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Anime Midwest 2023 Schedule
Registration
Hall A
Thursday 5pm-7pm
Friday 10am-8pm
Saturday 10am-6:30pm
Sunday 10am-3pm
Friday 10am-8pm
Saturday 10am-6:30pm
Sunday 10am-3pm
Exhibit Hall
Hall A
Friday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 10am-5pm
ConSweet
DoubleTree
Friday 2pm-10pm
Saturday 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-2pm
Saturday 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-2pm
Maid Cafe (tix required)
DoubleTree
Friday 3:30pm-9:00pm
Saturday 11:30am-8:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm-3:00pm (last seating)
Saturday 11:30am-8:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm-3:00pm (last seating)
Gunpla Build Hangout
Hyatt Lower Level
Friday 2pm-12am
Saturday 10am-12am
Sunday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-12am
Sunday 10am-5pm
Kittens Karaoke
DoubleTree
Friday 5pm-8pm
Saturday 3pm-8pm
Sunday 12pm-3pm
Saturday 3pm-8pm
Sunday 12pm-3pm
Aeonica Karaoke
Hyatt Lobby Level
Friday 8pm-2am
Saturday 8pm-2am
Sunday NA
Saturday 8pm-2am
Sunday NA
Panels & Events
Multiple Locations
Friday 2pm-2am
Saturday 10am-2am
Sunday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-2am
Sunday 10am-5pm
Con Ops
Near Hyatt Grand Ballroom
Friday 9am-3am
Saturday 9am-3am
Sunday 9am-6pm
Saturday 9am-3am
Sunday 9am-6pm
Arcade Gaming
Hyatt Lower Level
Friday 2pm-2am
Saturday 10am-2am
Sunday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-2am
Sunday 10am-5pm
Tabletop Gaming
Hyatt Lower Level
Friday 2pm-12am*
Saturday 10am-12am*
Sunday 10am-5pm
* Hours will vary based on activity levels.
Saturday 10am-12am*
Sunday 10am-5pm
* Hours will vary based on activity levels.
Autograph Signings
Exhibit Hall
Friday 4pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday 11am-3pm
*Guests usually have one 1-hour autograph scheduled each day.
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday 11am-3pm
*Guests usually have one 1-hour autograph scheduled each day.
VR Experience
Hyatt Lobby Level
Friday 2pm-10pm
Saturday 12pm-10pm
Sun 12pm-5pm
Saturday 12pm-10pm
Sun 12pm-5pm
Armored Combat Exhibition
Convention Hall B
Friday 6-7:30pm (Longswords)
Saturday 12:30-2pm (Sword and Shield)
Sunday 2-3:30pm (Armored Wrestling)
Saturday 12:30-2pm (Sword and Shield)
Sunday 2-3:30pm (Armored Wrestling)
Food Trucks
At Hyatt
Friday 4pm - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm
* May stay open later
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm
* May stay open later
Photo Booth Room
Hyatt JFK Room
Friday 2pm-6pm
Saturday 11am-4pm
Saturday 11am-4pm
Friday
Time
Grand Stage
Medium Stage
Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel 3
Panel 4
Panel 5
Panel 6
Panel 7
Panel 8
Autographs
Meetups
7:30am
1:00pm
Japanese Shodo Writing Demonstration
Let's learn how to make anime songs!
60 Years of Bad Anime Dubs
Keep Calm And Breathe (A Demon Slayer Panel)
12:30pm - 1:20pm
12:30pm - 1:20pm
1:30pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
2:00pm
Opening Ceremonies
3:00pm
2:30pm - 3:20pm
The tales of Miraculous Panel!!
Who The Heck Are You?
Simple Self Defense for fighting the darkness
Bungou Stray Dogs
3:30pm
Samurai Dan Q&A: Everything Samurai
3:00pm - 3:50pm
Voiceover Audition Workshop w/ Kiba Walker
Afton Family Bonding!
3:00pm - 3:50pm
Teaching Autism Awareness Thru Anime and My Little Pony
3:00pm - 3:50pm
Catero Colbert, Quinton Flynn
3:00pm - 3:50pm
4:00pm
Animecon.org's Fabulous Date Auction (15+)
3:30pm - 4:20pm
So You Want to Work in Japan’s Entertainment Industry? w/ Diana Garnet
3:30pm - 4:20pm
3:30pm - 4:20pm
Pass the Mic: EnStars and Hypmic Trivia!
3:30pm - 4:20pm
K-POP Random Dance
3:30pm - 4:20pm
Undertale/Deltarune
4:30pm
Dance meditation and empowerment with *JAPANNA* anna GOLDSKY
4:00pm - 4:50pm
SSSSGregman
Animal Crossing: K.K. Slider Concert Q&A! (18+)
4:00pm - 4:50pm
Armor Academy: Chainmail
4:00pm - 4:50pm
Shihori, Cole Feuchter, Kiba Walker, Jay Hickman
4:00pm - 4:50pm
5:00pm
COSPLAY WORLD CROWN
4:00pm - 5:20pm
Greggo's Game Shows: Chain Reaction
4:30pm - 5:20pm
Final Metal Gear Fantasy Hearts - Voiceover Q&A with Quinton Flynn
4:30pm - 5:20pm
4:30pm - 5:20pm
4:30pm - 5:20pm
4:30pm - 5:20pm
Attack on Titan
5:30pm
Who-ya Q&A Session
5:00pm - 5:50pm
How to (Not) Suck at Storytelling
OPW: Outta Pocket Wrestling (The Wildest Moments in Professional Wrestling) 13+
Famous cars in anime and how to do basic automotive maintenance
Gareth West, Rick Robertson, Cynthia Cranz, Amanda Gish, Nazia Chaudhry, Tyson Rinehart
5:00pm - 5:50pm
6:00pm
5:00pm - 6:20pm
5:30pm - 6:20pm
Akame ga Parasyte Wars Academia - Voiceover Q&A with Jay Hickman
5:30pm - 6:20pm
5:30pm - 6:20pm
5:30pm - 6:20pm
Bikini Bottom Kahoot III
5:30pm - 6:20pm
My Hero Academia
6:30pm
5:00pm - 6:50pm
Formal Dance Lessons
Nerdcore Origins: Nerd Music Q&A w/ YTCracker
6:00pm - 6:50pm
Meet Catero Colbert
Hololive for Dummies
Creative-Zen with *JAPANNA* anna GOLDSKY
6:00pm - 6:50pm
Kpop Dance Break!
6:00pm - 6:50pm
7:00pm
6:30pm - 7:20pm
6:30pm - 7:20pm
Learn To Drag
6:30pm - 7:20pm
6:30pm - 7:20pm
6:30pm - 7:20pm
Red Rising: A Power Rangers Fan Film Screening and Q&A
6:30pm - 7:20pm
Who-ya Extended, Greg Ayres
7:30pm
The Fantasy Ball
7:00pm - 7:50pm
Geo squad: Do you have any mora?
Armor Academy: Scale Armor
Adventures of Cosplay: A how to cosplay workshop
MHA Pro Heros Unite
7:00pm - 7:50pm
8:00pm
Greggo's Game Shows: Match Game
Closet Cosplay: 101
Mint Fashion Q&A and Presentation
7:30pm - 8:20pm
7:30pm - 8:20pm
7:30pm - 8:20pm
7:00pm - 8:20pm
7:30pm - 8:20pm
8:30pm
8:00pm - 8:50pm
8:00pm - 8:50pm
Gamer Grudge
Babysitting Eri… Oh No
Howl Pendragon's Dating Game
RECESS HOUR FUNTIME GAMES
9:00pm
Epic Rap Battles of History Concert
7:30pm - 9:20pm
8:00pm - 9:20pm
Samurai Sword Class
Demon slaying in the modern world!?
8:30pm - 9:20pm
8:30pm - 9:20pm
8:30pm - 9:20pm
DIY Body Harnesses for the Bedroom (18+)
8:30pm - 9:20pm
9:30pm
9:00pm - 9:50pm
The Dating Game (18+)
9:00pm - 9:50pm
9:00pm - 9:50pm
Forsaken Fanfiction (18+)
Anime Captions Against Humanity (18+)
9:00pm - 9:50pm
A Very Spicy K-Pop Random Dance Panel (18+)
10:00pm
Spirit Bomb Concert
MAIDS AND CHAINSAWS <3 (18+)
Goro Akechi After Dark (18+)
9:30pm - 10:20pm
9:30pm - 10:20pm
Karaoke with Guests!
9:30pm - 10:20pm
10:30pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
Saving Hyrule Saved Me
WHO'S THAT ANIME CHARACTER?!
10:00pm - 10:50pm
11:00pm
Late Night Anime Dance
9:30pm - 11:20pm
10:30pm - 11:20pm
AnimeCon.org's Fabulous Dating Advice (18+)
Waifu Wars: After Dark (18+)
Saturday
Time
Grand Stage
Medium Stage
Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel 3
Panel 4
Panel 5
Panel 6
Panel 7
Panel 8
Autographs
Meetups
12:00am
11:30pm - 12:20am
11:30pm - 12:20am
11:00pm - 12:20am
The 18+ Midnight Midnight Milk Party PJ Party
11:30pm - 12:20am
1:00am
12:30am - 1:20am
12:30am - 1:20am
1:30am
2:00am
2:30am
11:00pm - 2:50am
5:00am
5:30am
9:00am
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Analyzing Famous Relationships in Anime
9:30am
9:00am - 9:50am
10:00am
Manga Matchmaking
The SSSP Goes West : A brief History of Ultraman in America
Improv Into Characters
Close Quarters Sword Class
Japanese Meditation and Breathwork
Colorful Stage
10:30am
Voice Actors Q&A Panel
10:00am - 10:50am
10:00am - 10:50am
Tokyo Revengers Mayhem
10:00am - 10:50am
10:00am - 10:50am
10:00am - 10:50am
Foundation's Finest
Filipino Martial Arts For Safer Otaku!
10:00am - 10:50am
11:00am
10:30am - 11:20am
Rebel and Cleric Concert
Teyvat Trivia!
How To Host A Panel
10:30am - 11:20am
Kacchan and Deku's Battle of the Crafts!
They/He/Shenanigans 3.0
How well do you know your Anime?
10:30am - 11:20am
10:30am - 11:20am
Splatoon
11:30am
11:00am - 11:50am
11:00am - 11:50am
11:00am - 11:50am
11:00am - 11:50am
11:00am - 11:50am
11:00am - 11:50am
11:00am - 11:50am
12:00pm
Did Kira Even Do Anything Wrong?
ERB Q&A with Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD
Let’s Talk Japan! w/ Cole Feuchter
3D Printing $$$ or How To Make Money When Not Printing Cosplay Stuff
Let's Talk Kill La Kill
Anemo Squad: Thank barbatos!
Dance for Your Life: Kpop RDP
Catero Colbert, Rick Robertson, Nazia Chaudhry
Demon Slayer
12:30pm
Whose Line is it Anime? (13+)
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
μ'sic 0 to 1: Forgotten Pieces of Love Live Lore
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
1:00pm
Greggo's Game Shows: Press Your Luck
Japanese Culture and Fashion
12:00pm - 1:20pm
Armor Academy: Samurai Armor
12:30pm - 1:20pm
Japanese Origami Workshop
Anime Trivia Kahoot
Get Your Hands Off Me! Self Defense w/ Samurai Dan
Jay Hickman, Quinton Flynn, Cynthia Cranz, Amanda Gish, Tyson Rinehart
Jujutsu Kaisen
1:30pm
An Afternoon of Anime and Game Music
12:30pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
My Immortal (da fic) Kahoot
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Multi-Gen MCYT Chaos
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
2:00pm
That's my Ninja Way! w/ Catero Colbert
Anime Debate
1:30pm - 2:20pm
1:30pm - 2:20pm
Haikyuu! Captains
Hellsing: Behind the Blood
Super Mario Party
Kiba Walker, Cole Feuchter, Gareth West
Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel
2:30pm
1:30pm - 2:50pm
2:00pm - 2:50pm
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Lipsync for your LAIFU
Japanese Toronagashi Workshop
2:00pm - 2:50pm
2:00pm - 2:50pm
2:00pm - 2:50pm
2:00pm - 2:50pm
2:00pm - 2:50pm
3:00pm
Diana Garnet Concert
Greggo's Game Shows: Card Sharks
Ask Quinton Flynn Anything You Want
2:30pm - 3:20pm
Big Q's 15
2:30pm - 3:20pm
Sing and Learn basic Japanese with JAPANNA anna GOLDSKY
Yuki~Blackstar Lip Sync Battle
Genshin Impact
3:30pm
3:00pm - 3:50pm
3:00pm - 3:50pm
3:00pm - 3:50pm
3:00pm - 3:50pm
3:00pm - 3:50pm
3:00pm - 3:50pm
4:00pm
3:00pm - 4:20pm
It Gets Better - Anime Con Edition with Greg Ayres
Let's Play! with Gareth West
DIY Leathercraft: Studs, Spikes, and Safety Pins
Fate Grand Order Tiles
Demon Slayer Corps Chaos
Popular kpop random dance
Mason Lieberman, David Gibson Mclean, Shihori
Haikyuu!
4:30pm
YTCracker Concert
Anime Only Connect
4:00pm - 4:50pm
4:00pm - 4:50pm
4:00pm - 4:50pm
4:00pm - 4:50pm
4:00pm - 4:50pm
4:00pm - 4:50pm
4:00pm - 4:50pm
5:00pm
The Grand Cosplay Contest
4:30pm - 5:20pm
Technically Blade
4:00pm - 5:20pm
4:30pm - 5:20pm
King of Shinjuku
All Elite 101: A Completely Serious AEW Panel
City Pop (Japanese Retro 80s Pop) Panel
Chainsaw Man
5:30pm
5:00pm - 5:50pm
Hermits vs Empires : The Gameshow
5:00pm - 5:50pm
Chainsaw Man Shenanigans
Useful Phrases for Traveling in Japan
5:00pm - 5:50pm
5:00pm - 5:50pm
5:00pm - 5:50pm
6:00pm
The Bad Anime Panel
Meet the Villains
5:30pm - 6:20pm
Pitch live action anime film
5:30pm - 6:20pm
5:30pm - 6:20pm
K-POP Random Dance
Greg Ayres
6:30pm
5:00pm - 6:50pm
Ready, Player, DRAG! - Nerdy Drag Show
6:00pm - 6:50pm
6:00pm - 6:50pm
6:00pm - 6:50pm
Drawing Circle!
Don't be THAT person: Dating & Life Coaching for Otaku
FGO Waifu Tier List
6:00pm - 6:50pm
6:00pm - 6:50pm
7:00pm
Spiritual Empowerment for success with JAPANNA anna GOLDSKY
Teyvat Travel Guide: A Deep Dive into Genshin Lore
Big three second generation
Hero 101: Self Defense
6:30pm - 7:20pm
6:30pm - 7:20pm
6:30pm - 7:20pm
Five Night's at Freddy's
7:30pm
6:30pm - 7:50pm
7:00pm - 7:50pm
7:00pm - 7:50pm
7:00pm - 7:50pm
7:00pm - 7:50pm
An Ouran Beach Party!
Mafia! The Demon Slayer Edition
Smash or Pass
7:00pm - 7:50pm
8:00pm
Who-ya Extended Concert
Anime Jeopardy!
Armor Academy: Leather
Mahou Shoujo: It's Not Just All About Precure
WHERE DA WAIFU WARS!? 18+
7:30pm - 8:20pm
7:30pm - 8:20pm
7:30pm - 8:20pm
8:30pm
8:00pm - 8:50pm
Hypnosis Show with Gareth West
8:00pm - 8:50pm
8:00pm - 8:50pm
8:00pm - 8:50pm
8:00pm - 8:50pm
Con & Otaku Horror Stories
Internet Insanity (18+)
9:00pm
Japanese Anime Singalong Dance Party w/ Kohei!!
Who The Heck Are You? (18+ Edition)
D.I.C.K.Z (genshin impact)
Haikyuu Sleepover 2.0
Nagito Komaeda - After Dark (18+)
When good dubs go bad! (18+) w/ Jay Hickman
8:30pm - 9:20pm
8:30pm - 9:20pm
9:30pm
9:00pm - 9:50pm
8:30pm - 9:50pm
9:00pm - 9:50pm
9:00pm - 9:50pm
9:00pm - 9:50pm
9:00pm - 9:50pm
Ultimate Husbando Showdown (18+)
10:00pm
Forbidden Fandom Dames: A Nerdlesque Adventure (18+)
A Plus Ultra P.J. Party
The Unhinged World of Wrestling Cartoons and Anime
Anime Uraimi presents Anime Debate! (18+)
Husbando and Waifu wars (18+)
Cards Against Humanity With Samurai Dan and Jillian (18+)
9:30pm - 10:20pm
10:30pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
MHA Camp Out (18+)
9:00pm - 10:50pm
10:00pm - 10:50pm
11:00pm
V is for Villains Live Concert
10:30pm - 11:20pm
Hell's Livejournal: A Bad Fanfic Panel (18+)
Intro To Hypnosis (18+)
Sunday
Time
Grand Stage
Medium Stage
Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel 3
Panel 4
Panel 5
Panel 6
Panel 7
Panel 8
Autographs
Meetups
1:00am
12:30am - 1:20am
12:00am - 1:20am
1:30am
2:00am
2:30am
3:00am
11:30pm - 3:20am
9:30am
The Owl House Shenanigans 3
11:00am
Crossroads: A live D&D Adventure
10:30am - 11:20am
Hulkamania: A WWE Deep Dive
10:30am - 11:20am
Cynthia Cranz, Nazia Chaudhry, Rick Robertson, Amanda Gish, Who-ya Extended
11:30am
The Way Of The Samurai
11:00am - 11:50am
The Importance of Mob Psycho 100
Writer's Workshop Q&A
11:00am - 11:50am
12:00pm
11:30am - 12:20pm
Greggo's Gameshows: Wheel of Fortune
History of Japanese Anime
Women in Anime, TV, Film, and Beyond
11:30am - 12:20pm
Anime Trivia Kahoot - Year in Review
11:30am - 12:20pm
Mason Lieberman, David Gibson Mclean, Shihori
12:30pm
11:00am - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
Tabletop RPG's from Cradle To Grave
Sh!tty Anime Trivia (13+)
12:00pm - 12:50pm
12:00pm - 12:50pm
1:00pm
V is for Villains: Villaining Again Concert
12:00pm - 1:20pm
Fan-dumb Hours
Keeping up with the Q Man
12:30pm - 1:20pm
12:30pm - 1:20pm
The Great One Piece Debate
Cosplay Glow Up: LEDs in Cosplay
Catero Colbert, Kiba Walker,
1:30pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Animusic: Music's Influence on Anime
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Pro hero conference!
1:00pm - 1:50pm
1:00pm - 1:50pm
2:00pm
Anime Idol
An Anime and Broadway Music Recorder Concert
Con Swap Meet
The Bold and Loyal Japanese Akita Dog
1:30pm - 2:20pm
Evenings with Isabelle
1:30pm - 2:20pm
Monster Hunter Trivia
2:30pm
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Otome Games Need More Love!
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Using advanced machines to make your cosplay
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Knightmares and Dreams: A Code Geass Panel
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Jay Hickman, Quinton Flynn, Cole Feuchter
3:00pm
Arc Impulse Concert
2:30pm - 3:20pm
2:00pm - 3:20pm
2:30pm - 3:20pm
2:30pm - 3:20pm
2:30pm - 3:20pm
3:30pm
3:00pm - 3:50pm
2:00pm - 3:50pm
Cons Across America: Stories of the Con Experience
Waifus VS Husbandos
Armor Academy: Plate Armor
Greg Ayres, Gareth West
4:00pm
Kpop Kahoot!!
3:30pm - 4:20pm
3:30pm - 4:20pm
A Humorous Summary of Batman1939-1943 THE PANNEL
3:30pm - 4:20pm
Survey Corps Day Off
3:30pm - 4:20pm
5:00pm
Closing Ceremonies
5:30pm
5:00pm - 5:50pm
