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Are you ready to own the runway for Kumoricon’s Fashion Show? Applications are now open for Models to strut your stuff! The focus this year is decora and lolita, so it’s time to get colorful! Brands will be announced later.
Maozon is a music producer and DJ based in Yokohama, Japan.
In 2013, he entered the “SEE THE LIGHTS” remix contest held by ASY, a project by DJ AKi, STY, and YUUKi MC, and won the grand prize. The song “R.Y.U.S.E.I.” for Sandaime J Soul Brothers, which was his major debut work, won the 56th Japan Record Award and 2016 JASRAC Gold Award. In the same year he also composed the song “O.R.I.O.N.” for Sandaime J Soul Brothers which placed 7th in the top 10 highest selling songs of 2015 in Japan. He continues to compose and arrange music for major label artists as a member of Digz Inc.
Outside of his major label work, Maozon is an active composer for a variety of popular music games including Konami’s beatmania IIDX and Bushiroad’s D4DJ Groovy Mix. Independently he is a pillar of the Japanese club scene, acting as a mainstay in the drum’n’bass scene and regularly performing at clubs across Tokyo. Despite how active his career is he continues to enjoy releasing dance music with independent labels operating worldwide and shares his music production techniques on the twitch.tv livestreaming platform.
Damien Haas is a voice actor, sketch comedian, and lifelong fan of all things gaming and anime. He’s known for such voice roles as Laios in “Delicious in Dungeon,” Kiyoka Kudou in “My Happy Marriage,” Diego Brando in “Steel Ball Run,” Shez in “Fire Emblem: Three Hopes,” Heller in “Starfield,” Van Arkride in “Trails Through Daybreak 1&2,” Ryoga in “Ranma 1/2,” and many others.
When he’s not just a disembodied voice, he can be found streaming on Twitch multiple times per week or being an internet clown on the YouTube channel Smosh.
We are thrilled to announce that Phoebe Chan will be the MC of the Idol Festival for this year!
Are you interested in putting on an idol performance? Auditions for the Idol Festival are officially OPEN!
Please be sure to read the rules before applying.
We would like to welcome back pc/nametag as a Sponsor for this year and thank them for assisting with this year’s badges and badge ribbons.
This collaboration means we are excited to once again offer Kumoricon’s fans a 10% discount on custom badge ribbons!
Create your ideal ribbon on their website and use the code FANCON26 at checkout to receive your savings!*
Express your personality at the convention — or just because you can!
*Offer available until 1/31/2027. Additional terms may apply.
Are you a cosplayer who likes to roleplay and play-fight with your friends? Do you like being told what to do and where to go by a fictional character? Then you’ll be great as a chess piece! Applications are now open!
We select our participants from the pool of applicants, so think hard about who you want to cosplay as and review the rules before you sign up.
“See that guy in the corner with his arms crossed? I’m gonna get him to dance to Barbie Girl.”
This is part of the mentality and challenge Khek enjoys as a DJ. A battle DJ from Milwaukee with club residencies that range from emo pop punk, country, Southeast Asian, to EDM. He also once “accidentally” drank from a can of Mountain Dew containing a bunch of dead bees.
SungWon Cho is a voice actor you may have heard in Delicious in Dungeon, KPop Demon Hunters, Lackadaisy, Borderlands 3, God of War: Ragnarok, One Piece, Bigtop Burger, Ranking of Kings, Fire Emblem, Pokemon, Aggretsuko, Ranma 1/2, Baki, Marvel Tokon, Date Everything, Neon White, Hyrule Warriors, Monster Prom, Advance Wars, Pluto, and more. He loves his cats Effie and Sophie very much.
Cosplaying since 2001, AlpacaAsh is a 3D video game artist who loves creating cosplay using sewing, embroidery, and 3D printing. She started competing in 2013 and has won numerous awards for craftsmanship and performance, including representing the United States in 2015 at the World Cosplay Summit, winning Best in Needlework at Twitchcon 2019, and the Holiday Matsuri WCC Cultural Exchange in 2023.
She loves creating video tutorials, running panels, judging contests, and sharing knowledge! Cosplay is for everyone and she wants to make it accessible to anyone who wants to try it.
