SIAT returns to AniRevo on July 31, 2026

SFU’s School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) and School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) will be boothing at Anirevo, Vancouver’s largest anime convention, on the weekend of July 31 to August 2nd! Find us at Exhibition Hall booth 212 just a few steps straight ahead of the entrance for interactive activities with SFU SIAT’s VTubers, new Cappuverse SFU merchandise, and a self contained art market consisting of artwork and merchandise created by SFU students, alumni, and local community artists! 

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES WITH SFU’S VTUBERS

Cappuverse SFU, the world’s first university VTuber program, will be hosting all four of SFU SIAT’s official VTubers in live interactive experiences. Get to know and have some fun with the SFU VTubers! 

Friday, July 31

• 11:30AM - 2:00PM: Mo Ayato ROASTS your favourite anime!
• 3:30PM- 5:00PM: AP0110 plays Smash Bros with you!

Saturday, August 1

• 11:30AM - 1:00PM: Faye Ayato won’t shut up about Tokusatsu! Talk to him! 
• 2:00PM - 4:00PM: Therapy (and Tetris) with Wren Akane! 

Sunday, August 2 

• 11:30AM - 2:00PM: Mo Ayato draws YOUR (Ryan Gosling?!) requests!

STUDIOSIAT’S POP-UP ART MARKET 

StudioSIAT is excited to host our first pop-up art market at Booth 212 in the Exhibition Hall.  The market features amazing artwork, craft goods, and merchandise from SFU students and alumni along with local community artists and official Cappuverse Merch! Artists include:

• Pinkish [SFU SIAT student] - @cherryy_milkk (Twitter)
• Luggi [SFU SIAT student] - @luigifan54321 (Twitter) / @luggilgh (Instagram)
• Mo Ayato [SFU SIAT student & official SIAT VTuber!] - @redredraccoons (Twitter & BSky)
• Sumi [SFU SCA student] - @nic6gou1_pnd (Instagram)
• JEN-N1- [SFU SIAT alumni & SIAT VTuber artist] -  @_JEN_N1_ (Instagram, Twitter)
• Chockie [SFU SIAT alumni & SIAT VTuber artist]
• Uni’s Art World [SFU SIAT alumni] - @unis.artworld (Instagram)
• Ulyssmei [SFU SIAT alumni] - @ulyssmei.art (Instagram)
• Cho0 - @hannacho0 (Instagram)
• Lin0nino - @lin0nino (Instagram) 
• AnimalOfTheElements - @sariahoward (Instagram)
• KiriOxel - @kirioxel (Instagram)

NEW CAPPUVERSE SFU VTUBER MERCH! 

StudioSIAT is excited to announce new merchandise of SFU’s VTubers that will be for sale at Anirevo, with acrylic keychains of the full cast and SIAT’s lovable teaching avatar Cappu, as well as transparent photocard keychains of Cappusoy and Mojak pointing for any occasion. The Mo & Faye 1st Anniversary t-shirt will also be sold in person for the first time, and the free stickers via gacha will be making a return at the booth as well, also available for sale if you don’t roll your favourite. As always, all merchandise was created by local Canadian university students, including by Mo Ayato herself.