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AnimeCon, held in San Jose, California in 1991, was the fourth anime convention created in the United States, the first convention to have major backing from the anime industry, the first anime-specific convention within the state of California (which spawned many similar conventions thereafter), and the first anime-specific convention in the US to break 1,000 attendees. [1]
A-Kon is an annual three-day anime convention held during June at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas and Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas.First held in 1990 with just 380 people in attendance, [1] A-Kon is North America's longest running convention primarily focused on anime.
AUKcon was a one-day anime convention held in London, England in 1994, and was chaired by Helen McCarthy. [10] [11] Salón del Manga de Barcelona, first held in Barcelona, Spain in 1995 is also one of the largest European conventions. Anime conventions later spread to Australia in the late 1990s with Manifest, first held in 1998. [12] Many ...
Colossalcon East is a three-day anime convention held during September at the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions - Poconos in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. [39] The convention is known for being located at a water park. [40] The space the convention used in 2018 was small and issues with cosplay in the water park occurred on Sunday. [40]
For 2012, Anime USA moved to the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. [7] [10] [11] The convention partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2011 to help an ill girl attend the convention. [2] The conventions charity auction raised $3,621.25 for the Taylor Anderson '04 Memorial Gift Fund in 2011. [12]
Zenkaikon returned to the convention center in 2015, and 2016 for its 10th anniversary. [15] [12] [27] In 2017, the convention used Tellus360's Temple Room for additional space. [13] Zenkaikon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [28] [29] [30] The convention held virtual programming on what was to be the Saturday of the event. [31]
Otakon (/ ˈ oʊ t ə k ɒ n / OH-tə-kon) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. From 1999 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Nan Desu Kan (NDK) is an annual three-day anime convention held during August/September at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado.The convention is the largest anime convention in the Rocky Mountain region and each one takes eighteen months to plan.