San Francisco's Anime, Video Game, and Cartoon Convention!

February 16-17, 2013
Hotel Kabuki, Japantown
San Francisco, CA

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2013 Registration

Attendee Registration
Attendee Registration is available at the doors of AOD! See you there!

Artist Alley Applications
Artist Alley applications are closed for the season. Thank you for your interest!

Dealers Room Registration
Dealers Room registrations are also closed for the season. Contact us if you want to be notified about dealer opportunities at AOD 2014 and our other events.

Sponsors

  • PMBQ Studios

Events

Guest of Honor Events

For fans eager to learn our Guests unique insider perspectives into the cartoon, anime, and video games world, catching their discussions, tutorials, presentation, and panels is essential. Check this page over the coming months as more Guest of Honor-hosted events are announced.

A Pleasant Interlude With Happy Tree Friends

Happy Tree Friends
With Ken Pontac & Warren Graff. Starting on Sat at 5 pm. In room Live Events 1. Also categorized as Panel.
Remember the first time you saw Happy Tree Friends, before you knew what the joke was? You kind of wondered what your friend who said, "Dude! You have to check this out!" was so excited about. It was just a bunch of cute little animals doing stupid things until, suddenly... something happened and you got the joke. The sick crew who work on Happy Tree Friends LOVE to see people get the joke for the first time, so bring a friend who's never seen the show, and blow their minds a little.

Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!

With Cristina Vee & Tommy Pedrini. Starting on Sun at 3 pm. In room Live Events 1. Also categorized as Music.
Join us for a performance and discussion session with the recording artists (vocalists Cristina Vee and Tommy Pedrini) from the Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! soundtrack. Includes an in-depth examination of some of our favorite tracks from the AT:HIKWYSOG?!! score.

AOD Celebrity Jeopardy!

This is AOD Celebrity Jeopardy!
With Adam Harrington, AOD Staff, Cristina Vee, Eric Rogers, Erik Braa, Ian McConville, Ken Pontac, Melissa Hutchison & Neil Kaplan. Starting on Sat at 9 pm. In room Main Stage. Also categorized as AOD at Nite.

This is AOD Celebrity Jeopardy! Our Guests of Honor are testing their knowledge skills to win money for their favorite charities.

We have questions on Sports Teams and Historical Events and Video Games. But how do they handle categories like "Words that Sound Dirty, but Aren't"? Can they answer on "Things You Shouldn't Put In Your Mouth"? Do they know anything at all about "Games That End With 'eet Fighter'"? Come down and find out!

All of our guests take home something, but the better they do, the more money they win! The winning Guest of Honor takes home $500 for their favorite charity, as well as the accolades of an entire audience. Be sure to root your favorite Guest for the $500 top prize!

Art Hour

With PMBQ (Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang). Starting on Sat at 4 pm. In room Live Events 3. Also categorized as Panel.
This session is aimed towards non-artists. Advanced artists are welcome to hang out and help the new artists.
Have you ever wanted to draw, but just haven't ever been given the chance? PMBQ teaches you six steps to drawing your very first panda. She has other mini-art lessons, just in case you're not quite the panda fan. Art supplies are provided, just bring your open mind.

Charity Auction

Guest of Honor Neil Kaplan auctioning off items at AOD 2011
Starting on Sat at 4:30 pm. In room Main Stage. Also categorized as Shopping.
AOD is proud to help raise funds for community causes. Our friends, our staff, and our guests all donate to the Charity Auction. Items up for sale include the unique, the out-of-print, the bizarre, the awesome, the hilarious, and the jaw-droppingly surprising. Posters, DVDs, artwork, video games, voice work, consoles, collectables, and even intangible things, it's all here. And sometimes, guests autograph auction their favorite items, transforming them into truly one-of-a-kind collectables. Place your bids at the Charity Auction and support a good cause! Read more about AOD's charity work.

Christine Marie Cabanos Focus Panel

With Christine Marie Cabanos. Starting on Sat at 11 am. In room Live Events 1.
Although a newcomer to the industry, Christine has quickly earned several leading voice actor roles in anime and video games. Come and meet this very talented voice actress!

Geekin' Out With Kyle Hebert

With Kyle Hebert. Starting on Sun at 3 pm. In room Live Events 2. Also categorized as Panel.
Come meet and chill with talented video game and anime voice actor Kyle Hebert!

Hollywood, Futurama, and Transformers

With Eric Rogers. Starting on Sat at 2 pm. In room Live Events 1.
Meet writer Eric Rogers, whose credits include Futurama, Tranformers: The Battle For Kreotron, Teen Titans Go!, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil and NYPD Blue. He also has scripted over 30 published stories for the Futurama, The Simpsons, and Bart Simpson comics.

Ken Pontac and Neil Kaplan Play Cards Against Humanity (18+)

With Ken Pontac & Neil Kaplan. Starting on Sat at 11 pm. In room Live Events 1. Also categorized as AOD at Nite.
The title says it all! If you like Cards Against Humanity, this is not to be missed.

League of Legends Voice Actors

With Adam Harrington, Cristina Vee, Erik Braa, Kyle Hebert & Melissa Hutchison. Starting on Sat at 3:30 pm. In room Main Stage. Also categorized as Gaming, Panel.
A bunch of League of Legends Voice Actors have gotten together to discuss League of Legends! If you're a League of Legends fan this is where you should be!

My Life In Cartoons: Ken Pontac

With Ken Pontac. Starting on Sun at Noon. In room Live Events 2.
It's appropriate that Ken Pontac's rollercoaster career can best be described by showing a bunch of cartoon clips. From his first high-chair memory of watching his mother catch on fire (inspiring the Happy Tree Friends short "Who's to Flame?"), to a mind-melting acid trip sequence from the prime-time animated series Gary and Mike (inspired by his own art school experiences), to drunken frat boys singing his Internet-meme song "You Are a Pirate" (inspired primarily by drinking), this panel will chronicle a series ridiculous coincidences, colorful characters, and enough near-death experience to fill a lifetime. And every word will be mostly true!

Nerdguments

With Ken Pontac & Neil Kaplan. Starting on Sun at 2 pm. In room Live Events 1.
Note: Proceedings may be recorded for future podcast.
Court is in session! The Honorable Neil Kaplan, host of the Nerdguments podcast, presiding. Nerds often have spirited discussions about almost every facet of whatever it is that fuels their passion. Have a friend with whom you disagree with passionately? Bring them before the Nerd Court to have your case heard and ruled upon.

Nerds Who Love Sports

With AOD Staff & Neil Kaplan. Starting on Sat at 5 pm. In room Live Events 2.
You know, if you think about it, it's really just another fandom. Voice Actor and San Francisco Giants/49ers/San Jose Sharks fan Neil Kaplan leads this panel. Prizes are being awarded!

Opening Ceremonies

With Adam Harrington, Christine Marie Cabanos, Cristina Vee, Eric Rogers, Erik Braa, Ian McConville, John Joseco, Ken Pontac, Kyle Hebert, Melissa Hutchison, Neil Kaplan, PMBQ (Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang) & Steve Yun. Starting on Sat at 10 am. In room Main Stage.
Bring along anyone who want to know what this whole Convention things is about — the Opening Ceremony is open to the public — no badge or registration is required.
Be the first to meet all 13 (yes, you read that correctly: thirteen) of our awesome Guests of Honor: Erik Braa, Christine Marie Cabanos, Adam Harrington, Kyle Hebert, Melissa Hutchison, John Joseco, Neil Kaplan, Ian McConville, PMBQ, Ken Pontac, Eric Rogers, Cristina Vee, and last on the list due entirely to alphabetical order, Steve Yun. You also get a preview of all the great music, events, panels, workshops, contests, artists, and prizes you'll be experiencing at AOD this weekend.

Panda Millionaire

With PMBQ (Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang). Starting on Sat at 1 pm. In room Live Events 3.
Do you have an internet connection, a bank account, and some basic writing skills? Then you just might have what it takes to be a (panda) millionaire! Join PMBQ as she shares the basic building blocks to running an internet business. Don't miss the lively discussion!

Robotech Free For All

With Steve Yun. Starting on Sun at 4 pm. In room Live Events 2. Also categorized as Anime.
Did you miss the main Robotech panel? Do you still have questions about the past, present or future of Robotech? Here's is your chance as Harmony Gold's Steve Yun opens the floor to fans in a free-for-all discussion!

Selling an Animated Series

With Ken Pontac. Starting on Sat at 1 pm. In room Live Events 2.
Selling an animated series is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. Research the market
2. Come up with a concept
3. Design the characters
4. Write a pilot script
5. Create a show bible
6. Shoot a sample segment
7. Obtain an agent
8. Get a meeting
9. Pitch to executives
10. Jump through hoops
11. Tear out your hair
12. Sell your soul
13. Rinse and repeat

Okay, it's a few more steps than 1, 2, 3, and there might have been a few left out, but nobody said there'd be math. Actually, math is easier than selling an animated series! Come check out the panel and Pontac'll tell you how he sold his (he'll also tell you about the ones he didn't sell).

Silly Times With Cristina

With Christine Marie Cabanos & Cristina Vee. Starting on Sat at Noon. In room Live Events 1. Also categorized as Panel.
Cristina's been busy! Come and discover the latest series she's been working on!

Spiral Knights

With Ian McConville. Starting on Sat at Noon. In room Live Events 2. Also categorized as Gaming, Panel.
Spiral Knights art lead Ian McConville walks you through how the style and design of this hit new Sega MMORGP were envisioned, sketched out, and ultimately worked their way into production.

Three Panel Soul

With Ian McConville & Matt Boyd. Starting on Sun at 11 am. In room Live Events 2. Also categorized as Panel.
Three Panel Soul creators Ian McConville and Matt Boyd update the latest on the series, answer questions, and wax poetically on the meaning of life.

Voice Acting In The Bay Area

With Adam Harrington, Erik Braa & Melissa Hutchison. Starting on Sun at 1 pm. In room Live Events 1.
Did you know there was a vibrant and lively voice acting community right here in the San Francisco Bay area? Adam Harrington, Melissa Hutchison, and Erik Braa share their insights and stories on the local voice acting scene.

Writing For Animation

With Eric Rogers & Ken Pontac. Starting on Sun at 11 am. In room Live Events 1. Also categorized as Panel.
Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. ~Gene Fowler

The infinite void of the empty page, the crushing deadlines, the ridiculous demands of the network executives... does this sound like the life for you? Decide for yourself when cartoon veterans Ken Pontac and Tommy Yune overcome their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to relate their anus-clenching adventures in the bloody trenches of television and feature animation.

Just joking, kids, writing for animation is FUN!