Katsucon Entertainment, Inc.

Katsucon is an annual 3-day fan convention held in the D.C. metro are for multicultural enthusiasts and entertainment. Katsucon is produced by Katsucon Entertainment, Inc. (KEI), a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization dedicated to bringing informaiton about Japanese animation, society, and traditional and popluar culture to fans everywhere.

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Come Work for Us

Are you interested in working for and at the Katsucon convention?  Do you think you have what it takes to help us put on a memorable and awesome experience?  If you do, then we’re looking for you!  Katsucon has several staffing opportunities available.  Please click the link below to view and apply for open positions:

Staffing Opportunities

 

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Katsucon 19′s first guest!

We are thrilled to announce our very first guest for Katsucon 19!  Joining us at the Gaylord will be voice actress and director Jamie Marchi.  You can see more information about her at our guests page.

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Hotel Room Block Now Open

We are thrilled to announce that the room block at the Gaylord is now open for reservations!  To reserve your room for Katsucon 19, simply follow the link below.

Katsucon 19 Hotel Reservations

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Maid Cafe Applications Open!

Our fantastic and friendly Maid Cafe has announced that they are now taking applications for the K19 Maid Cafe!  If you are interested in applying, you can click on the link below to fill out your information!

Maid Cafe Application

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Come See Us Saturday at Sakura Matsuri!

KEI (the 501c3 non-profit organization behind Katsucon) is honored to be hosting the Cosplay Tent at the 52nd Annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival this Saturday (April 14th, 2012 – 11:00 AM-6:00 PM). Presented by the Japan America Society of Washington DC, this year’s festival marks the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of the Cherry Blossom trees to the US, and the program is fabulous! Come see this spectacular event, and don’t forget to stop by and see us while you’re there!

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Katsucon Thanksgiving Contest Winners

Some of you may recall that everyone registered with Katsucon, who stayed three or more consecutive nights at the Gaylord in our room block during Katsucon 18, was automatically entered into the Katsucon Thanksgiving Contest. We’re very excited to announce that the winners are:

  • Matilda Madden
  • Yvette Phelps
  • Bryan Dean
  • Jasmine Aldarondo

Each winner will receive four (4) all weekend VIP passes for Katsucon 19 (2013), four (4) K19 T-Shirts, and one free room night at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center (for use with Katsucon’s room block during Katsucon 19).

Winners have been contacted independently – please contact us for details regarding submitting the information for your badges and receiving the discount on your hotel room. If you are a winner and did not receive an email to that effect, or if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us directly.

Don’t forget to stay tuned to this web site to see what exciting opportunities we’ll have available this year!

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Thank You from the Con Chairs

Those old schoolers might remember the “Special Stage” in the Sega’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.” You are running, non-stop, over checkered squares while you have to hop over certain blue spheres in a square pattern to turn them into rings. The music goes faster and faster as your speed increases. You hope you don’t hit a red sphere, or the level ends.

That’s what this convention was like for us.

Lots of running around, hopping over things, and making rounds to our departments in ever faster speeds in patterns. There certainly were a lot of you. As Christine sped around in her wheelchair, Grig was running about, wearing out a new pair of shoes. That’s seriously in his budget: one new pair of shoes per con. He logged in 35 miles on Saturday last year before his pedometer broke when he hit a red sphere.

And we wouldn’t have had it any other way.

Most of the staff here are all anime fans. We’re not employees, we’re all volunteers. The only difference between attendees and staff is we have more meetings and see less anime. So why do we do it? Because our attendees are simply the best in the entire anime community. They are happy, friendly, creative, skilled, and amazing people. Also, we’re a bit crazy. You don’t have to be crazy to run a convention like this, but it certainly helps.

We’d like to thank everyone who made this circus worth it at the end of a very long weekend. A big thanks to our loyal and skilled staff, which money couldn’t buy in any industry. A humble bow to guests who we chose based on how awesome and fan-friendly they are, some of whom showed up despite illness and overdue personal projects. A special thanks to the Symphonic Anime Orchestra, Japanese Embassy, and the World Cosplay Summit. We’d like to thank the weather gods for no blizzards. As always, thank you The Gaylord Hotel and Resort at the National Harbor for hosting us all weekend; your professionalism and attention to detail rivals anything we have ever worked with.

But the biggest thanks goes to the attendees: the cosplayers, the gamers, and the fans. You’re simply the best. You make this all worth it.

See you back at the Gaylord on President’s Day Weekend, Feb 15-17, in 2013.

Christine and Grig Larson
Katsucon 19 Co-chairs

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Happenings at the Gaylord

As we prepare for the con we want your time with us to be as enjoyable as possible. To that end, we’d like to make you aware of something that are happening at the Gaylord this week:

  • The Gaylord will be performing random fire alarm testing throughout the day on Thursday, the 16th. Do not be afraid that the building is on fire every time it goes off. If you see a bunch of people running in one direction who all look like they are really running from a fire, follow them.
  • Pienza will be closed on Thursday. Maybe they don’t want to listen to the fire alarm.
  • There is a discount for parking in the Gaylord’s self parking garage. The 25% discount is offered to all attendees, however, it doesn’t apply to the hourly rate until you reach the maximum rate of $19.00. So any daily drive in, if you are at the convention for less than a full day, would not receive the discount. The Gaylord will set up a table by the Maryland entrance where folks can pre-pay (at the discounted) rate before they leave.
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Pick Up Your Badge and Dance the Night Away!

Times are posted for Badge Pickup:

The opening and closing information for the fabulousness going on in the Exhibit Halls has been added to the Schedule including the Dances, which will run from 11 PM-4 AM on Friday (with the Katsucon DJs including Greg Ayres!) and Saturday (with the Allkore DJs!) nights!

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Cosplay Chess Rules for Non-Friday Attendees

It seemed a bit unfair that folks not coming Friday, but interested in participating in Cosplay Chess, would completely miss the mandatory Friday rules meeting. With that in mind, we’re adding an additional Cosplay Chess Rules meeting at 10:30 AM on Sunday morning (the second half of Cosplay Chess Setup) in Live 6. If this applies to you, please feel free to apply and note that you’ll be arriving after Friday.

See you soon!

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