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Slugcon 2025 will be happening May 11th, 2025 from 1-7PM at the Merrill Cultural Center.
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About Slugcon
SlugCon is UCSC's annual student-run anime convention, brought to you by the Slug Anime and Manga Association! UCSC's nerd culture is showcased through panels, performances, a maid cafe, an artist alley, and more; all made possible with the hard work of our students and student organizations.
About SAMA
The Slug Anime and Manga Association (or SAMA) is UCSC’s anime club! We promote the understanding of Japanese popular culture through the medium of anime, manga, games, and other forms of Japanese media. With over 1700 members, SAMA strives to create a community where nerd culture can thrive!
Sakura Mari & Merch
Inspired by Snow and Sakura Mikus, we held a contest for a seasonal Mari (our mascot) to be the face of SlugCon 2025! The winner, who was voted for in-person at a SAMA event, received all merch featuring their design, guaranteed tabling at SlugCon 2025, and a chance to take a life-sized cutout home!
This year's winner is remirii!!
We held a SAMA 2025 t-shirt and hoodie design contest for our fundraising efforts! Winners received a merch bundle, including their design!
The winning designs are available for purchase at SlugCon! All shirts are $32 each, with hoodies being $50 each.
Thank you all for participating.
Design by Harry! (@fr.o.zen on Discord, @frozen_draws on all social media). $32 each!!
Design by remirii! (@remiriin on Twitter/X! (may be nsfw)). $50 each!!
Design by Tien! (@avud on discord). $32 each!!
Artists
We have a LOT of cool artists, here are a few!
>> CHECKOUT OUR ARTIST GALLERY
Collaborating Clubs
Itinerary
OUR EVENTS
OUR ACTIVITIES
Sponsors
Thank you to all the sponsors for making this year's event possible.