SaikouCon 2017 Welcomes Voice Actor Greg Houser as Guest of Honor
Convention also welcomes WildSpice Cosplay as Special Guest
6/29/17 Allentown, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention", is the large scale, annual anime convention of the Lehigh Valley. Boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans, SaikouCon is excited to be the only large scale annual convention dedicated exclusively to anime, manga, and Japanese culture and pop culture in this area of Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of web magazine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine (relaunching soon); the sibling to music focused web magazine, Tastes Like Rock Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the publishing wing of Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Productions.
The convention will always remain very hands on and attendee friendly every year, while also maintaining a safe atmosphere for attendees to enjoy the convention to their carefree fullest. SaikouCon promises to remain an all inclusive event where all are welcome to enjoy the fun, friendship, and saftey the con has offered in the past. As always, Cosplay =/= Consent is a very important issue to the staff of SaikouCon, and the same rules and regulations that made SaikouCon Years 1-4 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2017.
Joining SaikouCon 2017 as the last Guest of Honor for the year is Voice Actor Greg Houser! Greg has been with the convention in the past as one of the Guests of Honor at both SaikouCon 2013 and 2014, has staffed and hosted a panel at SaikouCon 2016, and now returns for 2017 as a Guest of Honor once more! However, Greg will only be with SaikouCon for SaikouCon Saturday August 19, over the course of the day he will be hosting one, possibly two, panels and taking part in the VIP Meet and Greet with the other Guests of Honor, maybe a general autograph session for all SaikouCon attendees. And some other shenanigans if Greg and the con chair join forces at this year's show... as Greg's lovely wife once said, they need to be supervised when they're together...
Greg has been performing behind the mic for over 17 years providing vocal talent for companies such as AstraZenica, American Express, Banfield Pet Hospitals, DuPont, Lockheed Martin, CBS, Honda of America, Virgin Mobile, PetSmart, and the NBA, among others. In the anime world, he has had the privilege to be cannon fodder for titles such as "Evangelion", "Ikki Tousen", "One Piece", "Shiki", and "Tales of Vesperia".
SaikouCon also welcomes WildSpice Cosplay as a Special Guest for the 2017 show. WildSpice is Philadelphia based cosplayer WildSpice! WildSpice Cosplay has been part of the convention scene since the late 90's and has just returned to cosplaying after a brief hiatus, we are happy to welcome her to our guest roster! WildSpice is also a photographer that specializes in cosplay photography, WildSpice is excited to present a few panels on cosplay and cosplay photography! For more on WildSpice and the rest of our Guest Stars for SaikouCon 2017 visit www.saikoucon.com/guests.html!
SaikouCon 2017's Guest List (so far):
Guests of Honor:
Oscar Seung Voice Actor
Leah Clark Voice Actor
R BRUCE ELLIOTT Voice Actor
Gigi Edgley Film, TV, & Stage Actress
Greg Houser Voice Actor
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
Foxxy Cosplay
The Manly Battleships®
Musical Guests:
The Adarna
REAKT
DJ Teez
Deprived
Special Guests:
The Gothic Celt
WildSpice Cosplay
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2017 badges visit www.saikoucon.com/registration.html and make sure to note the returning designations for Teen and Adult badges to attend the convention, the designations do away with the need for parental consent forms for SaikouCon guests age 13-17, attendees 12 and under receive free admission but MUST be accompanied by a SaikouCon Badge Holding Attendee chaperone age 18 or older at all times! SaikouCon is family friendly, but is not designed for young children under 12 to fly solo. Pre-registration closes August 11, 2017 at midnight (the midnight going into Saturday August 12 not 12:01 AM on August 11 to clarify), there will be no extensions this year, so get the pre-reg savings while you can! There will also be no price jumps during the pre-registration period this year! Full registration details at the link provided above, please review before registering to attend SaikouCon 2017.
The Holiday Inn Center City Allenton is located at 904 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101 (please note this Holiday Inn is in Allentown, PA; we are not returning to the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Breinigisville, PA that SaikouCon 2013 and 2014 were held in). The Holiday Inn offers several on-site amenities to SaikouCon attendees; the 904 West Restaurant for breakfast/lunch/dinner, the 904 West Lounge for adult beverages and non-con nightlife, free WiFi, indoor swimming pool for attendees that book rooms with the Holiday Inn, ambiance for photoshoots, 200 sleeping rooms in total, and very friendly staff!
Rooms in the convention's block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Center City Allentown, may be booked by following the special booking link at www.saikoucon.com/convention-info.html, as always reservations for the block of rooms is first come, first serve. The Holiday Inn Center City Allentown is smoke free and pet free. Room rates and other booking information at the above link.
To get the latest up-to-the-minute news follow SaikouCon on http://www.saikoucon.com, http://facebook.com/SaikouCon, http://twitter.com/SaikouCon, http://instagram.com/officialsaikoucon, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/8229/SaikouCon_2017.
6/29/17 Allentown, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention", is the large scale, annual anime convention of the Lehigh Valley. Boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans, SaikouCon is excited to be the only large scale annual convention dedicated exclusively to anime, manga, and Japanese culture and pop culture in this area of Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of web magazine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine (relaunching soon); the sibling to music focused web magazine, Tastes Like Rock Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the publishing wing of Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Productions.
The convention will always remain very hands on and attendee friendly every year, while also maintaining a safe atmosphere for attendees to enjoy the convention to their carefree fullest. SaikouCon promises to remain an all inclusive event where all are welcome to enjoy the fun, friendship, and saftey the con has offered in the past. As always, Cosplay =/= Consent is a very important issue to the staff of SaikouCon, and the same rules and regulations that made SaikouCon Years 1-4 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2017.
Joining SaikouCon 2017 as the last Guest of Honor for the year is Voice Actor Greg Houser! Greg has been with the convention in the past as one of the Guests of Honor at both SaikouCon 2013 and 2014, has staffed and hosted a panel at SaikouCon 2016, and now returns for 2017 as a Guest of Honor once more! However, Greg will only be with SaikouCon for SaikouCon Saturday August 19, over the course of the day he will be hosting one, possibly two, panels and taking part in the VIP Meet and Greet with the other Guests of Honor, maybe a general autograph session for all SaikouCon attendees. And some other shenanigans if Greg and the con chair join forces at this year's show... as Greg's lovely wife once said, they need to be supervised when they're together...
Greg has been performing behind the mic for over 17 years providing vocal talent for companies such as AstraZenica, American Express, Banfield Pet Hospitals, DuPont, Lockheed Martin, CBS, Honda of America, Virgin Mobile, PetSmart, and the NBA, among others. In the anime world, he has had the privilege to be cannon fodder for titles such as "Evangelion", "Ikki Tousen", "One Piece", "Shiki", and "Tales of Vesperia".
SaikouCon also welcomes WildSpice Cosplay as a Special Guest for the 2017 show. WildSpice is Philadelphia based cosplayer WildSpice! WildSpice Cosplay has been part of the convention scene since the late 90's and has just returned to cosplaying after a brief hiatus, we are happy to welcome her to our guest roster! WildSpice is also a photographer that specializes in cosplay photography, WildSpice is excited to present a few panels on cosplay and cosplay photography! For more on WildSpice and the rest of our Guest Stars for SaikouCon 2017 visit www.saikoucon.com/guests.html!
SaikouCon 2017's Guest List (so far):
Guests of Honor:
Oscar Seung Voice Actor
Leah Clark Voice Actor
R BRUCE ELLIOTT Voice Actor
Gigi Edgley Film, TV, & Stage Actress
Greg Houser Voice Actor
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
Foxxy Cosplay
The Manly Battleships®
Musical Guests:
The Adarna
REAKT
DJ Teez
Deprived
Special Guests:
The Gothic Celt
WildSpice Cosplay
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2017 badges visit www.saikoucon.com/registration.html and make sure to note the returning designations for Teen and Adult badges to attend the convention, the designations do away with the need for parental consent forms for SaikouCon guests age 13-17, attendees 12 and under receive free admission but MUST be accompanied by a SaikouCon Badge Holding Attendee chaperone age 18 or older at all times! SaikouCon is family friendly, but is not designed for young children under 12 to fly solo. Pre-registration closes August 11, 2017 at midnight (the midnight going into Saturday August 12 not 12:01 AM on August 11 to clarify), there will be no extensions this year, so get the pre-reg savings while you can! There will also be no price jumps during the pre-registration period this year! Full registration details at the link provided above, please review before registering to attend SaikouCon 2017.
The Holiday Inn Center City Allenton is located at 904 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101 (please note this Holiday Inn is in Allentown, PA; we are not returning to the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Breinigisville, PA that SaikouCon 2013 and 2014 were held in). The Holiday Inn offers several on-site amenities to SaikouCon attendees; the 904 West Restaurant for breakfast/lunch/dinner, the 904 West Lounge for adult beverages and non-con nightlife, free WiFi, indoor swimming pool for attendees that book rooms with the Holiday Inn, ambiance for photoshoots, 200 sleeping rooms in total, and very friendly staff!
Rooms in the convention's block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Center City Allentown, may be booked by following the special booking link at www.saikoucon.com/convention-info.html, as always reservations for the block of rooms is first come, first serve. The Holiday Inn Center City Allentown is smoke free and pet free. Room rates and other booking information at the above link.
To get the latest up-to-the-minute news follow SaikouCon on http://www.saikoucon.com, http://facebook.com/SaikouCon, http://twitter.com/SaikouCon, http://instagram.com/officialsaikoucon, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/8229/SaikouCon_2017.
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