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Our 2018 ANCEA Team has been elected by our volunteer voting members. Thank you to everyone who voted!

Sakura-Con 2018 Elections Meeting will be held May 7th, 2017. All eligible voting staff may visit the Staff Website for full details. Please also refer to our member policies and bylaws. Here is a list of current open positions and nominees for 2018’s ANCEA/Sakura-Con Board of Directors: Chair Secretary Director of Publicity Director of Relations For more details please see our Elections Page.

Here are new mascot for 2018! 1st Place: Rosalie Higashi 2nd Place: Vania Chong 3rd Place: Marida Voir

If you’ve lost and item please come to room 201 for assistance during the convention. After the convention, all items turned into the Lost and Found will be turned over to the Washington State Convention Center.

It is with deepest regret that Chris Patton has notified us that he will not be able to attend Sakura-Con 2017. We offer our most sincere apology to all our members for this disappointing news.

Presenting the ANCEA/Sakura-Con Member Newsletter 2017 Pre-Convention Edition!

It is time once again for the ever popular Sakura-Con Guest Reception! Most guests of honor attend the Guest Reception, but there are always a few exceptions. Most often, this is due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts. Please see the Guest Reception Page for full details: Guest Reception Reservations

As you explore everything the expanded Sakura-Con has to offer this year, keep an eye out for the QR codes that have been hidden throughout the con. Starting Friday morning, scan one to begin the hunt and receive clues to their locations. Follow the clues and find all of them and you’ll win an exclusive 20th anniversary mascot pin! If you need a QR code reader for your device, visit www.sakurahunt.org for links and for the official rules. If you don’t have a smartphone, stop by the Info Booth for a paper entry form.

Yasuhiro Irie, known as the FMA Brotherhood director, is seeking 10 models for his live drawing panel on Saturday, 4/15/17 in the 6C Panels room from 11am to 1 pm. The models would be drawn and animated in a 30 second animated clip for anime production demonstration purposes only. Irie-san will animate the models with the original characters from his latest Kickstarter project “Halloween Pajama”, so don’t miss out this exclusive rare opportunity to be animated.

Heroes come in all types!  And we need yours! Be a hero and give the generous gift of health, life and hope for a better tomorrow. Our GOAL is 70 donors each day… Please donate blood!