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.

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Events

Music

AOD has a proud tradition of bringing our fans unique and exciting concerts and musical performances. With a slew of talented musicians in the works, AOD 2012 is teaming up with a variety of cartoon, anime, and video game related musicians to entertain and impress you. Check back in the coming months as musical guests are announced.

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 Guests.
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.

AnimeMyu

AnimeMyu
Starting on Sat at Noon. In room Main Stage.
Animemyu is a Performing group whose main goal is to introduce the Japanese language through animation songs. They are best known for their Sailor Moon Musical and for having Virtual Idol Mari Watanabe as their Leader. They are celebrating their 6th Anniversary together at AOD, and hope everyone has a great time. They have brought old classics as well as new material to dance to, so be ready to participate.

Games Make Great Musicals

Random Encounters Presents: Medic! The Musical
With Random Encounters. Starting on Sat at 6 pm. In room Live Events 1. Also categorized as AOD at Nite.
From the makers of PAC-MAN THE MUSICAL, THE LEGEND OF GANONDORF, and THE BRONY SONG comes a musical panel so insanely catchy, you'll wonder how Random Encounters remains the Internet's best kept secret! Get in on the fun and see why Random Encounters captures the hearts of fans and companies alike! (Get your musical crash course online at www.youtube.com/RandomEncountersEnt)

Hideo: Counterpoint

Hideo: Counterpoint
Starting on Sat at 2 pm. In room Main Stage.

In a world devastated by war, elite lawmen called enforcers are all that stand between those trying to rebuild and those who have turned to lawlessness to survive. Featuring a rich, evolving mythology and internationally acclaimed music from such Japanese animated series and video games as Final Fantasy, Noir, Mega Man, and more, Hideo presents a world at a crossroads, where music always tells a story and — despite everything — hope survives.

Picking up where the AOD 2012 performance — Hideo: Overture — left off, Team Hideo presents Hideo: Counterpoint. Where is The Shiny Mug's bartender, Rebecca? Will Mari, the new bouncer, find her brother? What ever happened to Hideo? Find out to a soundtrack of live music from Trigun, Darker Than Black, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, to name a few of the series featured in this year's show. A meet-and-greet follows the show!

Hideo: Meet & Greet

Starting on Sat at 3 pm. In room Main Stage.
Meet the cast and crew from Hideo: Counterpoint!

IDOLM@STER Angel Hearts

Here's a video from a past performance with Yukie Dong at AOD!
Starting on Sun at 4 pm. In room Main Stage. Also categorized as Anime.
Angel Hearts is a performing group that has been touring California since 2003. At AOD 2013 they are showcasing performances from the IDOLM@STER series.

Karaoke

With Karaoke Kaizokudan. Starting on Sat at 8 pm. In room Live Events 3. Also categorized as AOD at Nite.
We have open mic karaoke, featuring your favorite anime, video game, and j-rock/j-pop songs! Come sign your heart out, or just hang out and cheer your friends on!

Random Encounters: Leveling Up

With Random Encounters. Starting on Sun at 2 pm. In room Live Events 2. Also categorized as Panel.
Follow Random Encounters behind the scenes on the creative process of turning a video game into a music video. Explore the ropes of YouTubing, industry, and getting your projects to the surface... with fun anecdotes, production bloopers and some open Q&A on the side!

Ti@Mi: Odottemita and Utattemita Live

A preview of their performance!
With Ti@mi. Starting on Sat at 11 am. In room Main Stage. Also categorized as Anime.
A showcase of "Odottemita" and "Utattemita" performances from the famous Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga with Ti@Mi. "Otagei" or cheering is encouraged!

Vocalekt Visions Vocaloid Panel

With Vocalekt Visions. Starting on Sat at 1 pm. In room Live Events 1. Also categorized as Panel.
Come and join members of the Western Vocaloid Company, Vocalekt Visions, and learn about Vocaloids, Odotte Mita (dance covers), and the work they do as a Vocaloid company including music, animation, and live concerts!

Vocaloid Animation Concert

Vocalekt Visions
With Vocalekt Visions. Starting on Sun at 2 pm. In room Main Stage. Also categorized as Anime.

Vocalekt Visions is presenting a special VOCALOID holographic live event, featuring virtual pop star Hatsune Miku, at Animation On Display 2013.

Vocalekt Visions is a unique production company, which composes music using the VOCALOID software and presents it as a "concert" using a unique HD projection system and special screen to give a smooth, lifelike holographic appearance to VOCALOID singers, as they would normally appear on stage. Also complementing the Vocalekt Visions concert with a live on-stage performance will be distinguished VOCALOID dancers from the Bay Area, World VOCALOID Dance 01.

Hatsune Miku is a virtual pop idol that has taken Japan by storm and was born as the premiere product based on the VOCALOID 2 technology developed by YAMAHA. The technology, originally designed for professional musicians, enables users to synthesize singing by inputting lyrics and a melody.

Tickets for the concert cost $10, and are only available to those who are registered as AOD attendees.

Tickets are available at the Registration Desk at the convention.

Vocalekt Visions was founded by music producers Tempo-P and NeutrinoP in 2011. The pair serves as VOCALOID evangelists, appearing at many anime and J-Pop events to showcase the Hatsune Miku VOCALOID software first developed in Japan by Crypton Future Media, present public lectures, and host holographic live concerts of their music.

Tempo-P is appearing in-person at AOD for the Vocalekt Visions concert.

Previous Vocalekt Visions' music and holographic concerts have sold out in San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Romania. As officially licensed supporters of Mikubook and Crypton Future Media and endorsed by Internet.co Ltd, and AHS Co., Ltd, Vocalekt Visions have continued to gain the attention of many VOCALOID companies based in Japan.

At the concert, fans are able to purchase limited edition autographed copies of Vocalekt Visions' Albums and DVDs of previous shows.

Contact:
facebook.com/VocalektVisions
youtube.com/user/TempRecord
Twitter: @Tempo_P
www.vocalektvisions.com