Amarillo hosts 3rd Super Mini Con this weekend

Brianna Maestas, Amarillo Globe-News
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Super Anime Fest will host the Amarillo Super Mini Con on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22 at the Amarillo Civic Center Regency Room.

The mini convention will include more than 30 local vendors including Game Quest, Space Emporium and Big Apple Comics, as well as a variety of traveling vendors selling stickers, swords, sports cards, figures, posters, Space Candy and much more.

This year will be the mini-con's third return to Amarillo, featuring five guest panelists including former a West Texas A&M student returning to the area for the first time in 20 years, the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, a member of the WWE Hall of Fame.

Super Anime Fest brings its 3rd Amarillo Super Mini Con featuring famous guest speakers, including WTAMU alumnus and WWE's "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. The con is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22 at the Amarillo Civic Center Regency Room.
Super Anime Fest brings its 3rd Amarillo Super Mini Con featuring famous guest speakers, including WTAMU alumnus and WWE's "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. The con is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22 at the Amarillo Civic Center Regency Room.
Super Anime Fest brings its 3rd Amarillo Super Mini Con featuring famous guest speakers, including WTAMU alumnus and WWE's "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. The con is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22 at the Amarillo Civic Center Regency Room.
Super Anime Fest brings its 3rd Amarillo Super Mini Con featuring famous guest speakers, including WTAMU alumnus and WWE's "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. The con is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22 at the Amarillo Civic Center Regency Room.

"We have a great lineup, and we are super excited to make it more like a comic con this year. ... When we told Ted, he was super excited and to return home, he said, 'Oh man, I haven't been back in about 20 years.' He was super excited," Anthony Owens, co-owner of Super Anime Fest, said.

"We will also have the many voice actors, all of them really big names in the anime and voice acting world; I love working with them ... a lot of Dragon Ball voices that we know West Texas loves. This is a fire lineup; we haven't brought some of these guests to West Texas. There will be a lot of good energy in the room. We are super excited about it," Owens added.

Other guests include Jason Douglas, known for portraying Tobin on AMC's "The Walking Dead" and voicing Beerus in the anime film "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods" and the series "Dragon Ball Super" and Krieg in the video game Borderlands 2 and its sequel, Borderlands 3; John Swasey, known for his dub work in anime roles such as voicing Death in "Soul Eater," Sir Crocodile in "One Piece," Van Hohenheim from "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood," and All For One in "My Hero Academia."

Guest Linda Young will also be in attendance, known for her voice-acting roles as Frieza in "Dragon Ball Z" and Baba in "Dragon Ball" as well as Genkai in "Yu Yu Hakusho"; along with Phil Parsons, known for voicing Nappa in the Funimation dub of the "Dragon Ball" series, Kenny Ackerman in "Attack on Titan," Renji Yomo in "Tokyo Ghoul," Leonard Burns in "Fire Force" and Buccaneer in "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood."

Matthew Harris Sr., Matthew Harris Jr., and D. Harris sell posters and prints at the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.
Matthew Harris Sr., Matthew Harris Jr., and D. Harris sell posters and prints at the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.
Contestants parade around the room for the costume contest during the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.
Contestants parade around the room for the costume contest during the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.

Owens said that this third con will also feature a half-card vendor lineup, featuring all sorts of sports cards and the like for guests.

During the event, attendees can also enter to participate in the costume contest available for adults and children. The children's contest will be held Sunday, and the adult contest will be held Saturday. Participants can sign up for the contest the day of.

"The local flavor really means a lot to me, so I am excited to collaborate with the local vendors who will bring in their own people to share the community and the big homecoming party with Ted DiBiase. I think this will be a great con," Owens said. "You don't have to watch anime to come. There will be something for everyone, and it's all family friendly."

Katt Martinez, Fenn Logue and Cedes Logue show off their handmade costumes at the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.
Katt Martinez, Fenn Logue and Cedes Logue show off their handmade costumes at the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.
Brothers Clark Jowers and John Jowers sell collectibles at the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.
Brothers Clark Jowers and John Jowers sell collectibles at the Amarillo Super Mini-Con at the Amarillo Civic Center in this 2022 file photo.

The Mini Con will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at https://www.superanimefest.com/copy-of-norman-super-con .

For more information or to stay up to date, follow Super Anime Fest on Facebook or Instagram.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Super Anime Fest brings back Amarillo Super Mini Con