12. June 2011 by admin.

ShadoCon is now bringing in more shows to fill your conventions weekend. With help from The Con Artist and Khaotic Kon we are making sure this is one ShadoCon you won’t soon forget!

.hack//SIGN the Musical

This is a unique musical adventure, following the story of a Wavemaster named Tsukasa who wakes up within the game, unable to log out. His journey takes him through a roller coaster of events as he meets both friends and enemies on his quest to find a way out. Come see the show for live music, dance, and incredible performance arts that tell this timeless tale of strength and perseverance. “Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile. Tell me of a story never ever told in the past…

.hack//REMED

This event is weekend-long and interactive, themed around the first four .hack games for the Playstation 2 - Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, and Quarantine. Convention attendees join the .hackers in the fight to save the players who have fallen into the game and risk getting deleted forever. Six classes are available to choose from, and there are multiple quests and events each day so any participant can get the level of adventure and excitement they so desire.

Ultimate Bishonen

Are you the model every anime guy is based on? Is your sports ability only outshone by your charm and comedic talent? When you stop walking, does a convenient breeze always blow your hair back just so? If you answered yes to any of these questions, even if you are lying, you may be an Ultimate Bishonen! Formed by ShadoCon and KhaoticKon, the Ultimate Bishonen contest tests its participants in categories a bishonen should be good at - physical capability, sports talent, intelligence, and comedic flair. Information about participation will be coming soon, so check both the ShadoCon website and the KhaoticKon website for more details when they are posted.

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12. June 2011 by admin.

Panel Name: Shado and Khaotic Conventions

Location: METROCON, Panel RM22

Come join us as we reveal the fates of these two conventions. We will be announcing new shows with full detail, new characters, new guests, and so much more. Also, stick around at the end of the panel for some fun trivia games and prizes.

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2. June 2011 by admin.

It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure the ShadoCon announces its third round of guests! DJ Robert VanWest, The Con Artists, Crazy Random Happenstance, The Heroes Alliance, and PikaBelleChu

DJ Robert VanWest ft. Zoe VanWest & Synthwulf. This Dutch Madman is one of the busiest men in the entertainment Industry. CEO of the Hellroy Corporation, Robert’s day to day functions include Graphic, Clothing, and Environmental Design as well as Club Creative and Music Production. By night he can be found tearing up DJ booths across the Country and Decimating the stages as lead singer of Empakt. Locally he can be found at Warehaus21 where is the Club Creative and one of the resident DJ’s at their all ages KABOOM Sunday parties!

Robert is known for his aggressive HIGH BPM stylings that span across Hardcore, Hard Trance, Hard Style, with a touch of EBM. Much like last year Robert will be joined on stage Friday Night by His Wife Zoe ( the Original studio vocalist of some of Happy Hardcore’s biggest hits) and DJ Synthwulf for some live vocals and synths. He will be spinning on Saturday night, so don’t miss it!

The Con Artists were formed by seven friends with a similar interest in conventions. Each was involved in convention life to varying degrees, but they all had one thing in common: they believed that if you’re going to do something, you’ve got to do it right. And have fun doing it.

The Con Artists goal is to do everything to the best of their ability and to be as diverse and inventive with costumes, panels and other events as humanly (and at times inhumanly) possible. Since the day of their formation their numbers have grown, including members from all over Florida and the States. Video gamers, anime lovers, artists, performers, costumers, and crazy convention dwellers alike have taken the pledge and donned the mustache. By attending cons and fairs, running panels and events, and thriving on live feedback and suggestions from their audiences and fellows, the Con Artists have set on a path to rock the world of any con they touch down at. So get your monocles and top hats ready and crack open that box of pocky, for the goal of the Con Artists can be summed up in two words:

“Convention excellence.”

Congratulations, you’ve just been conned!

The Con Artists will be hosting two brand new events for ShadoCon - .hack//SIGN the Musical, and .hack//REMEDY. Details about these two events can be found below.

Crazy Random Happenstance is calling all Evil League of Evil applicants! Come out to see the live cast of the Crazy Random Happenstance perform the inspiring story of Dr. Horrible in the Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Picture Show. The Crazy Random Happenstance has performed at many conventions throughout Florida and they are proud to be performing at ShadoCon!

This show is interactive, much like the Rocky Horror Picture Show: The LIVE shadow cast acts out the musical in front of the screen while everyone in the audience is not only allowed but ENCOURAGED to sing-along and shout random callback lines throughout the show. For those that don’t know what to say, the cast will provide FREE suggestions in the form of an audience participation script. Be sure to come dressed as your super-villain persona for a chance to be in the Evil League of Evil!

The Heroes Alliance is a not for profit organization that was formed by a group of superhero costumers who want to give back to the community through the costumes that we make.

The Heroes Alliance originated in Tampa, and expanded throughout the state of Florida as well as a few other states in the U.S. The Heroes Alliance has done all sorts of community events, from helping local law enforcement with community events to visiting sick children in the hospital to help brighten their spirits. Some of the events they have done in the past are Give Kids the World, Base Camp, and visits to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Whatever it may be, the Heroes Alliance is here to help you.

PikaBelleChu is most well known in the anime world for her continuing passion for Pokemon. She has appeared in many magazines, newspapers and TV specials, including but not limited to Animerica, Anime Insider, Pokemon Fan, Nintendo UK, St. Augustine Record, Indiana Courier, and on Cartoon Network. She is also featured in a book published worldwide called Cosplay in America. She has been featured in the Gamers Edition of Guinness Book of World Records in 2009 for having the World’s Largest Pokemon Collection in the World, as well as featured in the 2010 Main Book of Guinness Book of World Records. Her collection is over 12,000 items and growing every day, with both American and Japanese collectables. The crown jewel of her collection is the PikaBug, the official Pikachu Volkswagen you see displayed at many conventions and events she attends.

She does numerous Pokemon events and tours, everything from Children’s Charity events and car shows to parades and kids parties, and appears at anime conventions and other events worldwide. Also a cosplayer, she has created more than 90 costumes. Most of her costumes are Pokemon and her own special creations, Pokewomon Princesses. The Princess costumes are the result of her creating a royal version of a specific Pokemon. Some of the costumes have taken more than 3 months to create. When not promoting Pokemon and cosplaying at events for children, she also teaches kids cartooning at local craft stores, commissions costumes for others and paints murals in businesses and private homes in the area she lives.

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28. March 2011 by admin.

ShadoCon’s  Vendors space is now open and tables are available for registration!

Just as a reminder, our Dealers’ Domain will be open at 11:00 AM on Friday morning for VIP only, so get your VIP passes while they are still available.

If you or someone you know is a Dealer or Artist, registration is simple. Just sign-up with a username and password at the MyConsOnline convention management system, and log-in to choose your space! You get to see the overview of the room and choose what space you want.

If you’re not a Vendor, you can still help us out. As you make your way through the convention circuit be sure to tell your favorite vendors about ShadoCon.

So remember, get your VIP Passes, your Vendors space, and make sure your favorite Vendors wiill be attending ShadoCon so you can get that one item you’ve been hoping for all year!

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5. March 2011 by admin.

Tampa, FL - March 5, 2011 - ShadoCon is excited to announce our second round of guests: Quinton Flynn, Chris Cason, Uncle Yo, Ashely Clark, and Console Alliance!

Quinton Flynn’s voice has been burning up film and television since he first arrived in Los Angeles from his native Cleveland. He is an A-list voice actor, having played such famous animated characters as Jonny Quest, Spiderman, Speed Racer, The Human Torch, Timon, Snowbell in Stuart Little, just to name a few. His television and film appearances include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, King of Queens, Animaniacs, Woody Woodpecker, Robot Chicken, and many more. His best known roles in video game franchises have been his work providing the english voices of Raiden in the Metal Gear Solid series, Axel in Kingdom Hearts II, and Reno in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children the motion picture. If you’re hip to the anime scene you’ll know him as Iruka-sensei and Deidara in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad, and Carl in Blood+, to name a few.

Chris Cason has participated in almost every facet of anime production. He has been associated with numerous projects (exclusively for FUNimation Entertainment) in a voice acting, ADR directing, or scriptwriting capacity. His work has been featured on Spike TV, The Independent Film Channel (IFC), Nicktoons, The Cartoon Network, and The CW. Some of Chris’s voice credits include: “Gluttony” in Fullmetal Alchemist, “Tien Shinhan” and “Mr. Popo” in Dragonball Z (and returning as “Mr. Popo” in Dragonball Z Kai), “Holy Roman Empire” in Hetalia Axis Powers, “Jack the Ripper” in Soul Eater, “Boo” and “Whitey” in Shin-Chan, “Miyamoto” and “M1″ in Yu Yu Hakusho, “Fumihiro” in Initial D, “Chamo” in Negima, “Hanai” in School Rumble, “Babbit” in Kodocha, “Taruru” in Sgt. Frog, “Seigfried” in Kenichi, and “Genzo” in Oh! Edo Rocket. Some of his ADR directing and assistant ADR directing credits include: DBZ Uncut, Dragonball, Dragonball GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, Negima, Kodocha, Galaxy Railways, Baki the Grappler, School Rumble, Hell Girl, Kaze no Stigma, Bamboo Blade, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Initial D, and Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations.

From Albany to Albuquerque, from Denver to D.C. and now joining us for the first time in Florida, Uncle Yo has toured many conventions to perform his unique stand-up comedy aimed exclusively at the geek community. Discussion panel leader, game show host and emcee all-in-one, this Renaissance Nerd keeps the laughs coming and the show rolling.Armed with his giant D20, Uncle Yo celebrates all brands of nerdom: anime, comic books, video games, LARPing, Star Wars, RPG’s and manga.He may be One Piece short of a Fullmetal Alchemist, but this Jedi intern promises to “Bebop your Cowboy so hard you’ll feel it in your joystick.”

ASHLEY CLARK (Anna May Belle) is a multi-media artist and writer, and has been working in the anime style for nearly a decade. Her first webcomic, ‘Shades of Red’, debuted in 2003. She has since turned her attention to her newest literary project, ‘Tales of Asajima’. You can enter the world of Asajima through the webnovel ‘Nowaki’, and continue your journey with the first of her print novels, ‘The Yukari’. Ashley has won numerous awards as not only an artist, but also as an AMV creator, cosplayer, and film editor. Within the anime community, Ashley is widely known as Anna May Belle, webmistress of AnimeBelle.com, one of the most highly regarded and popular anime websites in the south. AnimeBelle hosts a gallery containing over 24,000 photos with hundreds more added after every convention she attends. The website also hosts forums, guest interviews, event reporting, and a convention schedule of southern anime conventions. If it’s of interest to southern anime fans, it interests AnimeBelle, y’all!

Console Alliance is an independent film company and community based out of Saint Augustine Florida. Console Alliance is most known for it’s online gaming oriented videos from interviews & tutorials to Documentaries and our most successful show DLC (Down Loadable Content). They host a forum which gamers from all around can discuss anything and everything from the world of Video Games whether it be Art, Music, or what you are currently playing. Members which join the site can also review games for others to read in our Video Game Reviews forum. One of our main goals at Console Alliance is also to teach others what a video gamer is. They want to break the negative stereotypes and show people who do not know or understand that video games are not evil and cause violence but they are in fact a great hobby and can create great art, music, friendships and more.

As a reminder, pre-register early to save. If you pre-register with a group of 10 or more you get an additional 10% discount on all tickets. Everything dealing with pre-registration can be found at our website!

ABOUT ShadoCon: ShadoCon is Florida’s Anime, Video Games, and Comics Convention hosted in Tampa, FL. ShadoCon will be taking place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Tampa East on November 11-13, 2011. This years theme will be Cyberpunk. It all begins on Verteran’s Day.

ShadoCon 2011

Theme: Cyberpunk

URL: http://shadocon.com

Date: November 11-13, 2011

Advance Rates: $30 through Apr 8; $33.50 through Jun 14; $36.50 through Aug 20; $40 through Oct 28

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2. February 2011 by admin.

Photos taken at ShadoCon 2010 are now available on our photobucket. If you would like prints created of any photos that were taken at ShadoCon, please contact Micheal Ortiz at sonsonic@netzero.net . He will be selling them without the ShadoCon logo.

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1. February 2011 by admin.

Hey, everyone! ShadoCon 2011 tickets are officially live! Right now they are $30.00, but soon they will be $33.50, then $36.50, and eventually$40.00 so hurry and get yours today. There  is also a 10% discount if you purchase 10 or more tickets. So get your friends together and join in on the savings. We hope to see all of last year’s attendees, as well as the new multitudes. Buy your tickets now, and save!

VIP tickets are also available for $65.00. These tickets get you premier seating roped off specifically for VIP, early admittance to main events, early admittance to the Dealers Room, get a 2011 ShadoCon t-shirt, a pass to our famous Final Fantasy Ball, special VIP ONLY panels, as well as other perks and privileges. There are only 150 VIP tickets, so make sure you get yours before they’re sold out.

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26. January 2011 by admin.

The CRITIC! Yes, Doug Walker will be joining us again for YEAR 2 of ShadoCon! It was a blast having him last year. He took great footage of ShadoCon, put together hilarious panels with Egoraptor and aniRAGE, terrorized cosplayers in the halls, and even did a little jig. If you don’t know who he is, then I’m sorry, you’ve been missing out on the funny. Doug Walker is an internet personality, oh and he has many many personalities from a bum to a really angry critic. Check out his videos at www.thatguywiththeglasses.com.

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26. January 2011 by admin.

Mr. Awesome himself will be making his return back to Tampa, FL! Egoraptor is an extremely funny individual with an amazingly creative output. He is the creator of the Awesome Series that I know most of you are aware of. You can find all his videos and more on NewGrounds.

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26. January 2011 by admin.

DJ Shadowfax and aniRAGE are returning to ShadoCon! Be sure not to miss the amazing raves put together by Shadowfax or the hilarious panels brought to you by aniRAGE.

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