Below you will find the panel schedule for all three days. There will be exciting topics and sessions on both days that discuss perspectives, history, influences, the music of, and cosplay influenced by anime – and more!
Panels will take place in the Director’s Room, the Terrace Room, and the Balboa Room!
Click the buttons below for more details, including panel descriptions, presenters, photos, and more!
Friday, November 21 Panel Schedule
Terrace Room Panel Schedule – Friday
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Open Mic: Your Turn to Be an Idol
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Cringe Is Dead! Yumeshipping, Oshikatsu and You
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM – More Than Just Miku: An Underrated Vocaloid Showcase
Balboa Room Panel Schedule – Friday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Beginning in Cosplay Construction
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – Modern Zine Culture and the Making of Fanbooks
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Anime Connect
Directors Room Panel Schedule (2nd Floor) – Friday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Voice Acting 101
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – RT TV Podcast
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM – YouTube for Fun not Profit
Saturday, November 22 Panel Schedule
Terrace Room Panel Schedule – Saturday
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM – Cosplay Wrestling Federation
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Um Anime
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM – In Walt’s Footsteps: The Osamu Tezuka Story
Balboa Room Panel Schedule – Saturday
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Giving Yourself Anime Proportions
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Mythology of Final Fantasy
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM – “33 Strings “
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Alan Z and Paul Dateh Panel – Pop Culture, Music, and More
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – How Anime Sticker culture in the States originated from street drifters in Japan
Directors Room Panel Schedule (2nd Floor) – Saturday
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Sidekicks Spectacular Table Read
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM – In My Y2K Era
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Gunpla 101
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Japanese Queer Media
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Certified: The Rise of Animation in San Diego
Sunday, November 23 Panel Schedule
Balboa Room Panel Schedule – Sunday
12:00p to 1:00p – WOTA Workshop
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – I started my Youtube Channel: This is what I Learned my First Year
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Name That Tune: Anime Edition
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Best Anime Soundtracks of 2025
Directors Room Panel Schedule (2nd Floor) – Sunday
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – Organizing Your Cosplay and Cosplay Accessories
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM – Anime Jeopardy
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM – How To Adjust Patterns and Cosplay To Fit You