[10] The 2014 convention had a blood drive and the charity auction benefited the San Antonio Battered Women and Children's Center.

[17] The first San Japan instead was held in various locations on the campus of Our Lady of the Lake University in 2007, benefiting the OLLU Anime Club and the Congregation of Divine Providence.

[17][20] The San Antonio Grand Hyatt Hotel changed its elevator policy prior to the 2015 convention and began to limit access via a wristband system.

[21][22] San Japan used additional space in the expanded Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, having 100,000 square feet for vendors and 40,000 for gaming in 2016.

[28][29] A virtual event was held in its place during the month of September, in a Minecraft recreation of the convention center that was built by the San Antonio Phantoms.