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Name:Sakura-Con [visit site]
Date:March 28-30, 2008
Location:Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Seattle, WA
Pre-Reg. Rates:$35 until Jun 1; $40 until Sep 30; $45 until Mar 2
At-Door Rates:$60 weekend; $35 Fri; $40 Sat; $30 Sun
Programming
and Events:
Video Programming:
Anime Screening(s)
AMV Contest
AMV Screening(s)
Panel Programming:
Guest Panels
Industry Panels
Fan Panels
Workshops
Costume Events:
Photo Suite
Hall Cosplay
Hall Cosplay Contest
Masquerade / Cosplay Competition
Art Programming:
Art Show & Auction
Artists' Alley
  Music Programming:
Concert
Dance
Karaoke
Game Programming:
Video Gaming
Collectable Card Games
Role Playing Games
Tabletop Games
Other Events:
Autographs (free)
Dealers' Room
Charity Auction
Manga Library
Dinner
Guests: Ali Project (Band)
J.L. Anderson (Illustrator / Comic Artist)
Robby Bevard (Writer / Toner)
Caitlin Glass (Voice Actress)
Brandon Graham (Comic Artist)
Todd Haberkorn (Voice Actor)
Wes Hartman (Comic Writer)
Jerry Holkins (Web Comic Writer, Penny Arcade)
Yutaka Izubuchi (Mecha Designer)
Yuna Kagesaki (Manga Artist)
Toshihiro Kawamoto (Animator / Character Designer)
Roland Kelts (Author)
ketchup mania (Band)
Hiroki Kikuta (Composer)
Mike Krahulik (Web Comic Artist, Penny Arcade)
M. Alice LeGrow (Illustrator, Tokyopop)
Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor)
Jake Myler
Hiroshi Nagahama (Artist)
Joshua Ortega
Brina Palencia (Voice Actress, FUNimation Entertainment)
Derek Stephen Prince (Voice Actor)
Scandal (Band)
Yuji Shiozaki (Manga Artist)
The Slants (Band)
Nobuteru Yuuki (Character Designer)
26 guests listed
Photos and
Reports:
  • .Anime
  • 3 Point Games
  • a geek by any other name
  • Active Anime
  • Alanna
  • Alex Weatherston
  • American Cosplay Paradise
  • ANGLCon.com
  • Anime Pulse
  • Anime Today
  • Bandai Visual
  • Blinky's "R" Us
  • Caless
  • comiXology
  • con-news.com
  • Cosplay Meetup .com
  • Cosplay.com - Eurobeat King
  • Dan Morrill
  • David's 1UP Blog
  • Deb's Manga Blog
  • Digital Reporter
  • divide
  • eyemage
  • J!-ENT
  • Japan86
  • Japanator
  • Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society
  • Linus Lam Network News
  • Marmbo
  • Obsessedwithanime.com
  • Otaku Review
  • Pacific Fen Spotlight
  • Pink Godzilla
  • Quadrain
  • rconiv
  • Richard Greenway
  • Seattle PI
  • swlovinist
  • T Traversy
  • The Daily Yomiuri
  • The Jedi
  • The Jibsheet
  • Toon Zone
  • Tri-City Herald
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    • News and 
    Press Releases:
    Jan 16, 2008 - Shojo Beat, Sakura-Con, and The Slants Announce Contest
    Jan 23, 2008 - Sakura-Con hosts US debut of Ali Project and welcomes musical guests Scandal
    Feb 04, 2008 - Bandai Visual USA to premiere Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time at Sakura-Con 2008
    Mar 14, 2008 - Ali Project to perform 'Kotodama' at Sakura-Con
    See Also:
    Baka!-Con 1998 - April 24-26, 1998
    Baka!-Con 1999 - April 23-25, 1999
    Sakura-Con 2000 - March 31 - April 2, 2000
    Sakura-Con 2001 - April 27-29, 2001
    Sakura-Con 2002 - April 26-28, 2002
    Sakura-Con 2003 - April 4-6, 2003
    Sakura-Con 2004 - April 23-25, 2004
    Sakura-Con 2005 - April 8-10, 2005
    Sakura-Con 2006 - March 24-26, 2006
    Sakura-Con 2007 - April 6-8, 2007
    Sakura-Con 2008 - March 28-30, 2008
    Sakura-Con 2009 - April 10-12, 2009
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