May 31 – June 2, 2013 at The Hilton Anatole Dallas

Steampunk Social and Ball

Steampunk Social and Ball

05/15/13

Come dress in your finest Steampunk wear and enter the Peacock Terrace on Friday night for an evening of music, light refreshment and dance. Again this year, join DJ Infam0us as he helps set the mood for an evening of entertainment.

Autograph Events

Autograph Events

05/14/13

                All Autograph sessions will take place in the Autograph Area (in front of Buddha, near Tower Concierge – Tower 1)  Friday:  Voice Actor Autographs with: Kyle Hebert, Todd Haberkorn, Sonny Strait, Lisle Wilkerson, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Vic Mignogna Autograph Session: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cathy...

Performances, Concerts and other Events

Performances, Concerts and other Events

05/10/13

                Friday: Voice Over Idol Second Round: Aspiring voice actors and fans of dubs come check this out! Contestants who made the cut in auditions will now compete head to head performing cold reads – with a twist! Come cheer on the contestants for the very first Voice Over contest at A-Kon! Coral Room – Tower,...

Friday and Saturday Night Dances

Friday and Saturday Night Dances

03/31/13

When the sun goes down, we turn the beats up…. Every year we the djs for project A-Kon, strive to make the Friday night and Saturday night dances , an event to remember.. we invite every last one of you to share these experiences with us and dance to your hearts content!

Ani-Idol at A-Kon 24

Ani-Idol at A-Kon 24

02/18/13

              What is Ani-Idol? Ani-Idol is a karaoke-style competition based on the famous show seen on TV. However, unlike the famous TV show, no one will be critical of their singing abilities on-the-spot. People sign up for this event to sing songs which must be primarily in Japanese in front of professional judges and a...

NSDP performs Live at A-Kon 24

NSDP performs Live at A-Kon 24

01/29/13

NSDP was formed in 2011 with Bass Player KURO of the mega Japanese rock group SOPHIA, Guitarist YUI, who is also the lead guitarist for one of the leading all female metal movements in Japan CYNTIA, SHUE on Drums who has played for Western artist such as Brian Setzer (STRAY CATS), and KEIJI on Keyboards/Programming. Along with these established artists is the...

exist†trace comes to A-Kon 24

exist†trace  comes to A-Kon 24

11/18/12

exist†trace live performance at A-Kon 2013 Japanese all-girl rock band returns to America for third time in 3 years. exist†trace’s appearance at A-Kon will mark the band’s first visit to Texas, where exist†trace guitarist and songwriter miko spent 2 years living in the city of Dallas during her childhood.

Vic Mignogna… he’s back!

Vic Mignogna… he’s back!

11/06/12

Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime a little over ten years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then Vic has been in more than two hundred shows and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Zero in Vampire Knight,...

Review of “PSY – 6 Rules,” aka “Gangam Style”

Review of “PSY – 6 Rules,” aka “Gangam Style”

09/22/12

Let’s be real here – I just want to talk about “Gangnam Style,” even if the review is a month or two late to the party. And soon!! You will get some delicious Gangnam goodness if you keep reading, because I wanted to take a unique angle to reviewing it.

A-Kon Reviews

A-Kon Reviews

08/12/12

A-Kon is now doing reviews of some of your favorite anime, manga, books, and movies in our Blog section, The Good, The Bad, the WTF!?

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