Welcome to Anime Destiny 2009 Main Event page. Here you can explore the different opportunities that are available to you at Anime Destiny 2009. This page is constantly growing and changing, so check back in the future for updates.
For a printable schedule of events, please click here.
Project Cosplay
AD 2009's very own cosplay fashion show. Come with your favorite costume and show it off! If you wish to register, print and fill out the registration form and bring it to the convention.
AMV Exhibition
If you think you have a cool AMV, send it to us and we will display your AMV at the convention during our exhibition times.
Yukie Dong's Mini-Concert
Love anime? Love anime songs?
Welcome to Yukie Dong's mini-concert at Anime Destiny 2009! Our mission is to spread the love for anime songs as well as Japanese otaku culture. We also invited guest performers including fanimaid girls and past AX karaoke winner.
If you missed our past performance at AOD, Fanime, and Anime Expo, come & check it out! If you already did, here we have more songs for you to enjoy.
We will also have mini-games such as "Guess this Anime Song" during interceptions, small prizes will be given out too. Sit, relax, and sing along with us!
The Shogunate is a nerdcore hip hop group, drawing on many genres to create their sound. The core members are Lonewolf, Nocamaru, and Secret Weapon. The Shogunate's music are songs of courage and love, loss and betrayal, as well as how awesome we all are. Do the impossible, see the invisible; row, row, fight the power.
Zeroth (3:00PM - 4:00PM 2040 VLSB)
In January of 2008, four talented UC Berkeley students founded Zeroth.
Ariel Wang (vocal)
Dennis Zhu (lead guitar)
Jason Lee (rhythm guitar)
Mimi Wang (bass guitar)
As a band, Zeroth has gone on to conquer musical competitions including school music contests (HKSA kcon 1st place) with competition from all over the Bay Area and Love in Motion music competition (1st place, adjudicated by Taiwanese singer/songwriter Huang Guolun ???) with competition from Californian schools including Musician’s Institute in Hollywood. Zeroth has also organized and performed in several charity events, the most recent being a two-day street performance, raising over $300 for the Morakot Typhoon disaster.
DBRMakesMusic (4:30PM - 5:30PM 2040 VLSB)
DBRMakesMusic is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from the bay area who performs in a wide variety of musical styles. Having been highly influenced by Japanese rock and pop music, DBR made his debut as a JRock singer earlier this year at Kinyoobi-Con, and is excited to bring his unique sound to Anime Destiny.
Con Etiquette: the Do’s and Don’ts of Con Behavior (12:00PM - 1:00PM 2038 VLSB)
EB Schweizer
Have you ever wondered how many times per 4 day convention you should shower? How about how you should behave in front of a really hot cosplayer or your favorite voice actor? Have you ever had a really awful experience at a con because of some immature jerk with no common sense that you want to share? Then come to this panel!
BAAU: Bay Area Artists Unite (1:00PM - 2:00PM 2038 VLSB)
Self-Publishing and Community Organizing, the BAAU Experience, 1999-2009
Don't do Fansubbing (2:00PM - 3:00PM 2038 VLSB)
Doremi Fansubs
Our resident fansubbing group is here with a very important message, don't fansub. In this panel, they will discuss the time commitments and overall work necessary to run a fansubbing group.
Gundam Building (3:00PM - 4:00PM 2038 VLSB)
Xavier Lim
Have you ever wanted to build one of those cool plastic model robots? Don't know where to start? Well come to the Gundam model building panel where you will learn the basic and intermediate techniques needed to build a Gunpla.
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Hentai (5:00PM - 6:00PM 2038 VLSB)
Brittney Hoyer
When and how was hentai started? What is the meaning behind the "tentacle monster"? Join us in looking back into the history of how hentai evolved to the form it is now, along with the different genres and classifications. 18+ Admittance only.
Fighting Game Tournament (2030 and 2032 VLSB)
You can sign up the day of the convention, and there will be a small entry fee that goes toward the prize for the winner.
10:00AM-12:00PM - Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament (8 People Double Elimination or 16 People Single Elimination)
12:00PM-02:00PM - Street Fighter IV Tournament (8 People Double Elimination or 16 People Single Elimination)
02:00PM-04:00PM - Blazblue Tournament (8 People Double Elimination or 16 People Single Elimination)
04:00PM-06:00PM - King of Fighters XII Tournament (8 People Double Elimination or 16 People Single Elimination)
06:00PM-07:00PM - Awards Ceremony / Free Play
Each tournament has their own specific rules, so please read up on them before enterting the tournament.
Along with tournaments, we will have dedicated gaming rooms where people can come play board games and video games alike.