Youmacon: Japanese Pop Culture Celebration

Fans of Anime Gaming and Japanese pop culture will be filling the Huntington Place this Halloween for the 19th Annual Youmacon  – a four-day Japanese Anime and pop culture convention celebrating animation video games comics and art in Downtown Detroit. Festivities take place from dawn till after dusk starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Oct 31 through 6 p.m. on Sunday Nov 3.

Getting its name from the Japanese word Youma meaning demon or ghost Youmacon is an all-ages festival with a mix of interactive games and events cosplay/costuming celebrity guest panels artwork and live musical performances featuring a host Bands and DJs for concerts and nightly dances. Fans will have the opportunity to show off their cosplay/costume skills connect with their favorite artists participate in gaming events add to their memorabilia collections and get the chance to meet the voices behind their favorite characters from anime and games.

Additional highlights include rooms dedicated to video games and table-top gaming a charity costume ball national musical artists an internationally renowned costume competition multiple gameshow events and is host to massive 150000+ sq foot Marketplace for shopping everything collectible from anime artwork figurines costume props and more. In prior years Youmacon has drawn as many as 26000+ attendees from across the world.

Tickets are available online at www.Youmacon.com or at the door at the following levels:

• Weekend pass: $80
• Friday only: $40
• Saturday only: $55
• Sunday only: $30
• Children 12 and under: $10

On-line preregistration discounts are available. More details can be found at www.youmacon.com.

About Youmacon

Founded in 2005 Youmacon is a pop culture event focusing on Anime and Japanese media. Youmacon is a celebration of Japanese popular culture and its influence on our own culture over the past few decades. Common themes throughout the event are Japanese animation video games Japanese-style artwork and comics and the rising Internet culture influenced by all of the above. Youmacon brings a diverse mix of interactive games/events celebrity guests and live musical performances to downtown Detroit. For more information visit www.youmacon.com.

Host or Publisher Kristin Mullen