Known as “the charismatic leader of Japanese high school girls,” Miliyah Kato used to “hate adults” when she started her career during her teens. Her debut single in 2004 was “Never Let Go / Yozora”.
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Guest Announcement: Fashion Designer Takeshi Kunitomo
Sakura-Con welcomes the return of fashion guest Takeshi Kunitomo, presenting the GOUK brand with a Sakura-Con exclusive Fashion Show! Member attendees may apply to model with GOUK at Sakura-Con!
Read More »Guest Announcement: Chikashi Kubota
Sakura-Con presents Chikashi Kubota as our Guest of Honor! Chikashi Kubota is an artist, designer and animation director, known for work on One Punch Man, Space Dandy and more!
Read More »Cosplay and Skit Contest Applications are now Open
Applications for Sakura-Con 2017 Cosplay contests are now open, both Skit and Costume! Please visit our contests page for more information http://sakuracon.org/programming/contests/ Please direct your questions to cosplay@dev.sakuracon.org
Read More »Guest Announcement: Todd Haberkorn
Back by popular demand! Sakura-Con is pleased to present Todd Haberkorn as Guest of Honor for 2017!
Read More »Panels submissions are still being accepted!
Don’t miss your chance! There are only two weeks left in the application period. Submissions close on February 14th.
Read More »Guest Announcement: Designer Kenichi Sonoda
Sakura-Con 2017 presents designer Kenichi Sonoda as a Guest of Honor! He best known as the character designer for the Bubblegum Crash/Bubblegum Crisis series, as well as the designs for Gall Force, Otaku no Video, and Riding Bean.
Read More »Guest Announcement: Director Hiroshi Nagahama
Sakura-Con is pleased to announce Hiroshi Nagahama, celebrated animator, designer and director, as a 2017 guest of honor! US fans may know him best as the Director of Mushishi, the Assistant Director of Fruits Basket, and many more.
Read More »Guest Announcement: All-Star Group from Nitroplus and Pili
In honor of our 20th Anniversary we are pleased to welcome guests from Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers and Touken Ranbu!
Read More »Guest Announcement: Illustrator Shiki Douji
Sakura-Con is proud to present Shiki Douji as a guest of honor for our 20th Anniversary! Shiki Douji is a prolific character designer and illustrator known best for the Full Metal Panic! series of manga, light novels, TV, and OAV.
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