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The convention had issues in 2008 with rowdy attendees from the Red Bull Flugtag event also occurring at the Tampa Convention Center. [13] In 2009, the founder and CEO of Metrocon was arrested in Florida for violating Florida Statute 794.05 (unlawful sexual activity with certain minors) eight days before the convention.
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Formal gathering of members of the furry fandom The Dealers Den and fursuit parade at Anthrocon 2006 A furry convention (also furry con or fur con) is a formal gathering of members of the furry fandom – people who are interested in the concept of fictional non-human animal characters ...
The conventions organization began in December 1999. [6] AFO shared space with another convention hosting Governor Jeb Bush in 2006. [7] Anime Festival Orlando 2020 was moved from June to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later cancelled.
GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon, [1] is a privately owned company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that organizes comic book and anime conventions in the United States. [2] [3] Events currently include GalaxyCon Raleigh (formerly Raleigh Supercon) in Raleigh, North Carolina, Animate!
Florida Supercon is an annual comic book convention held in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale metro areas of Florida. [1] The event takes place in early July. Florida Supercon is a subsidiary of ReedPop , located in Norwalk, Connecticut , acquired in March 2019. [ 2 ]
In addition to Japan, convention officials at venues such as AnimeJapan have been trying to reach out to overseas manga fans. [2] Anime conventions started showing up in the United States in the early 1980s. [3] Project A-Kon first started in 1990, and is considered to be the first anime convention in the country, but this is disputed. [4]
MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, RPG, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The convention is the largest fan convention event in North America with an attendance of 210,000 ...