Hey Team ACen! We are currently working on putting on a series of digital events throughout ACen weekend so we can all still come together and celebrate our community! These events will be streamed for free over Twitch and YouTube. Stay tuned for more announcements on how you can participate and what events we will have available!
Twitch Stream
Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 14th
Time
Pajama Jam Watch Party Food Wars! The Third Plate (Dub Ep 6-13) Watch on HIDIVE
7:00p
Friday, May 15th
Time
Opening Ceremonies
10:10a
How to Build an Escape Room at Home Presented by: divisionten Instagram – Facebook
10:20a
Story Time with the ACen Kids Crew
11:00a
Children’s Programming: Origami Pikachu
11:15a
Samurai Dan Presents the History of Sharp Shiny Pointy Things
11:25a
IAIDO Presented by the JCC
11:55a
Shubukai Dance
12:25p
Fantastic Detailing for Props and Armor Presented by: Cowbuttcrunchies Website – Instagram
Join us Thursday May 14th at 7:00 PM CST. We’re watching FOOD WARS! THE THIRD PLATE dub and chatting with fans on HIDIVE and Twitter. Stay tuned through the night for contests and give aways! Who made the best blanket fort? Who rocks the best cape? Who’s got the best snack food? We’ll find out then!
Join us for a very special edition live with Anime Central! Featuring a conversation with guest artist Mayumi Lake exploring Kawaii / ăăăă / cute culture and its intersection with Kowai / æă / scary aesthetics!
DIY Okonomiyaki at home with Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya, and a special online menu with a new Kizuki Konbini where you can order all of your favorite Japanese snacks!
Netflix Party of Rilakkuma & Kaoru, and Aggretsuko while we live chat with AnimeChicago.
Exhibitor and Vendors
Many of our Retailers and Artists make their living by exhibiting at shows like ours across the country. Attendees have asked us how they can support them through these times. We encourage the community, if they can, to support these groups by purchasing their merchandise. Letâs all do what we can to support them digitally since we can not join together in person this year!
Spend $30 and get a free plastic dice set, $75 and get a free pin and plastic dice set and $120 and get a free mini metals dice set, pin and plastic dice set PLUS use coupon code ACEN for an extra 10% off your purchase price.
Most noteworthy is the final chapter of Higurashi When They Cry, Chapter.8 Matsuribayashi, which will be digitally released on Thursday the 14th, with a 10% off launch discount throughout the weekend on our site and the steam gaming platform.
And as a wish that the COVID-19 situation will resolve soon, we are running a “Hinamizawa Virus bundle” campaign where the entire first half of the Higurashi series will be available for 75% off the retail price, and the first game will be completely free on steam.
We are pleased to offer a Cosplay Collage to showcase the costumes our community has been planning. Even while practicing social distancing, letâs come virtually together to celebrate our creativity and craftsmanship!
The Costume Events staff (Masquerade, Gatherings, Hall Cosplay) is hereby requesting a 7-10 second video of you in your costume (or up to three costumes at 7 seconds each) you planned to wear to ACen. Get us your videos by May 9th and we will compile them into a masquerade video to be shared with the ACen community, complete with MCs and audience participation!
But what if you donât usually do the masquerade? What if youâre new to cosplay? Weâd love to have you. This is your perfect chance to participate: thereâs no stage fright if thereâs no stage! If youâve been considering the masquerade but hesitating due to time commitment or other reasons, this is your year.
Hereâs what to do
Wear that costume! Submissions close May 9th. Yes, this is slightly less time to complete it, but what else are you doing while responsibly at home?
Record yourself showing off your costume (or costumes). Strike a pose, twirl, present your best side. Choose lighting and a background to make your best presentation. Videos should be no more than 10 seconds.
Youâre welcome to use large or unconventional propsâhereâs your chance to have a live Ein with your Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IVâand to include both full length and close-up shots, but please donât materially edit the video from its natural look (no Snapchat-style filters!). Be sure to keep content G or PG.
These are âwalk-onâ videos; no sound needed in your video.
Strongly consider landscape format (and feel free to use the full frame!). Portrait format videos will be efficiently edited to fit standard video format.
The weekend that would have been ACen 2020, weâll put up the collated video of all the costumes we have received, with group viewing and conversation! Join us in enjoying our communityâs cosplay even if we canât do it in person.
Weâll take up to 500 costumes; we look forward to seeing yours!
Class of 2020 Graduation Collage
Weâve all experienced many changes in the way we go about our days during this world pandemic. Mostly we feel the effects of physical distancing and how that informs our day to day life, our changed interactions with people, and the events we look forward to all year round. When we got together as a team, we began to talk about how we can support our community and handle those feelings of disconnection and loss. Thereâs a group of our community thatâs feeling that especially rough this year, the class of 2020 graduates.
Typically graduation day is spent with your classmates who youâve worked hard with throughout your academic career. Family and friends gather and celebrate your achievements. Itâs a milestone that we know many in our community are missing. ACen is always mid-May and bumps up with graduation season. We are no stranger to caps, gowns, and cosplay here and we thought why not celebrate our friendsâ achievements online. The truth is we canât give you that milestone back the way it was intended, but we can celebrate you within our community.
Action Winner: The Fine Art of Zombicide by drewaconclusion Finalist: Emiya and Rin Make Your Move by Jk the ripper
Comedy Winner: Friends Like Us by Captain Drew Finalist: When Youâre In Prison School by Dariru Bideo
Freestyle Winner: Sucker for Science by TheDestineeAMV Finalist: Road Rash Remix by drewaconclusion
Heartwarming Drama Winner: Entomophilia by drewaconclusion Finalist: Say What You Need to Say by Captain Drew
Heartwrenching Drama Winner: Safe and Sound by packook Finalist: When She Loved Me by Captain Drew
Parody Winner: Infinity Slayers by MASK
Judgesâ Choice Prophecyâs Blade by Opner
Best in Show Without Madoka by Dariru Bideo
Digital Drag Race LIVE Convention Competition
Are you ready to be the next Virtual Drag Superstar? ACEN & Oriana Peron have partnered to create the first!
Interested Drag Race contestants must submit a video of themselves lip-syncing to the Sailor Moon theme song to orianasdragrace@gmail.com NO LATER THAN May 10th.
Here’s the scoop:
4-5 finalists will be announced May 12th via email. Contestants must have access to live stream themselves on Friday May 15th, 2020 at 7pm and be willing to participate in the contest activities.
The winner will receive a FREE MEMBERSHIP to ACEN 2021 and the opportunity to perform (live streamed or pre-recorded) for Oriana Peron’s ACEN Drag Show the following day, Saturday May 16.
Contestants will be judged by a panel of performing arts professionals including: Drag Cosplay Superstar Oriana PerĂłn, Broadway/international producer & artist manager InJoy Entertainment, and 2-3 other guest pro drag artists. Contestants will be judged and selected based on personality, presentation, creativity and performance. Bonus for costumes/wigs/makeup and creativity plus anime theme inclusion!
Thanks for participating in our ACen online event. Our online merchandise store is now closed.
Soapbubble DJs
Allen Castillo
Original Promoter and Creator of the Soapbubble back in 2000. He was the Promoter till 2015. Also he has been a DJ since the mid 90s here in Chicago and in San Francisco. He was instrumental in helping bring the first group of DJs from Japan to come perform at Soapbubble.In all the years of being the promoter he has never DJ’d his own party, but for the 1st time and the 20th anniversary of Soapbubble he’ll be spinning for all of you.
DJ Greenflow
DJ Greenflöw is a DJ and Producer based out of Milwaukee, WI. He has played for many conventions across the country including Ramencon, Otakon Vegas, and Anime Milwaukee’s Nocturnal Underground just to name a few. His styles range from Electro and Future House all the way to Trap, Hardstyle, and Drum and Bass. Whether he’s spinning together melodic tunes, or making the walls vibrate, you’re always going to have a good time. Let the beat Flow through you.
“See that guy not moving in the corner? I’m gonna get him to dance to Barbie Girl.” Khek has performed at Acen’s Soap Bubble since 2004 and views it as one of his favorite shows of the year. He’s won numerous dj battles from Toyota and Winter Music Conference to Milwaukees number one hip hop radio station V100. Every performance he’s live remixing, pad drumming, and showing his turntablism. In the end it’s about the music and with Khek expect to hear tracks you didn’t expect to hear at the Soap Bubble.
Choppin Proper Records Hardcore Chicago, IL Bad Corey is a fanatic of the harder sounds, finding an interest in fast-paced dance music in the early 2000’s. He has become a staple in the Midwestern hard dance scene, always bringing hard-hitting beats and a high-energy experience wherever he goes. Never content with sticking to one sound, he is known for always bringing something unique and exciting to every single set. He also heads up Choppin Proper Records alongside longtime production partner Evolutionize. Bad Corey is dedicated to bringing the most energetic, uplifting, and pulse-pounding tunes from all over the globe to the dancefloor. You can expect many things when Bad Corey takes the stage, but never expect to be bored, so bring your stomping shoes and get ready to sweat.
ZURC is a duo from Denver, CO. One playing a Double neck axe, while the other plays Sax. Every show is bound to have a performance with live skilled musicianship backed by a DJ style feel . Ignite your love for the beauty that surrounds you with live Double Neck Guitar & Saxophone. The extensive musical backgrounds bring a dance show to life with live instrumentation. ZURC is here to reimagine electronic music in this new era of EDM.
64×64 platforms are in a separate world so that users can put their favorite art down. These regions are able to be secured to a person, and wool will be provided free. No other items exist in this world.
Questing System
There is a functional questing system that rewards you points for completing tasks. A lot of them are going to be Acen related (Like bag stuffing).
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Rules for Pixel Art
64×64 dimensions
1 entrance per user
Must be in a region inside the Pixel World that you establish (explained in game)
Server Rules
No Griefing
Be respectful of others
No cursing
One claim per world
No obscene building
To Access
From a PC, launch Java Edition Minecraft Version 1.15.2, then add Multiplayer server with the address 54.39.81.96:25567 . Xbox and Mobile are not supported due to limitations of our host.
We’ve created some of our merchandise within Animal Crossing so that you can represent Team ACen in style! Apparel can be redeemed by code inside the Able Sisters shop and the flag code can be redeemed by scanning the code below.
New Game+7 No Charm + Demon Bell Run (Hardest Possible Difficulty) of Sekiro:Shadows Die Twice
Saturday
12:00p
bman in 2288 (Youtube, 18+)
Death Stranding
Saturday
2:00p
Facebook Cover Photo
Show your ACen team spirit with this photo overlay for the month of May. Add in 3 of your favorite ACen memories in the open spots and tag your friends in them!
Directions
Download the following .png file.
crop and place 3 pictures in the background of the provided overlay.
