PROGRAMMING | kinyoobicon

Programming

Download a PDF version of our programming schedule! This schedule is still tentative and subject to change.

(Thanks to all who shared videos of their Kin-Yoobi Con experiences on YouTube!)

Anime Rave

Time to get down and get into the zone of the dance. Loose yourself to the music, become a slave to the beat. Our DJ will be mixing dance songs from anime and video games to let loose the fandom in all of us. You've got to just, let your body go with the flow.

Closing Ceremonies

Time to drive the convention to a close with our very last event. The MC's on the main stage will host a raffle with prizes for all attendees who stay to the very end. Music, preformances, and witty banter from MC's and audience members will also be included as Kin-Yoobi Con 2011 goes out with a bang. This will also be time for attendees to provide constructive feedback for next year's convention.

Anime Charity Dating Auction

(18+ event)

This event has been a hit ever since we first introduced it four years ago. Think about a character from an anime or video game that you took a fancy towards. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Such thoughts are simply playful ideas that exist only in our minds, right? Not entirely so with this event. A lot of cosplayers come to our convention and many happen to be dressed as that one character you've playfully fancied in your mind. And, if it so happens that this same cosplayer also auctions him or herself out on a date, and it's also for a good charitable cause, there wouldn't be anything wrong with allowing that playful thought to exist outside of your head, for the duration of one date at least. <(o^_^o)>

Live Music Performances

There's nothing like hearing a band live. It's quite an experience that eclipses the feeling you get when you listen on CD or with your mp3 player. At Kin-Yoobi Con, live band performances go even further because you have to apply the multiplier that is live music based off of anime and/or video games. Now not only are you endulging yourself in the music live, your also endulging yourself in the fandom of the music. That's Kin-Yoobi Con, baby.

Anime Improv

This is when you get to show off your acting skills. We make up a random scenerio and you play the role of a particular anime or video game character in that scenerio. Your acting skills decide how the character you choose reacts in our scenerios. The audience decides the accuracy of the protrayal. And it's all on the fly, straight up improv.

Karaoke

The beauty of this activity is that you can sing along to your favorite anime or video game theme whether you can carry a tune or are tone deaf. Actually, karaoke is Japanese for tone deaf, literally translating into "without voice". Just a fun fact for us people who can't really sing to remember while we recite our favorite themes that we've memorized so strongly. Just let loose and have fun.

Panel Discussions

A staple activity for just about any convention, panel discussions are talks given by speakers who are knowledgable about the field the convention is about, in our case, anime and games. Q&A and audience participation is usual. Check back for a listing of our featured panels along with their respective times.

Casual Video Gaming
An activity that always remains popular since we've featured it at our first convention six years ago. All attendees are free to play video games we'll feature from all current generation gaming consoles such as Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as well as many previous generation consoles such as Sega Dreamcast and Super Nintnedo. Many types of video games will be available to play and attendees can even bring their own games and consoles to play with others. The staple feature of our game room is that if we have the space you are free setup your own game system to play with other attendees.

Anime Jeopardy
Are you one of those people that watches Jeopardy and tries to guess the answers of the questions before the answers are given? Can you imagine how much more easier that would be if all the questions were based off of anime? Well, that's the reality with this event. However, getting at the answers might be a little more difficult than you would think with our version of Jeopardy. Better brush up on your anime trivia if you hope to win one of our prizes.

Golden Carnival
We introduced this event for our five year anniversary and we’ll continue to host it this time around. It's a festival within a festival where we'll feature a number of carnival games based off of various anime and video games. Check back for information of the specific games we plan to host in this event.

Fan Art Competition
We definitely have had some very talented artists that have attended Kin-Yoobi Con in the past six years. We've hosted this competition in 2009 and it was a big hit. We'll be bringing it back in Kin-Yoobi Con 2013. We give artists a limited time to draw a popular anime or video game character. The audience decides the winning illustration. Winners receive prizes!

Main Event Track

Cosplay Contest
Our most popular event. Cosplay (for those unfamilar) is when participants dress in elaborate costumes of characters from anime or video games. These costumes are often times completely hand made and take large amounts of time, effort, and resources to create. This contest honors the very best cosplayers that attend our convention. We reserve big prizes for winners of this event

For all attendees participating, please complete the Cosplay Consent Form and email it to registration@gzronline.com. The more participants who complete the form beforehand, the less setup time that will be needed for the Cosplay Contest the day of.

Please read the Custome Contest Entry Rules before submitting the consent form.

Opening Ceremonies
The first event of the day for all the early birds showing up at the start of the convention. Join the stage MC's as they deliver witty banter, light comedy, and conversation with the audience as they introduce the convention as a whole.

Fashion Show
For the third time Kin-Yoobi Con will showcase Japanese inspired fashion in runway style fashion. From Lolita to Visual Kei, we’re going back to how our fashion show first started, with more style categories and fashion types. If you’re a fashion designer interested in displaying your works at Kin-Yoobi Con 2012 go to the registration section for more details.

Game Show Track

Anime Feud
We gave a fandom make-over to the popular Family Feud gameshow. Similar rules: Teams compete against each other by trying to guess the most popular answers to survey questions. Our survey questions are all based off of anime and video game trivia. That's what gives it that Kin-Yoobi Con spin. The other thing that gives this gameshow that spin is the fact that the answers come from subscibers of our Youtube Channel.

Wheel of Fandom
This gameshow is based off of the popular Wheel of Fortune gameshow with an anime twist. The mystery quotes the contestants must solve are all famous lines from anime. We give out some of our biggest prizes for winners of this event.

Anime Dating Game

Based off of the original dating game show from the 70's, in this event one contestant is blindfolded while he/she asks anime based questions to three prospective dates. At the end of the interview, the participant decides upon one of the the 3 dates based solely on the answers. Only after deciding is when the participant can take off the blindfold.

Fandom Track

Anime Bingo
It's bingo with a twist, namely an anime theme. The squares on the game cards are various anime inspired archetypes and categories making for a fun filled way to make game winning vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines. Prizes are given for every bingo!

Jan-ken-pon
Did you know it was the Japanese that evented the version of the game, Paper-Rock-Scissors, that we play here in America? You probably did. You also probably know that they play a more active and vocal version today. We'll be hosting that more fun version of the game at Kin-Yoobi Con 2011, complete with mandatory Japanese vocalizations and gestures. It'll be a lot of fun.

Music Track

Ball Room Dancing

Did you bring your boyfriend or girlfriend to Kin-Yoobi Con? Want to do something romantic? Maybe you're trying to find something to do with the date you just won during our Anime Dating Auction. Perhaps you're just with a friend that likes to slow dance. Or maybe you met someone cool at the convention and want to dance. That's cool. Participate in our Ball Room Dance event where we play slow music featured in anime and video games. It's a great way to connect with each other through dance and fandom.

Tea Time Cafe
Last year's Maid Cafe was quaint and small. This year we have a dedicated maid cafe organization that will host a much larger Maid Cafe. Check them out: https://www.facebook.com/tealovetime

Gaming Track

Video Game Tournaments
These are popular events that bring in gamers throughout the whole San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Many come to our convention just to compete at these tournaments. Winners receive big prizes and the games featured are the most popular among the competitive gaming community. Check back for a listing of tournaments titles and times.

Panel Track

Carnival Track

Theater Track

Anime Viewing

From movies to OVAs and of course series episodes, we'll be show casing anime in a theater style setup with theater style audio for your enjoyment.

AMV Contest

This is our first time hosting an AMV Contest so we’re keeping it simple. The contest does not feature specific categories, so you can submit an AMV that has a Drama & Horror theme, a Romance & Sentimental theme, an Action & Adventure theme, a Fun & Dance theme, or a Comedy & Humor theme. Any theme will be judged on the same criteria. Before registering please read the Rules of the AMV Contest. To register for the AMV contest please email your Full Name and the download link to your AMV video to registration@gzronline.com. You must be registered as an attendee to participate in the AMV contest.