8/7 - 8/9, 2020:
SaikouCon 2020
SaikouCon 2020, the convention's eighth year! Kick off a new decade with your friends at SaikouCon, the roaring 20s of the new millenium are here, let the party begin! SaikouCon 2020 will take place at The Mountain Laurel Resort located at 81 Treetops Drive, White Haven PA 18661 on August 7, 8, and 9 of 2020. As the new decade begins, we edge closer to the tenth anniversary of the convention... and what a ride those previous years have been! Now that SaikouCon has found a consistent home in Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa, we can finally give our all to the show itself rather than hunting for new digs for half the year's build up time, and we are ready to rock 2020 harder than any year of SaikouCon that has come before.
Are you ready to put the ROAR into the new Roarin' 20s with us?!?
Let's ROCK It!!!!
Pre-Registration (Advance Tickets) is available on the Registration page here on SaikouCon.com, General Admission pre-reg is open from September 15, 2019 until July 25, 2020 and VIP Registration is open from September 15, 2019 until July 10, 2020; VIP Badges will not be available at the door. VIP Registration closes earlier in the year than General Admission to ensure there is time to design the exclusive VIP Mini-Poster that VIP Badge Holders are given for autograph purposes at the VIP Meet and Greet with our 2020 Guests of Honor (no other items for autographs are allowed to be brought into the Meet and Greet). Merchant Applications will open on the Merchants page on October 1, 2019, stay tuned for more info as there will be some changes to our Merchant Hall for 2020. Panel Submissions and Volunteer Applications will both open on November 1, 2019. Below you will find the guest list and schedule for SaikouCon 2020; schedule is tentative and will filled in as it is finalized until the full schedule is released on July 15, 2020.
SaikouCon 2020 Guest Stars
Guests of Honor:
- Aaron Roberts - Voice Actor
- More Coming Soon!
Featured Guests:
- Coming Soon!
Special Guests:
- Coming Soon!
Musical Guests:
- Coming Soon!
SaikouCon 2020 Programming Schedule
Schedule will fill in as the year moves closer to SaikouCon Weekend, with full schedule set for release on July 15, 2020
originally scheduled for June 15, 2020, delay due to Covid-19 Pandemic
SaikouCon Fri. 8/7/2020:
-
9 AM -
Pre-Reg Pick Up & At Door Registration Open
Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa Lobby -
12 PM -
Show Open -
12 PM -
Merchant Hall Open - 12 PM -
Assassination Classroom Season 1 Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
1 PM -
2020 Opening Ceremonies
Duration: 45 Minutes
Special Event Hall
(North Ballroom of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 2:30 PM -
Fairy Tail Season 1 Sub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 5 PM -
Robotech Season 1 Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
7 PM -
Merchant Hall Close
-
7 PM -
Registration Close - 7:30 PM -
Eden of the East 18+ Sub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 10 PM -
Code:Breaker 18+ Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 12:30 AM -
Space Dandy 18+ Sub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa)
SaikouCon Sat. 8/8/2020:
-
8 AM -
Pre-Reg Pick Up & At Door Registration Open
Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa Lobby -
10 AM -
Show Open -
10 AM -
Merchant Hall Open - 10 AM -
School Rumble Season 1
Sub Screening
Theater Room
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
12 PM -
2020 Charity Auction Benefitting
Claire's Place Foundation
Duration: 2 Hours
Special Events Hall (North Ballroom of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 12:30 PM -
Tokyo Majin Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Pack Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
3 PM -
VIP Badge Holder Meet n' Greet w/ SaikouCon 2020 Guests of Honor
Duration: 1 Hour
Special Events Hall (North Ballroom of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 3 PM -
Escaflowne Sub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
5:30 PM -
Cosplay Sudden Death Competition
Duration: 3 Hours
Special Events Hall (North Ballroom of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 5:30 PM -
Karneval Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort) -
7 PM -
Merchant Hall Close
-
7 PM -
Registration Close - 8 PM -
Code Geass: Lelouch of
The Rebellion Sub Screening
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
9:30 PM -
SaikouCon 2020 Cosplay Concert feat. TBA
Duration: 3 Hours
Special Events Hall (North Ballroom of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 10:30 PM -
Drifters 18+ Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa)
SaikouCon Sun. 8/9/2020:
-
9 AM -
Registration Open
Mountain Laurel & Spa Lobby -
10 AM -
Show Open -
10 AM -
Merchant Hall Open - 10 AM -
Tenchi Muyo OVA Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) - 12:30 PM -
Cowboy Bebop Sub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
2 PM -
Registration Close - 3 PM -
Tokyo Ghoul 18+ Dub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
5 PM -
Merchant Hall Close - 5:30 PM -
Summer Wars Sub Screening
Sponsored by Funimation
Duration: 2 Hours
Theater Room
(North & South Packer Rooms of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa) -
5:30 PM -
2020 Closing Ceremonies
Duration: 30 Minutes
Special Events Hall (North Ballroom of
The Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa)
5/21, 2021 - 8 PM:
Saikou Movie Meet Up - Godzilla vs. Kong
Just like Godzilla: King of The Monsters, we know this isn't anime, but dang it the SaikouSquad loves them some Kaiju, especially Godzilla! Join us for the giant monster throwdown of the century as Godzilla goes up against Kong with the fate of humanity at stake! Who is your money on for the win?
UPDATE: Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures has decided to postpone the theatrical release of Godzilla vs. Kong from November of 2020 to May of 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic. And so, our Saikou Movie Meet Up for the film will also be delayed until the film is released, keep an eye here for new details as we get closer to the release date of the film.
As with previous Saikou Movie Meet Ups, attendees will be responsible for purchasing their own tickets; until we can guarantee a group of 50 or more we cannot obtain a group rate for movie tickets from any theater, unfortunately. Once advance ticket sales are open, we will post the link to purchase your advance tickets here, here is the link to our Facebook event for this Saikou Movie Meet Up, https://www.facebook.com/events/455167812052798/; we ask that you RSVP there so we can estimate a headcount so we can attempt to sit in proximity to each other. Even though this can be rough now that most theaters in the local area have adopted an assigned seating format for advance and at door tickets following the record shattering release of Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
Godzilla vs. Kong Synopsis:
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity's fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans' origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.
Film Not Yet Rated
Starring:
- Millie Bobby Brown as Madison Russell
- Alexander Skarsgård as a yet unnamed geologist co-protagonist
- Rebecca Hall in a yet to be named role
- Brian Tyree Henry in a yet to be named role
- Shun Oguri in a yet to be named role
- Eiza González in a yet to be named role
- Jessica Henwick in a yet to be named role
- Julian Dennison in a yet to be named role
- Kyle Chandler as Dr. Mark Russell
- Demián Bichir in a yet to be named role
- Zhang Ziyi as Dr. Ilene Chen and Dr. Ling Chen
- Van Marten in a yet to be named role
- Lance Reddick in a yet to be named role