Thursday Oct 10th
7pm – 11pm
(May pickup Weekend Pass, Child Weekend Pass, and Friday 1-Day Pass on Thursday. Saturday and Sunday 1-Day Passes must be picked up on each respective day. No Passes may be purchased On-Site on Thursday.)

Friday Oct 11th
9:30am – 9pm

Saturday Oct 12th
9:30am – 9pm

Sunday Oct 13th
10am – 3pm

These documents may be provided in PDF format via email in order to receive the school club/group discount code but must also be provided as signed (where necessary) paper copies when picking up your school club/group’s Pre-Registration Passes at the convention. Failure to provide this paperwork when picking up Pre-Registration Passes may void your school club/group’s discount and require the payment of the difference ($5 per Pre-Registration Pass; you would still receive the Group Discount for 10+ Pre-Registrations) before Passes may be picked up.

Pass transfers are closed. If you would like to transfer your Pass to a new Pass owner, please forward your barcoded Confirmation email to registration@reg-it.org, before September 20th, 2024, along with the following information about the new Pass owner at the top of the email body:

First Name:
Last Name:
Badge Name:
Date of Birth:
Phone Number:
Email:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:

The San Luis is the height of luxury! If you’re looking to treat yourself, look no further than this beautiful resort hotel! Beautiful pools, fantastic rooms with ocean views. The San Luis is the place to really kick back and relax during the convention.

Discover unparalleled luxury at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year-round beach front hotel and spa resort property on beautiful Galveston Island, Texas. Recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award® since 2000, The San Luis Resort offers the perfect Galveston hotel and resort experience with lavish accommodations, breathtaking Gulf views and personalized service.

Dine in their award-winning restaurants, enjoy luxurious resort amenities and then step into the excitement of historic Galveston Island, which boasts a wide array of activities on land and sea with 32 miles of sun-drenched beaches, historic sites and famed shopping.

For their guests in need of some pampering, the world-class Spa San Luis offers a full-service spa, salon and fitness center. Sip a refreshing cocktail in their fabulous H2O ultra lounge or amid tranquil waters at our swim-up pool bar. Savor the freshest seafood and USDA prime cuts of beef at the award-winning Steakhouse or enjoy family-friendly fun at the Rainforest Cafe. After a day of basking in the sun and exploring all that the Island has to offer, relax and unwind in their Gulf-view guest rooms, which exude luxury and comfort.

You’re invited to experience the very best for yourself in style, elegance and comfort at the San Luis Resort on the Texas Gulf Coast. Situated right on Galveston beach, the San Luis Resort isn’t only a hotel and spa resort, but also a perfect venue for when you’re planning a large conference, a series of small meetings or a beautiful, beach front wedding reception. Whether for meetings, weddings, a Galveston vacation with the family or a romantic getaway weekend for two, The San Luis Resort will accommodate your needs efficiently, graciously and completely.

Book with The San Luis Resort

We do not have a group room block with The San Luis Resort for 2024 but rooms are still available at the Hilton Galveston Island Resort Booking Link

Clarine Harp is an anime industry veteran of 20+ years, with a wide variety of experience spanning home video operations, localization, post-production, and metadata.

In addition, she has performed many voice acting roles and is best-known for Burst Angel (Sei), Samurai 7 (Sanae), Speed Grapher (Ginza), Sekirei (Haihane), Hetalia (China, Taiwan), Negima (Kaede), Shin chan (Miss Katz), Witchblade (Asagi), Trinity Blood (Mary), RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ (Laura), and One Piece (Miss Monday, Usopp’s Mother, and Ran), Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School Despair Arc (Peko), and most recently, Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF.

Clarine can also be heard in BT’X, Cat Planet Cuties, Chaos;Child, Chrome Shelled Regios, Corpse Princess/Shikabane Hime, The Sacred Blacksmith, El Cazador de la Bruja, Claymore, Jyu-Oh-Sei, Beck, Yu Yu Hakusho, Fruits Basket (2019), Fullmetal Alchemist, Case Closed, Evangelion 1.0, D.Gray-man, Bamboo Blade, Aquarion, LASTEXILE – Fam, the Silver Wing-, Tower of Druaga, Ouran High School Host Club, Heaven’s Lost Property, Jormugand, Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Yuri!!! On ICE, and many others.

In her personal life, she is an avid knitter, collector of oddities, and general craft enthusiast. Unfortunately, her yarn habit is not compatible with the presence of her two cats and this regularly causes friction within the household.

Fun fact: Clarine is also the inspiration behind the character of Aubrey in the popular webcomic, Something Positive.

Follow her on social media:
Instagram @clarineharp

Oni-Con is happy to welcome back Michael Sinterniklaas! He has recently released the hit STARWARS VISIONS with Lucas Film on Disney+, BELLE with GKids, FENNA PIRATE PRINCESS on Adult Swim, as well as the re-release of the Trigger feature film PROMARE, Michael has worked as a director, actor, voice actor, script writer, sound designer, editor, engineer, mixer and producer. In 1999, Michael founded NYAV Post, a bicoastal recording studio that has worked on hundreds of films, series, video games and anime titles.

Michael has voiced many anime roles and is currently reprising Horo Horo in SHAMAN KING, Various roles in STARWARS VISIONS, Jyushimatsu in the Osomatsu Brothers, Netherlands in HITALIA and Nathaniel in Miraculous Ladybug. Other credits include Taki (Your Name / Weathering with You), Kenji (Summer Wars), Kia (Lu Over The Wall), Animus (Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry), Dagger (Black Butler: Book of Circus), Netherlands (Hetalia), Angelo (Gundam Unicorn) Xellos (Slayers Revolution and Evolution-R), Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone (Tiger and Bunny), Dark Magician and Mahad (YuGiOh), Sarutobi Sasuke (Sengoku Basara), Sora and Utakata (Naruto), Nnoitra, Luppi, Ikkaku, Wonderweiss (Bleach), Age (Patema Inverted), Takeru (FREEDOM), POP Team Epic,Joshua, Kennedy, Ross, Elijah and Seviper (Pokémon), Lucemon (Digimon).

Outside of anime, he is the voice of Dean Venture in The Venture Bros, Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) Mikey Simon (Kappa Mikey) and even Funshine in The Care Bears. He has also appeared in video games such as RAINBOW SIX SIEGE, Final Fantasy XIII, Excom, GTA V, the Lego Movie Game, Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Tales of Berseria and is the lead Yew Geneolgia in Bravley Second and to name a few.

Directing credits include: Studio Ghibli’s EARWIG and the WITCH, FLCL Alternative/Progressive, MFKZ, Cannon Busters, YASUKE, Ninja Batman, Your Name, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Berserk, Magic Users Club, Ah! My Goddess, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Slayers Revolution, Slayers Evolution-R, and Giant Robo, and the video game release of Just Cause 3. He’s also directed several non-anime series and features including Phantom Boy, Peter Rabbit, Super Friends, Robotomy, Bird Boy, and the Oscar nominated movies A Cat in Paris, Ernest and Celestine, My Life As a Zucchini and Mirai which also received a Golden Globe nomination.

Since 2000, native Californian Rachel Robinson’s voice can be heard in video games, animation, national commercials, promos and anime.

Since 2000, Rachel’s voice can be heard in video games, anime, original animation, national commercials, live action dubs, and promos. She is likely best known for voicing Oerba Yun Fang in Final Fantasy XIII, XIII-2 and Lightning Returns, and Zorin Blitz in Hellsing Ultimate. Some of her more recent roles include Ambassador Radcliff and others in Starfield, Grounded Hydroshroom in Genshin Impact, Henckel in Honkai: Star Rail, the narrator in Digimon Adventure 2020, Kate in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Judith in Fire Emblem: Three Houses (and FE: 3 Hopes), Nailah in Fire Emblem Heroes, and, of course, Brûlée Charlotte in One Piece, etc.

Other anime roles include (but are not limited to) Irene Belserion in Fairy Tail, Sakura Ohgami in Danganronpa: The Animation, Bow Nocde in Black Clover, Dalia Nikitina in Dr. Stone, Ghislaine in Mushoku Tensei, Wendy in Black Butler, Cameran and Sailor Director in Sailor Moon Stars, et al. Dozens of additional voices are sprinkled throughout multiple titles such as Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia, Yuri!!! on Ice, Space Dandy, and so on. She is also ADA in Fallout 4: Automatron, Vorazun in StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Sees-All-Colors in The Elder Scrolls Online, Bonyu in Dragonball Z: Kakarot, Holly Whyte in Bravely Default, and many more.

Rachel also does ADR script adaptation; including as of late – season 3 of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-Kun, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, eps 13-24, and is currently working on a dream project. Other series include Show By Rock!!, Snow White with the Red Hair, Boruto, The Vision of Escaflowne, Myriad Colors Phantom World, Kakegurui, and many beyond.

In October 2019 she married veteran voice director, fellow VA, and self-taught cocktail chemist Christopher Bevins. They live in Los Angeles with their two cats, many books, and Chris’ thousands of comics. Follow Rachel’s occasionally entertaining and work-related posts on BlueSky at @larynxlynx.bsky.social or the former Twitter at @larynx_lynx. More info on projects and appearances (and more cat stuff) is on her Instagram @rachelrobinsonvo. She is too lazy for TikTok but enjoys all the dance videos.

Since 2001, Christopher Bevins has acted in, directed, cast, produced, and/or adapted scripts for over 200 anime projects. His anime acting credits include Sero in My Hero Academia, Dr. Paparoni in Dragon Ball Super, Tonio in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Saiyu in Hunter x Hunter, Pipimi in Pop Team Epic, Japan in Hetalia, Nine in Terror in Resonance, Yogi in Karneval, Nico in Tokyo Ghoul, Twenty Faces in Trickster, Nino in ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Hagakure in the Danganronpa anime series, Hiroshi in Michiko & Hatchin, Rasputin in Drifters, Hanamori in Princess Jellyfish, Johnny Gill in D.Gray-Man, Joe in Prison School, Apollo & Amata in the Aquarion series, Lafitte, ChouChou, & Lassoo in One Piece, Lahar in Fairy Tail, Shishi Wakamaru in Yu Yu Hakusho, Bee the Puppy in Dragon Ball Z, and Beck the Dog in BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad. He can also be heard as various characters and critters in Gun Gale Online, Space Dandy, Attack on Titan, Soul Eater, Baccano!, Fullmetal Alchemist (both series), Ouran High School Host Club, Black Butler, Big Windup!, Shin chan, Case Closed and many more. Chris has also worked on several video games, most notably as Dhalsim in Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V, Nadai in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, Legault in Fire Emblem Heroes, Brycen, Koga & Swimmer in Pokemon Masters, as well as various background characters in Borderlands 2.

As a Voice Director, Chris has assumed casting and directing duties on dozens of shows, including Back Street Girls -GOKUDOLS-, Space Patrol Luluco, Drifters, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Michiko & Hatchin, the Danganronpa anime series, Princess Jellyfish, Ping Pong: The Animation, Terror in Resonance, GANGSTA., Yurikuma Arashi, Nobunagun, Karneval, Sengoku Basara, The Devil is a Part-Timer!, BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (with Taliesin Jaffe), Jormungand, King of Thorn, Heaven’s Lost Property, Samurai 7, Speed Grapher, Witchblade, Burst Angel, and Dragon Ball GT. He has recently begun directing video game voices as well, with Black Desert and Shenmue III among his credits.

Follow Christopher Bevins on Twitter & Instagram @VoiceofBevins

Writer, reviewer, madman – Lewis “Linkara” Lovhaug hosts the webseries Atop the Fourth Wall, a weekly show where he reviews terrible (and sometimes not-so terrible) comic books while teaching his audience about the history of the medium and the various confusing plot points that DC and Marvel have introduced over the decades. Every October he dons some white facepaint and black lipstick and talks about good horror comics every day as the ghoul Moarte in the series “Longbox of the Damned,” but let’s face it – chances are good you know about him because every once in a while he’ll put up a multi-part, 3-hour long deconstruction of a season of Power Rangers. As the host of History of Power Rangers, he has done the important task that nobody asked for: deconstructing and analyzing a children’s show where people in spandex punch rubber-suited monsters based on footage from a Japanese tokusatsu show.

Come see him at his booth where you can ask such timeless questions as, “Why don’t you ever swear?” and “When’s the next History of Power Rangers?” or the always timeless “Who are you and why are you stealing snacks out of my cupboard?”

“G” Gracin, aka G to the Next Level, is a 25+ year retro gaming enthusiast. In addition to their YouTube Channel, G hosts regular live hangout streams on Twitch, is an official Capcom Creator, works with Sega for various charity efforts, and has been featured in Retro Gamer Magazine. Though G’s channels are about all retro gaming, they are a Sega Genesis fan first and is currently in a project called “Growing Up Genesis,” which involves G weekly livestreaming the entire US Genesis library from A-Z on Twitch, a YouTube compendium reviewing the entire library, and soon a coffee table book.

Viga is an artist, panelist and YouTuber from Minneapolis. When she’s not just doing commissions or conventions, she’s entertaining and educating on her art channel Viga’s Art Room!

Hey y’all! I’m Slyakagreyfox, partnered streamer and your host of The Velvet Room on Twitch. Just to give you the Cliff Notes about me: I’ve been playing video games since I was 5 years old. I also have a love for anime, comics, beer, sports, Persona, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, a new found love for role-play (a la DnD), beer, food, giant robots, did I mention beer? 3 years ago I began my journey on Twitch. I wanted to create a place where you could come relax after a long day and watch me play video games and drink beer; one of the chilliest streams on Twitch. And while The Velvet Room is always growing, it will always be the place you can go to escape the daily grind. So feel free to stop by! Margaret will show you right on in!

Kazha is a rock band founded by a Japanese singer-songwriter Kazuha Oda (Kazha) and a Japanese guitarist Hideki Matsushige in 2009. Kazuha Oda is a classically trained singer who has worked in various genres of music from Classic to Heavy Metal. She started out as a solo singer in Japan, and has worked with a wide variety of performers and producers including Grammy winner Bob James. Her work has appeared on the iTunes Top 100 charts of numerous countries for a significant amount of time.

After the release of their first album in 2010, Kazha made its first U.S.A. debut performing at San Francisco’s Asian Heritage Celebration, sharing the stage with hip-hop group Far East Movement. In September 2010, the band made its first Anime Convention debut at Colorado’s Premier Anime Convention Nan Desu Kan. Since then, they have been performing at numerous Anime, Comic, and Japanese themed events around the world. Kazha has shared the stage with national artists such as George Lynch, Tracii Guns, LA Guns, Y&T, and Trapt until now. Around 2015, the band chose Memphis Tennessee as their USA headquarters. Since then, they have been featured on local broadcasts such as WREG News Channel 3, Channel 24, and WMC Action News 5. Kazha now tours as an Official International Ambassador of “Music Export Memphis”, representing the Birth Place of Rock’n’Roll Memphis, Tennessee.

John started down the road of anime in 1997, when he landed his first role in Golden Boy at ADV Films. Since then, John has gone on to voice hundreds shows and characters with Sentai Films, Funimation, Rooster Teeth, ADV Films, Switchblade Films, Okratron 5000, Gearbox, Seraphim Digital and Illumitoons. John’s wife once quipped that there are certain actors who might be the “Brad Pitt” of anime but John is the “Kevin Bacon” of anime.

Being a character actor has allowed John the freedom to voice bazillions of characters such as All for One in My Hero Academia, Kumatetsu, The Beast in The Boy and the Beast, Bols in Akame Ga Kill, Undertaker in Black Butler, Salvador in Borderlands II (VG), Gendo in Evangelion, Lord Death in Soul Eater, Hohenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist, Sir Crocodile in One Piece, Dodoria in DBZ Kai, Hades in Fairy Tale, Zachary in Attack on Titan, Aramaki in Ghost in the Shell, Jinnouchi in Summer Wars, and El Rey in Nomad of Nowhere, as well as roles in numerous live action films including the ever popular spoof Lake Texarkana Gamera.

In 2004, John jumped to the other side of the “mic” to direct tons of shows. Some he has recently directed include Domestic Girlfriend, BangDream, Revue Starlight, Senryu Girl, and Doreiku.

In addition to anime, John has acted in hundreds of radio and tv commercials and several films including the cult fav…Dazed and Confused.

Greg Ayres has been blasting his way through the universe! With over 290 credits to his name, he has managed to play a variety of characters that are almost as colorful as his hair. He was thrilled to make his second appearance in the DragonBall universe in DragonBall Super as Frost, and equally excited blasting bugs as Geo in Sony Picture’s Starship Troopers : Traitor of Mars. Some other recent roles include Jiro in Concrete Revolutio, Sho Utsumi in SSSSGridman, Ryuuou Edogawa in Doreiku, Koji Koda in My Hero Academia, and even makes an appearance as Popuko in Pop Team Epic.

He is proud to be a part of the new “Pink Harvest” productions for Sentai Filmworks, in the roles of Izumi Sena in Lovestage, and Yabase in Hitorijime My Hero. This year he was also given the opportunity to reprise one of his all time favorite roles as Son Goku in Saiyuki Reload Blast. Some other recent favorites include Nagisa Haruki in Free, and Free Eternal Summer, MonoKuma in Danganronpa, Clear in Dramatical Murder, and Doug in Gangsta, Yu Nishinoya in Haikyu, Zenji Marui in Food Wars, Ganta Igarashi in Deadman Wonderland, Heihachi Hayashida in Samurai 7, and Kouichi Sakakibara in Another.

Some of his all-time favorite roles include Son Goku in Saiyuki, Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Kaoru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Youhei Sunohara in Clannad, Yuki in The Wallflower, Leo in Ghost Stories, Satoshi Hiwatari in DNAngel, Kaworu Nagisa in the Director’s Cut of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven’s Lost Property, and Negi Springfield in Negima.

Of all of his many roles, one of his favorite will always be the real life “Little Brother” to a guy with a great big Sippy Cup, and an even bigger heart – who touched the world with his “Love and Laughter”.

Stitch Crimes (she/her) is a thirteen-time award-winning cosplayer from the Houston area. She started cosplaying in 2013 and has crafted nearly fifty cosplays in that time. Her specialty is needlework, but she is experienced in a wide variety of skills including armor making, prop making, and wig styling.

Her work has been published in cosplay magazines and local news sources and she has guested at multiple conventions around Texas as a panelist and contest judge. She strives to bring information regarding craftsmanship and cosplay contests to the cosplay community.

Oscar Seung hails from Lausanne, Switzerland, and is a Dallas-based actor, violinist, pianist, opera singer, and music director. From film and television pilots to theater and voiceovers, Oscar champions the representation of Asian Americans in media and the arts.

Anime/video game highlights: Yuri on Ice! (Seung Gil-Lee), Cherry Magic! (Tsuge), Twilight Out of Focus (Rei Inaba), Attack on Titan (Varis), One Piece (Daruma), I’m in Love with the Villainess (Thane Bauer), Ayaka (Kurama), Free! (Nao Serizawa), Natusume’s Book of Friends (Riou), Delico’s Nursery (Katarina), Borderlands 3 (Nettle)

Oscar can currently be seen in We Can Be Heroes (Netflix), directed by Robert Rodriguez, A Cowgirl’s Song (Netflix), and The Turkey Bowl (Hulu), directed by Greg Coolidge. He also guest co-starred in the ABC pilot, False Profits, starring Vanessa Williams and Bellamy Young.

Twitter: @oscarseung

Instagram: @theoscarseung

Gareth is an actor, model, and voice actor based out of Los Angeles. He is known for such Anime roles as; Ittetsu Takeda in Haikyu, Seiya Takehaya in Tsurune, Kanichi Konishi in Food Wars, Haruka Shinozaki in My Girlfriend Is Shobitch, Lizard Misty in Saint Seiya, 2D in Golden Time, Akihiro Tsukaba in Chihayafuru, Tomoaki Yamagishi in O Maidens In Your Savage Season, and Dinkuron in Log Horizon. He is also currently starring as the role of Jason Lee Scott the Red Power Ranger, Red Rising: A Power Rangers Fan Film on Youtube. When not making anime voices or acting, Gareth enjoys basically anything nerdy under the sun. So whatever it is you are into, chances are you can come up and geek out. Because there is nothing he likes more than getting enthusiastic, and making new friends!

Candy Mix Maids is a Louisiana-based group that aims to entertain and inspire a crowd by bringing their comedic brand of dance performance and tomfoolery to an ever-growing list of fun, varied, nerd-oriented spaces. You can see them hosting this year’s Maid Cafe at Oni-Con for the full weekend! Times to be announced at a later date and tickets to be purchased on site the weekend of the event.

Candy Mix does it all with a sense of community and a spirit of collaboration in mind. As a kaleidoscope of colors and influences themselves, these candy maids (and butlers!) do their best to ~mix~ Jpop, Kpop, anime themes, and idol music, to create a show everyone can enjoy.

Since 2012, Houston based artist Josh Krow has been burning up stages all over Texas with his particular style of southern rap influenced Nerdcore hip hop. A self diagnosed video game and trading card game addict, he is always within arms reach of his favorite handheld console and deck, and always ready to battle. Most recently he can be found performing as one half of the hip hop duo, SWERV, with his long time friend and producer, Chuck Dastardly. Their debut album is set to release early 2018.

YTCracker is a rapper, (former) cracker, computer programmer, disc jockey, graphics designer and Internet entrepreneur. He began producing rap music in 1998 in the genre that has since become known as nerdcore hip hop.

In 1999, he gained notoriety for the “unauthorized tour and re-working” of the web site of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center along with websites and servers maintained by the FAA, the DCAA, NATO, the Colorado Springs Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Honda, Nissan, and AT&T. This launched him into the media spotlight, making him a resource for the media commenting on other hacking-related events, such as the denial of service attacks on Yahoo, eBay.com, and other well-known websites in 2000.

He performs (as both an MC and a DJ) at events at some of the hottest venues in the country.. He has also performed alongside such musical acts as Xzibit, Cypress Hill, Digital Underground, George Clinton, Metal Skool, Naughty by Nature, and Too Short at the infamous Players’ Ball. He also received a writing credit and a shoutout for his contributions to a song by the notorious “Mayor of Oakland” Too Short on his 2003 album Married to the Game. In 2023 he was featured on the Deadmau5 track AntiSec on Mau5trap Records.

Considered by most to be a progenitor of nerdcore hip-hop and a radical artist in general, YTCracker has been featured in numerous forms of print and visual media, including two feature-length documentaries, Newsweek, Blender, and the Boston Globe, and MTV, G4TV, and SpikeTV, among others. He is an official DJ/MC for the largely popular social network Facebook, as well as an official corporate brand icon for G4TV.

With six commercial albums and a plethora of free projects to his name, along with over 250 tracks available for download at his site, YTCracker is an awesome person.

Hack the planet.

Craftsmanship requirement is that at least 50% of your costume must be made by you, or someone in your group. Mass produced or commissioned costumes are not allowed entry, unless the commissioner is present. This does not include wigs or shoes.

WE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTING ORIGINAL SKITS FOR THE COMPETITION. THIS MEANS IF YOU ARE DANCING, IT NEEDS TO BE ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY, AND IF YOU ARE SINGING IT HAS TO BE ORIGINAL LYRICS/DIALOGUE (EXAMPLE: WEIRD AL COVER) WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING DANCE COVERS OR SONG COVERS.

Performance/Skit entries are not required to perform their skits for the judges, but if they wish to be considered for any awards outside of “performance” they are encouraged to opt in and attend prejudging.

We will not be accepting custom audio for Walk-Ons. Skit entries must submit their prerecorded audio tracks digitally in MP3 format and in advance. We will not be accepting any new skit entries or music for performances onsite or the day of the show, but we do encourage you to have your music backed up on a thumbdrive in case of emergency or corrupted audio files.

Please keep in mind that there will be children in the audience. Please keep your costume and/or performance equivalent to a PG-13-rated film. No explicit sexual references, gestures, or language will be allowed. Any presentation that violates this rule will be disqualified and may be asked to leave the stage during their performance. Usage of any foul or abusive language is grounds for instant disqualification and removal from the contest. Contestants are not allowed to throw anything off the stage, nor use projectiles or use anything on stage that will leave a mess. This includes (but is not limited to) liquids, glitter, and confetti.

All participants are encouraged to keep at least one foot on the stage at all times, and keep fight choreography at ¾ (three quarters) speed. If you have a question about something you want to do, feel free to send an email with “Costume Contest Question” as the subject to:
cosplayinfo.onicon@gmail.com

No pyrotechnics, fire, explosive devices, live animals, or similar special effects can be used during the competition; this includes smoke/smog machines and flash paper/powder. Anyone who violates this rule may be disqualified from the competition and be asked to leave the convention area depending on the severity of the incursion. All prop weapons must be checked by the weapons check prior to entry.

The two methods to compete:

Craftsmanship/Walk-on – Walk-Ons will go on stage individually, hit two to three poses and then exit. Walk-Ons have up to a minute on stage. (If you are doing a Walk-On you are automatically required to attend pre-judging in order to walk on stage.)

Performance/Skit – Skit contestants will go on stage, perform their skit, and then exit. All skit entries will get up to three and a half minutes on stage for their performance. (Skit entries DO NOT need to be part of Craftsmanship judging unless they opt in.)

AV requirements for entries: We are proud to announce we will be introducing lighting cues and video for our contestants! For walk-ons please follow the instructions in the sign up form for your lighting cue choices (if left blank you will be given default setting). For performance/skit please include your lighting cue choices during sign up (if left blank you will be given default setting). email and submit audio and video to “cosplayinfo.onicon@gmail.com” Video format must be in MP4.

We allow entries from all forms of intellectual property, (any Movie, Show, Manga, Anime, etc.) as well as original designs. “Original Characters” will be accepted only if you can provide reference/design images of the costume prior to construction.

Even though our awards will not be straight forward towards divisions, the judges will still be judging according to this criteria –

• Beginner – Anyone who has never won a major costume contest award.
• Intermediate – Anyone who has won between one to three major awards.
• Advanced – Anyone who has won four or more major awards.

**PRE-JUDGING IS MANDATORY, IF YOU FAIL TO ATTEND PRE-JUDGING YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED**

You can check in at the cosplay sign up table, located with the cosplay guests anytime Friday – Saturday. Prejudging will take place in the Autograph Room (Panel room number TBA) at 1PM Saturday October 12th and go until 3:30PM. You will get 2 minutes with the judges to explain your construction.

We encourage you to bring reference photos of your costume and character as well as a few photos of your work in progress. This isn’t a hard requirement, but the judges may not be familiar with your character.

Cosplay Line-Up will be in the auditorium on Saturday, October 12th at 3:30PM in Main Programming. Cosplay Line-Up is mandatory, since this will be roll call and lining up for the stage show. If you are not present for this you will be subject to disqualification and not allowed to compete.

• Best in Show
• Best Craftsmanship
• Best Performance
• Best Rookie
• Judges Awards

All “best of” awards will be receiving weekend passes to our 2025 convention. Additional awards TBD.

• Please be kind and courteous to your fellow attendees, guests, dealers, and staff at all times. Disruptive behavior is not allowed.
• Oni-Con follows and adheres to federal, state and local laws at the convention, just as you would at home.
• Convention staff, guests, and attendees may not be in possession of any item defined as a weapon, Illegal or not. (see weapons policy for more detail)
• Convention staff, guests, and attendees may not bring any animals onto the premises, with the exception of ADA working animals with the proper verification and papers.
• Badges must be worn at all times, and must be visible.
• Shoes must be worn at all times.
• No sleeping in any convention areas at any time.
• Alcohol is not permitted in any convention Space.
• Usage or possession of illegal drugs is strictly forbidden.
• Oni-Con badges must be purchased in order to enter any convention space. If you do not have a badge you may be asked to leave until you purchase one.

Harassment of any kind, including physical, verbal, or unwelcome attentions will not be tolerated.

• Do not hug, grab, kiss, or glomp anyone who has not given you explicit permission or consent.
• Verbal harassment will also not be tolerated. This includes derogatory terms, hate speech, and all manners of verbal abuse.
• Any action or behavior that causes interference with convention operations, makes other attendees uncomfortable, or adversely affects the convention’s relationship with its guests, the venue, or the public is not allowed.
• Violations of this policy will result in your badge being taken and you being asked to leave. Law Enforcement may be involved in particularly egregious cases.
• The rules most certainly apply to cosplayers. Cosplay is not consent.

What to do if you feel you are being harassed:

• If you feel you are in imminent danger, please find the nearest uniformed police officer and let them know what is going on. Otherwise, find the nearest staff member and let them know that you would like to speak to the Director of Safety or his assistant about a harassment incident.
• Try to remember as many details about the incident, and about the person who harassed you, as possible. Take down the names of any witnesses.

• Please keep lines single file, and stay close to the walls/barricades.
• No cutting, or shoving into lines
• Don’t argue with the staff if they attempt to correct or give you suggestions.
• Keep in mind that the staff is not yelling at you, but they have to speak loudly enough for the entire line to hear which can be difficult at times.
• When the event space opens, please fill in seats. Try not to leave empty spaces.
• Any event specific rules will be announced at the start of the event. Please listen while they are being announced.
• Programming and schedules have a habit of changing without a great deal of notice. While we realize that it can be annoying to you, the attendees, it does happen.

• Safety staff reserves the right to refuse entry.
• No bags larger than a handbag are allowed inside. This includes: laptop bags, backpacks, duffle bags, and messenger bags.
• Safety staff will not be responsible for bags/items.
• Safety Staff may initiate a voluntary bag/pocket check for contraband.
• Shoes must be worn at all times.
• The stage area is restricted. All areas backstage and behind the stage perimeter are restricted areas as well.
• Harassment of any type will not be tolerated. If you are being harassed, please indicate so to one of the safety members.
• Any solicitation of alcohol or drugs, will lead to an immediate expulsion from the convention (without refund), and turned over to the local authorities.
• No light sabers, prop swords, or weapons of any type allowed in the dance
• String lights or swinging of any item on strings must be done on the outer perimeter of the dance area.
• Throwing anything at or on the stage will result in removal from the dance
• No fighting, or “dance fighting”
• Dance Circles are prohibited, and will be broken up…
• Be aware that there will be flashing lights, and the possibility of a fog machine or hazer. Attendees with a history of seizures, asthma, or any other condition that may be aggravated by these elements should avoid this event.

The Costume Contest is a special event that will have its own special rules for cosplay props and weapons you can use for your costumes during a performance or the main show.

Any exceptions made during the show are only for the show. Any item that is approved for Cosplay but not for the general con must be taken directly to and from the Cosplay contest, with no side trips or delays.

• NO LIVE STEEL. At all, even peace-bonded.
• If you buy any weapon from the dealer’s room it must be transported out of the convention immediately to your room or car.
• It may not be carried around without being in a box of some sort, dealers know this and will provide it to you.
• Do not remove the item from this box.
• Airsoft guns will have their barrels taped up by the safety desk. Do not remove this covering.
• Same rules about items from the dealers room apply.
• All approved props will be marked.
• You agree that Oni-Con is not responsible for damage to your props.
• Props that present a danger to others because of weight or sharp edges or any other reason may be disallowed at any time.
• Do not swing props around.
• Do not engage in any sort of mock combat or strike anyone with props, even for fun.
• No firing of projectiles of any kind.

Any violations of these rules may result in you getting ejected from the con without a refund, and/or Law Enforcement getting involved.

A few guidelines about acceptable props:

• No metal.
• No glass.
• Light woods only. While a dowel rod is okay, a baseball bat or 2×4 is not.
• If your prop is heavy, it needs to be well padded.
• Avoid points or sharp edges.