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Please welcome ChrissyPlaysDressup as a Cosplay Guest of Honor for Kumoricon 2026!

Chrissy is a black, queer, disabled magical girl enthusiast based in Atlanta, GA. They have been cosplaying for over 20 years and working as a professional digital artist for over 10. They combine their love for art, sewing, wig styling, and prop making to create floofy fukus, gravity-defying wigs, and whimsical wands! Chrissy is a firm believer that cosplay should be about creativity, community, and most of all, fun! She hopes to use her wide knowledge of cosplay techniques, positive outlook, and love of 3D modeling/printing to welcome each new generation to the hobby.

Headshots Credit: @sixofswordsphoto

Our next membership meeting for the 2026 convention year will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM PT, and we will be holding it online. The meeting will be streamed in real time on Kumoricon’s Twitch channel. Additional participation is available on our Discord server. Current staff, potential staff, and any other members of the public are welcome to attend.

New for this meeting, we have heard your feedback about the Good of the Order email being too long. You can now email goto@kumoricon.org OR open.mic@kumoricon.org OR good.of.the.order@kumoricon.org to submit news to Good of the Order!

“Good of the Order” is a great place to share new anime you’ve been watching, bring up exciting activities you recommend people try, or news you think would be relevant to the staff and attendees of Kumoricon.

If you are an organization member (staff) of Kumoricon, you may officially participate in this meeting, including counting toward quorum and the ability to vote, using the procedures listed on the meetings page.

The full membership meeting schedule for the year is available at our meetings page. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

Have a fan group, community organization, or event you’re passionate about? Bring it to Kumoricon and put it in front of thousands of attendees who share your interests. This is your chance to showcase what you do, meet new people, and grow your community over the weekend.

What you’ll get:

A dedicated table in the Partner Table area plus four complimentary memberships for your team.

There’s no cost to participate. Space is limited—apply now on our partner tables page.

Applications close July 29, 2026.

Applications are now open for Industry booths at Kumoricon 2026. New for this year, studios, publishers, developers, and brands focused on anime and Japanese pop culture have an opportunity to make a major impact. The Industry Area, located inside KumoriMarket, benefits from steady foot traffic and high visibility throughout the weekend. It’s designed for organizations seeking to engage fans, promote upcoming releases, and participate in the convention on a larger scale. Booth options:

• Premium: prime locations near entrances and exits
• Standard: prominent spots within the Industry Area

Apply if you are:

• A publisher, studio, or production company
• A game developer or media firm
• A licensor, distributor, or cultural organization

Space is limited and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now on our industry booths page. Applications close July 29, 2026.

Our next membership meeting for the 2026 convention year will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 2:00 PM PT, and we will be holding it online. The meeting will be streamed in real time on Kumoricon’s Twitch channel. Additional participation is available on our Discord server. Current staff, potential staff, and any other members of the public are welcome to attend.

If you have news to report during the “Good of the Order” portion of the meeting, you can email it to good.of.the.order@kumoricon.org. “Good of the Order” is a great place to share new anime you’ve been watching, bring up exciting activities you recommend people try, or news you think would be relevant to the staff and attendees of Kumoricon.

If you are an organization member (staff) of Kumoricon, you may officially participate in this meeting, including counting toward quorum and the ability to vote, using the procedures listed on the meetings page.

The full membership meeting schedule for the year is available at our meetings page. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

Ricco Fajardo is an actor whose performances have been seen in many ways: on stage, film, commercials, industrials, voice-over, animation, motion-capture- if it involves the body and voice, he’s done it! Known locally for his indie film work, abroad folks best know him for his roles in anime and video games. Most recent credits include the egoist striker Isagi in “Blue Lock,” the loveable Mirio in “My Hero Academia,” Wirbel in “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End,” Arjay in “Borderlands 4,” powerful Komano Manato in “Zenless Zone Zero,” the loving father, Lakan in “Apothecary Diaries,” Tomo’s best bud Jun in “Tomo-Chan is a Girl!,” the enigmatic Kotaro in “Zombieland Saga,” the fearsome Benimaru in “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,” and the party loving priest Pandreo in “Fire Emblem: Engage.”

An avid gamer and watcher of anime and movies, Ricco loves being physically active and his cats! He is originally from San Jose, California and resides in Dallas, Texas.

Landon McDonald is a professional voice actor best known for playing the sly swordsman Hoshina in Kaiju No. 8, the villainous dream demon Enmu in Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, the maniacal mangaka Rohan in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, the snack-happy super sleuth Rampo in Bungo Stray Dogs, and the brooding, blood-bending sorcerer Noritoshi in Jujutsu Kaisen.

Emi Lo is a Taiwanese/Chinese-American voice actor and director. They are most well-known for voicing Lucy in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, Ruan Mei in Honkai: Star Rail, Sawatari in Chainsaw Man, Rena in Higurashi When They Cry, Rinku in D4DJ, Suma in Demon Slayer, Columbina/Damselette in Genshin Impact, Miri in Buddy Daddies, Hei in The Legend of Hei, Destiny in takt op. Destiny, Shuten Douji in Fate/Grand Order, Kate in Shadows House, Mirai in Dr. Stone, and Young Hawks in My Hero Academia, but can be heard in countless other anime and video games.

When Emi is not acting, they can be found playing piano, playing video games, cosplaying, napping, working out, eating, or exploring natural and man-made ruins. They also have an absolutely precious but spoiled Siberian cat named Noctis that has never done anything wrong and is incredibly cute and fluffy.

We are happy to announce that Staff Registration for Kumoricon 2026 is now open! If you are new to staffing with Kumoricon this year, you can find more information about the process and policies for our staffers on our staff registration page.

If you are a returning staffer, we recommend looking through that same web page as there are new updates for 2026. You can also browse open positions or, if you already know what position you’d like to apply for, you can start the application process on our staff application page.

For any questions, please reach out to staff.registration@kumoricon.org.

All photos from our 2025 Charity Photobooth (courtesy of @mahouphotopnw) are now available on our photos page.

Fun fact: This year we had taken over 10,000 photos at the photobooth!

Thank you for stopping by our booth and we’ll see you in November!