SacAnime Is Awesome. I Truly Enjoy Going To This Event. I Go To This Every Year. and I Grew Up Watching Anime. My Favorite'z Growing Up Is Dragon Ball Z and Yu Yu Hakasho. I Really Look Forward To Going To The Winter SacAnime 2026. read more

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I grew up watching anime, reading manga, and being an absolute nerd for all things related to the sorts. That being said, I've definitely gone to Sacanime a time or two... or ten. I love how the convention has grown over the years and that the anime community itself has gained popularity. I remember when Sacanime was held at the Scottish Rite Center and it was just a few people. Now there are large crowds of fellow anime lovers, cosplayers, and all. I always look forward to Sacanime because it has a wide variety of vendors to buy merch from, different panels featuring voice actors, and celebrities within the community. Even with the Covid taking its toll, Sacanime keeps things safe by requiring its patrons to provide vaccination records or a negative test prior to entrance. I always have such a good time here. read more

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August 16th i paid them for an autograph by two voice actors from Bluey. Fast forward to Oct 9th, i was told they were finally going to the post office with it, today been 3 weeks of silence and i cannot get a response with tracking number, or that there is a delay, or even a refund. i get things happen, but at the least communicate since it was already paid for. i hope this is a one off issue, and we are able to resolve so i can update this to a positive review read more

This is a fun anime con that brings many vendors, cosplayers and voice actors. They do a winter event, a spring event in Roseville on Easter weekend, and a summer event in early September. I wish I had known about this con years ago. I found out about Sac Anime in August 2022. And read more

After attending for years, I'm done. This is the most disorganized disaster of a convention I've ever attended. The VIP system is garbage and the lines are longer than the actual con hours. No effort has been made to introduce presale autograph tickets or to restrict pictures with guests to photo sessions. I spend hours in line and leave at the end of the day with literal hundreds of dollars I intended to spend, but was not able to due to the disorganization. Staff are happy to bark about keeping your toes behind lines and to stand single file, but they stare like gold fish when a massive crowd of people has no idea what is going on. read more

This was the only anime convention I've been to, but it was a lot of fun. I chaperoned my eldest child, who dressed up as one of their favorite characters. Tons of people asked for pictures with them, and they had a blast. I got to see a panel with the dude who voiced Bender in futurama, which was awesome. We'll be back. read more

Glad the SacAnime is back after 2 years of layoff . Me and my crew had fun at the recent show. Lots of fun costumes and cosplay here. Big fans from all over come to SacAnime to have fun. Long lines, WIld crowds with so much fun. It will keep growing each year. Glad to be back in the fun again. read more

SacAnime - Me and my little one having fun at the show. - Festivals Near Me - Sacramento, California

I loved sacanime so much! I meant to write this review a month ago but I forgot to. I came here with a group of friends in kyoko kirigiri. They had a lot of stuff to buy. I also love that you didn't have to pay online but you can in person. Defenitly recommend read more

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This event is far superior to Fanime. It is far less commercial. We had a wonderful time here and acquired rad posters, keychains, etc. I really like the Nepgear posters from this event. Next year we intend to spend an entire weekend at Sac Anime. I give them four stars instead of five for the reason this event did not have any anime dvd and visual novel dealers! You are an anime convention. Why don't you carry Anime?! read more

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Enjoyed the Cosplay and the weather was perfect. The venue was clean and all pandemic protocols were enforced. read more

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It was sooo fun! It was not that cramped. There were no weird people so that is a big plus but I think they should have a room for all the inappropriate things to be sold (the things aren't that bad but I still think). Other than that it is super fun and great for all ages read more

SacAnime - Super cool Kurapica cosplayer on the left and me as Shinobu on the right - Festivals Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Very fun event! I go to it every year since I moved to Cali. It can get a bit crowded and sometimes the amount of people funneled into small spaces is a bit overwhelming, but luckily there's some parts along the wall where you can catch a break from the crowd. My only real complaint is that kids frequent this venue and there is often very risqué art on full display for everyone to see. I would recommend maybe making a room where people who make mature art can sell it so minors and people who are uncomfortable with that kind of material don't have to run into it. read more

Would leave a 0 if I could. Convention ownership doesn't honor business contracts, and falsely advertise guests they didn't intend to have as a guest. Bad business, wouldn't trust them. read more

I expect it to be crowded. But with this crowd i didnt expect for them to only open one entrance and one exit on the convention center. The bazaar area only has one of each too. So when u enter and arrive on the other end - u have to peruse back to the start where it get super congested because of incoming crowd too. Only one escalator to second floor and one stairs to ground floor on same area. Again once u reach the other end- u have to peruse against the on coming traffic. It is the worst traffic management anime convention i went in. It looks really low key ghetto anime convention compared to the ones i went it before. Not recommended. read more

I'm not into the scene but my 7 year old loves anything anime. It was well worth the admission to let him experience SacAnime. He especially loved the exhibit hall with all the vendors. My review is based primarily on this as it was the most appropriate activity for young kids. There were so many booths with just about every anime plushy you could imagine. I wish they would offer a pass for just that part of the show. It's hard to justify $20-30 in order to just get in the door to shop. Prices for items were steep. Order tickets early to get a discounted ticket. read more

A nice show. I'm not a huge anime fan, but I have friends who enjoy it so I've gone with them. The show isn't massive on SDCC levels, but it is a nicely sized, not overwhelming show in my opinion that can be enjoyed by fans of things of not only anime sorts like me. I enjoyed seeing the costumes and people having a good time, even bought some prints! Found the staff was friendly too. Will probably return with my friends at some point if we all want a trip out for the weekend. read more

To be quite honest, it's not the craziest con a nerd can imagine, but it's definitely up there. It's like a diet San Diego Comic Con. The art and toy exhibit is the highlight. They're got gorgeous paintings, toys, statues, weapons, and other trinkets in the downstairs exhibition hall. Check it out. I'm not much for anime, but they have some pretty cool videos that various people made that they synced with their own soundtracks. Not too bad. They also have game competitions like Legend of Zelda and Magic the Gathering. Have fun with that. When I went there, the legendary Peter Cullen was a guest speaker. Yeah, the dude who voices Optimus Prime and the Predator!! Dress in costume! My friends and I went as Batman villains and totally owned it. The more awesome your costume, the more friends you'll make and the more people will want your picture. Get the 3 day pass early on. It's only $36 for Fri, Sat, and Sun if you get it early enough. read more

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I've been coming here with my daughter and her friend twice a year for 5 years. I've always enjoyed watching the critters play. It's refreshing to see such a diverse community come together each convention. In the last 2 years my daughter and her friends have made costumes for me, the experience is fun. I always like talking to the people in the artist alley and fun to catch on what is new in their worlds. This is the only convention of this kind I go to. I always enjoy myself and the people I've gotten to know. read more

This is Review Number (MAESTRO or MAESTRA a few notes on the piano if you please) Seven of this Festival Sac Anime! It used always be same time dates of Chalk It Up so September every year! This year seems be the three days in June! I was not actually here for this of Sac Anime but every year it interesting to meet the different guests or participants! Meet, they all seem stay if need to stay, Sheraton Grand Sacra 1230 J! Well, this year I here for a different event in Old Town Sacra (not sure maybe local people of Sacramento can tell me) if Old Town Sacra the right term! So yes I had my costume! The Friday Rolando at or of Guest Services ask if I here for the Sac Anime! Me, "I thought one has have a ticket or a pass," him, "Well on the first floor of Convention Center there exhibits that are free!" Okay so go and yes there exhibits! Saturday after the event at Old Town Sacra, I of course walk back to the hotel, decide go to the Convention Center! Get this, there a television station call JESUS TV not Channel 7 KGO not Channel 5 KPIX not Channel 2 KTVU but JESUS TV! He interviewing different people in costumes! When my turn, "Are you a hero, a cartoon or a video game!" Me, "I guess I am a hero," tell my story in character! My character born Canton China 1830 (hence name translated Heavenly Tiger)! Heard there Gold in Goom Shan, that the name for California translated Golden Mountain, try seek fortune in Gold! Took me six months by boat get to Goom Shan! Stay two months in San Francisco, then wait, there still gold be had in the Sacramento City, so took boat to Sacra City, took twelve days! Not successful, I like many Chinese, opened laundry business! Went back to China year 1897, died 1899! Later, he has me read back of his shirt, the words from Romans 10 verse 9! So I reading it, then say Romans chapter 10 verse 9! Yes I passed as one the guests or the participants, there between ten to between twenty that compliment, "I like your costume," even two that work at hotel compliment my costume! As for food and drinks, forget! Ten dollar for a hot dog, very small in size! I get a huge jumbo size one at Oakland Coliseum for $6.50 even, no tax! Drinks one area in Convention Center, seem be Hawaiian style! No problem except prices are ten dollar and up before tax! read more

A Brutally honest review: For the record, I have not been to this con since Winter of last year, but it is still fresh and vivid in my head. SacAnime the first time I went there, which was in 2014, was fun. There again, it wasn't all about anime at the time. Although it featured a good amount of English dub voice actors in addition to a few video game VAs. Come 2015's early one, and it was 'kay, but pretty mediocre. During the time of mid 2015's one, I realized it wasn't all about anime anymore: Rather, anime seemed to be an afterthought. Yeah, it had some good trade swaps and killer (but expensive) vendors, but so does a bookstore and in a way, Ebay. It used to be a great deal of a social event that seemed to focus upon activities, but now, it's just a "lets just do it because we've done it before kind of thing", but only this time, they will add more fees for VA's autographs, and much less of the anime concept. I may be wrong, but when I first went, I don't remember the slogan ever being "Pop Culture With An Anime Twist"--justifying their blunder of getting more Disney and video game voice actors and still labeling it as "SacAnime." And the vibe did seem pretty cool when I first went, now it's just boring, and even as a VIP, you're not guaranteed an autograph from a VA or something even if you show up during that time. They used to designate a room just for VIP sessions, and you can get all of the VAs's autographs in one fell swoop if they didn't cancel for that time. I know that things have changed, and now they charge for "fast passes" for people.. And to be honest, those voice actors and.. people.. they tend to choose these days aren't even worth all of that effort. I don't know about any of the other attendees (you reading if you're actually there at one of the cons), but when I go to a convention that's called SacAnime, I'm not going to think about Disney movie VAs--unless of course, the name is relevant like Jim Cummings, who played the main villain in one of the old Sonic cartoons (and Sonic in that case, launched into an anime series in its own right so Jim Cummings being there is special). I don't even like Disney, and as an anime fan, unless I'm looking to watch Miyazaki films or something Ghibli (still not my personal preferences at all), I don't think I ought to be expected to. Oh, did I mention the staff generally isn't that friendly? I'm sure I didn't. So as more people seem to be wanting to go to an anime convention (or simply attending this event) this is my call to action for saying, "it's time to up your game SacAnime." It's still an affordable con (in terms of cover charge), so perhaps they can get more things to do, and more late night options aside from the boring ol' "we can't call it a rave because we don't like the word" dance room. It's literally a place for people who drank a bunch before they came in and get weird. At times like this, I miss going to SacAnime.. at least I miss what it once was, and how I felt during it. I'm starting to really like watching Anime again (especially Gundam - old and new- and Attack on Titan and Dragon Ball -old and new-), and I want that fun yet intimate place to be there. I miss seeing Eyeshine live for the sixth or seventh time (all days consecutively), and freaking Pungdeng E (all girl K Pop band/artists) temporarily crushing onto me (pics to prove it even though I'm not looking and wasn't then either) and telling me they wanted to take me back to Korea--very good self-esteem activities. So SacAnime isn't good the way it became for people like me the way I am now, but if you just happen to be young or wanting to look to meet people as friends (or even lovers so I've heard from attendees), then maybe it's for you. I've always been drawn away from Wizard World or Fanime as they've been too large or weird. But for now, this SacAnime now just isn't cutting it for the intimate anime con it once was or can still be. Maybe I can look for another convention, or maybe I can go again disappointed. Time will tell what this con will later be. P.S. I miss it when VIPs were able to enter the concerts before the rest of the crowd. Front row right next to the stage is something that gives an incomparable kind of high, and now I just have to "fight for it" and somehow know where to get there during a particular con and how early. The SacAnime plans are inconsistent as hell, and it'd be better if they weren't P.P.S. Take the time with those "security" people and train them and inform them where the rooms are at. I can count the times when the security spent more time telling me where I couldn't go (even when I was lost) rather than where something is at. I understand if they don't know which room a panel was apparently moved to, but not when they don't know where a room in a particular building is at, or even where the line begins for certain things. You're doing well in that sense from what I gather, but you can most certainly do better. Bang! read more

Honestly, I didn't really enjoy this con compared to others I've been to. I felt like this was very unorganized. I was looking forward to meeting Johnny Bosch, who was participating in the free autograph signing. This was my first SacAnime so I wasn't sure how they did their thing. We had asked the workers and nobody knew where to wait for the free autograph signing. Some workers said to ask the people in the yellow shirts. Too bad the people in the yellow shirts didn't know either. And yes, they were the event workers, not some random people wearing yellow shirts. When we finally found the line, it was wrapped around the convention center! Eff! They had cut the line only a few people ahead of us. So, if the workers knew where the line was and this convention was more organized like other cons, I would have gotten to see Johnny. Unfortunately, that wasn't so. I totally wanted a refund because the sole reason why I came to this was for him, but I knew my bf wanted to check the stuff out, so we decided to stay. He knew I was totally bummed, so he tried his hardest to make me feel better. I did have "fun", just because my bf made the effort to make it enjoyable. The thing that pissed me off was that none of the workers knew what was going on. I stood waiting to talk with one of the workers, and he was also attempting to answer another guest's question, but he didn't know how to answer it either. If I remember correctly, it had to do with her friend being in a wheelchair and seeing if there are services available. He didn't even know that answer.... Overall, my first experience at SacAnime wasn't a good one just because of the lack of knowledge the workers had about the event that they were working at and the lack of organization. Please train your staff better so they can assist guests more efficiently and be more organized. Thank you. read more

I attended the SacAnime comic con and I must say, what a experience. Between the actual buildings rented out for the various signing rooms, discussion halls and event areas there is also the incredible hotels right next door which are overflowing with every imaginable creature and character from movies and manga. There is a sense of community and everyone I approached with a question was more then helpful, I was even escorted to a hidden bathroom on the second floor of the hotel (not as creepy as you are imagining). Event flyers list every feature, signer, and area and are very well produced and each room is well staffed and organized. I recommend that you invest in a high quality costume and wig and go! read more

Sac Anime has a little something for every fan. Gaming console rooms, viewing rooms, card trading, karaoke rooms, ballroom dancing rooms, live concerts, AMV contests and autographs from special guests. My favorite part were the costumes. Fans are so creative with their costumes, some elaborate, others colorful and crazy. The only thing I would add to the venue is more food options. read more

Attended both Summer '15 and Winter '16. San Diego Comic-Con-level guests at much cheaper con prices and smaller crowds. Very good con with lots to do and see and something for everyone. If you are into anime/ popculture/games/etc. go for the full weekend the price is cheap and WELL-WORTH it especially if you are cosplaying. What happens at SacAnime stays at SacAnime :). Management/staff is mostly volunteer so while some panels/processes can be handled a bit rough, overall most things go smoothly. If you are going for autographs with celebrities go during the Winter expo as the convention takes place entirely in the convention center. During the Summer show the autograph row is squished to one side of the main hall and thus can be VERY crowded and confusing! Expect to get between 2-4 at most of your favorite celebrity autographs, anymore and you won't be able to enjoy the con. Vendor hall prices range from pricey to sometimes not a bad deal, especially on Sundays. Artist Alley is amazing and expansive, such a top-notch amount of artists and artwork, you'll spend more money there than the vendor tables! Sheraton Grand is a beautiful hotel and great location for hang-outs/gaming events, etc. Be kind and courteous to the many amazing cosplayers. Really a well-balanced con with many activities, and lots of friendly fellow attendees, worth the drive as it's one of the best anime cons in NorCal. Hotel rates can be a bit pricey so buy early or buy-in/stay with friends. There is a Starbucks/smoothie stand on premises as well as multiple ATMs which are convenient. In the middle of downtown Sacramento, well-lit, safe (just keep your common sense about ya) area with lots of great restaurants nearby! Decently priced parking garages, at least three within walking distance. read more