List of anime conventions

Contents 1 Canada 1.1 Alberta 1.2 British Columbia 1.3 Manitoba 1.4 New Brunswick 1.5 Ontario 1.6 Quebec 2 United States 2.1 North East 2.1.1 New England 2.1.2 Middle Atlantic 2.2 Midwest 2.2.1 East North Central 2.2.2 West North Central 2.3 South 2.3.1 South Atlantic 2.3.2 East South Central 2.3.3 West South Central 2.4 West 2.4.1 Mountain 2.4.2 Pacific 3 South America 3.1 Brazil 4 Europe 4.1 Czech Republic 4.2 Finland 4.3 France 4.4 Ireland 4.5 Italy 4.6 Netherlands 4.7 Sweden 4.8 United Kingdom 5 Asia-Pacific 5.1 Australia 5.2 Japan 5.3 South Korea 5.4 Hong Kong 6 Defunct and hiatus conventions 7 Notes 8 See also 9 External links

This is a list of noteworthy anime conventions^{[nb 1]} from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions. The list is divided up by location, and each convention includes in parentheses the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.

Canada

Alberta

• Animethon (in Edmonton in August)
• Otafest (in Calgary in May)

British Columbia

• Anime Evolution (in Greater Vancouver in June)

Manitoba

• Ai-Kon (in Winnipeg in late July)

New Brunswick

• Animaritime (in Moncton, New Brunswick in March)

Ontario

• Anime North (in Toronto in May)

Quebec

• Otakuthon (in Montreal in late July)
• G-Anime (in Gatineau in early February)

United States

Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

North East

New England

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont

• Anime Boston (in Boston, Massachusetts in the spring)

Middle Atlantic

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

• AnimeNEXT (in Secaucus, New Jersey in June)
• New York Anime Festival (in New York, New York in September)
• Tekkoshocon (in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in mid April)

Midwest

East North Central

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin

• Anime Central (in Rosemont, Illinois in May)
• Anime Milwaukee (in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in February/March)
• Anime Punch! (in Columbus, Ohio in March/April)
• ColossalCon (In Sandusky, Ohio in June)
• Ikasucon (in Fort Wayne, Indiana in July)
• No Brand Con (in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in April)
• Ohayocon (in Columbus, Ohio in January)
• Pokettokon (in East Peoria, Illinois in January)
• Youmacon (in Dearborn, Michigan in October/November)

West North Central

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

• Anime Detour (in Bloomington, Minnesota in April)
• Anime Festival Wichita (in Wichita, Kansas in August)
• Anime NebrasKon (in Omaha, Nebraska in November)
• AnimeIowa (in Coralville, Iowa in August)
• Naka-Kon (in Kansas City, Missouri)
• Sogen Con (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in August)

South

South Atlantic

Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

• Animazement (in Raleigh, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend)
• Anime Express (in Daytona Beach, Florida in March)
• Anime Festival Orlando (in Orlando, Florida in August)
• Anime Mid-Atlantic (in Arlington, Virginia in June)
• Anime South (in Destin, Florida in the winter)
• Anime USA (in Crystal City, Virginia in November)
• Anime Weekend Atlanta (in Atlanta, Georgia during late September)
• JACON (in Orlando, Florida in May)
• Katsucon (in Washington, D.C. in February)
• Metrocon (in Tampa, Florida in July)
• Nekocon (in Hampton, Virginia in November)
• Otakon (in Baltimore, Maryland in July/August)
• Tsubasacon (in Huntington, West Virginia in October)

East South Central

Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

• Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (in Nashville, Tennessee in late April)
• PersaCon (in Huntsville, Alabama in June)
• SugoiCon (in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky in October/November)
• Daigacon (in Cave City, Kentucky in March)

West South Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

• AnimeFest (in Dallas, Texas during Labor Day weekend)
• Ikkicon (in Austin, Texas)
• MechaCon (in New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Oni-con (in Houston, Texas in October)
• Project A-Kon (in Dallas, Texas during the weekend after Memorial Day)
• RealmsCon (in Corpus Christi, Texas during the first weekend in September)
• San Japan (in San Antonio, Texas)

West

Mountain

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

• Anime Banzai (in Salt Lake City, Utah in October)
• Anime St. George (in St. George, Utah in October)
• Anime Vegas (in Las Vegas, Nevada in September)
• AniZona (in Phoenix, Arizona on Easter weekend)
• Nan Desu Kan (in Denver, Colorado in mid September or early October)

Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

• Anime Expo (in Los Angeles, California on Independence Day weekend)
• FanimeCon (in San Jose, California on Memorial Day weekend)
• Kawaii Kon (in Honolulu, Hawaii in late April)
• Kumoricon (in Portland, Oregon on Labor Day weekend)
• Sac-Anime (in Sacramento, California in late summer)
• Sakura-Con (in Seattle, Washington in late March/early April)
• Senshi-Con (in Anchorage, Alaska in late February)
• Yaoi-Con (in San Francisco, California)

South America

Brazil

• Anime Friends (in São Paulo during the month of July)

Europe

Czech Republic

• Animefest (in Brno in May yearly)

Finland

• Animecon (in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere or Jyväskylä in July or August; a subsidiary of the sci-fi convention Finncon)

France

• Japan Expo (in Paris in July)

Ireland

• Eirtakon (in Dublin In November yearly)

Italy

• Rumicon (in Reggio Emilia In June yearly)

Netherlands

• Abunai! (in Enschede or Zwolle In September/October yearly)

Sweden

• Uppcon (in Uppsala during spring yearly. April 2010.)

United Kingdom

• AmeCon (in Leicester in August yearly)
• Tomo-Dachi (in Derry in July/August yearly)

Asia-Pacific

Australia

• Animania (in Sydney in March and August, with smaller events also in Brisbane in May and September and Melbourne in April)
• Manifest (in Melbourne, in late August)
• SMASH! (in Sydney, in August)
• Wai-Con (in Perth, in January)

Japan

• Jump Festa (in Chiba in mid December)
• Tokyo International Anime Fair (in Tokyo in late March)
• Summer Comiket (in Tokyo in early/mid August)
• Winter Comiket (in Tokyo in late December)
• World Cosplay Summit (in Nagoya in early August)

South Korea

• Comic World (in Seoul once a month, in Busan every two months)

Hong Kong

• Comic World HK (in February and August)

Defunct and hiatus conventions

These are conventions that have at one time existed, but have either gone on hiatus for more than one year, or have finished operating entirely. The last dates the convention was held are in parentheses.

• Anime America (July 25 – July 28, 1996)
• Anime East (November 10 – November 12, 1995)
• AnimeCon (August 30 – September 2, 1991)
• Aurora-Con (September 27 - September 28, 2008)
• Big Apple Anime Fest (August 29 – August 31, 2003)
• Kunicon (June 17 – June 19, 2005)
• Shoujocon (August 22 – August 24, 2003)
• Ushicon (January 27 – January 29, 2006)

Notes

1. ^ A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the convention and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article.

See also

• List of free conventions
• List of furry conventions
• List of gaming conventions
• List of multigenre conventions
• List of science fiction conventions
• List of Worldcons

External links

• AnimeCons.com