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Tora-Con was founded to raise money for the anime club. [2] [9] They hit an attendance capacity of 2,500 in 2010 and had to close registration. [9] The convention celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2014. [1] [2] In 2014, the event expanded to additional parts of campus and capped attendance at 3,000 people.
Anime club meetings can occur on a weekly or monthly basis. In addition to viewing anime, clubs engage in other activities such as viewing anime music videos, reading manga, karaoke and cosplaying. [5] Many clubs host online forums to further foster community interaction, and feature a library to lend books and manga to members. Participants of ...
Ai-Kon was first held in July 2001 at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was run by the University of Manitoba Anime Club (UMAnime).The founding members were the club's executive staff, Kristjanna Thorarinson, Riki Lecotey, Kwan Fu Sit, Tong Lin, Cathleen Ma, Tim Groner, Geoff Wright, and Jeff Agapito.
Since then, multiple anime conventions have appeared in numerous states. Since the first anime convention which brought in a few hundred people, anime conventions have exploded in popularity. [6] AnimeCon which was held in San Jose, California in 1991 is notable for being the first convention to break the 1,000 attendance mark. It was also the ...
The convention was started by members of an Mallets, Etc., a Houston-based Anime Club. [2] Oni-Con 2004 was held at the Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental. [5] The convention in its first year had an expected attendance of 1,200, but ended up with more than 3,000 attending. [2] Oni-Con 2005 was held at the Park Plaza ...
Anime USA moved from the Sheraton Premiere in Tyson's Corner to the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in 2007, a location previously used by Katsucon and Otakon, due to the convention's growth. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] Renovations and the Hyatt Regency Crystal City layout caused problems during the 2008 convention. [ 9 ]
Otakuthon is a Canadian anime convention promoting Japanese animation (), Japanese graphic novels (), related gaming and Japanese pop-culture (music, cinema, television). [5] It is held annually for 3 days in downtown Montreal during a weekend in August.
Anime Banzai was founded by the Salt Lake Community College "End of the World" Japanese Animation Club in 2004. [1] [3] Over 600 people attended the first year, while the organizers were expecting less than 300 attendees. [7]