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Naka-Kon 2026 -- March 13th-15th!

Naka-Kon is an annual three-day convention, celebrating anime, manga, cosplay, music, fashion, gaming, and more!

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Nakama, our Early Bird badge prices are in the final sprint - they will be full price come the new year!

🎉 Celebrate the New Year by locking in your championship experience!

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December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Nakama! I hope you’ve been on your best behavior! Cause it’s time to announce our next guest! Please welcome Xanthe Huynh!

📅 March 13-15, 2026
📍 Overland Park Convention Center

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December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Nakama! Think you have what it takes to create the best AMV? Enter our AMV Contest, which is accepting entries NOW through February 26, 2026!

Contest: naka-kon.com/amv
Rules: naka-kon.com/amv/rules
Entry: forms.gle/g8u494BN31hv...

#nakakon #nakakon2026 #contests #animecons #amv #animemusicvideos
December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Nakama and other humans: Prepare your light sticks and get ready for an alien invasion! Please welcome dystopian-pop idol PAiDA to Naka-Kon 2026!

📅 March 13-15, 2026
📍 Overland Park Convention Center

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#nakakon #nakakon2026 #idol #kaigaiidol
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Oh Nakama Baby birds! Start practicing your American Breathing and pick up your trash while you’re at it! Quit Trippin! Naka-Kon is pleased to announce returning guest Zeno Robinson!

📅 March 13-15, 2026
📍 Overland Park Convention Center

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December 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Heads up, Nakama! We're excited to present a refreshed AMV Contest, featuring cash prizes and free badges for finalists! Plus, a live audience will get to vote for which AMVs win in each category. It's an AMV Contest you won't want to miss!
Contest Rules: naka-kon.com/amv/rules
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December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Give the gift of Naka-Kon this holiday season! 🎁 It's 3 days dedicated to celebrating everything they love: anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture. It truly is the best prize under the tree!

Visit our site, naka-kon.com, to give the gift of Naka-Kon!

#nakakon #nakakon2026 #giftideas #kansascity
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Nakama! Get your crafting supplies ready, the 2026 Naka-Kon cosplay showcases, including the Mainstage Contest featuring the prestigious Winter Championship Delegate Award, are now on our site! Contest reg opens Jan 6 at 6 p.m. CT.

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#nakakon #nakakon2026 #cosplay
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Exhibit Hall status emails have been sent. Please check to make sure you received one. If you did not receive an email, please email [email protected] so we can check your status and get back to you.
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Join us Saturday, Nov 8, at the Uptown Matsuri Festival at Uptown Market in Independence, MO! Visit the festival site for info on performers, vendors, & to purchase tickets. buff.ly/as2fvp7
#nakakon #UptownMatsuri #JapanFestival #IndependenceSquare #IndependenceMO #CulturalExchange #JapanSisterCity
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Nakama Idols - the time has come! The 2026 Sunflower Idol Festival portfolio submissions are open! If you or anyone you know wants to strut their stuff on the largest Idol stage in the Midwest please fill out the form.

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November 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Nakama! Don't forget about Naka-ween, October 31 (Halloween Night) from 6:00pm - 9:00pm, co-hosted by our friends at the Lolita Collective!

Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/20128...
RSVP HERE: forms.gle/UN2hKnnPE5dr...
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Nakama, join us TODAY at 4pm for Shin Godzilla and then later at 7pm for Perfect Blue! We'll see you all at Glenwood Arts Theater. Don't miss out!

Admission: $10 per movie

Event: www.facebook.com/events/19025...

#NakaKon #JapaneseCinema #ShinGodzilla #PerfectBlue #KansasCity #Anime #Kaiju
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Nakama! This Friday we're hosting a Japanese Double Feature! 🎬 Shin Godzilla is showing at 4 PM and Perfect Blue at 7 PM at Glenwood Arts Theater. Don't miss out on these thrilling films!

Admission: $10 per movie
Location: 3707 W 95th St, Overland Park, KS 66206
Event: buff.ly/b5cuPpc
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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The 2025 KC Japanese Festival will be held at Glenwood Arts Theater on Sunday, October 26. The festival will screen Princess Mononoke & The Night is Short, and Walk on Girl. To purchase tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6720821.

#filmfestival #anime #jetaa
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Happy Naka-ween! Looking for a free, family-friendly spot for Halloween? Join us on Oct 31, Halloween night, from 6-9 p.m. for treats, games, photos, a costume contest, & an exclusive "early-bat" Naka-Kon 2026 ticket discount just for those who attend!

Event: www.facebook.com/events/20128...
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Nakama - our Japanese manga guest this year, Misako Rocks!- will be back in Kansas this week. Check out event websites for more details. rainydaybooks.com/event/2025-10-16/misako-rocks-sew-totally-nala, jocolibrary.org/writers-conference/

#nakakon #nakakon2026 #rainydaybooks #jocolibrary
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Nakama, get ready for a Japanese Double Feature 🎬 with Shin Godzilla at 4PM & Perfect Blue at 7PM on October 24th @ Glenwood Arts Theater. Don't miss out!

Admission: $10 per movie
Location: 3707 W 95th St, Overland Park, KS 66206

#NakaKon #JapaneseCinema #ShinGodzilla #PerfectBlue #Anime #Kaiju
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Nakama - the Sheraton Hotel room block is sold out on Friday and Saturday nights! Please check our website for overflow hotel options.

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October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Nakama, are you ready to face fears? Naka-Kon's dragging a pair of fantastic horror movies from the shadows later this month! The identities of these spooky surprises remain hidden for now...

$10 per movie @ 3707 W 95th St, Overland Park, KS 66206
#NakaKon #JapaneseCinema #FilmScreening #KansasCity
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Nakama Idols, it’s that time again! We want you to put your best dancing foot forward and submit your portfolio for Sunflower Idol Festival 2026! The application form will open Saturday November 1st 2025. For further information check out the Naka-Kon website!

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October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Naka Underground, Naka-Kon’s electronic music event series, continues on to its third episode on October 18th!

Saturday, Oct 18 - 9PM-1AM @ Otaku Lounge, 640 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108

$10 for the general public
$5 with a ticket from Naka-Kon 2025 or 2026

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October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Tomorrow is the Greater Kansas Japan Festival at JCCC! Please note that this year, the anime and game activities and vendors will be at the Regnier Center. Visit www.kcjapanfestival.org for more details.

#kcjapanfestival #hoajas #nakakon
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Are you interested in being a Fan Panelist at Naka-Kon 2026? Head on over to naka-kon.com/programming and fill out a panel application before January 20, 2026! We know you have been sitting on some amazing ideas and we can't wait to see what panels you all bring to the table!

#nakakon #nakakon2026
October 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Nakama! The Naka-Kon 2026 registration and hotel blocks are now open! Visit naka-kon.com to register and to book your rooms now!

#nakakon #nakakon2026
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM