We have posted the 2011 FanimeCon Program Guide.

We hope to see you at FanimeCon 2012!

The money raised from the special auction at the end of FanimeCon 2011 went directly to the areas affected by the April earthquake; Yokota-san and his friends personally went and cooked hot food for the earthquake victims, to give them hope and warmth for the future.

Please see the update page for more details and pictures.

If anyone has lost anything at Fanime, please email lost@fanime.com.

Make sure to include as much information as possible, including a description of the item,
and where/when you might have lost it.  We’ll check it with our inventory.

If we have a match, we’ll get the item to you.

FanimeCon is proud to present the first Fanimazing Race winners, Andrew Faelnar and Alex Chang aka Team AN’A!

Big thanks to Sakura of America for providing some awesome prize support! Team AN’A also received complimentary memberships for FanimeCon 2012!

Mamoru Yokota will offer exclusive autographs on shikishi art boards in a special auction immediately following the FanimeCon 2011 Closing Ceremonies. Friends of Mr. Yokota, all famous anime professionals, created these items in hopes of raising money for their humanitarian aid project. Many regions destroyed by the March 2011 disasters in Japan are still without municipal water or electricity service. Mr. Yokota and his friends will buy food with the auction proceeds and bring hot meals to people in these damaged areas. Bring your wallets to Mr. Yokota’s special auction for the chance to own one of these unique pieces, and help anime creators support people in Japan.

Check out all the works being auctioned.

Yoshiki’s panel has been delayed. Details will be announced as they become available.

As previously announced, Yoshiki of X Japan is coming to FanimeCon!
He will be here only for a few hours, so please help us make the most of it. Yoshiki will host a combined Q&A Panel and Autograph Session in Video Main (Ballroom B in the San Jose Convention Center) on Saturday, May 28th, starting at 4:00 p.m.

Yoshiki will be happy to answer questions about his music, his businesses, his foundation, and his professional life in general. He would be happy to receive gifts as well. However, please respect Yoshiki’s personal life and personal space, and please keep the autograph line running smoothly:

• Please respect Yoshiki’s personal life and do not ask personal questions.
• Please refrain from touching Yoshiki and do not ask him for hugs, kisses, autographs on body parts, or other forms of touching.
• Autographs are limited to one item per person.
• Please only ask for autographs on durable items worth autographing. (For example, please do not ask Yoshiki to sign disposable napkins.)
• Please have your item out and ready before reaching the front of the line.

We hope everybody enjoys Yoshiki’s appearance at FanimeCon, and we hope Yoshiki will enjoy the event as well. See you there!

For family reasons, Hiroyuki Yamaga has had to cancel his appearance at FanimeCon 2011. Yamaga-san sends his regards to his fans and his regrets that he won’t be able to join us this year, and he is looking forward to being with us again next year. We wish the best for him and his family. Yamaga-san has been at FanimeCon every year since 1997 — 14 years straight! We’ll miss him greatly this year, and we’re looking forward to his return next year!

The Blood Drive has moved from Parkside A to Parkside B.

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Parkside Hall B

Blood Donor requirements:
* Donors must at least 17 years of age (or 16 with parental consent).
* Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds.
* Donors must be in good health, free of cold and flu symptoms.
* Donors must eat and drink plenty of fluids before and after donating.
* Donors must bring a photo ID.

What to expect:
There are four basic steps in the whole blood donation process:
registration, medical history, donation, and rest and
refreshments. After the donation, the Stanford Blood Center
will test the blood and mail the results to the donors. Test
results will include blood type and Rh type.

There is a small update to the costume policy:

“Other FORBIDDEN costumes include the following:

• Modern Paramilitary
• Modern Military
• ANY costume that could be misunderstood as threatening in the current political climate

Any ROVER has the power to decide what meets the criteria for a forbidden costume.”

Please review the full costume/weapons policy.