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Updated with gathering details and social media. Looking forward to seeing all of you!

Due to requests from attendees with conflicts (masquerade competitors etc), I will do what I can do accommodate smaller group photos about 15 minutes before/after the actual 2-3pm time slot. I'll have my own professional camera to help when I'm not leading the actual gathering. My younger brother will be taking photos on my camera during the gathering slot.

Name of the gathering: Naruto + Boruto gathering
This Gathering Includes: All Naruto and Boruto cosplayers and fans!

Hello, this is Sam (IG: sfcphoto_). I hosted this gathering last year at Fanime and have hosted other gatherings around the Bay Area. The turnout was great last year, and a nice crowd is expected this year too! If you saw a Naruto cosplay group at Anime Impulse Bay Area or the Flow Concert, that was probably my group. Photos of previous gatherings are on my IG account.

If you're interested in being a co-host or helping with photography, please reach out! I could especially use help with planning from someone familiar with Boruto. Due to the anticipated crowd size, I could use help with a wide range of things before, during, and after the event.

Day: Sunday
Time: 2pm
Location: G10 Marriot side mural

Discord for all my Norcal Naruto events and meetups: Norcal Naruto discord. Feel free to join to coordinate, view/share photos, and connect with your fellow Naruto/Boruto fans for Fanime and beyond! Discord photos can be much higher quality than on Facebook/Instagram so I'll primarily be using Discord to distribute photos after Fanime.

Instagram flyer for Naruto+Boruto gathering

Legal Statement-Fanime will be taking group pictures during the Gathering/Event this year. If you do not want to be included in those pictures please step aside for those photos. By remaining with the group when the pictures are being taken you give your consent to be photographed.

Photo Order (work in progress):

• Naruto (original)
• Naruto Shippuden
• Boruto
• All cosplayers
• Mentors and mentees
• Protagonists/heroes
• Antagonists/villains
• Heroes vs villains
• Akatsuki
• All villains
• Hidden leaf village
• Other villages (based on turnout)
• Hokage/Kage
• Clans (Hatake, Hyuga, Lee, Sarutobi, Uchiha, Uzumaki etc based on turnout)
• Full group (everyone)
• Makeup photos for late arrivals
• Naruto/Boruto inspired outfits
• Naruto/Boruto apparel
• Memes
• Open to group requests, time permitting

So what happened with G6? Did someone else take the spot for the time segment you wanted?

On IG, I saw that there's another JJK gathering on Sunday 1pm at G6 as well. Since staff appear to have allowed two gatherings for the same series, I don't think G6 would be necessary both days. Especially since many large gatherings also requested G6 on Sat/Sun during prime hours.

Updated with day, time, and location. I've shared on FB and IG and am happy to see so many people are hyped for this already!

FYI, I saw there's already a forum post for a 2025 Love and Deepspace gathering. I've seen more cosplayers recently for the game so I hope you get more help and interest!

Name of the gathering: Naruto and Boruto gathering
This Gathering Includes: All Naruto and Boruto cosplayers and fans!

Hello, this is Sam (IG: sfcphoto_). I've previously hosted events outside of Fanime mostly related to gaming/TCGs and Harry Potter. I'm a photography enthusiast and look forward to hosting and taking photos for all of your amazing Naruto and Boruto cosplays!

If you're interested in being a co-host or helping with photography, please reach out! I could especially use help with planning from someone familiar with Boruto.

Day: Sunday 5/25/25
Time: 2:00pm
Location: G7 (The Slab by Hilton)

Legal Statement-Fanime will be taking group pictures during the Gathering/Event this year. If you do not want to be included in those pictures please step aside for those photos. By remaining with the group when the pictures are being taken you give your consent to be photographed.

Photo Order (work in progress):

• Naruto (original)
• Naruto Shippuden
• Boruto
• Mentors and mentees
• Protagonists/heroes
• Antagonists/villains
• Heroes vs villains
• Akatsuki
• Hidden leaf village
• Other villages (based on turnout)
• Hokage/Kage
• Clans (Hatake, Hyuga, Lee, Sarutobi, Uchiha, Uzumaki etc based on turnout)
• Full group (everyone)
• Makeup photos for late arrivals
• Naruto/Boruto inspired outfits
• Naruto/Boruto apparel
• Memes
• Open to group requests, time permitting

Please register for the FB event and/or bookmark the IG flyer. I'll be adding updates. If anything unexpected comes up the day of the event, I'll update both FB and IG to keep things running smoothly.

If you have Naruto/Boruto fans in your network, please share. Especially based on the turnout at the three Naruto concerts in NorCal, and all the Naruto cosplay/apparel I've been seeing at local events, it seems there's still a huge fanbase all over the state. Some had no idea Fanime was coming up. Let them know!

Facebook event: Naruto + Boruto FB event
Instagram: Naruto + Boruto flyer on IG

Did you request your top days/times yet? I'm about to submit an app to host Naruto. I've gotten a lot of interest in my little network, and I think there are a lot of FF fans (myself included) so I'm hoping we don't overlap. I already spoke to the Shonen Jump host since our fans directly overlap so we've coordinated as well.

I'm currently hoping for Sunday 2pm or later.

Good luck and hope to see you all for 2025!