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This is a list of noteworthy [a] anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions. This list is sectioned by location, and included with the list is the year the convention was established, as well ...
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.
IKKiCON was created in 2007, originally taking the date of Ushicon, and had higher attendance than expected. [1] In 2009, voice actor Greg Ayres suffered a mild heart attack while attending the convention, and later thanked the staff for its response to the emergency.
The convention was held at George R. Brown Convention Center and Hilton Americas in 2007. [11] Anime Matsuris 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 were held at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, and Anime Matsuri 2011 was held at the Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel near Reliant Park/Medical Center.
Comicpalooza is a large annual, multi-genre, comic book, science fiction, anime, gaming, and pop culture convention in the Southern United States and is held in Houston, Texas. The event is organized by John Simons, the originator of the event along with Startling Events, LLC. [2] The event hosts the annual Comicpalooza Fandom Awards. [3]
Ushicon is an annual three day anime convention held during February at the Wyndham Garden Austin in Austin, Texas. The convention resumed operation in 2011 as an 18-and-older event. It was originally held in Austin, Texas, from 2002 to 2006 until ceasing operations due to changes in anime fandom and facility issues.
It should be noted that a number of other active conventions do not have articles. Pages in category "Anime conventions in the United States" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
This is a list of multi-genre conventions. [ nb 1 ] These cons typically do not cater to one particular genre (i.e., anime , science fiction , furry fandom , etc.), but instead cover the gamut of these pop culture phenomena without specifying itself as a specific convention of that variety.