninja! A battle tournament to
see who is best at using their ninja instincts~
Gray
Closing Ceremonies
Sunday: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Events
The end has come, so please join us for closing ceremonies to say
goodbye... but with all new endings, come a new beginning, so we
will surely see you again soon!
Official Event, Jason Faunt, Michael Copon, Hilary Shepard, Erin Cahill, Blake
Foster, Billy West, Olivia Olson, David Kaye
Exhibit Hall
Friday
12pm - 8pm
Saturday
10am - 6pm
Sunday
10am - 5pm
Buy stuff made from local artists in our artists alley. Fill your arms with comics, scifi, and anime swag from our exhibitors.
Video Gaming by I Play Games
Friday
3pm - 2am
Saturday
10am - 2am
Sunday
10am - 5pm
Play videogames anytime in our game room filled with game systems from all generations.
Tabletop Gaming By Gnome Games
Friday
3pm - 8pm
Saturday
10am - 2am
Sunday
10am - 5pm
Play any number of tabletop and collectible card games in our tabletop gaming
room. You can bring your own card games or borrow our board games to play.
Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator
Friday
TBD, Stop By To Find Out
Saturday
TBD
Sunday
TBD
Complete with touch screens and spaceship controls, play in this simulation of being
on a real spaceship... and fight aliens with lasers and nuclear missles!
ConSweet
Friday
2pm - 2am
Saturday
10am - 2am
Sunday
10am - 5pm
Eat your fill of free rice and ramen noodles in our ConSweet. It’s a great way to keep
your energy up during a long day of cosplay and conventioneering!
Karaoke
Friday
8pm - 2AM
Saturday
8pm - 2AM
Sunday
TBD
Come sing songs from your favorite shows, musicians, and beyond or watch other
congoers perform live! If you stop by before Karaoke, we will often be playing Anime
Music Videos.
Autographs
AnimeCon.org
Thank you for coming to MetaCon. I started MetaCon and AniMinneapolis to give
fans fun conventions with really awesome guests. Every year the crew that has
come together to make MetaCon and AnimeCon.org possible tries to make the
convention better. We focus on being affordable and yet one of the most highquality events you could attend.
If you have questions about me, MetaCon, or AnimeCon.org, I invite you to email
me anytime at [email protected]. I am a fan and a nerd before anything else, and
would be happy to hear from you or answer your questions.
I couldn’t do this without you, the attendees, or without my incredible friends
who staff these conventions. If you see division heads Cay, Joey, or Mike, or any
other staff member, say thank you to them if you’re having a good time. They’re
what make all this fun possible.
I can’t thank you enough
for supporting Meta Con’s
third year. You are so
incredible. Thank you.
Your CEO,
Ryan L. Kopf