Guest Events
The guests this year are being sent back in history to reminisce on the golden era! Catch them this year to sign autographs, take a selfie with you, or host their own panel! There’s plenty of opportunities to meet your favourites so don’t miss your chance! Here you'll find out exactly when and where our VIPs will hold their events, so stay tuned find out when and where you can have the chance to interact with them!
Our Guest Lineup for 2025
Signings
Erica Mendez & Lucien Dodge - (Token Required)
- Guests will be signing during the designated times throughout the weekend.
- All items signed must be personalized with attendee’s name.
- Guests will sign official merchandise from works they have contributed in.
- The following items will not be allowed for signing:
- 🚫 Figures
- 🚫 Loose pieces of paper
- 🚫 Plastics (Eg. picture frames, Plastics stuck over books)
- 🚫 Inappropriate or offensive items (18+ manga)
- Any attendees without items to sign will be offered a SMASH signing board free of charge.
Nojima Kenji & Fukunishi Masaya - (Token Required)
- Guests will be signing during the designated times throughout the weekend.
- All items signed must be personalized with attendee’s name.
- Guests will sign official merchandise from works they have contributed in.
- The following items will not be allowed for signing:
- 🚫 Figures
- 🚫 Loose pieces of paper
- 🚫 Fan art
- 🚫 Plastics (Eg. picture frames, Plastics stuck over books)
- 🚫 Inappropriate or offensive items (18+ manga)
- Any attendees without items to sign will be offered a SMASH signing board free of charge.
Namie - (Token Required)
- Namie will be selling limited merchandise available for purchase at the Guest Merchandise Booth.
- The following items will not be allowed for signing:
- 🚫 No items which the guest has not contributed works in
- If unsure please ask SMASH! staff otherwise Guest will advise prior to signing
- 🚫 Fan art
- 🚫 No items which the guest has not contributed works in
- Any attendees without items to sign will be offered a SMASH signing board free of charge.
Thames
- Thames will be signing throughout the day in the Signings Area. A schedule will be released closer to the convention and posters will be up for available times during the weekend.
- No tokens will be needed to obtain an autograph from Guest; however spaces are limited and on a first in first serve basis.
- Thames will be selling merchandise and Polaroid experiences. Attendees who purchase an item will be prioritized.
BABYBEARD - (Merchandise Purchase Required)
- BABYBEARD will be signing throughout the day in the Signings Area. A schedule will be released closer to the convention and posters will be up for available times during the weekend.
- BABYBEARD will be selling official merchandise and Polaroid experiences.
Virtulantes - (Token Required)
- Virtulantes will be conducting Meet & Greet sessions at the designated times in the Signings Area. A M&G token will be necessary to attend this event.
- Attendees will have a chance to interact with the guest during this time.
Merchandise will also be available at the Guest Merchandise Booth.
hololive - (Token Required)
- hololive will be conducting Meet & Greet sessions for a fee. Raffles will be conducted prior to convention and only attendees with tokens will be allowed entry to this event
Aimi & Hokuyuu - (Merchandise Purchase Required)
- Please refer to the Bushiroad Expo website for details.
NOTE:
- All of the signatures MUST be personalised and any form of written personalisation requests will be limited to a name only (English).
- This includes, but not limited to, asking the guest to add small art or phrases related to their roles.
- Figures will not be accepted to be a signable item by any Guest if presented.
- Including; Funko Pops, or other 3D figures
- Guests may decline any inappropriate items.
- Commission and Drawing requests are not allowed.
- Please note that this information may change without notice.
- Please follow the guidance of the Staff in charge of the Guest signing area.
SMASH! has the right to refuse items which are deemed inappropriate or fall within the restricted items list. In this case a free SMASH! signing board will be given.
For the signing schedule please refer to the SMASH! Event Guide App.