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Meet Your Cosplay Friends During These Moments

Time to start planning your cosplay line up for FanimeCon 2023 as they have announced the schedule for the cosplay gatherings. The schedule includes the date, time theme and location of the cosplay gathering. This is not a complete list as more will could be added in the future.

To find the location of the gathering, check out the official map. The schedule for all official FanimeCon 2023 cosplay gatherings are as followed:

Friday, May 26th

• 2:00 PM Fallout at location G4
• 2:00 PM Arknights at location G9
• 3:00 PM Jujutsu Kaisen at location G4
• 3:00 PM SpiderVerse at location G6
• 4:00 PM Studio Ghibli at location G5
• 4:00 PM Disney at location G6
• 5:00 PM Attack on Titan at location G6
• 5:00 PM Critical Role at location G9
• 6:00 PM Yakuza / Ryu Ga Gotoku Games at location G4
• 6:00 PM Old School (pre-2001) at location G6

Saturday, May 27th

• 10:00 AM RWBY Saturday G6
• 11:00 AM Final Fantasy Saturday G6
• Noon Vocaloid/Project Sekai at location G5
• Noon Isekai Gathering at location G6
• Noon Demon Slayer at location G9
• 1:00 PM Black Butler at location G1
• 1:00 PM Fate Series at location G2
• 1:00 PM Madoka Magica at location G5
• 2:00 PM Idolish7 at location G1
• 2:00 PM Street Fighter at location G2
• 2:00 PM Genshin Impact at location G6
• 2:00 PM Homestuck at location G9
• 3:00 PM Obey Me! at location G1
• 3:00 PM Hololive at location G3
• 3:00 PM Super Smash Bros at location G6

Sunday, May 28th

• 10:00 AM League of Legends at location G6
• Noon Love Live Sunday at location G2
• Noon NieR/Drakengard at location G5
• Noon Disney Extended Universe at location G6
• 1:00 PM Xeno Series Sunday at location G4
• 1:00 PM Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure at location G6
• 1:00 PM Our Flag Means Death at location G9
• 2:00 PM Identity V at location G1
• 2:00 PM Cyberpunk Edgerunners/2077 at location G5
• 2:00 PM Bleach Sunday at location G6
• 3:00 PM The Legend of Zelda at location G4
• 4:00 PM Neon Genesis Evangelion at location G4
• 4:00 PM Chainsaw Man at location G6

What to Expect

FanimeCon Cosplay Gathering is still open to more submissions but they need to be made before April 25th. It also should be noted that this list only includes cosplay gatherings that are officially organized by the FanimeCon staff. There could be unofficial cosplay gatherings in the area but fans will have to network if they wish to find them.

Cosplay gatherings are one of several events set to take place during FanimeCon 2023. There will also be panels and special guests. Among the guests are Cherami Leigh, Kyle McCarley, cosplayers Aicosu, Bandai Namco Collectables Hobby host Linda Le, and anime historian Gilles Poitras. Additional details about the special events will also be made available in the future. 

FanimeCon 2023 will take place during the Memorial Day Weekend at the San Jose Convention Center along with the surrounding locations. It is one of the largest fan organized anime conventions in North America. Check out our coverage of last year’s event to have an idea of what to expect.

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