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San Japan XIV Program Book 2023

San Japan 14 (2023) Working Schedule General Hours 1 8/18/2023 SAN JAPAN

GENERAL HOURS HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER Thursday 8/31 Friday 9/1 Saturday 9/2 Sunday 9/3 OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE Registration Hall 3 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm 10:00 am- 9:00 pm 10:00 am - 8:00 pm 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Info Desk & More Hall 3 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm 10:00 am- 9:00 pm 10:00 am - 8:00 pm 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Arcade, Console, Tournaments & Tabletop Gaming Hall 3 + 4A Closed 10:00 am- 11:00 pm 10:00 am - 11:00 pm 10:00 am- 5:00 pm Artist Alley Hall 1 (CHECK-IN ONLY) 10:00 am- 9:00 pm 10:00 am - 8:00 pm 10:00 am- 5:00 pm Dealer Room* Hall 2 *Gold/Premiere Pass gets in 30 mins early Fri/Sat (CHECK-IN ONLY) 1:00 pm *- 8:00 pm 11:30 am *- 7:00 pm 10:30 am- 4:30 pm Craft Room Room 225AB Closed 11:00 am- 6:00 pm 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Jamspace Room 221D Closed 12:00 pm- 11:00 pm 10:00 am - 11:00 pm 10:00 am- 5:00 pm Cosplay Show Check-In & Hall Contest Sign-Up Room 225D Closed 10:00 am- 4:00 pm 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Anime Figure MuseumSponsored by Planet Otaku Room 222 Closed Laser Tag - Sponsored by Planet Otaku Room 221ABC Closed 11:00 am- 11:00 pm 11:00 am - 11:00 pm 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Cosplay Museum Room 223 Closed 12:00 pm- 6:00 pm 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM 12:00 PM- 4:00 PM Cosplay Show Pre-Judging (Appointment Required) Room 225C Closed 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 10:00 am12:00 pm 2:00pm4:00pm SAPL Manga Library Room 224 Closed 11:00 am- 6:00 pm 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Retro Game Museum Room 216 Closed 10:00 am- 11:00 pm 10:00 am - 11:00 pm 10:00 am- 5:00 pm GRAND HYATT Otaku Cafe Bowie - Grand Hyatt 2nd Floor Closed 12:00 pm- 10:00 pm 10:00 am - 10:00 pm 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Maid Cafe* Persidio - Grand Hyatt 3rd Floor Closed Pre-Order Ticket Required For All Sessions 24-Hour Tabletop Gaming Crockett C/D - Grand Hyatt 4th Floor Closed 10:00 am-Open 24 Hours Open 24 HoursOpen 24 Hours 12:00 am- 4:00 pm Late Night Video Gaming Seguin - Grand Hyatt 4th Floor Closed 11:30 pm- 2:00 am 11:30 pm - 2:00 am Karaoke Republic - Grand Hyatt 4th Floor Closed 12:00 pm- 2:00 am 10:00 am - 3:00 am 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Bonham Electric Dusk - 18+ Electronic Dance Event (ID REQUIRED) Bonham Exchange - 411 Bonham St. $5 cover 21+ | $15 cover 18-20 8:00 pm - 2:00 am 8:00 pm - 2:00 am Times and events are subject to change. Please refer to the San Japan Guidebook for the most up to date information.

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Event Hours

Legend HBG Legend Meeting Level HBG 2nd Floor Street Level HBG 1st Floor Pachinko Amtguard Hall 1 & 2 Main Entrance Cafe Pizza Cafe Exit Only Hall 3 Closed L Texas Closed Hemisfair Ballroom Closed Charity / Community Hall 2 Hall 1 Grand Hyatt Marriott Riverwalk Grotto Hall 4 Hall 3 & 4 Arcade Console Tournaments Tabletop Artist Alley Lobby Dealer Area Blood Drive Car Exhibit Lobby Not In Use RM Cosplay Check-In Hall Cosplay Sign-Up Cosplay Judges (225C/D) C Co / Repair Figure Museum (222) Cosplay Museum (223) Craft Room (225AB) SAPL Manga Library (224) Legend Ballroom Level HBG 3rd Floor RM 301 Panel Rooms RM 301 RM 302 RM 303 Panel Room 301 RM 302 Panel Room 302 RM 303 Panel Room 303 Fan Meeting 1 (304AB) 214 217 RM RM 216 4 Fan Meeting 2 (304C) Merch Indie Games SCA Group Guests / Autographs Fan Meeting Room 4 (215) RM 214 Panel Room 214 Retro Game Museum (216) RM 217 Panel Room 217AB / 217CD Bitforce Jamspace (221D) L L Alamo Ballroom Fan Meeting Room 3 (225D) Pop-Up Lockers Locker Storage Manga Library Food Trucks SJ-Cares Attendee Services Industry / Pro-Reg / Press Info Desk / Lost & Found Attendee Registration 3 Safety / Prop Check Panelist Check-In Entrance Laser Tag (221AB) E Special Event Area E Medical 4 Past Hall 3 Above Lobby L 3 Market St. Convention Maps

Panel Descriptions Schedule

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Artist Alley

Main Events

Located in the Grand Hyatt

Friday Saturday

The Tavern Tour Concert: Jonathan Young & Caleb Hyles

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Doors Open: 5:00 PM

This will be a rare opportunity to experience YouTube Celebrities Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles in a way you might never imagine.

DEMONDICE Concert (Virtual)

11:00 PM to 12:30 AM

Doors Open: 10:00 PM

Demondice will be putting on a virtual concert for all San Japan attendees.

Lucius Merryweather Live! (Virtual)

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Doors Open: 11:30 AM

Merry talks comics, VTubing, and more! A live chat with the lead writer of dozens of webtoons and lore videos.

VShojo’s Triple Threat Panel with Haruka, Projekt Melody & Zentreya!

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Doors Open: 3:30 PM

Gear up for an epic ride with Haruka, Projekt Melody, and Zentreya! Join them for a dynamic panel featuring live Q&A, engaging podcast-style questions, and more. Expect the unexpected in this unforgettable showcase!

BPM15Q (JP) Concert

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Doors Open: 1:30 PM

BPM15Q is a new age pop unit formed in 2015 with two members, Ichigo Rinahamu and nicamoq. With their most popular songs “Hakuchuumu” and “good luck”, their unique fusion of singing voices with dance music became a hot topic on TikTok.

2023 Cosplay Show

7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Doors Open: 6:45 PM

See cosplayers showcase their best cosplays and skits for San Japan 2023 attendees.

Mogra: Texas Edition EDM Event (featuring TeddyLoid)

12:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Doors Open: 12:00 AM

DJ WILDPARTY, D-YAMA, Teddyloid and friends bring the best of Japan EDM Club Experence to San Antonio.

For the most up-to-date information, get San Japan Guidebook!

2nd Floor. Lonestar Ballroom 4th Floor. Texas Ballroom 2nd Floor. Lonestar Ballroom

Gaming x

Tekken 7 Cap 128 @ $250 per 32 entries = $1,000

Dragon Ball FighetrZ Cap 128 @ $250 per 32 entries = $1,000

Mortal Kombat 11 Cap 128 @ $250 per 32 entries = $1,000

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Cap 64 @ $250 entries per 32 = $500

Pot Bonus Payout Information

Smash Singles Cap 256 @ $350 per 32 entries = $2,800

Smash Squad Strike Cap 128 @ $250 per 32 entries = $1,000

Smash Doubles Cap 128 @ $250 per 32 entries = $1,000

Melee Singles Cap 128 @ $250 per 32 entries = $1,000

Melee Doubles Cap 64 @ $250 per 32 Entries = $500

Mario Kart Cap 64 @ $250 per 32 entries = $500

Street Fighter 6 Cap 128 @ $350 per 32 entries = $1,400

Guilty Gear Strive Cap 128 @ $250 per 32 entries = $1,000

To register, go to: www.start.gg/sanjapan2023

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