SaikouCon Brings in Avocado Games as Featured Guest for SaikouCon 2016

Avocado Games bringing many surprises to SaikouCon 2016, including an amped up Party Heroes



4/15/16 Lake Harmony, PA – SaikouCon, which means "best convention", is the large scale, annual anime convention of the Pocono Mountains. 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 Northeast Pennsylvania. The convention grew out of web magazine Anime Ate My Brain Magazine; the sibling to music focused web magazine, Tastes Like Rock! Music Magazine. Both journalistic endeavors fall under the publishing wing of Nerdy Rock 'n Roller Productions.

The convention promises to 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. As always, Cosplay =/= Consent is a very important issue to the staff of SaikouCon, and the same rules and regulations that made SaikouCon 2013, 2014, and 2015 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2016. SaikouCon 2016 will feature many diverse and entertaining panels, workshops, activities, events, screenings, gaming tournaments, and much more!

Joining SaikouCon as a Featured Guest for 2016 is Avocado Games! Avocado Games is a game production company with several releases to date and several more coming between now and SaikouCon 2016. Avocado Games is the company behind Party Heroes, the game that conquered the halls of SaikouCon 2015, combining elements of tabletop games and LARPing. Avocado Games is returning this year with a new and improved Party Heroes tournament. Once again going all out all weekend, they will be giving certificates and prizes for a final match at 5pm on Friday and Saturday, and then at closing ceremony on Sunday. Join them in the board game room (courtesy of fellow Featured Guests,The Gamer's Edge) for games, final showdowns and more. For more from Avocado Games Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AvocadoGames and keep an eye on their website at http://www.avocado-games.com.

SaikouCon had it's one and only pre-registration price jump on April 8, 2016 on General Admission badges only; VIP badges are price locked until VIP pre-reg closes, VIP badges will not be available for at door registrations. SaikouCon 2016's Artist Alley is now sold out as of April 2, 2016, Vendor spaces in the Merchant Hall are still open but moving fast. Spaces for both merchants will be 8 X 5, include a table, two chairs, waste basket, and Wi-Fi access. Merchant registrations opened on January 11, 2016 and will remain open until July 1, 2016 or until both the Merchant Hall and Artist Alley are both sold out; whichever comes first. Spaces are primed to sell as fast as the record sale times set for the convention in 2015, Artist Alley sold out as of April 3, 2016 so don't wait too long if you wish to sell at SaikouCon 2016! To review SaikouCon's Rules and Regulations for merchants as well as to register as a vendor visit www.saikoucon.com/vendors.html.

SaikouCon 2016's Guests List to date:

Guests of Honor:
RuffleButt Cosplay
Robert Axelrod Voice Actor
More To Be Announced!

Musical Guests:
The Adarna
REAKT
Damien
More To Be Announced!

Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
The Gamer's Edge Comics & Gaming
Cosplay Burlesque
Avocado Games
More To Be Announced!

Special Guests:
Cloudsofsand Cosplay
celsius Cosplay

To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2016 badges visit www.saikoucon.com/guest-registration.html and make sure to note the returning designations for Teen and Adult badges to attend the convention, the new designations do away with the need for parental consent forms for SaikouCon guests age 13-17, attendees 12 and under still need to be accompanied by a chaperone age 18 or older at all times and children 10 and under enter free of charge! While family friendly, SaikouCon is largely PG-13 so tweens and little ones need accompaniment. Don't forget to look into SaikouCon's Group Rates. To book a room for SaikouCon 2016, visit Split Rock Resort's special booking webpage for the convention's block of rooms, SaikouCon's new home located at 100 Moseywood Road, Lake Harmony, PA 18624, at https://splitrockresort.reztrip.com/classic/en/special_offer?rate_code=Sak&offer_code=SAIKOUCON2016&vr=3 and book a room in the SaikouCon block of rooms for the discounted rate! Split Rock is offering SaikouCon attendees a block of 50 rooms (to start, if we sell out before the discount deadline, the resort will open more rooms to SaikouCon attendees at the discounted rate) available until July 1, 2016 or until the block is booked solid beyond expansion. Once the July 1 deadline hits, rooms will only be available at Split Rock on an as available basis and will not be discounted; discount extension is at the discretion of Split Rock Resort and not SaikouCon or its organizers.

The convention will always feature some of the best live entertainment themed to Japanese culture and pop culture, as well as the best in J-Rock, J-Pop, and nerd/geek culture musical acts from all over the US and beyond.

All of this plus top creators, writers, artists, distributors, industry insiders, English dub and original Japanese voice talent, some of the best cosplay talent, shows, masquerades; and so much more!

To get the latest up-to-the-minute updates follow SaikouCon on http://www.saikoucon.com, http://facebook.com/SaikouCon, http://twitter.com/SaikouCon, on Instagram @officialsaikoucon, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/6709/SaikouCon_2016