Programming
Anime Music Videos
For the past few years, our AMV Contest has been a smaller aspect at Setsucon, usually held during the Masquerade deliberation. However, we would love to see more entries and be able to make it its own event this year! If you’re a novice making an AMV for the first time or if you’re a seasoned veteran, we would love for you to submit an AMV. Awards will be given to the top AMV's.
Never made an AMV before? All you need is a little knowledge about how to edit video clips from you favorite anime/J-RPG series together and a great song to go along with it. Just check out one of the many How-To guides at AnimeMusicVideos.org and you’ll soon be on your way.
All submissions must be received no later than Saturday, January 14th (two weeks before the convention). Please refer to the contest rules for more information.
If you have any questions, contact the AMV Contest Coordinator.
Card Gaming
Do have the perfectly built Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering, or Pokémon deck? Put your skills to the ultimate test, dueling or battling against your fellow con-goers for bragging rights, and some nifty prizes.
Card Game Tournament Rules
We will be using the following rules for each respective tournament. Pokémon will follow the modified format, meaning only cards from the HeartGold/SoulSilver set and newer will be allowed. Information on these sets are available on the Pokémon website. Yu-Gi-Oh will uphold the limited/banned list available on the Yu-Gi-Oh website. There will be deck checks if necessary, but this list will be available day-of in case it is needed. Finally, Magic: The Gathering will be following the Standard format. This means Scars of Mirrodin and newer will be allowed. As a final note, since Dark Ascension is having it's prerelease this weekend, it is not allowed for Standard play until the following weekend. Order of Chaos for Yu-Gi-Oh will be allowed.
Cosplay and Masquerade
At Setsucon, we have three main cosplay oriented events: the Masquerade, Hall Cosplay Contest and the Iron Cosplay Contest.
Masquerade
One of our biggest events, the Masquerade is perfect for co- goers who want to show off their costumes and creativity (individually or as a group). Remember, skits must be anime or Japanese culture related. Following the performances we get crowd involved with the fun. We will select random members from the audience to improvise scenes thought up on the spot.
Masquerade Contest Information
Hall Cosplay
Impress our Setsucon judges with your best cosplay!
Contestants will have a private 5 minute judging session. Following that, contestants may have the opportunity to show off their cosplay on stage during the Masquerade. There are 3 skill levels, so anyone can enter.
Awards will be given to the top 3 cosplays in each skill level as well a judge’s award given by each of the judges to their favorite cosplay.
Hall Cosplay Contest Information
Iron Cosplay
Show off your costuming skills by making a Cosplay out of special mystery materials while racing against the clock and your fellow con-goers!
Game Room
The game room will be much bigger this year and featuring side rooms for a more intimate gaming experience. As always, we will be featuring console gaming staples as well as Japanese titles. Retro gaming will also be making an appearance. We’ll have a large mix of games as always including classic fighters, shoot-em-ups, party games, DDR, and Rock Band.
We will be having tournament all weekend, don’t forget to sign up!
If you have recommendations for games, or have any questions, please contact the Gaming Coordinator.
Game Shows
Anime Press Your Luck
Get ready, Setsucon! It's time to PRESS YOUR LUCK! The game with big bucks and Whammies is back! Answer some fairly easy trivia questions to rack up spins for use on our big board where you can turn your spins into lots and lots of cash and prizes! But watch out for the Whammy! If he shows up he'll steal all your goodies and humiliate you in front of a live studio audience! If you'd like to be a contestant show up prior to the show and impress us with your upbeat and exciting personality and who knows? You might be chosen to press your luck!
Anime Password
Join two of our special guests (Kyle Hebert and Uncle Yo) for a round or two of television's classic word association game. Thrill as our contestants try to get their celebrity partners to say the password. Play along as everyone tries to wrap their head around some tricky puzzles and the ubiquitous Yenword (and no, you won't have to say "ubiquitous"). Watch as our big winners try to guess ten passwords in sixty seconds in an effort to win lots of fantastic and exciting bonus prizes! The tryout for this show will test your ability to convey and guess passwords (check the schedule for time and location of the tryout). Come with a friend! The password is...fun!
(Contestants will need to participate in the tryout which takes place prior to the show...check the schedule for time and location of the tryout.)
Anime Knockout
An original Greggo game show, Anime Knockout is a game that plays like Family Feud, only we show you all the answers! Two teams of three players compete to try to find the top seven answers in our survey by picking them out of twelve possible answers. Find one of the correct answers and you stay alive, but be careful! Pick one of the five that didn't make the top seven in our survey and you get knocked out for the round! Find all the correct answers or knock out the other team and your team wins and goes on to our bonus game where you can split a huge prize package! If you've enjoyed Family Feud at anime conventions in the past, you'll love Anime Knockout!
If you have a team of three together and would like to play the game, definitely come to the beginning of the panel to sign up for the game. Teams of three only, please!
Anime Password Tryout
Would you like to be a contestant on Anime Password? You need to come to this tryout! Bring a friend if you want, but please pair up with someone you don't know when it's time to try; our celebrities don't know your inside jokes and you might be tempted to use them if you try out with a friend. The tryout will test your ability to convey passwords to your partner. If you do well at giving and guessing and can speak clearly and don't fold under pressure, you stand a good chance of being picked! We do our tryouts two at a time so please line up in an orderly fashion outside of the tryout room until it's your turn! Good luck!
Host Auction
Our Host Auction is back again and better than ever! The host auction skit returns to setsucon!!! You don’t want to miss this opportunity to watch your favorite characters perform a brand new skit, and enjoy their company at our Host Auction Tea Party. Keep an eye out for more information on this exciting event as we finalize all the details.
The proceeds from this auction will be going to Child’s Play, an organization dedicated to providing hospitalized children with video games, consoles, gaming gear, and much more.
Any questions? Feel free to contact the Programming Director.
Manga Library
Do love reading manga? Setsucon invites all attendees to take a break and enjoy our extensive manga library, we have 500+ volumes to choose from; both popular titles and new ones to explore!
Panels
Panels are events run by enthusiasts in a certain topic. The content varies every year, but generally speaking you can look forward to in-depth discussions on anime, manga, Japanese culture and history, Japanese pop culture and voice actors. This also includes some live events, normally martial arts demonstrations and how-to-draw workshops.
Guests love to interact with the attendees in a number of ways including panels about their specialties, autograph sessions, and even live performances.
Rock Band Idol
We are thrilled to bring this crowd pleaser for an encore performance! If you want to compete in a live rock band battle, sign up for Rock Band Idol. The bands will perform on stage in the Main Events Room. Can you impress the judges and win over the crowd? Join the battle of the bands and unleash your inner rock star!
Setsu-Odori
Do you love dancing and party music! Love to dance and with blasting music and a light show? Come to the Setsu – Odori dance at the end of the night on Saturday January 28th. We will have a DJ and a great mix of dub step, club, and anime remixed music for everyone to enjoy. Dance in your costume or in your own crazy club outfit, but please wear clothing. Our featured DJ is DJ Cutman who has Dj’d at Otakon 2011 and MAGfest 2011. More information will be released soon as we finalize the plans for the dance.
Any questions? Contact Guest Relations.
Viewings
Giant mecha, samurai, or magical school girls...everything we know and love about anime comes from the shows we’ve seen. Come check out the newest anime in the market, some of your old favorites, or classics you didn't know existed. Setsucon has a wide variety of genres ranging from brand new titles to classics that never go out of style. Pull up a chair and check out any of the titles in our large viewing rooms on screens bigger than most rooms.
If you've got any suggestions, recommendations, or desires to see a specific anime, let us know at Viewings. Please remember that Setsucon only shows American licensed anime, and as such we don't show any fansubs, fandubs, etc.
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