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The 16th Annual

Arizona's anime convention

Locations & Hours

About Us.

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.

Oh yeah! You can bring your kids.

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!

  • Kids at 11 years old or younger enter get free admission with a paid adult ticket purchase.
  • Up to 2 kids per paid adult ticket purchase.
  • Kids must be supervised at all times.

Things To Do

Download the mobile for complete schedule and activities!

Panels & Events

Panels & Events

The full schedule is on the mobile app available for Android & iOS.

Masquerade

Masquerade

Show off your cosplay to compete for prizes or just for fun!

Maid Cafe

Maid Cafe

Maids performing skits, singing and/or serving food.

K-Pop Contest

K-Pop Contest

K-Pop competition as a soloist or a group on stage.

Cosplay

Cosplay

Meet new friends at cosplay gatherings all weekend!

Japan Festival

Japan Festival

Food trucks, shopping, music and live entertainment.

AMV Contest

AMV Contest

Make the best Anime Music Video! Or come watch the videos.

Art Contest

Art Contest

Win an artist alley table in the vendor hall to sell your art!

Get Involved

There are so many other ways to participate in the event.

Volunteer

Volunteer

Help put on an amazing time for the community!

Vendor Hall

Vendor Hall

Sell your art or products in the vendor hall.

Food Trucks

Food Trucks

Sell your delicious food to the attendees.

Perform Music

Perform Music

Showcase your talent and music on stage!

Meet the guests!

Featuring special guests from voice actors, DJs, artists, cosplayers and more.

Megan Shipman

Voice Actor

Alex Organ

Voice Actor

Ryan Colt Levy

Voice Actor

J Michael Tatum

Voice Actor

Brandon McInnis

Voice Actor

Justin Briner

Voice Actor

Do you know what's going on?

Stay up to date with our latest blog post here or on social media!

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Kori Oujo

Welcome our new VTube guest! Kōri is a VTuber (Virtual Streamer)

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K-Pop Dance Competition!

We've got some thrilling news that's going to make you want

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Natalie Van Sistine

Natalie Van Sistine is a voice actress, audio engineer, and writer

The fun times over the years...

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