Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC

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[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

🌸 Fish presents SlugCon 2026 is this weekend!! 🌸 Come join us at the Merrill Cultural Center on May 16th and 17th from 1-6pm! We'll have an artist alley, panels, arts and crafts, and more! See you there!💛🩵🩷

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Give it up for... the next round of our "Merrill Monarch Butterfly Anime Girl" contest entries!

Stay tuned for the rest of our 23 submissions to see our two winners! 🦋

Another THANK YOU to the Merrill Student Government and UCSC's SUA for supporting Fish presents SlugCon 2026!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

We're happy to present the next installment of our "Merrill Monarch Butterfly Anime Girl" art contest!

Stay tuned for the rest of our 23 submissions to see our two winners! 🦋

Shoutout to the Merrill Student Government and UCSC's SUA for supporting Fish presents SlugCon 2026!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

We received 23 entries! Stay tuned as we reveal them, finishing with our two Huion Inspiroy 2 tablet winners! 🦋

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

We had the opportunity to host a "MERRILL MONARCH BUTTERFLY ANIME GIRL" art contest at Fish presents SlugCon 2026!

Big thank you to the Merrill Student Government, and to both them and UCSC's SUA for making SlugCon '26 possible!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

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#sanjose #bayarea #downtownsantacruz #levelupvideogames

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Yet another thanks to @LevelUpStore for sponsoring Fish presents SlugCon 2026!
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From Atari 2600 to PlayStation 5, we are always accepting trade-ins. Visit us at 113 Locust Street, in Downtown Santa Cruz, and get store credit or cash for your games, today!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

With Fish presents SlugCon 2026 done and dusted, we'd like to thank our campus funding sources - the Merrill Student Government, UCSC's SUA, the Crown Student Senate, the JRL Government Cooperative, and the Oakes Student Senate - for making this event possible! Thank you so much!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Please check them out at @LevelUpStore !

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Level Up Video Games is the longest running independent game store in the greater Bay Area; we’ve been in business for more than 17 years now!
We’re located at 113 Locust Street, in Downtown Santa Cruz, and offer a wide range of products to meet ALL your gaming needs.

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

#atari #nintendo #sega #playstation #xbox #videogamestore #videogames #retrogames
#retrogaming #importgaming #gamingmerch #buyselltrade #shoplocal #shoponline #santacruz
#ucsc #sanjose #bayarea #downtownsantacruz #levelupvideogames

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Level Up Video Games is the longest running independent game store in the greater Bay Area; we’ve been in business for more than 17 years now!
We’re located at 113 Locust Street, in Downtown Santa Cruz, and offer a wide range of products to meet ALL your gaming needs.

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Feel free to visit our website, where almost our entire in-store inventory is available to purchase or
browse. Games, Gear, Culture...find it all at Level Up!

Thank you to Level Up Video Games for sponsoring Fish presents SlugCon 2026!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

As Fish presents SlugCon 2026 approaches, we'd like to take this chance to thank our sponsors over at Top Down Games on Roblox!

Look forward to the upcoming update in ASTD and join their server at https://t.co/ikF62RbnCg

Thank you again to the developers at Top Down Games!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

As Fish presents SlugCon 2026 nears, we're taking the opportunity to thank one of our sponsors - Huion!

Check out their social media @HuionTab to learn more about their tablets and other products.

Thank you again to Huion!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Today, we'd like to thank Great Eastern Entertainment for their generous sponsorship of SlugCon 2026!

Follow them at @geanimation for more information about officially licensed anime merchandise.

Thank you again to Great Eastern Entertainment!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

🌸 Fish presents SlugCon 2026 is this weekend!! 🌸 Come join us at the Merrill Cultural Center on May 16th and 17th from 1-6pm! We'll have an artist alley, panels, arts and crafts, and more! See you there!💛🩵🩷

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

More details on the event as well as the application deadlines can be found either in the sign-up form itself or on our Discord server!! If you're not there yet, hop in to be the first to receive news and updates on SlugCon and other future SAMA activities :]

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

🔥‼️SlugCon 2026 will be on May 16-17th from 1-6pm at the Merrill Cultural Center!!
If you'd like to be a part of the event's activities themselves, please fill out the form linked in the QR code! We're especially looking for student panelists, bands, and dance groups!!

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Check out this cool promo art for our event by @frozen_draws !! Which team will you be joining?

[Slug Anime and Manga Association @ UCSC @SlugAnime]

Introducing our Fall 2025 Art Fight event!!! 🎨💥‼️
Like the popular art event taking place every July, but within our community! This event will lead up to our Fall Art Festival, so stay tuned as the dates, scoring, and prizes are yet to be announced.

Sign up form now open!