News

News

June 30, 2023
Event

Nakano

Event

Gacha Gacha

Event

Hoshicon After-party

Event, Sponsor

Darling Square Offer!

Event

24 hours Until SMASH! 2023!

June 29, 2023
Uncategorized

TCG Free play

Event

SMASH! @ Darling Square

Uncategorized

Doodling Competition

June 28, 2023
Sponsor

Japan Airlines

Event

Gaming Competition

Event

Join the Panels & Workshops

Event

Doki Doki Literature Club Card Print Giveaway

Competition, Event

3D & 2D Competition Prizes

June 27, 2023
Info

Print the MAP

Event

Check out the Performances this year!

Event

Join the TCG Tournament

Event

Nippon Knowledge Trivia

June 26, 2023
Event

The Colosseum: Presented by OzHadou & Gaming Free Play

Artist Market

ELSUART

Event

A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY Giveaway (Newcastle)

Event

Isekai Gacha

June 25, 2023
Event

Last pre-order closing 28th June 2023!

Event

Gaming Competition

Sponsor

Visit Klook!

Event

Panels & Workshops are Free!

June 24, 2023
Event

Prism Platinum

Event

Splatoon Competition!

Guests

hololive Q&A

Event

7 days until SMASH! 2023!

June 23, 2023
Sponsor

ELVT Anime

Guests

Nana Asteria joins PRISM PROJECT!

Sponsor

HobbyCo

Uncategorized

Animal Crossing Competition!

June 22, 2023
Event

Download SMASH! app

Event

NEW Cosplay Studio Event

Event

Listen to our Maid Cafe rules!

June 21, 2023
Sponsor

Anime Kaika at SMASH!

Event

Trivia Questions!

Celebration

SMASH! Today!

June 20, 2023
Tickets

Last day to get your tickets

Sponsor

Sugo Toys Club

Event

Cultural Booth Activity

June 19, 2023
Event

Neotopia

Tickets

Ticket Sales Extended until 20th of June!

Event

Cultural Booth Activity : Kimono

June 18, 2023
Guests

LAM Merch

Tickets

Ticket sales ends tonight!

Event

JCS – Kimono Giveaway Reminder!

June 17, 2023
Guests

Ladybeard Merch!

Event

Arts & Crafts Activities

June 16, 2023
Sponsor

Yuzu SMASH! from GachaGacha!

Sponsor

ANA Airlines

Event

14 days until SMASH! 2023!

June 15, 2023
Guests

SungWon Cho Signing Tokens

Info

Play games for free!

Event

See you at Supernova!

June 14, 2023
Guests

Rithe Merchandise Pre-order

Guests

Toru Furuya & LAM Signing Tokens

Event

Cultural Booth Activity: Origami

June 13, 2023
Guests

Swallowtail Lottery

Guests

Ask the Guests!

Competition, Event

Full Moon Themed Art 3D Competition Reminder!

Guests

Rithe Signing Tokens

Guests

Ladybeard is coming to SMASH!

June 12, 2023
Event

Sunday Tickets Running Out!

Event

Fan Favourites Survey!

Guests

Rithe Signing Times!

June 11, 2023
Competition, Event

A New World: Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASY Giveaway (Canberra)

Event

Critical Hit!

Event

WCS – Application Closed!

June 10, 2023
Event

Check out the Exhibitors Hall

June 9, 2023
Event

Cultural Booth!

Event

Cosplay Display!

Event

SMASH! will be at Supanova!

June 8, 2023
Event

Soy Toy Club

Info

Watch the Performances for Free!

June 7, 2023
Competition, Event

Full Moon: BJD Photography Competition

Guests

PRISM PROJECT – Lana Shikami is coming to SMASH!

Guests

PRISM PROJECT – Sara Nagare is coming to SMASH!

Guests

PRISM PROJECT – Luto Araka is coming to SMASH!

June 6, 2023
Event

Fan Favourites Survey

June 5, 2023
Event

JCS – Kimono Giveaway!

Guests

3D Competition Judge Panel Announcement!

June 4, 2023
Event

Maid Cafe Lottery!

Event

BJD Display and Activities!

Event

Download the SMASH! App!

Guests

Nana Asteria is coming to SMASH! 2023!

June 3, 2023
Event

SMASH! is sponsored by Anime at Abbotsford!

Event

FULL STRAWBERRY MOON

Guests

2D Comps Judge Panel Announcement!

June 2, 2023
Event

Isekai Gacha

Event

13k Milestone!

Guests

Get ready with LAM for SMASH! 2023!

Event

Purchase new SMASH! Swag!

June 1, 2023
Guests

Get ready for SMASH! with Tohru Furuya!

Event

1 month until SMASH! 2023

May 31, 2023
Event

Saturday Tickets Sold Out?!

Event

TRIVIA SURVEY – Fan Favourites: Characters

Competition

2D Competition Reminder!

May 30, 2023
Guests

Ladybeard is coming to SMASH! 2023!

May 29, 2023
Tickets

How to enter a lottery or add a guest signing token?

Guests

Token Lottery: Hololive!

Event

A New World: Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASY Giveaway!

Guests

Rithe is coming to SMASH!

May 28, 2023
Event

Bit’s and Bops Panel!

Event

NEW SMASH! MERCH AVAILABLE NOW!

Event

Guest signings are free at SMASH!

May 27, 2023
Event

Maruyu Giveaway Closes today!

Guests

Sungwon’s Coming!

May 26, 2023
Event

Neotopia Events!

Get Involved

Panels & Workshop Closes today!

Get Involved

Panels & Workshop Closes Today!

Event

Nippon Knowledge Trivia Reminder!

Event

Cosplay Display Applications Reminder!

May 25, 2023
Event

Black Moon Themed Art 2D Competition Judge #2 Reveal!

May 24, 2023
Event

Black Moon Themed Art 2D Competition Judge #1 Reveal!

Event

Full Flower Moon

May 23, 2023
Guests

PRISM Project is coming to SMASH! 2023!

May 22, 2023
Competition

SMASH! X Patches Paradise Giveaway

Competition

SFF X SMASH! Giveaway!

May 21, 2023
Tickets

Ticket Status Check!

Event

Maruyu Giveaway Ends 27th May!

Competition

Win big in our Arts Competitions!

May 20, 2023
Competition

Black Moon Themed Art 2D Competition Open Now!

May 19, 2023
Event

Full Pink Moon

May 18, 2023
Anime, Event

Limited Break Collectables

Event

SMASH! X Patches Paradise Giveaway Reminder!

May 17, 2023
Competition

Take a go at our 3D Competition!

Event

Skadi & Cyrus NEW MASCOT REVEAL

May 16, 2023
Guests

LAM coming to SMASH! 2023!

May 15, 2023
Get Involved

Media Pass Applications Closing Tonight!

Guests

Come Meet Tohru Furuya!

May 14, 2023
Event

Come visit our Maid Cafe!

Event

Mothers Day

May 13, 2023
Event

P&W Applications Extended

Event

Full Snow Moon

Get Involved

Performance Applications Extended!

Guests

Meet Kureiji Ollie + Pavolia Reine!

May 12, 2023
Competition

Black Moon Themed Art 2D Competition is Open!

Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications Close

Get Involved

Media Pass Applications – 3 Days left!

Event

17th International MANGA Award

May 11, 2023
Event

Maruyu Giveaway Reminder!

Event

Come see the amazing cosplays!

May 10, 2023
Event

Japan-Themed Trivia, Sponsored by Klook

Guests

Full Moon Themed Art 3D Competition Judge #2

May 9, 2023
Guests

Rithe is coming to SMASH! 2023!

Event

Full Pink Moon!

May 8, 2023
Event

Cosplay Masquerade!

Competition, Event

SMASH! X Patches Paradsie Giveaway!

Guests

Full Moon Themed Art 3D Competition Judge Reveal #1

May 7, 2023
Guests

ProZD/Sungwon Cho at SMASH! GET EXCITED!

May 5, 2023
Event

SMASH! at Kinokuniya Free Comic Book Day!

Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications Extended!!

Competition

Full Moon Themed Art 3D Competition Open!

May 4, 2023
Event

Hoshicon Afterparty!

Get Involved

ITASHA Applications are open!

Guests

Toru Furuya is coming to SMASH!

May 3, 2023
Tickets

Weekend Passes are SOLD OUT!

May 2, 2023
Event

Maruyu Giveaway!

May 1, 2023
Get Involved

Media Pass Applications Reminder!

Event

2 months until SMASH! 2023!

April 30, 2023
Artist Market, Event

Support your favourite artists! Visit the Artist Market!

April 29, 2023
Guests

Pavolia Reine Comes to SMASH! 2023!

Guests

Kureiji Ollie Comes to SMASH! 2023!

April 28, 2023
Get Involved

Cosplay Masquerade Applications Open!

April 27, 2023
Event

WCS Application Reminder!

April 25, 2023
Get Involved, Staff

Sales & Partnership Hiring!

April 23, 2023
Info, Tickets

FAQ – Ticket cost?

April 22, 2023
Get Involved

Creative Team Applications

April 21, 2023
Anime

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero DVD/blu-Ray Combo Giveaway!

April 20, 2023
Get Involved

Media Pass Applications Reminder

April 19, 2023
Guests

SungWon Cho (ProZD) is Coming to SMASH! 2023!

Guests

Guest Announcement # 1

April 18, 2023
Tickets

General Ticket Sales are up NOW!!

April 17, 2023
Tickets

Early Bird Tickets Finishing!

April 16, 2023
Tickets

Early Bird Ticket Sales Launch Today!!!

April 15, 2023
Event

World Cosplay Summit Update!

April 14, 2023
Event

Klook Giveaway Reminder

Event, Get Involved

Panels & Workshops Applications are OPEN!

April 13, 2023
Event

12k Instagram Followers!

Tickets

Ticket Sales Launch in 3 days!

April 12, 2023
Community, Get Involved

Performance Applications are Open!

April 11, 2023
Get Involved

Media Pass Applications are Open!!

April 10, 2023
Celebration

Easter Monday!

Tickets

Ticket Sales Launch 16th April 2023!

April 8, 2023
Celebration

Happy Easter!!

April 7, 2023
Celebration

Good Friday

April 5, 2023
Competition

Japan Rail Pass Giveaway!!

April 4, 2023
Artist Market, Get Involved

Artist Market Applications close tonight 11:59pm!

April 2, 2023
Anime

Suszume Giveaway – last chance to enter by tonight!!!

Artist Market, Get Involved

Join our Artist Market Reminder!!!

April 1, 2023
Celebration

SMASH! OFFICIAL DEODORANT?! (April Foolz)

Get Involved

3 months until SMASH! 2023!!!

March 31, 2023
Anime

Suzume Movie Giveaway Reminder!

March 29, 2023
Event

January Full Moon: Wolf Moon

March 28, 2023
Artist Market, Get Involved

Join our Artist Market!

March 27, 2023
Get Involved, Staff

Staff Hiring – S&P Account Coordinator!

March 26, 2023
Exhibitor, Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications Reminder!

March 25, 2023
Get Involved

Join us! – Clubs & Community

March 22, 2023
Exhibitor, Get Involved

Indie Gaming Applications Open!

March 21, 2023
Celebration

Harmony Day

Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Head of Itasha

March 20, 2023
Event

SMASH! 2023 Theme: Moon

Anime, Competition

Suzume Movie Giveaway!

March 19, 2023
Artist Market, Get Involved

Join our Artist Market!

March 18, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Applications Closed!

March 17, 2023
Celebration

St Patricks Day!

Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications Reminder!

March 16, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Events & Production

Event

Overload NZ Reminder!

March 15, 2023
Artist Market, Get Involved

Artist Applications Open today!

March 14, 2023
Celebration

White Day

March 13, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Accounting & Analytics

March 12, 2023
Artist Market, Community, Get Involved

Artist Market Applications Open in 3 Days!!!

March 11, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Applications Extended!

March 10, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Applications Closing!

March 9, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Creative

March 8, 2023
Community, Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications Reminder!

March 6, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Hiring Reminder!

March 5, 2023
Artist Market, Get Involved

Artist Market Announcement!

March 4, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Hiring Reminder!

March 3, 2023
Celebration

Hinamatsuri – Doll’s Festival

Get Involved

Maid Crew Applications CLOSE TONIGHT!

March 1, 2023
Event

4 Months until SMASH! 2023!!!

February 28, 2023
Get Involved

Maid Crew Recruitment Closing Soon!

February 25, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Recruiting Reminder!

February 24, 2023
Event

Overload Giveaway Closing!

February 23, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Ticketing & Customer Service

February 22, 2023
Get Involved

Maid Crew Volunteer Reminder!

February 20, 2023
Anime

Demon Slayer LAST CHANCE!

February 18, 2023
Community, Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Events & Production

February 17, 2023
Anime

Demon Slayer GIVEAWAY!

Celebration

Pride Day

February 16, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Hiring Reminder!

February 15, 2023
Competition

Overload New Zealand GIVEAWAY!

February 14, 2023
Celebration

Valentines Day

February 12, 2023
Get Involved

Why Join Us at SMASH!?

February 11, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Events & Production

February 10, 2023
Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications Open Today!

February 9, 2023
Event

Overload New Zealand

February 8, 2023
Get Involved

Get Involved with SMASH!

February 7, 2023
Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications Open in 3 days!

February 6, 2023
Event

Hoshicon Reminder!

February 5, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – IT Team

February 4, 2023
Celebration, Community, Competition, Get Involved

Maruyu Giveaway!

February 3, 2023
Community, Get Involved

Crew Applications are Open!

February 2, 2023
Get Involved

Crew Applications Open Tomorrow!

February 1, 2023
Event

SMASH! 2023 Dates & Location!

January 31, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Recruitment – Marketing/Creative

January 28, 2023
Get Involved

Staff Hiring!

January 22, 2023
Celebration

Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧🐇

January 1, 2023
Celebration

Happy New Year

August 3, 2022
Competition, Event

2022 Art “Themed” and Doodling Competition Winners!

July 17, 2022
Event

Thank you for coming to SMASH! 2022

July 16, 2022
Event

That’s a Wrap | SMASH! 2022 Day 1

July 11, 2022
Get Involved

Win a Double Pass to see ‘Bullet Train’ in Cinemas!

Event

Take Selfies at our Photo Wall!

July 10, 2022
Event

Join our Karaoke Competition!

Guests

MC: Andy Trieu

Event

Join our Art & Craft Area

Uncategorized

Shoutout Artist: Elsuart

Community

Shoutout to Elsuart

July 9, 2022
Guests

Guest Judge: Jack Tea

Guests

Guest Judge: Jack Tea

Info

Japan Airlines offers special promotion for SMASH! attendees

Event

SMASH! 15th Anniversary Merchandise!

Guests

Fill in our Guests Q&A form

Guests

Q&A for our 2022 Guests

Event

1 weeks until SMASH! 2022

Event

1 week until SMASH! 2022

July 8, 2022
Event Category

How to Book our Maid Cafe

Event

Visit our Maid Cafe!

July 7, 2022
Community

Join our Stage Performance

Event

Watch the Amazing Performances!

Guests

Guest Judge: Patryk Olas

Guests

Guest Judge: Patryk Olas

Community, Event

Visit our Exhibitor Halls

Community

Visit our Exhibitor Hall

July 6, 2022
Event

Sponsored by Animeworks

Community

Exclusive 15th Anniversary SMASH! Merchandise

July 5, 2022
Event

Photography and Videography FAQ Update

July 4, 2022
Uncategorized

Download the SMASH! App

July 2, 2022
Uncategorized

2 weeks until SMASH! 2022

June 29, 2022
Guests

Guest Signing tokens now available!

Event

SMASH! COVID-19 Policy

Event

Exclusive Screening of Fruits Basket -prelude at SMASH! 2022

June 27, 2022
Tickets

SMASH! 2022 is officially SOLD OUT!

June 22, 2022
Community

Shoutout to Kirabunni

June 6, 2022
Get Involved

Cosplay Display Applications Open

June 4, 2022
Get Involved

Exhibitor Applications have Closed

June 2, 2022
Get Involved

Performance Applications are Open!

June 1, 2022
Get Involved

Panels and Workshop Applications are Open!

Get Involved

Gunpla Builders World Cup by BANDAI

May 31, 2022
Get Involved

Cosplay Masquerade Competition Applications Open!

May 30, 2022
Get Involved

Itasha Display Application 2022 are Open!

May 28, 2022
Guests

Next Guests: The Anime Man and CDawgVA

May 21, 2022
Get Involved

Media Applications Open Today!

May 16, 2022
Get Involved

2 Months Until SMASH!

May 12, 2022
Guests

SMASH!’s First Vtuber Guests – hololive EN Hakos Baelz and Tsukumo Sana

May 6, 2022
Guests

Next Guest Announced: Hikarin

April 30, 2022
Community

Kimono Australia Pop-Up Store is Back!

April 28, 2022
Guests

First 2022 Guest Announced: Kevin Penkin

April 24, 2022
Guests

Throwback 2017: Interview with Yui Kanan

April 18, 2022
Guests

Throwback 2017: Interview with Teddyloid

April 16, 2022
Uncategorized

3 Months Until SMASH! 2022

April 11, 2022
Uncategorized

Exhibitor Booth Application have already Opened!

April 6, 2022
Uncategorized

What is Bunkasai?

April 1, 2022
Get Involved

Photography & Videography Applications are Open!

March 26, 2022
Get Involved

Crew Volunteer Applications Open!

March 25, 2022
Competition

World Cosplay Summit Australia is back!

March 20, 2022
Community

Community Spotlight: Local Artist & Vtuber Kirabunni

March 5, 2022
Community

Community Spotlight: Local Artist Wiji

February 19, 2022
Community

Community Spotlight: Local Artist NotForEating

February 5, 2022
Community

Community Spotlight: Local Cosplayer Ikki & Nana

January 31, 2022
Community

Community Spotlight: Local Cosplayer Anya

January 16, 2022
Community

Submit your Art to be Featured Online

August 13, 2021
Event

SMASH! 2021 EVENT POSTPONED

July 25, 2021
Info, Tickets

Weekend and Saturday Pre-Sales on hold

June 13, 2021
Info

Official theme of SMASH! 2021

May 30, 2021
Event

5 months until SMASH! 2021

May 18, 2021
Get Involved, Info

Artist Market Application is OPEN

May 6, 2021
Uncategorized

Let’s try this again! Early Bird tickets on SALE!

May 2, 2021
Uncategorized

Early Bird Tickets on Sale Now!

April 30, 2021
Uncategorized

6 Month left until SMASH!

April 26, 2021
Info

Dates announced for SMASH! 2021

November 3, 2020
Competition, Event

2020 AMV Competition Winners Announced!

October 26, 2020
Competition, Event

AMV Comp: People’s Choice Award voting is now open

October 2, 2020
Competition, Event

Online Art Competition is accepting submissions!

March 20, 2020
Event

SMASH! 2020 EVENT POSTPONED

February 2, 2020
Tickets

Early Bird Weekend Tickets are on sale now!

January 6, 2020
Info

Dates announced for SMASH! 2020

Get Involved

Crew applications for 2020 are now open.

October 6, 2019
Get Involved

The perfect end of an amazing crew volunteering experience

July 21, 2019
Event

2019 Art “Themed” and Doodling Competition Winners!

July 3, 2019
Tickets

Online pre-sale of tickets is closed!

June 22, 2019
Event

Schedule for 2019 now available. View the events, save to your calendar!

May 13, 2019
Event

Cosplay Masquerade Applications are now OPEN

May 2, 2019
Info, Tickets

How to upgrade your SMASH! ticket?

April 30, 2019
Event, Guests

I LOVE ANISONG Sydney guests announced!

March 31, 2019
Tickets

SMASH! 2019 Tickets are on sale now!

March 30, 2019
Get Involved

Performance application are now LIVE!

Get Involved

Panels & Workshops applications are now LIVE!

March 1, 2019
Get Involved, Info

Artist Market applications are now LIVE!

January 21, 2019
Info

Artist Market FAQ now available.

January 10, 2019
Anime

Best Anime of 2018: SMASH! Staff Favourites

December 15, 2018
Event

SMASH! at Matsuri in Sydney 2018!

July 29, 2018
Event

2018 Art “themed” and Doodling Competition Winners!

July 15, 2018
Event

SMASH! 2018 is officially closed!

July 3, 2018
Event

Screenings Highlights from the AnimeLab and Hidive theatres.

Tickets

Online pre-sale of tickets is closed!

July 1, 2018
Info

2018 Schedule now available. View the events, save to your calendar

June 14, 2018
Tickets

Presale tickets closing June 30th. Get yours soon!

May 23, 2018
Competition, Event

Art ‘Themed’ Competition is back with a new theme

May 18, 2018
Guests

Last guest for 2018 – Voice Actor Spike Spencer

May 11, 2018
Guests

Video game director Yoko Taro is coming to SMASH!

April 30, 2018
Get Involved

On-stage performance applications open!

April 27, 2018
Guests

SMASH!’s 4th guest for 2018 is Yonaga Tsubasa

April 26, 2018
Competition, Event

Oceanic Artathon – calling all League of Legends fans!

April 21, 2018
Competition, Event

AMV Competition now open!

April 20, 2018
Guests

3rd Guest announced – Director Omori Takahiro

April 13, 2018
Guests

Guest №2 – voice actor Ryotaro Okiayu from Aoni Production

April 7, 2018
Guests

SMASH!’s first guest for 2018 – Taiwanese cosplayer Mon

March 19, 2018
Tickets

SMASH! 2018 Tickets are on sale now

March 12, 2018
Tickets

Pre-sale tickets going on sale soon!

March 11, 2018
Get Involved

Artist Market Applications are now closed

March 9, 2018
Get Involved

Artist Market Applications now OPEN

March 5, 2018
Get Involved

Artist Market application opening in the next couple of days!

January 23, 2018
Info

Welcome to the new SMASH! website