I am sooooooo excited to head to National Harbor MD this weekend for KATSU CON 19, taking place this weekend, February 15th-17th at the beautiful Gaylord National Resort! Wanna know why? Oh, just two little premieres called THE HEAVEN’S LOST PROPERTY MOVIE, THE ANGELOID OF CLOCKWORK and A CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN.

No big deal. Okay, I’m totally lying. I am so stoked to be bringing these rad titles to you East Coast anime fans.

You want panels? We got panels!

Friday February 15th

• FUNimation Q&A - Live 1 - 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
• FUNi Industry Panel - Live 1 - 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Saturday February 16th

• Hellsing Panel w/Crispin Freeman & FUNimation - Live 2 - 4:30 PM-5:30 PM
• FUNimation Sneak Peek - Live 1 - 8:15 PM-9:15 PM

Sunday February 17th

• FUNimation Town Hall Panel - Live 1 - 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Catch these lovely FUNimation Screenings as well:

• Mass Effect: Paragon Lost — Friday at 8:00 PM and 12 Midnight
• Panty & Stocking w/Garterbelt — Friday at 10:00 PM
• Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar — Saturday at 11:00 AM- PREMIERE
• A Certain Scientific Railgun — Saturday at 6:00 PM, Sunday at 12:30 PM- PREMIERE
• Heaven’s Lost Property: The Angeloid of Clockwork — Saturday at 8:00 PM- PREMIERE

Meanwhile at the booth, we have all the latest and greatest in FUNimation releases with some really cool goodies for the folks that stop by.

When you pick up your copies of Heaven’s Lost Property: The Angeloid of Clockwork, Is This A Zombie?, Hellsing Ultimate 5-8, Steins;Gate 1&2, Level E, Deadman Wonderland, BLOOD-C or Soul Eater: The Complete Collection, you can get a super special, SUPER EXCLUSIVE gift. Yes, we will have copies of the new Heaven’s Lost Property Movie a full two weeks before it’s release. How stinkin’ cool is that?

So if you are at Katsucon this weekend, make sure you come say hi!

Also out of Katsucon, FUNimation acquires the rights to Level E anime series. 

http://www.funimation.com/rojas/blog/funimation-entertainment-acquires-level-e-series/2304331

News from Katsucon!  FUNimation acquires the rights to the Sengoku Basara Movie! 

http://www.funimation.com/rojas/blog/funimation-entertainment-acquires-sengoku-basara-movie/2302651

Hey out there in FUNimation.com-Land!
Sully here, and we are hitting the road again this weekend for not one, but TWO East Coast conventions full of awesome.

Adam and I will be at Katsucon in Washington, DC this weekend with SPECIAL BONUS Brand Manager Charlene Ingram!

Make sure you check out our booth, because we will be Jellyfish crafting all weekend long. Materials will all be provided, and we will have staff on hand to help you make your very own Clara to love forever. And, you can keep her company with a brand new copy of Princess Jellyfish on Blu ray DVD combo pack, available exclusively at FUNimation this weekend, a whole two weeks before it comes out! Charlene is bringing the party…to be specific, the HETALIA PARTY! Come and chill in the Hetalia Lounge at the FUNimation booth. Bask in the glory that is Prussia! Revel in the white-flaggedness of Italy! Quench your thirst for France with the constant stream of all the Hetalia releases, all weekend long. We also will have some fabulous gifts with purchase at the booth as well, including B Gata H Kei-Yamada’s First Time mousepads, Princess Jellyfish shopping bags *GO GREEN*, Sengoku Basara and Phantom calendars, and even a .hack//Quantum USB wristband!

Also, check out these spectacular panels:
FUNimation Sneak Peek Panel, Friday at 3pm
Come and see the latest and greatest from FUNimation! We can’t wait to share a boatload of clips from the shiny new shows out this Spring. Check your program for the room, yo.

FUNimation Industry Panel, Saturday at 5pm
The great Adam Sheehan and myself tag-team all the dirt on what’s up with FUNimation, including a couple of VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Hilarity ensues. Room number is TBD, but we will have room for all of you, trust me.

Princess Jellyfish Craft Panel, Saturday at 7:45pm
Need a bit more one-on-one time for your Clara? Then join us for this limited panel with Charlene Ingram and her lovely assistant, me. Check your schedule for the room, and I promise Charlene will be excited to see you! Need proof? See below.

And now a word from Adam:
You guys like free stuff right? Like free anime stuff? During Katsucon we are having a special promotion for our FUNimation.com Elite Video Subscription service where you could win free stuff, free anime stuff! Stop by our booth during the weekend and pick up a set of free EVS ribbons from our freebie table.

Simply attach this to your Katsucon badge and wear it around the convention to be eligible to play. FUNimation employees will be walking around the convention center from time to time looking for people with these ribbons on their badges. If we stop by and see you wearing one, you win a prize. It’s that easy! You could win anything from keychains and wristbands to blu-rays and box sets.

If you are farther south, you can kick it with Rojas at MegaCon in Orlando, FL, featuring a FUNimation Industry Panel at 12pm on Saturday, and the must-not-be-missed Sneak Peek Panel at 12pm on Sunday. Go to both, you know you want to!

We can’t wait to see you, and to those of us that can’t join us in convention bliss, we still hope you have a great weekend:)