This panel will discuss the rise of Korean TV, music, and movies as it pertains to the United States.

Join a geeky mental health professional to discuss why watching anime benefits our mental health. We will discuss ways we can level up on our own, create our domain expansion or Jojo Stan, fun ways to practice our breathing forms, and how in reality, we do not have enemies.

How do you stay healthy and happy as a creator? Let's discuss with three awesome voice actors Jonna-Lynn Alonso, Davon Oliver, and Meggie Elise

In this panel, Professor James Welker talk about his new book Transfiguring Women in Late Twentieth-Century Japan: Feminists, Lesbians, and Girls’ Comics Artists and Fans. This academic history focuses on how, in the 1970s and 1980s, three loosely connected spheres of women and girls challenged the meaning of the category “women” in Japan.

The general idea is to discuss VRChat and its specific practices regarding virtual identity from more general, Japanese, and Chinese perspectives.

With a limited number of phonetic syllables, the Japanese language is built for puns and double entendres! Come enjoy some of our favorite Japanese plays on words, from dad jokes to poetic double meanings, and see examples from anime and manga.

Join Joleen Blom as she discusses how games have founds ways to monetize your romantic feelings.

You’ve heard about amazing plastics like Worbla, Wonderflex and Sintra, but which material is right for your project, and where do you start?

Join some of the world's leading experts in RPG therapy to discuss how character-design, gameplay, and storytelling can help those of us who struggle with mental health to tackle the issues that plague our daily lives.

The proliferation of ghost towns in rural Japan has given rise to “haikyo exploration,” or visiting abandoned places as a form of amusement. In this talk, Kathryn Hemmann will trace the roots of dark tourism and discuss opportunities for virtual haikyo exploration through anime, manga, and video games.

Many of us geeks, nerds, gamers, cosplayers, etc., spend most of our time indoors because our hobbies are indoor hobbies. Join us to discuss fun ways to spend time in nature to benefit our well-being.

Voice Acting and Improv can help us navigate past events and strengthen our mental wellness! Join Boonie & Shawn to learn more about different types of expressive techniques in therapy AND some ways to apply them with the fandoms you already love.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION REQUIRED: Practice your voice acting skills and read a few lines with other attendees and have professional voice actors June Yoon and Meggie-Elise provide feedback!

We love movies so much that we trick one of our co-hosts into watching them, too! We often discuss movies through the lens of mental health, especially from a neurodivergent POV.

Announcement of cosplay contest winner, Casa Con future plans, and more!