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There’s Still Time to Become a No Brand Con 2023 Sponsor!

Did you know we still have sponsor badges available for No Brand Con 2023? We do! And you can still take advantage of this limited tier package if you want! Sponsorships start at just $85, and with that package you get some pretty great stuff – including:

  • Your name printed in the program guide
  • This year’s T-Shirt and a grab bag of goodies
  • Priority seating at guest panels and the cosplay contest
  • Early access to the vendor room
  • Access to a sponsors only meet-and-greet panel

We limit each year to only twenty-five sponsor badges, but all you have to do to purchase one for yourself is to go to our 2023 sponsor registration page. If you’ve already preregistered and would like to upgrade your badge, contact our registration team at sales@nobrandcon.org to make the upgrade.

Get your badge today, and have your best con possible!

Guest Announcement: Christina Kelly

We’re happy to announce another guest for No Brand Con 2023: Christina Kelly!

Christina Kelly is an American actress and voice actress for Crunchyroll and Sentai Filmworks. Christina attended the University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance, and graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. Some of her notable roles in anime include Shiipon in Akiba Maid War, Tiana in Ningen Fushin, Michiko Tendo in Chainsaw Man, Alpha in The Eminence in Shadow, Seri Kikyou in Call of the Night, Atena in Mother of the Godesses Dormitory, Mary Saotome in Kakegurui, Mine in Akame Ga Kill, Alice Nakiri in Food Wars, Mimimi in Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Lily in Im Quitting Heroing, Slime in My Isekai Life, Saya in BanG Dream, Koko Kaga in Golden Time, Ichika Takatsuki in Waiting in the Summer, Claudine Saijo in Revue Starlight, Iroha Igarashi in Real Girl, Run Jewelria in To Love-Ru, Yumiko Miura in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Sylphonford Tachibana in Himouto! Umaru-chan,Yamato in Kancolle, Loki in Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon?, Satone Shichimiya in Love Chunibyo and Other Delusions- Heart Throb and many more! Behind the Voice Actors nominated Christina for Breakthrough Voice Actress of the year in 2015 and 2017 for Best Supporting Role in Himouto Umaru-Chan.

Follow Christina on Instagram @itschristinakelly, Twitter @ChristinaMarieK and TikTok @christinamariekelly

Guest Announcement: Wig-Wig Cosplay

We’re excited to announce another guest for No Brand Con 2023: Wig-Wig Cosplay!

Wig-Wig Cosplay is an award-winning competitive cosplay duo out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. WigSmall and WigTall have been cosplaying together since 2013 and have enjoyed traveling the country with costumes in tow. In 2019, they were the Team USA representatives for the International Cosplay League in Madrid, Spain, where they won first place in the duo category! They are best known for their combination of technical sewing and fabrication skills with entertaining performances. Their list of self-taught specialties includes sewing, leatherwork, foamwork, wig-styling, propwork, silk painting, and many more. Alongside competition, they have been judging craftsmanship and performance for 10 years, as well as working to promote and assist cosplay departments and contests. When not in the greenroom, Wig-Wig Cosplay has a passion for learning new techniques and skills, and they love sharing their knowledge and experience with the community.


Follow them on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wigwigcosplay

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wigwigcosplay

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wigwigcosplay

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/wigwigcosplay

Guest Announcement: Christopher Guerrero

We’re excited to announce our first guest for No Brand Con 2023: Chris Guerrero!

Christopher Guerrero is a Dallas based actor who has done voice over work for over a hundred titles at Funimation. Some of his roles include Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord), Gecko Moria, Pekoms, and Hajrudin (One Piece), Shadow (SK8 the Infinity), Ichiya and Nichiya (Fairy Tail), Chief (Megalobox 2: Nomad), Takeuchi (MARS RED), Impey Barbicane (Code:Realize), Otter (Sarazanmai), Lavender (Dragon Ball Super), Valtos (Black Clover), The Narrator (Toriko), Shu Starling (Infinite Dendrogram), Hachiman (Nanbaka), Maiharu Gansoku (Golden Kamuy), and many more! Chris is also an avid fan of anime and video games!

You can follow him on twitter @ChrisGuerreroVA where he retweets memes, art, and the occasional video that will make you question his sanity.

Panel Submissions Now Open For No Brand Con 2023!

We’re excited to open panel submissions for No Brand Con 2023! Whether you want to plunge into in-depth analysis of your favorite series, hear bizarre industry stories you’d never expect, or just want some cosplay tips, it’s the a great way to spend your time. Importantly though, many of our panels are actually provided by our attendees just like you.

Fan run panels often provide the highlights of the convention, and we couldn’t do this without them. We also consider time hosting a panel as “double Volunteer hours,” which means hosting an hour long panel counts as two hours of volunteer time.

If you’re interested in submitting a panel for No Brand Con 2023, you can head on over to our Panels page. There you’ll find the rules along with our online submission form.

We’re excited to find out what you want to do!

The No Brand Con Roadshow Comes to Anime Milwaukee 2023!

We’re excited to say the No Brand Con roadshow is making another stop, as you’ll be able to find us at Anime Milwaukee this weekend! That’s right, we’re going to be in downtown Milwaukee this weekend (Feb. 3-5).

If you find us while you’re there, we’d love to hang out and say hello. You can, of course, also preregister for No Brand Con 2023 at our Ambassador Table too for our Road Show price of only $20.

If you’re coming to AMKE, we hope to see you there!

The No Brand Con Road Show Comes to Evercon!

The No Brand Con Road Show is kicking off our 2023 promotional tour this weekend at Evercon, just outside Wausau, WI! Swing on by for Central Wisconsin’s biggest tabletop gaming convention and say hello January 20th-22nd!

Also if you stop by our table, you can register for No Brand Con 2023 at our $20 road show rate. That’s half the price of the at door cost, and less than a day badge! So come on over, play some games, and we’ll see you there!

Vendor and Artist Registration Now Open For No Brand Con 2023!

The No Brand Con’s Vendor Room and Artist Alley are both now accepting applications for our 2023 convention! Whether you’re a vendor or an independent artist, we’re always excited to have you join us to show off what you do! Registration is open until March 15th 2023, and you can find instructions for both our Vendor Room and Artist Alley on our Vendors and Artists Page.

Like in previous years this is a juried selection process, as we want to provide a diverse, well rounded shopping experience for the attendees. Our team will be reviewing all applicants to make sure we can have as much variety as possible in our limited space.

We’re excited to see you guys this fall in our new home.

Save On Prereg With Our Annual Thanksgiving Week to Cyber Monday Sale!

It’s that wonderful time of the year again where you can get the absolute best price on preregistration for No Brand Con. It’s our annual Thanksgiving Week to Cyber Monday sale!

That’s right, from today (November 17th 2022) through Cyber Monday (November 28th 2022) we are discounting weekend badge preregistration for No Brand Con 2022 to just $20! That’s $10 off the normal preregistration price, half the price of a weekend badge at the door, and less than even our cheapest day pass!

All you have to do to take advantage of this rate is go to our online registration page between November 17th and 28th and take advantage of the rate!