SaikouCon 2018 Welcomes Stellure Idols as Final Special Guest of the Year
Convention extends deadline for their Power Rangers 25th Anniversary Prize Pack Raffle and prepares to release Full 2018 Programming Schedule
6/5/18 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 in 2019); 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 1-5 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2018.
Please welcome to SaikouCon 2018 as Special Guests, Stellure Idols! This is the idol group's first time as part of the convention's guest roster, we hope you welcome them with as much excitement as we are! Stellure will be performing a special concert on SaikouCon Friday at 3:30 PM in the Special Events Hall at the Econo Lodge Conference Center. They will be performing over 10 of their original songs, all written and choreographed by the group, with skits, comedy, and audience interaction and participation between songs! Welcome Stellure Idols! To follow and find out more about this soon to be Supergroup follow their social media profiles at https://twitter.com/stellureidols and https://www.instagram.com/stellureidols/!
Also a reminder that SaikouCon's Power Rangers 25th Anniversary Raffle originally scheduled to close at midnight on May 31 (Eastern Standard Time) has now been extended to June 8 at midnight! The midnight heading into June 9, to clarify. To enter the raffle all you have to do is purchase a 3 Day General Admission Badge or 3 Day VIP Badge to SaikouCon 2018! With purchase you are automatically entered into the con's Power Rangers 25th Anniversary Raffle! The winner, who will be picked by blind drawing live at the Opening Ceremonies of SaikouCon 2018 on Friday July 27 at 1 PM, will receive a prize basket of Power Rangers prizes valued at $200 altogether! Prizes will include:
- Power Rangers Turbo Volume 1 DVD Set
- Power Rangers Turbo Volume 2 DVD Set
- Power Rangers In Space Volume 1 DVD Set
- Power Rangers In Space Volume 2 DVD Set (2018 marks the 20th Anniversay of Power Rangers in Space!)
- Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Complete Series DVD Set
- a first printing copy of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #26 from Boom! Studios (sold out at the publisher level) signed by SaikouCon 2018 Guest of Honor Erin Cahill, aka Jen Scotts the Time Force Pink Ranger from Power Rangers Time Force
- Power Rangers Funko Pops
- Funko HeroWorld Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Green Ranger and Dragonzord Set
- MegaConstrux Power Rangers Blind Bag Figures and Command Center Playset (recently discontinued by MegaConstrux)
- Power Rangers (2017 Film) Yellow Ranger Action Figure
- And more!!
This raffle is only open to those that pre-register to attend SaikouCon 2018 during the above stated time period, winner must be present at SaikouCon's Opening Ceremonies to claim their prize basket, celebrate 25 Morphinominal Years of the Power Rangers by pre-registering for SaikouCon 2018 and take your shot at winning this awesome prize pack! Good luck!! Visit www.saikoucon.com/registration.html to pre-register!
The convention's full 2018 Programming Schedule of panels, screening, events, activities, and concerts will be released on June 8, 2018, keep your eyes peeled for the announcement across the convention's website and social media profiles. Projected release time is 12 PM ET on SaikouCon.com and then throughout the rest of the day via social media.
SaikouCon 2018's Guest List:
Guests of Honor:
Christina Marie Kelly - Voice, Film, & Stage Actress
Gigi Edgley - Film, TV, & Stage Actress
Erin Cahill - Film & TV Actress, Pink Time Force Power Ranger
Charles Dunbar - Anime Anthropologist, Scholar, Lecturer, Pubished Author
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
Foxxy Cosplay
Dolly Love Cosplay
AE86 Toyota Corolla from Initial D
Musical Guests:
The Adarna
TiA
Kohei Hattori
DJ Awesomus_Prime
REAKT
The Wanderland Tour feat. Gigi Edgley & Jake Edgley
DJ OZNO
Special Guests:
Bfarve Cosplay
8BITAmbitions Cosplay
Stellure Idols
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2018 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 SaikouCon Badge Holding Attendee chaperone age 18 or older at all times! SaikouCon is family friendly, but is not designed for young children under 12 to fly solo. Pre-registration closes July 20, 2017 at midnight (the midnight going into Saturday July 21 not 12:01 AM on July 20 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! Full registration details at the link provided above, please review before registering to attend SaikouCon 2018. VIP Registration is only available during the Pre-Registration period in advance of the convention once more this year, VIP Registration closes on June 23, 2018 at 12 AM.
The Econo Lodge Conference Center is located at 1151 Bulldog Drive, Allentown, PA 18104. The Econo Lodge Conference Center 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, outdoor swimming pool for attendees that book rooms with the Econo Lodge, ambiance for photoshoots, 200+ sleeping rooms in total, and very friendly staff!
Rooms in the convention's block of rooms at the Econo Lodge Conference Center, may be booked by calling (610) 395-3731, and requesting a room in the SaikouCon Room Block; there will be no booking link on their website just for SaikouCon as in years past, Econo Lodge's website is controlled by the master franchise and they are unable to set up specials for individual locations. Booking through their website will not place you in our block of rooms and may result in higher room rates than our Block's $99 plus tax per night for two occupants. Rooms with three or more people will be an extra $10 per person over the initial two occupants (i.e. three person rooms will be $109 per night plus tax, four person rooms will be $119 plus tax per night etc.).
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, http://saikoucon.tumblr.com, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/9619/SaikouCon_2018
6/5/18 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 in 2019); 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 1-5 safe havens for cosplayers will be enforced just as strictly at SaikouCon 2018.
Please welcome to SaikouCon 2018 as Special Guests, Stellure Idols! This is the idol group's first time as part of the convention's guest roster, we hope you welcome them with as much excitement as we are! Stellure will be performing a special concert on SaikouCon Friday at 3:30 PM in the Special Events Hall at the Econo Lodge Conference Center. They will be performing over 10 of their original songs, all written and choreographed by the group, with skits, comedy, and audience interaction and participation between songs! Welcome Stellure Idols! To follow and find out more about this soon to be Supergroup follow their social media profiles at https://twitter.com/stellureidols and https://www.instagram.com/stellureidols/!
Also a reminder that SaikouCon's Power Rangers 25th Anniversary Raffle originally scheduled to close at midnight on May 31 (Eastern Standard Time) has now been extended to June 8 at midnight! The midnight heading into June 9, to clarify. To enter the raffle all you have to do is purchase a 3 Day General Admission Badge or 3 Day VIP Badge to SaikouCon 2018! With purchase you are automatically entered into the con's Power Rangers 25th Anniversary Raffle! The winner, who will be picked by blind drawing live at the Opening Ceremonies of SaikouCon 2018 on Friday July 27 at 1 PM, will receive a prize basket of Power Rangers prizes valued at $200 altogether! Prizes will include:
- Power Rangers Turbo Volume 1 DVD Set
- Power Rangers Turbo Volume 2 DVD Set
- Power Rangers In Space Volume 1 DVD Set
- Power Rangers In Space Volume 2 DVD Set (2018 marks the 20th Anniversay of Power Rangers in Space!)
- Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Complete Series DVD Set
- a first printing copy of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #26 from Boom! Studios (sold out at the publisher level) signed by SaikouCon 2018 Guest of Honor Erin Cahill, aka Jen Scotts the Time Force Pink Ranger from Power Rangers Time Force
- Power Rangers Funko Pops
- Funko HeroWorld Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Green Ranger and Dragonzord Set
- MegaConstrux Power Rangers Blind Bag Figures and Command Center Playset (recently discontinued by MegaConstrux)
- Power Rangers (2017 Film) Yellow Ranger Action Figure
- And more!!
This raffle is only open to those that pre-register to attend SaikouCon 2018 during the above stated time period, winner must be present at SaikouCon's Opening Ceremonies to claim their prize basket, celebrate 25 Morphinominal Years of the Power Rangers by pre-registering for SaikouCon 2018 and take your shot at winning this awesome prize pack! Good luck!! Visit www.saikoucon.com/registration.html to pre-register!
The convention's full 2018 Programming Schedule of panels, screening, events, activities, and concerts will be released on June 8, 2018, keep your eyes peeled for the announcement across the convention's website and social media profiles. Projected release time is 12 PM ET on SaikouCon.com and then throughout the rest of the day via social media.
SaikouCon 2018's Guest List:
Guests of Honor:
Christina Marie Kelly - Voice, Film, & Stage Actress
Gigi Edgley - Film, TV, & Stage Actress
Erin Cahill - Film & TV Actress, Pink Time Force Power Ranger
Charles Dunbar - Anime Anthropologist, Scholar, Lecturer, Pubished Author
Featured Guests:
Koralene Cosplay
Foxxy Cosplay
Dolly Love Cosplay
AE86 Toyota Corolla from Initial D
Musical Guests:
The Adarna
TiA
Kohei Hattori
DJ Awesomus_Prime
REAKT
The Wanderland Tour feat. Gigi Edgley & Jake Edgley
DJ OZNO
Special Guests:
Bfarve Cosplay
8BITAmbitions Cosplay
Stellure Idols
To Pre-Register for SaikouCon 2018 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 SaikouCon Badge Holding Attendee chaperone age 18 or older at all times! SaikouCon is family friendly, but is not designed for young children under 12 to fly solo. Pre-registration closes July 20, 2017 at midnight (the midnight going into Saturday July 21 not 12:01 AM on July 20 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! Full registration details at the link provided above, please review before registering to attend SaikouCon 2018. VIP Registration is only available during the Pre-Registration period in advance of the convention once more this year, VIP Registration closes on June 23, 2018 at 12 AM.
The Econo Lodge Conference Center is located at 1151 Bulldog Drive, Allentown, PA 18104. The Econo Lodge Conference Center 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, outdoor swimming pool for attendees that book rooms with the Econo Lodge, ambiance for photoshoots, 200+ sleeping rooms in total, and very friendly staff!
Rooms in the convention's block of rooms at the Econo Lodge Conference Center, may be booked by calling (610) 395-3731, and requesting a room in the SaikouCon Room Block; there will be no booking link on their website just for SaikouCon as in years past, Econo Lodge's website is controlled by the master franchise and they are unable to set up specials for individual locations. Booking through their website will not place you in our block of rooms and may result in higher room rates than our Block's $99 plus tax per night for two occupants. Rooms with three or more people will be an extra $10 per person over the initial two occupants (i.e. three person rooms will be $109 per night plus tax, four person rooms will be $119 plus tax per night etc.).
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, http://saikoucon.tumblr.com, and SaikouCon's listing on animecons.com: http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/9619/SaikouCon_2018
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