AnimeCons TV Extras (MP3)

At AnimeNEXT 2018, Doug hosted an AnimeCons TV Live panel to talk about conventions and play a game of "What's This Panel Really About?" Our complete coverage of AnimeNEXT 2018 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

Kraken Con 2018 was the final Kraken Con. To document this historic moment, we've recorded the masquerade and awards presentation in Oakland, California. Our complete coverage of Kraken Con 2018 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

We boarded the USS Hornet for the Kraken Con Cosplay Day 2017 costume contest and awards presentation in Alameda, California. Our complete coverage of Kraken Con Cosplay Day 2017 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the Crunchyroll Expo 2017 masquerade and awards presentation in Santa Clara, California. Our complete coverage of Crunchyroll Expo 2017 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the Kin-Yoobi Con 2017 cosplay contest and awards presentation in Newark, California. Our complete coverage of Kin-Yoobi Con 2017 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

Bill Doran hosts the Nerdtacular 2017 Cosplay Fashion Show in Snowbird, Utah. Our complete coverage of Nerdtacular 2017 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

The first ever Hydra Comic Con costume contest and awards presentation on June 17, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. Our complete coverage of Hydra Comic Con 2017 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the Silicon Valley Comic Con 2017 costume contest and awards presentation in San Jose, California. Our complete coverage of Silicon Valley Comic Con 2017 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the SacAnime Winter 2017 cosplay masquerade and awards presentation in Sacramento, California. Our complete coverage of SacAnime Winter 2017 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the Fall Kraken Con 2016 costume contest and awards presentation in Oakland, California. Our complete coverage of Fall Kraken Con 2016 can be found on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the SacAnime Summer 2016 cosplay masquerade in Sacramento, California. Our complete coverage of SacAnime Summer 2016 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the Kin-Yoobi Con 2016 cosplay contest and awards presentation in Newark, California. Our complete coverage of Kin-Yoobi Con 2016 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the PortConMaine 2016 masquerade and awards presentations in South Portland, Maine. Our complete coverage of PortConMaine 2016 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the Spring Kraken Con 2016 costume contest and awards presentation in Oakland, California. Our complete coverage of Spring Kraken Con 2016 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the SacAnime Winter 2016 masquerade in Sacramento, California. Our complete coverage of SacAnime Winter 2016 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

Enjoy our full recording of the SNAFU Con 2015 masquerade in Sparks, Nevada. Our complete coverage of SNAFU Con 2015 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the Fall Kraken Con 2015 costume contest on board the USS Hornet in Alameda, California. Our complete coverage of Fall Kraken Con 2015 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the PortConMaine 2015 masquerade in South Portland, Maine. Our complete coverage of PortConMaine 2015 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of FanimeCon 2015's masquerade in San Jose, California. Our complete coverage of FanimeCon 2015 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of Spring Kraken Con 2015's costume contest in Oakland, California. Our complete coverage of Spring Kraken Con 2015 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of SacAnime Winter 2015's cosplay masquerade in Sacramento, California. Our complete coverage of SacAnime Winter 2015 can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of SNAFU Con 2014's cosplay masquerade in Reno, Nevada including the awards ceremony. Our complete SNAFU Con 2014 report can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay costume contest from the Fall Kraken Con 2014 in Oakland, California including the awards ceremony. Our complete Kraken Con 2014 report can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay contest from PortConMaine 2014 in South Portland, Maine including the awards ceremony. Our complete PortConMaine 2014 report can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

The full concert from Mary Bichner and Planetary Quartet as seen at PortConMaine 2014. Our complete PortConMaine 2014 report can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay costume contest from Big Wow! ComicFest 2014 in San Jose, California including the awards ceremony. Our complete Big Wow! ComicFest 2014 report can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay costume contest from the Spring Kraken Con 2014 in Oakland, California including the awards ceremony. Our complete Kraken Con 2014 report can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay masquerade from AOD 2014 including the awards ceremony. Our complete AOD 2014 report can be seen on AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay masquerade from Kraken Con 2013 including the awards ceremony. Our complete Kraken Con 2013 report is in episode 541 of AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay masquerade from Big Wow! ComicFest 2013. Our complete Big Wow! ComicFest 2013 report can be found in episode 521 of AnimeCons TV.

Author of Japanamerica, Roland Kelts, sat down with AnimeCons TV and talked about his convention experiences. This is the entire interview which was seen in Episode 312 of AnimeCons TV.

Voice actor and director Tom Wayland sat down with AnimeCons TV and talked about his convention experiences. This is the entire interview which was seen in Episode 306 of AnimeCons TV.

Voice actor J. Michael Tatum, best known as Sebastian in Black Butler, France in Hetalia, and Kyoya in Ouran High School Host Club, sat down with AnimeCons TV at PortConMaine 2011 and tells which of his characters he thinks he could cosplay, who is his favorite Who, and what he loves to hear from fans. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the October 2011 episode of AnimeCons TV.

This is our full recording of the cosplay masquerade from BAMCon 2012. The event was hosted by Gale and Elizabeth.

This is our full recording of the cosplay masquerade from PortConMaine 2011. The event was hosted by Jekka and Steve. Our complete PortConMaine 2011 report can be found in our July 2011 episode.

Anime World Order's Daryl Surat and Gerald Rathkolb sat down with us to share what they like to see at conventions and how conventions can improve their programming. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the February 2012 episode of AnimeCons TV.

Charles Dunbar, the Anime Anthropologist, sits down with our own Doug Wilder to talk about conventions and fandom. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the November 2011 episode of AnimeCons TV.

The masquerade from Zenkaikon 2011 including bonus interviews with some of the winners at the end. Our complete Zenkaikon 2011 report can be found in our April 2011 episode.

Jim Kaposztas is the inventor of the anime music video. In 1982, he created the first AMV when he hooked up two VCRs and edited the most violent scenes from Star Blazers to "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the September 2011 episode of AnimeCons TV.

Bizarre magician Brian Brushwood, host of Scam School on Revision3 and NSFW Show on TWiT, sat down with AnimeCons TV at PortConMaine 2011 to talk about cons...but not the type of cons he's usually known for. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the July 2011 episode of AnimeCons TV.

Voice actress Amy Howard-Wilson, the voice of Nova in Starblazers, sat down with AnimeCons TV at Otakon 2010 and talked about her convention and voice acting experiences. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the January 2011 episode of AnimeCons TV.

This is our recording of the cosplay masquerade from Anime Expo 2002. This was originally recorded to miniDV tape by Patrick Delahanty of ADEQUATE.com and has been digitized from that original high-quality copy.

Voice actor Kyle Hebert sat down with AnimeCons.com at AnimeNEXT 2010 and talked about his convention and voice acting experiences. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the November 2010 episode of the AnimeCons.com Podcast.

This is our full recording of the cosplay masquerade from PortConMaine 2003. The event was hosted by Nami and Bert. Adam Ferraro operated the camera.

This is our full recording of the cosplay masquerade from PortConMaine 2010. The event was hosted by Jekka and Steve. Our complete PortConMaine 2010 report can be found in our July 2010 episode.

Voice actor and director Christopher Ayres sat down with AnimeCons.com at Anime Boston 2010 to talk about his convention experiences. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the May 2010 episode of the AnimeCons.com Podcast.

We dug back into our videotape archives and pulled out this classic episode from April 1, 1990. We talk about a new Japanimation convention in Dallas, sub vs dub, and the new fad called "cosplay".

Voice actor and long time anime fan Bill Rogers sat down with AnimeCons.com at Another Anime Convention 2009 and talked about his convention experiences. This is the entire interview, part of which was seen in the January 2010 episode of the AnimeCons.com Podcast.

The AnimeCons.com Podcast team takes a moment to sit down and reflect on the 2009 convention year. What worked, what didn't, and what might we see in 2010? This is the video of the entire discussion, part of which was seen in the December 2009 episode of the AnimeCons.com Podcast.

The creator of Dramacon and Nightschool, Svetlana Chmakova, sits down with Patrick Delahanty at Bakuretsu Con 2009 to talk about non-fictional conventions. This is the video of the entire interview, part of which was seen in the December 2009 episode of the AnimeCons.com Podcast.

At PortConMaine 2009, the AnimeCons.com Podcast sat down for an interview with voice actress Samantha Inoue-Harte to talk about her convention experiences. This is the video of the entire interview, part of which was seen in the October 2009 episode of the AnimeCons.com Podcast.