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Katsucon is a fan convention for multicultural enthusiasts and entertainment. It is an annual three-day event held in or around Washington D.C.

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Katsucon 16 Event Schedule

Note to Panelists: When checking in, Panelists should come to station #1 at Registration. They should state that they are a Panelist and the Registration Staff will call the Programming Dept who will then come and meet you with your badge. This will eliminate standing in the long Registration line.

Live Programming Schedule

Friday Main Prog/Events
(Exhibit Hall
A)
Live 1
(National Harbor 2 & 3)
Live 2
(National Harbor 5)
Live 3
(National Harbor 8)
Live 4
(National Harbor 14)
Workshops
(National Harbor 4)
12:00 PM            
12:30 PM
1:00 PM Sound Check
1:30 PM Robert V Aldrich Q&A
2:00 PM Robot Rumble TBA
2:30 PM Seating Darrel Guilbeau Q&A Crossplay for Girls I wish my Life was an RPG
3:00 PM AMV Costume and Prop Lighting
3:30 PM Tony Oliver Q&A    
4:00 PM Turntablism/Deejaying Writing Unique Heros & Memorable Villains Hitman Reborn Cost Effective Costuming
4:30 PM Japanese Hip-Hop
5:00 PM Opening Ceremonies Basics of AMV Editing Visual Kei/J-rock AniMyn (Anime Musicals) Podcasting and How to Get Started
5:30 PM Eurobeat Build Your Skit
6:00 PM Su-ka Press Panel: Unicorn Table
6:30 PM Geek Comedy Tour Greg Ayres Q&A   Michael Sinterniklass Q&A
7:00 PM Hall Costume Contest
7:30 PM Christopher Ayres Q&A
8:00 PM   Cosplay Chess Axis Powers Hetalia: World Peace Summit Anime Mad-Libs
8:30 PM Eye on Yunmao (Panel and Autograph)
9:00 PM Formal Dance (DJ ASU) Girl Power! The Fashion and Culture of A Bathing Ape
9:30 PM
10:00 PM   Intro to Vocaloid Rangercast Live Princess Poofy Dress Panel Kimono 101
10:30 PM
11:00 PM Vic Mignogna Live in Concert Guest Uncensored Panel (18+) TBA Con Horror Stones
11:30 PM
Saturday Main Prog/Events
(Exhibit Hall A)
Live 1
(National Harbor 2 & 3)
Live 2
(National Harbor 5)
Live 3
(National Harbor 8)
Live 4
(National Harbor 14)
Workshops
(National Harbor 4)
12:00 AM Temp Solutions Concert NES Project 2003 and VGP 5: Revival Of Heroes! (TV-14) Guests Uncensored (18+) Cont’d Gone Connin: Anime Fandom on the Road Getting Healthy threw Anime/for cosplay Fanboy and Fangirl Addict: A fan’s help group
12:30 AM
1:00 AM Dance Senshicon
1:30 AM   Japan on Tour
2:00 AM A State of Nerd (18+) Crime Fiction in Anime and Manga
2:30 AM In a Live House: Japanese Concerts
3:00 AM DDR Project 1 and 3 (TV-PG)    
3:30 AM  
4:00 AM  
4:30 AM
5:00 AM
5:30 AM
6:00 AM Dragon Ball Z: The Trunks Saga (118-122 and 125) (TV-PG)
6:30 AM Cosplay: How to make it work
7:00 AM IDreams @ Dreams
7:30 AM
8:00 AM GPX Dummies Guide to Fighting Games Saikou ParaPara Session Bad Anime, Bad Historical Costuming for Cosplay
8:30 AM Masquerade Rehearsal Team Four Star presents: Bardock
9:00 AM Dragon Ball Z: Randomness (TV-PG-L) Newton Ewell Q&A Just the Tech, Ma’am: The Technical Side of Webcomics A CROSS Japan  
9:30 AM Getting to know your Copics!
10:00 AM Vic Mignogna Q&A What does it take to be an Artist? Part 1 Cosplay Electronics 101 Press Panel: Yunmao Ayakawa
10:30 AM Shoot the Hostage! – An Adventure in Marketing Anime Workshop
11:00 AM Maxi Whitehead and Mike McFarland Q&A Hall Costume Contest
11:30 AM AMV  
12:00 PM DC Anime Club – Hard Better, Faster, Stronger FullMetal Alchemist Fan Panel Special Makeup Effects
12:30 PM
1:00 PM Unicorn Table Panel Q&A Robotech Past Present and Furture The One Piece Podcast Panel Nihon Maid Association Workshop
1:30 PM Iron Artist Setup
2:00 PM Iron Artist (Super Art Fight) Mock Combat for Cosplay (Christopher Ayres) Whose Line is it Anime? Cappa Mikey..our Hero!
2:30 PM
3:00 PM Apple Geeks Q&A Advanced Cosplay Panel The Anything of Ai Yazawa
3:30 PM Voice Actors Panel
4:00 PM Mech Design The Role of the Princess Thrill of the Frills, Lolita Fashion Show
4:30 PM Masquerade Seating
5:00 PM Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Publishing a Webcomic In Print Abraham, Jesus and Shinji: Religion and Neon Genesis Evangelion Cartooning with Photoshop
5:30 PM Masquerade Voice Actors Workshop
6:00 PM Funimation Panel Promotions Prof. Cosplay & Costuming: Taking it to the Next Level
6:30 PM The Collision of Comics and Anime Old School Inking
7:00 PM Katsu Lounge MMO’s Unite: WOW: Wrath Edition Modern Mythology: Mythic Elements in Anime and Video Games
7:30 PM AMV Awards
8:00 PM
8:30 PM Masquerade Awards Finder’s Keepers Feed Your Fandom & Cosplay: Taming Garment Details Anime/Cosplay Dance-Off
9:00 PM Sound Check History of Anime
9:30 PM TBA Feed your Fandom and Cosplay: The Ways of the Wig
10:00 PM Concert: Unicorn Table Art Auction AMV: Salad 3: Three Bean Casserole
10:30 PM    
11:00 PM Batman is Awesome: The Panel The Yaoi-ing Game Duex
11:30 PM
Sunday Main Prog/Events
(Exhibit Hall A)
Live 1
(National Harbor 2 & 3)
Live 2
(National Harbor 5)
Live 3
(National Harbor 8)
Live 4
(National Harbor 14)
Workshops
(National Harbor 4)
12:00 AM Dance Dr Geto’s Mysterty Heckle Theater 3000 (TV-14) Hardcore Yaoi (18+) Hentai vs Porn The Legend of Neil (18+)  
12:30 AM
1:00 AM Anime Pirate’s Legacy
1:30 AM
2:00 AM Con Zombie Survival Guide (18+) Kamen Rider  
2:30 AM
3:00 AM   DDR Project 2 and 4 (TV-PG)    
3:30 AM
4:00 AM
4:30 AM
5:00 AM
5:30 AM
6:00 AM  
6:30 AM The Ups and Downs of Cosplay Masquerades
7:00 AM
7:30 AM
8:00 AM Traveling Japan on a Budget Being an Exchange Student in Japan Artist Alley 101 Performance and Skit Concept to Reality Sewing 101 for Cosplayers
8:30 AM
9:00 AM Copyrights for Non-Lawyers Reading Too Much Into Gurren Lagann Project Cosplay: Closet Cosplay Showdown
9:30 AM Pokeman Nintendo DS Party TBA
10:00 AM A CROSS Japan Anime Evolves The Ten Funniest: AMVs of ALL Time
10:30 AM Business of Webcomics Breaking the Block: Overcoming Writer’s and Artist’s Block
11:00 AM Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood and More! Geek Comedy Tour Robotech Free for All History of Webcomics
11:30 AM TBA
12:00 PM AMV Experience Funimation Sneak Peak  
12:30 PM Charity Auction  
1:00 PM   Feedback Session Funimation Industry Panel
1:30 PM
2:00 PM    
2:30 PM
3:00 PM Closing Ceremonies
3:30 PM

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Video Programming Schedule

Friday Video 1
(National Harbor 11 & 10)
Video 2
(National Harbor 13)
Video 3
(National Harbor 12)
12:00 PM True Tears (1-6)   Synesthesia (12:00-2:15)
12:30 PM
1:00 PM His and Her Circumstances (1-4)
1:30 PM
2:00 PM The World Sinks Except Japan (2:15-4:00)
2:30 PM
3:00 PM Clannad Boogiepop Phantom
3:30 PM
4:00 PM Cruel Restraurant
4:30 PM
5:00 PM Hayate the Combat Butler (1-3) DN Angel (1-5)
5:30 PM
6:00 PM Tokyo Gore Police
6:30 PM Slayer Revolution
7:00 PM Princess Tutu
7:30 PM
8:00 PM Ichi
8:30 PM FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood
9:00 PM
9:30 PM Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (1-4)
10:00 PM The 14 Amazons
10:30 PM Linebarrels of Iron (continues to 12:30)
11:00 PM
11:30 PM Dead Leaves (11:30-12:30)
Saturday Video 1
(National Harbor 11 & 10)
Video 2
(National Harbor 13)
Video 3
(National Harbor 12)
12:00 AM Linebarrels of Iron cont’d Dead Leaves cont’d Dragon Ball (1-7) (12:00-2:30)
12:30 AM Blassreiter (1-4) Outlaw Star (1-5) (12:30-1:45)
1:00 AM
1:30 AM
2:00 AM Samurai Champloo (1-4) (1:45-3:30)
2:30 AM One Piece Uncut (1-7) (2:30-5:15)
3:00 AM Kannagi (1-7)
3:30 AM Baki the Grappler (1-4)
4:00 AM
4:30 AM
5:00 AM
5:30 AM Ganbare Goemon (1-5) (5:30-7:15) YuYu Hakusho (1-8)
6:00 AM Sands of Destruction (1-7)
6:30 AM
7:00 AM
7:30 AM SuperGALS! (1-5) (7:30-9:45)
8:00 AM
8:30 AM Genshiken 2 (1-4)
9:00 AM Fantasma (Vol 1)
9:30 AM
10:00 AM His & Her Circumstances (5-8)
10:30 AM Hayate the Combat Butler (4-7)
11:00 AM Hana
11:30 AM
12:00 PM Sgt. Frog
12:30 PM Lucky Star OVA
1:00 PM Daytime Drinking
1:30 PM Strike Witches
2:00 PM Irresponsible Captain Tylor
2:30 PM
3:00 PM Attack Girls Swim: Team vs the Undead
3:30 PM Soul Eater (1-4)
4:00 PM Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (Season 2)
4:30 PM A Fistful of Fuku (Combat Beauty)
5:00 PM
5:30 PM One Piece Uncut (104-109)
6:00 PM Bamboo Blade
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM Tokyo Story (7:00-9:30)
8:00 PM Evangelion 1.11
8:30 PM Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
9:00 PM
9:30 PM Shaolin Hand Lock
10:00 PM
10:30 PM  
11:00 PM RIN (18+) (11:00-2:00)
11:30 PM ROOM WILL BE CLEARED
Sunday Video 1
(National Harbor 11 & 10)
Video 2
(National Harbor 13)
Video 3
(National Harbor 12)
12:00 AM RIN (18+) cont’d Golden Boy (18+) Azumanga Daioh (1-5) (12:00-2:15)
12:30 AM
1:00 AM
1:30 AM
2:00 AM Dragonaut (1-7) Fruits Basket (1-6) (2:15-4:45)
2:30 AM
3:00 AM
3:30 AM Ikki Tousen
4:00 AM
4:30 AM
5:00 AM Agent Aika Kodocha (1-4)
5:30 AM My Otome (Mai Hime Z) (1-4)
6:00 AM
6:30 AM
7:00 AM Akihabara Geeks
7:30 AM SuperGALS! (6-10)
8:00 AM Rental Magica Gluttonous
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM Ganbar Goemon (6-10) plus V.A. interviews
10:00 AM True Tears (7-13)
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM Fantasma (Vol 2)
12:00 PM Generator Gawl (1-6)
12:30 PM
1:00 PM Clannad After Story
1:30 PM  
2:00 PM
2:30 PM  
3:00 PM  
3:30 PM

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NOTE: Panels and Video schedules are subject to change with out notification. Because of reasons beyond our control (Rights and Regulations, Guest Schedules, company policies, etc), there may be some cancellations and additions depending on the situations. We will make every effort to keep you informed of any changes that occur. Thank you for your time and consideration and patience! We can’t wait to see you in February!!!

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