Compete in the arena with Arena Gaming!

Enter the arena and face off against other visitors in 1 vs 1 video game matches! Try your hand at winning prizes and goodies, and enjoy the atmosphere of an MMA match, hosted by Memez and commented by Team EQ!

Thursday, July 3rd:

• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Pop Club Talk + Guest Heloïse Von Velvet (Guess the anime from a quirky pitch!)
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – PS5)
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Signing Session with Heloïse Von Velvet (Ghibli Room – The world’s largest Studio Ghibli collection!)
• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Back 2 The Culture Talk (Opening Pokémon booster packs)
• 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Mario Kart World – Switch 2)
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Pop Club Talk (What we love most in an anime + karaoke)

Friday, July 4th:

• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Tekken 8 – PS5)
• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: K-pop MH Project (K-pop performance)
• 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Smash Bros. Ultimate – Switch 2)
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Pop Club Quiz (Manga quiz + karaoke)

Saturday, July 5th:

• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Memez Talk + Guest Taatsuki (Pokémon GO Ambassador)
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – PS5)
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Signing Session with Taatsuki (Fan meet + Pokémon GO goodies)
• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Arena Battle vs. The French Livai (Mario Kart World – Switch 2)
• 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM: K-pop RE:Z Team (K-pop performance)
• 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Mario Kart World – Switch 2)
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Pop Club Talk (Expectations for One Piece Season 2 + karaoke)

Sunday, July 6th:

• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Pop Club Blind Test + Guests Pocho & Garley (Anime opening blind test)
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Tekken 8 – PS5)
• 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Quiz with Orochi Jidai & Sirenz (Dragon Ball Z quiz)
• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Memez Talk + Guest Fabio Art (Author of Esprit Shonen – Inoxtag)
• 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Arena Gaming Tournament (Mario Kart World – Switch 2)
• 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Signing Session with Fabio Art (First 30 pages of Esprit Shonen – Inoxtag offered!)
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Pop Club Talk (Anime discussion + audience game + karaoke)

One cage, two challengers, one announcer and one audience: that's how Arena Gaming defines itself. Offering tournaments on a variety of games at conventions, the team's aim is to create an explosive atmosphere similar to that found at MMA matches. In addition to tournaments, the association offers the public the chance to take part in blind tests and quizzes.