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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.
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 ...
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.
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas: September 3-5, 2027 [53] Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas: September 1-3, 2028 [54] Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas: August 31 - September 2, 2029 [55] Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas: August 30 - September 1, 2030 [56]
Another event at most anime conventions include screenings of actual anime shows that can last through the day. [19] Anime conventions can also include contests. Contests can focus around costumes (or cosplay), art works (drawn, sculpted, painted), anime-related music videos, video games, dice games, card games, and many other activities. In ...
Anime Frontier 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6] [7] The May 2021 event was postponed to December due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] Crunchyroll was the primary sponsor of the 2021 event. [2] Anime Frontier's December event had COVID-19 protocols including proof of vaccination and mask requirements.
All-Con is a four-day convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas, area. All-Con provides an umbrella of content supporting fans of science fiction, fantasy, Renaissance, anime, costuming, theater/performing arts, mystery, art, crafts, collecting, and filmmaking. To help give back, there are several charity events at the convention every year.
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]