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Japanese Anime and Pop Culture convention presented by Hyperbooster’s Studio.

Location: Boys and Girls Club, 450 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Website: http://www.hyperbooster.com

Pre-registration: $6/day, $10/weekend
On-site: $10/day, $16/weekend

Events:
music performances
tabletop and console gaming tournaments
cosplay contest
dealer’s room
artist alley
live panels
karaoke

Location: San Jose Convention Center, the San Jose Marriott, and the San Jose Hilton and Towers

FanimeCon is the Bay Area’s really huge annual gathering for anime fans.

FanimeCon Website: http://www.fanime.com

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.

Location: Vice Presidential Suite on the 4th floor of the San Jose Marriott Hotel

Organizer: FanimeCon

More details at: http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,13065.0.html

FanimeCon is an annual anime convention held Memorial Day weekend
in San Jose. It is entirely staffed by volunteers. If you’re curious about joining staff, this is chance meet the current leaders and be bribed with pizza.

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.

Location:
Marriott San Mateo-San Francisco Airport
1770 South Amphlett Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402

Ages: 18+

Website: http://www.yaoicon.com

AOD 2010 has confirmed their location at the Hotel Kabuki in SF Japantown!

Website: http://www.aodsf.org

UC Berkeley’s anime convention, created by the Cal Animage Alpha club.

Location: UC Berkeley, 2040-2060 VLSB

Website: http://animedestiny.silential.com

Location: Chabot College, Hayward, CA
Tickets: $15 at the door

Website: http://www.gzronline.com/kin-yoobi-con09.htm

Anime Expo, the largest anime and manga convention in North America, was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2 through July 5.

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Pre-Panel Protocol

I woke up on the morning of Saturday, May 23^rd, 2009 with my head stuck in a cloud. It took me a short while to realize that I’d spent the night with BAAU members at the Crown Plaza Hotel across the street from the Fanime convention center. Although I had barely gotten any sleep the night before thanks to the 24-hour party people across the hall, I was focused… I knew that if there was one thing I absolutely had to do that day, it was to check in on time for BayAnime’s “Local Bay Area Anime Fans” panel!

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BayAnime hit its first convention ever — San Francisco-based “Animation on Display” (AOD) — on Valentine’s Day 2009! AOD is an annual fan-run not-for-profit event celebrating animation in all its forms. Drawing a smaller crowd of mostly younger locally based anime fans, the club-like atmosphere facilitates close interaction between con-goers and provides an especially welcome venue for local artists and cosplayers to share their creations. In this article, BayAnime staff member Steven Lim weighs in on his AOD convention experience!
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