Zenkaikon News

Zenkaikon 2017 Welcomes Greg Wicker

We are happy to welcome back game show guru Greg "Greggo" Wicker, who will be hosting several game shows at Zenkaikon 2014! Greggo has been producing and hosting game shows at anime conventions since 1999, when he premiered Anime Match Game at Project A-Kon in Dallas. Since then, Greggo has done anime-themed versions of several classic game shows and created a few games of his own.

Zenkaikon 2017 T-shirt Contest Winners!

We are happy to announce the winners of the Zenkaikon 2017 T-Shirt Contest!

Zenkaikon Welcomes Cosplay Pro Wrestling

Zenkaikon, let's get ready to rumble!!! Join Cosplay Pro Wrestling for a spectacle like none other! You can catch their show at Zenkaikon on Sunday, April 30, 2017, with special guest host, Uncle Yo. Watch as worlds collide from all fandoms such as anime, video games and comics.

Zenkaikon 2017 Welcomes Sonny Strait

Most recognized as the voice of Krillin on the wildly popular, animated TV show Dragon Ball Z, he has voiced characters in many popular animated series including Usopp in One Piece, Maes Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist, and Cartoon Network’s laid back, robot host Toonami TOM. He has also worked as a writer and director on several TV series including the Dragon Ball series, Case Closed, and Lupin the Third.

Zenkaikon 2017 Welcomes Cosplay Burlesque

Zenkaikon is happy to welcome performing arts group Cosplay Burlesque to Zenkaikon 2017! Cosplay Burlesque is a group of burlesque performers and cosplayers dedicated to combining the two for your entertainment.

Zenkaikon 2017 Welcomes Keith DeCandido

Zenkaikon 2017 is happy to welcome sci-fi/fantasy author Keith R.A. DeCandido. Author of over 50 novels, 100 short stories, & a mess of comic books, he's done numerous media tie-in books for properties such as Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, Spider-Man, World of Warcraft, and Stargate SG-1.

Zenkaikon 2017 T-shirt Contest

We are happy to announce our 7th annual T-shirt Design Contest! Now is your chance to get your unique design immortalized on the official T-shirt that will be sold to members of Zenkaikon 2017! The winner of the contest will receive a complimentary membership to Zenkaikon 2017, a table in the Artist Alley, and a T-shirt featuring their design!

Learn more on our T-shirt Contest page.

Carolina Manga Library at Zenkaikon 2017

We are excited to announce a manga library at Zenkaikon 2017, hosted by the Carolina Manga Library! The Library will be set up on the third floor of the Montgomery House all weekend long. Librarians will also be presenting they will also be presenting the panel "Great Graphic Novels You Should Be Reading" on Saturday of the convention.

Zenkaikon 2017 Welcomes Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Zenkaikon 2017 is happy to welcome voice-over actress, writer, singer, and director Mary Elizabeth McGlynn! As an actress, she is perhaps most famous for being the voice of Major Motoko Kusanagi for the Ghost in the Shell series, portraying her for the films Innocence and Solid State Society, as well as the critically acclaimed TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. She is also the director of the Naruto anime series, which includes the original anime, six films, and Naruto: Shippuden.

Zenkaikon 2017 Welcomes Steve Blum

With literally hundreds of voiceover credits to his name, Veteran Voice Monkey Steve Blum is best known as the voice of Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop. He is also known as Zeb Orrelios in Star Wars: Rebels, Amon in The Legend of Korra, and hundreds of other roles. In 2012, Steve was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records as Most Prolific Voice Actor in Video Games - appearing in almost 300 games (now approaching 400).

Zenkaikon, Anime & Sci-Fi Convention, Lancaster PA

April 1-3, 2016, Lancaster County Convention Center