Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, Justin Briner will no longer
Friday: 11:30am – 12:30am; Saturday 10am – 12:30am; Sunday 10am – 4:30pm
Vendor Hall Hours
263 N Center St, Mesa, AZ 85201
Free Parking
200 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Free Parking
Badge Pickup & On Site Sales Hours
Friday: 10am – 8pm; Saturday 10am – 7pm; Sunday 10am – 3pm
Programming / Event Hours
Friday: 11:30am – 12:30am; Saturday 10am – 12:30am; Sunday 10am – 4:30pm
Vendor Hall Hours
Friday: 12pm – 8pm (Premier Badge & Bundle Badge holders access at 11am); Saturday 10am – 7pm; Sunday 10am – 4pm (last entry at 3:30pm)
Solar Japanese Festival Hours
Friday: 1pm – 5:30pm; Saturday 10am – 5:30pm; Sunday 10am – 3:00pm
Luna Night Market Hours
Friday: 5pm – 9pm; Saturday 5pm – 9pm
Taiyou Con is a family friendly 3-day anime convention and Japanese festival at the Mesa Convention Center! We are an introductory to all things Asian pop culture – anime, cosplay, video games, K-Pop, Asian food trucks, and much more with over 300 hours of interactive activities just for YOU.
We started out as an event for people that needed a place to share their common interests with each other. Our first event took place 15 years ago at a school with no admission cost and lasted only a total of eight hours. Now, our event is much bigger and strive to introduce more people to this community by making it easy and affordable, but our mission remains the same… help people make awesome memories with each other.
Let your kids enjoy browsing through the art in artist alley, eating at the food trucks at the Japanese festival, getting autographs from their favorite anime voice actors and more!
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Voice Actor
Justin Briner is an actor and singer known primarily for his work in anime and video games. Recently, he's started up the third season of My Hero Academia as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya. He can also be heard as Yoo Jinho in Solo Leveling, Mikaela in Seraph of the End, Nova in Space Patrol Luluco, Yukito and Yue in Cardcaptor Sakura, Yoichi in Drifters, Ayanokoji in Classroom of the Elite, Alfonso in GARO: The Animation, Niko in Nanbaka, Ryota Mitarai in Danganronpa 3, Frate in 91 Days, Qwenthur in Heavy Object, Manato in Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions, and many more. Additionally, he has provided voices for games such as Dust: An Elysian Tail, SMITE, Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs, Cibele, and DreadOut.
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Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, Justin Briner will no longer
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