Program Type:
Gaming, Hangout, Arts & Crafts, Music & Movement, Performances & Lectures, Workshops & CampsAge Group:
Teens (12+)- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on June 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm.
Program Description
Event Details
NATSU CON
Celebrating Anime, Comics, Gaming and More!
Natsu Con 2025 held at the Bowman Library, is brought to you by the Teen Advisory Board and Natsu Con Committee.
CHARACTER PANEL (registration required)
A character panel is led by a moderator who asks insightful questions of the panelists. Panelists/characters take turns answering the questions from their character's perspective. In addition to our teen panelists, this year, we will have a professional panelist who has been cosplaying as Blade for many years. Audience members also have time to engage with the panelists.
Complete the pre-registration questions below to be a panelist on the character panel.
COSPLAY CONTEST
A Cosplay contest requires you to dress in costume, individually enter the stage and pause, turn around, and pose for all to see. We will have two categories this year: "Closet Cosplay" in which you make your entire costume, and "Purchased." There is no requirement for public speaking, but you may request to speak if you wish to tell us about your character or how you made your costume, did your makeup, etc. Use this link to sign up for the *Cosplay contest.
*Cosplay guidelines:
Because of the family nature of our library, all cosplay outfits should be family friendly. Library staff reserves the right to request alterations, clothing changes, or removal of a prop/weapon.
Permitted Cosplay Weapons:
Staves, wooden swords, rubber model firearms (like the red/blue training ones easily identified as props)
Fake weapons if they are safe and easily identified as fake
Prop weapons less than 6'6"
Bows if not strung with authentic or taut bowstring
Weapon Restrictions:
No Metal Weapons of any kind
No Projectile Weapons of any kind with the exception of non-functional nerf or water guns.
No Compound Bows - authentic arrows are not permitted (they're projectiles)
No "Paddles"
No Nunchaku
No Explosives or Chemicals
Questions? Contact Shari Putnam at sputnam@handleyregional.org.
Disclaimer(s)
Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video
Programs, events, and daily happenings sponsored by Handley Regional Library System may be photographed or recorded. Attendance at any sponsored program, event or general library use constitutes the consent of all attendees and the consent of the parents or legal guardians of any minor children in attendance, to the future broadcast, publication, and other use of photography or videos at the sole direction of Handley Regional Library System.