Kraken Con

Kraken Con is an anime, cartoons, comics and cosplay convention that features a heavy emphasis on whimsy, imagination and the creative process. Our goal is to ensure attendees have an enjoyable experience via great panels, cool guests, fun events and awesome merchandise.   Kraken Con runs twice a year, during spring and fall. The upcoming fall Kraken Con is being held November 18-20, 2016 at the Oakland Convention Center in Oakland, CA.

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Kraken Con is thrilled to announce a couple as our next two Artist Guests: Floyd Norman and Adrienne Brown-Norman! The pair have over seventy years of combined experience working as artists for the Walt Disney Company on everything from films to books.

Floyd was the first African American animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios and has garnered an impressive filmography, including Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians and Mulan among many others. He was named a Disney Legend in 2007 and continues to work for them as a storyboard artist and freelance consultant.

Adrienne is a Senior Illustrator for Disney Worldwide Publishing, where she paints children's books based on Disney animated features. She's brought to life iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Buzz and Woody, and the fairies - which are her favorite!

We have just 11 days to go before we kick off a convention-sized luau! Don’t delay - make sure to register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg

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The fun begins before the first day dawns, with Day Zero entertainment and activities! Come by on Friday April 22nd to pick up your badge and take in some Day Zero programming events.

From 7 PM - 11 PM we’ll be hosting a swap meet, where attendees can sell their well-loved and hard to find goods at great prices. When you’re done shopping you can play some video games or hop on stage for the Open Mic Night! Show off your talents, whether it’s music, stand-up, or anything else you can do! Want to belt out your favorite song but need some music? We’ll also have karaoke for you to enjoy! No badge required!

Spaces are limited so reserve your swap meet space now at https://springkrakencon2016.eventbrite.com/ 

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Moving right along we're thrilled to announce @stephdere as our next Artist Guest! Steph is a story and concept artist with credits including Pixar and Dreamworks. When she's not working she enjoys drawing fan art, comics, and animals! Come and see her adorable art at Kraken Con! Register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg for tons of fun in just two weeks!

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We’re happy to announce @genevievetsai as our next Artist Guest! Genevieve has been a character designer and concept artist since 2005 with clients including Blizzard, Disney, Intel, Google, Riot Games and many more. She also recently illustrated the novel "Rescue Sirens," created by Chris Sanders and Jessica-Steele Sanders. Check out her amazing art in person at Kraken Con!

Sun, sand, and squid await! Register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg to join in on the con-luau!

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We’re excited to announce that our schedule is now live! Head over to http://www.krakencon.com/schedule to see all of the fun in the (indoor) sun we have in store for you!

T-Minus 17 days until we release the Aloha Kraken! Make sure to register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg and join in on the fun!

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We’re excited to announce our fourth - and final - Guest of Honor, Karen Strassman! Karen is an actress, voiceover artist and dialect coach, known the world over for hundreds of characters she has created in many forms.

Her anime voice acting credits include Soi Fon in "Bleach," Kallen Stadtfeld in "Code Geass," Kiyoh Bachika in "Gurren Lagann," Nemu in "Haibane Renmei", Maestro Delphine in "Last Exile," Sawako Yamanaka in "K-ON!," Miyuki Takara in "Lucky Star" and so many more!

She's also responsible for voicing some amazing characters in video games, including Nanako Dojima in "Persona 4: Dancing All Night," Aigis in "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labryinth," Poison in "Ultra Street Fighter IV," Helena Douglas in "Dead or Alive 5," Anna, Hana and Mozu in "Fire Emblem: Fates," Rouge the Bat in "Sonic Generations," Mileena and Kitana in "Mortal Kombat X," and Cassiopeia, Fiora, and Shyvana in "League of Legends."

Join Karen Strassman at Spring Kraken Con, coming to the Oakland Convention Center April 23 and 24th! Register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg

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Rather than lead in with a silly pun about “going bananas” or “monkeying around at the convention,” we’re just going to say it: there will be monkeys at Kraken Con.

The Wild About Monkeys show will be appearing at Kraken Con, with highly-trained monkeys from film and television performing for a half-hour of nothing but monkey business! The show features five of the most skilled and in-demand monkeys in show business, providing entertainment and even some educational information for attendees of all ages.

Are birds more your style? There will also be a Sun Conure parrot, who will be joined by a lucky audience volunteer (maybe you!) to perform a funny routine.

Could there be a better combination than squids, monkeys, and parrots? We don’t think so! So join us in celebrating the Year of the Monkey at Spring Kraken Con 2016 by registering now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg

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Listen well, you pigs in human clothing! Prepare to subjugate yourself before Satsuki Kiryuin…’s voice actress, Carrie Keranen, when she appears as a guest at Kraken Con 2016! Carrie has provided voices for characters in multiple anime series, cartoons, and video games. In addition to voicing Honnouji Academy’s ruthless student council president Satsuki in Kill la Kill, she’s the voice of both Mokuba and Kisara in “Yu-Gi-Oh,” Mami Tomoe in “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” and its associated movies, and Alya in “Miraculous Ladybug,” to name a few. “League of Legends” players will know her for her role as Lux, the Lady of Luminosity. She’s also Irina in “Xenoblade Chronicles X,” Mahiru Koizumi in “Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair,” and a variety of characters in “Red Dead Revolver” and more. Join Carrie Keranen at Spring Kraken Con, coming to the Oakland Convention Center April 23 and 24th! Register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg

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Don’t forget to get a good night’s sleep during the convention weekend. In order to make your nights easier, we’ve opened hotel registration for Spring Kraken Con!

Hotel registration will remain open through March 23rd, while rooms last. When you book your stay through our website, you’ll also receive one VIP package per night! See our registration page for more details.

Register for your Kraken Con rooms now by visiting here: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/krakenconspring2016

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Do you want to help keep Beach City weird? Then join us in welcoming voice actress Michaela Dietz to one of her first-ever guest appearances, only at Kraken Con! Michaela is best known for voicing the spunky gem Amethyst in the Cartoon Network hit show Steven Universe

Crystal gems, pirates, the aloha spirit and more - the magic grows by the minute! Register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg

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We're excited to announce our first Artist Guest - Svetlana Chmakova! Svetlana is an award-winning manga author best known for "Dramacon", "Nightschool: The Weirn Books" and the adorable "Awkward", which has been named one of the top 10 graphic novels of 2015 by School Library Journal! Come meet Svetlana and see all of her amazing art in our Artist Alley!

Sail to the fun by registering now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg

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Join us in giving a warm ALOHA to Colleen Clinkenbeard Voice who is making a rare appearance in California as our first guest at Spring Kraken Con 2016! Colleen is a voice actor and director with a large number of impressive titles to her name including Monkey D Luffy in One Piece, Riza Hawkeye in Fullmetal Alchemist, Lilith in Borderlands, Hana in Wolf Children and Scanty in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

Set sail and register now at http://bit.ly/skc2016fbreg to join in all of the fun!

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Thanks for attending Fall Kraken Con 2015 on board the USS Hornet Museum. We hope you had a terrific time! As always we have to give thanks to everyone who made this event possible: our guests, panelists, sponsors, exhibitors, the USS Hornet staff, our own staff who worked tirelessly through some unexpected surprises, and all of you attendees who came and made the convention an unforgettable experience. =)

We hit our attendance cap with 2250 people on board - any more and we definitely would have been stuffed to the gills!

We will be back at the Oakland Convention Center on April 23-24, 2016 with an "aloha" theme so get ready for that as we work on transitioning our website and social media pages over with all the tropical fun we have in store!

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Support MegaBots and get a free Kraken Con ticket!

There’s still time to get a FREE ticket to Kraken Con! Celebrate the awesomeness of MegaBots and their impending showdown with Japan by supporting their Kickstarter! Donate $50 or more to the MegaBots Kickstarter and in addition to all the cool goodies you'll receive you can get a free ticket to Kraken Con! The first 25 people to send us proof of donation at the t-shirt level and above will receive a code to get a FREE Kraken Con ticket!

Go to http://kck.st/1QbAXTv to donate! This offer is first come, first serve and limited to donations made between 8/28/15 and 9/18/15. The offer will end on 9/18/15 or when 25 codes have been distributed.

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We're excited to announce our fourth and final Guest of Honor - voice actress Sarah Williams! Sarah has voiced some amazing anime and video game characters including Sayaka Miki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Lisbeth in Sword Art Online, Jinx (stands for Jinx!) in League of Legends and Nonon Jakuzure from Kill la Kill!

Have you registered yet? We're just 24 days away so register at http://bit.ly/fkc2015registration while you can as attendance is capped and going fast!

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Costume Contest signups are now open! Head over to http://www.krakencon.com/programming/costume-contest/ to register and compete to win great prizes including $500 for first place, $250 for second, $125 for third and $100 for best novice! Get ready for all of the fun - we're just 25 days out! Register now at http://bit.ly/fkc2015registration while tickets are still available!

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Things just got more magical at Kraken Con! We're excited to announce our third Guest of Honor, Zach Callison! Zach is best known for voicing the title character Steven in Cartoon Network's Steven Universe. Zach also has a large number of both voice acting and acting roles under his belt including young Jiro in Studio Ghibli's The Wind Rises, Prince James in Sofia the First and Billy Batson in Justice League:War.

Grab your cheeseburger backpack and register for Kraken Con now at http://bit.ly/fkc2015registration - we're just 32 days away and registrations are going quickly!