SaikouCon 2017 Brings Back Lehigh Valley Punk Band Deprived as Musical Guest
Convention also Released Full Anime Screening Schedule for 2017 Show with 38 Hours of Anime
5/30/17 Allentown, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention", is the large scale, annual anime convention of the Lehigh Valley. Boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans, SaikouCon is excited to be the only large scale annual convention dedicated exclusively to anime, manga, and Japanese culture and pop culture in this area of Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of web magazine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine (relaunching soon); the sibling to music focused web magazine, Tastes Like Rock Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the publishing wing of Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Productions.
The convention will always remain very hands on and attendee friendly every year, while also maintaining a safe atmosphere for attendees to enjoy the convention to their carefree fullest. SaikouCon promises to remain an all inclusive event where all are welcome to enjoy the fun, friendship, and saftey the con has offered in the past. As always, Cosplay =/= Consent is a very important issue to the staff of SaikouCon, and the same rules and regulations that made SaikouCon Years 1-4 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2017.
SaikouCon welcomes back the Lehigh Valley's own Deprived! Deprived first joined SaikouCon as Musical Guests for SaikouCon 2016's first Saikou Punk Rock Show, they had such a good time they wanted to perform at SaikouCon 2017 and we are happy to let them rock the con once more! Deprived's sound runs the gauntlet from punk to hard rock to metal, now that we're home in the Lehigh Valley we couldn't pass up having one of the best party bands in the Valley back too! Deprived is an Hard Rock/Alternative/Punk/Grunge band consisting of, Mike Schaffer on guitar and vocals, Chad Marinkovits on bass and back-up vocals, and Donald Petersen on drums and back-up vocals. Deprived sounds like a mixture of Nirvana, Mudhoney, Seether, Flipper, Chevelle, Stone Sour, Soundgarden, and The Velvet Underground, all rolled up into one nice neat little package. With Deprived back for another round, SaikouCon may bring back the Saikou Punk Rock Show too... keep an eye out on the convention's social media and main website in the coming weeks for the announcement of whether Deprived will be part of the convention's Cosplay Concert or if they will be leading a new Saikou Punk Rock Show!
A moment everyone has been waiting for is here! SaikouCon 2017's full schedule of anime screenings has been announced and is now posted on the Event page of SaikouCon.com at www.saikoucon.com/events.html in the programming columns for SaikouCon 2017! Keep an eye here on the con Facebook page too, soon SaikouCon will be posting each screening as an FB event with full details and series synopsis as they do every year. Series included this year are jointly sponsored by Funimation and Crunchyroll, some of the series up for viewing are My Hero Academia, Outlaw Star, Dragon Ball Super, Tokyo Ghoul Rout A, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Yuri!!! on Ice, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2 and many more! 38 hours of anime in total over three days!
SaikouCon 2017's Guest List (so far):
Guests of Honor:
Oscar Seung Voice Actor
Leah Clark Voice Actor
R BRUCE ELLIOTT Voice Actor
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
Foxxy Cosplay
The Manly Battleships®
Musical Guests:
The Adarna
REAKT
DJ Teez
Deprived
Special Guest:
The Gothic Celt
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2017 badges visit www.saikoucon.com/registration.html and make sure to note the returning designations for Teen and Adult badges to attend the convention, the designations do away with the need for parental consent forms for SaikouCon guests age 13-17, attendees 12 and under receive free admission but MUST be accompanied by a chaperone age 18 or older at all times! SaikouCon is family friendly, but is not designed for young children. Pre-registration closes August 11, 2017 at midnight (the midnight going into Saturday August 12 not 12:01 AM on August 11 to clarify), there will be no extensions this year, so get the pre-reg savings while you can! There will also be no price jumps during the pre-registration period this year, now that pre-reg is open all prices will remain static! Full registration details at the above mentioned, please review before registering to attend SaikouCon 2017.
The Holiday Inn Center City Allenton is located at 904 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101 (please note this Holiday Inn is in Allentown, PA; we are not returning to the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Breinigisville, PA that SaikouCon 2013 and 2014 were held in). The Holiday Inn offers several on-site amenities to SaikouCon attendees; the 904 West Restaurant for breakfast/lunch/dinner, the 904 West Lounge for adult beverages and non-con nightlife, free WiFi, indoor swimming pool for attendees that book rooms with the Holiday Inn, ambiance for photoshoots, 200 sleeping rooms in total, and very friendly staff!
Rooms in the convention's block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Center City Allentown, may be booked by following the special booking link at www.saikoucon.com/convention-info.html, as always reservations for the block of rooms is first come, first serve. The Holiday Inn Center City Allentown is smoke free and pet free, and pursuant to Pennsylvania state law rooms can not be reserved by persons under the age of 21 years, nor can they be checked into by any person under the age of 21 years; please plan your booking and stay at the Holiday Inn Center City Allentown over the course of SaikouCon 2017 accordingly. The Holiday Inn Center City Allentown is offering SaikouCon attendees a discounted nightly rate of $124.99 plus tax and fees, the SaikouCon room block is open and is starting with availability of 50 rooms, please book through the link provided above to ensure you receive the SaikouCon rate on your room.
To get the latest up-to-the-minute news follow SaikouCon on http://www.saikoucon.com, http://Facebook.com/SaikouCon, http://twitter.com/SaikouCon, http://instagram.com/officialsaikoucon, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/8229/SaikouCon_2017
5/30/17 Allentown, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention", is the large scale, annual anime convention of the Lehigh Valley. Boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans, SaikouCon is excited to be the only large scale annual convention dedicated exclusively to anime, manga, and Japanese culture and pop culture in this area of Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of web magazine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine (relaunching soon); the sibling to music focused web magazine, Tastes Like Rock Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the publishing wing of Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Productions.
The convention will always remain very hands on and attendee friendly every year, while also maintaining a safe atmosphere for attendees to enjoy the convention to their carefree fullest. SaikouCon promises to remain an all inclusive event where all are welcome to enjoy the fun, friendship, and saftey the con has offered in the past. As always, Cosplay =/= Consent is a very important issue to the staff of SaikouCon, and the same rules and regulations that made SaikouCon Years 1-4 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2017.
SaikouCon welcomes back the Lehigh Valley's own Deprived! Deprived first joined SaikouCon as Musical Guests for SaikouCon 2016's first Saikou Punk Rock Show, they had such a good time they wanted to perform at SaikouCon 2017 and we are happy to let them rock the con once more! Deprived's sound runs the gauntlet from punk to hard rock to metal, now that we're home in the Lehigh Valley we couldn't pass up having one of the best party bands in the Valley back too! Deprived is an Hard Rock/Alternative/Punk/Grunge band consisting of, Mike Schaffer on guitar and vocals, Chad Marinkovits on bass and back-up vocals, and Donald Petersen on drums and back-up vocals. Deprived sounds like a mixture of Nirvana, Mudhoney, Seether, Flipper, Chevelle, Stone Sour, Soundgarden, and The Velvet Underground, all rolled up into one nice neat little package. With Deprived back for another round, SaikouCon may bring back the Saikou Punk Rock Show too... keep an eye out on the convention's social media and main website in the coming weeks for the announcement of whether Deprived will be part of the convention's Cosplay Concert or if they will be leading a new Saikou Punk Rock Show!
A moment everyone has been waiting for is here! SaikouCon 2017's full schedule of anime screenings has been announced and is now posted on the Event page of SaikouCon.com at www.saikoucon.com/events.html in the programming columns for SaikouCon 2017! Keep an eye here on the con Facebook page too, soon SaikouCon will be posting each screening as an FB event with full details and series synopsis as they do every year. Series included this year are jointly sponsored by Funimation and Crunchyroll, some of the series up for viewing are My Hero Academia, Outlaw Star, Dragon Ball Super, Tokyo Ghoul Rout A, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Yuri!!! on Ice, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2 and many more! 38 hours of anime in total over three days!
SaikouCon 2017's Guest List (so far):
Guests of Honor:
Oscar Seung Voice Actor
Leah Clark Voice Actor
R BRUCE ELLIOTT Voice Actor
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
Foxxy Cosplay
The Manly Battleships®
Musical Guests:
The Adarna
REAKT
DJ Teez
Deprived
Special Guest:
The Gothic Celt
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2017 badges visit www.saikoucon.com/registration.html and make sure to note the returning designations for Teen and Adult badges to attend the convention, the designations do away with the need for parental consent forms for SaikouCon guests age 13-17, attendees 12 and under receive free admission but MUST be accompanied by a chaperone age 18 or older at all times! SaikouCon is family friendly, but is not designed for young children. Pre-registration closes August 11, 2017 at midnight (the midnight going into Saturday August 12 not 12:01 AM on August 11 to clarify), there will be no extensions this year, so get the pre-reg savings while you can! There will also be no price jumps during the pre-registration period this year, now that pre-reg is open all prices will remain static! Full registration details at the above mentioned, please review before registering to attend SaikouCon 2017.
The Holiday Inn Center City Allenton is located at 904 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101 (please note this Holiday Inn is in Allentown, PA; we are not returning to the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Breinigisville, PA that SaikouCon 2013 and 2014 were held in). The Holiday Inn offers several on-site amenities to SaikouCon attendees; the 904 West Restaurant for breakfast/lunch/dinner, the 904 West Lounge for adult beverages and non-con nightlife, free WiFi, indoor swimming pool for attendees that book rooms with the Holiday Inn, ambiance for photoshoots, 200 sleeping rooms in total, and very friendly staff!
Rooms in the convention's block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Center City Allentown, may be booked by following the special booking link at www.saikoucon.com/convention-info.html, as always reservations for the block of rooms is first come, first serve. The Holiday Inn Center City Allentown is smoke free and pet free, and pursuant to Pennsylvania state law rooms can not be reserved by persons under the age of 21 years, nor can they be checked into by any person under the age of 21 years; please plan your booking and stay at the Holiday Inn Center City Allentown over the course of SaikouCon 2017 accordingly. The Holiday Inn Center City Allentown is offering SaikouCon attendees a discounted nightly rate of $124.99 plus tax and fees, the SaikouCon room block is open and is starting with availability of 50 rooms, please book through the link provided above to ensure you receive the SaikouCon rate on your room.
To get the latest up-to-the-minute news follow SaikouCon on http://www.saikoucon.com, http://Facebook.com/SaikouCon, http://twitter.com/SaikouCon, http://instagram.com/officialsaikoucon, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/8229/SaikouCon_2017
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