WonderCon 2009

Important Information Regarding Programs and Autographs at Comic-Con

All event and program rooms have limited capacity as set by the Fire Marshal. Even though your badge is needed to get into all events, it does not guarantee you access to any event if it has reached its capacity. We do not clear rooms between events. Most autograph signings are of a limited nature. Your badge does not guarantee autographs at any event.

Anime Synopses

(in alphabetical order)

Ah! My Buddha

For Ikkou, priest training is difficult, as the Buddhist Temple he's in is full of pretty and available priestesses. Since the temple is called upon to perform exorcisms to awaken Ikkou's inner power in crucial situations, the priestesses use seduction but afterward have to deal with a very passionate guy.

Aira

Traveling to Aqua, a planet covered in water, Akari Mizunashi begins training with the prestigious Aria Company to fulfill her dream of becoming an undine, a female gondolier who navigates the canals of the Aquan city of Neo-Venezia.

Black Lagoon

When Rock decides to help Yukio, a young Yakuza boss, he's surprised when Revy suddenly decides to help them. Teaming up with Yukio's right-hand man, they find themselves engaged in a very bloody battle.

Bleach

With dissent running rampant in the Soul Society, many denizens of the Seireitei ally themselves with Ichigo and his friends, causing Soul Reaper to confront Soul Reaper. As Rukia faces execution on the Sokyoku, Ichigo and his dedicated comrades race to save her before it is too late.

Buso Renkin

Alchemist warriors Kazuki and Tokiko's battle with Victor, the king of the homunculi, causing Kazuki's kurogane to become a black one. Hunted by former allies, Kazuki and Tokiko are aided by a college of Tokiko as they search for information relating to the black kurogane. During this journey, Kazuki and Tokiko develop more intimate feelings for each other.

Claymore

With humanity stalked by the brutal Yoma, the Claymore—a Human-Yoma hybrid—are the only warriors that can defeat these brutal monsters. One of the strongest is Clare, who is driven by pain in both victory and defeat in her battles.

Clamp School Detectives

The Clamp School, founded and funded by the House of Imonoyama, is open to any talented individual regardless of status and encompasses grades kindergarten to postgraduate. To keep it safe from crimes and mysteries, Nokoro, Suoh, and Akira create a kids' detective agency.

Code Geass

Searching the wreckage of Narita, Lelouch finds the missing Shirley, but she isn't alone. In a battle of Geass versus Geass, Lelouch must overcome an opponent capable of reading his every thought.

Darker Than Black

A new deadly breed of covert agents known as Contractors are walking the streets, assassins and spies possessing supernatural abilities to do the dirty work of others. Among them is one more mysterious than the others, the masked killer BK201, the Black Reaper.

Death Note

Discovering Light's treachery, Aizawa becomes Near's ally. As everyone involved in the upcoming conflict start converging to the same spot, Near and Light are getting ready to confront each other.

Di Gi Charat Nyo

With Dejiko and Puchiko having to deal with the antics of Pyocola and her Black Genma, Gang the Lucky Cat, Shopping District has lately become very lively, a fact Rabi-En Rose and Kyoshi find themselves somehow involved in.

Doujin Work

After seeing how successful one of her friends is as a doujin artist at a convention, Najimi Osana decides to become one, but soon learns it's not easy. Attending more conventions and meeting more people, Najimi becomes friends with some who have experience and who decide to help her to fulfill her wish.

Familiar of Zero

During the familiar summoning ceremony at Tristein Institute of Magic for second-year student mages, hapless female mage Louise summons high school boy Saito from Earth to her world. However, Saito may not be an ordinary human, as to Louise and everyone else's surprise he briefly displays a strange magical power in certain situations.

Galaxy Angel X

During their search for more lost technology, the Angel Bridge members, Milfeulle, Mint, Vanilla, Ranpha, and Forte, recruit a new member, Chitose. Her actions cause the Angel Bridge to get into one hilarious situation after another in their assigned missions.

Genshiken

As a new college year starts, the Genshiken Club welcomes two new members, including another female, Chika Ogiue. After some reluctance Chika becomes friends with everyone, especially Kanji Sahara. They all enjoy the fun times and activities they have as club members while dealing with their personal lives and responsibilities as college students.

Ghost Slayers Ayashi

In a famine-stricken Edo, the populace is being plagued by old forgotten gods call the Youi. For Yukiatsu Ryuda a chance encounter with a Youi and members of the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement causes him to rediscover his hidden power of Ayagami, which he uses to help exorcise these mysterious beings.

Hell Girl

Out of desperation, people contact Hell Girl to correct a wrongdoing. By asking Hell Girl, Ai Enma, to punish someone by sending them to hell, the person who contacted her will also go to hell after they die. That is the tragic decision one must make.

Hunter X Hunter

Wanting to become a legendary Hunter like his father, Gon travels to the Exam Hall to obtain the required license to be one. During this journey he meets Leorio and Kurapika, two applicants with the same determination as Gon to succeed.

Kanon

Returning to a town he last visited seven years before, Yuichi goes to live with his cousin Nayuki and Aunt Akiko, whom he used to visit regularly. He later meets other girls he had past ties with, including Ayu, who was a special friend Yuichi had a close relationship and made a childhood promise with seven years ago, which he had forgotten. As Yuichi starts regaining some of his past memories with Ayu, Nayuki, and the other girls, he wonders what happened to make him forget them.

Karin

Karin and Kenta's friendship is very close and special, and Kenta isn't even concerned about Karin being a unique type of vampire. After Karin convinces her older brother to leave Kenta's mother alone, Karin finally realizes she has fallen in love with Kenta and doesn't know how to deal with her true feelings for him. As vampires and humans supposedly can't coexist, Karin's behavior confuses Kenta, who's also trying to deal with his true feeling for her.

Kujibiki Unbalance

With the start of summer vacation, the four student council candidates hope to enjoy a break from their apprenticeship duties. Unusual things still happen to them as they are mysteriously teleported to a supposedly deserted island, where they encounter aliens and secret psychics.

Lost Universe

Kane Blueriver, a psi-blade master, Canal, a holographic image of their starship Swordbreaker's computer, and Mille, a former private detective and new crewmember, travel the universe as Trouble Contractors. It's a job full of adventure and danger, especially when they have confrontations with Nightmare, the most powerful crime organization in the universe.

Lucky Stars

Although Konatoa, Kagami, Tsukasa, and Miyuki are busy with homework and exams, they are still able to enjoy doing fun things on the weekends. They also look forward to Winter Break. And Konata's younger cousin, Yutaka, will be attending their school when the new school year starts.

Lyrical Nanoha

Trying to recover a powerful magical jewel, schoolgirl mage Nanoha and her rival, Fate—another female mage—accidentally clash, causing a brief time/space disruption. Observing another potential clash, the Time Space Administration's mage Chronos intervenes and Fate flees. Nanoha goes with Chronos, later learning how powerful and dangerous the jewels are, and decides to join and help them, while hoping to somehow meet and convince Fate to be friends, not enemies.

Moribito, Guardian of the Spirit

The empire sends their strongest warriors, called Hunters, to hunt down Prince Chagum, who is being protected by Balsa, a master spear woman. Eventually Balsa decides to take Chagum on a perilous journey to her home kingdom to escape the Hunters' pursuit.

Ouran High School Host Club

The Ouran High School is a school where learning is second to luxury. The Host Club is created by some handsome guys dedicated to selling their charms to bored female classmates. Accidently breaking an expensive vase, Haruhi is forced to work for the club, but Haruhi is actually a girl and is keeping it a secret from everyone.

Ramen Fighter Miki

For Miki, working at her mother's ramen shop includes competing with her longtime rival Megumi at the bakery. Eventually Megumi discovers that the ramen shop's popularity is due to everyone wanting to see Miki fighting her mother. So Megumi devises a plan to finally defeat her rival Miki.

Rescue Me Mave-Chan

At an anime festival, Rei Sugiyama is teleported to an alternative dimension where jetplanes from the anime Yukikaze assume the form of pretty girls to fight the JAM! Rei must chose between finding a way home or saving these girls from being erased by the Demon of Oblivion.

School Rumble

The students of Class 2-C continue to find themselves in various hilarious situations as they begin their second year. Harima continues to chase Tenma, who still has a crush on Karasuma, and Eri is starting to become interested in Harima, complicating the romantic triangle even more.

Str.A.In, Strategic Armored Infantry

Wanting to be an ace pilot like her older brother, Ralph—who's a Reasoner—Sara Werec decides to join the Unions' cause in their war with the alien Deague. When the Deague attack the Academy Sara is attending, she not only loses everything but is shocked to discover her brother is commanding the Deague. Sara is determined to confront her brother to learn why he became a traitor and to end his treachery by any means.

Super Gals 2

For Ran, Miyu, and Aya, being Gals means having fun doing things together as good friends and helping one another while dealing with their responsibilities as students and their relationships with their boyfriends.

Toward The Terra

The final battle between humanity and the Mu begins for Terra. With Keith Ayan leading humanity's forces and Soldier Shin leading Mu's forces, both sides use everything at their disposal to win this battle.

Tsubasa

Continuing his quest to find more shards of Sakura's scattered memories, Syaron and his companions arrive in a world they had visited before. But this realm they had left in peace is now teetering toward chaos, caused by some unknown power rumbling off in the horizon.

Urusei Yatsura

While Lum and Ataru have a unique budding romantic relationship, they experience many hilarious situations and misadventures together, along with their friends, family, schoolmates, and other people they encounter, all of whom somehow get involved.

Once again, please note that all programs have limited seating and are on a first-come, first-served basis. Rooms are not cleared between programs. Names appearing in bold in these descriptions will be appearing on stage. People appearing on panels are subject to change. This schedule is subject to change.