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Anime Cons in 2004

PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:42 pm
by PXDN Gamer
Hi I was just wondering which anime cons everyone is going to try to attend this year. Unfortuntly I can only make 2 this year
MTAC (Middle Tennesee Anime Convention)
April 2- April4

Otakon
July 30-Aug 1


Maybe I catch some of you all there ^^

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 10:38 am
by Kisa
Theres also AMA (anime mid atlanitic in Richmond, VA) in the spring sometime and then Nekocon in Virginia Beach, VA in November. (went to nekocon in 2002)

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 10:52 am
by redkorn
anything in PA

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 3:04 pm
by Keito-chan
Hi does anyone know if there are many anime cons going on in the uk? I really wanna go to one this year.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 3:41 pm
by Mr. Rogers
anyone know if there is any in Illinois? Or if there is any sites i got go to to check?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 4:55 pm
by PXDN Gamer
Here is a good site that has a nice layout of the times and places of all the anime cons.
http://www.fansview.com/consked.htm

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 5:48 pm
by shooraijin
Hey, that's a great list!

Calling all Callies ... we have to get a group together for either Comic-Con in San Diego, or one of the Orange County cons. I could even be talked into one of the Northern Calif ones if we could get some interest.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 7:15 pm
by Technomancer
Probably Anime North this May, as along as it doesn't conflict with ICASSP.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 9:01 pm
by Megami Tsunami
shooraijin wrote:Hey, that's a great list!

Calling all Callies ... we have to get a group together for either Comic-Con in San Diego, or one of the Orange County cons. I could even be talked into one of the Northern Calif ones if we could get some interest.


I'm going to attend Anime Expo 2004 in July at the Anaheim Convention center ^.^

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:28 am
by andyroo
Hey, cool, they've got the Persacon listed. I am hoping to go there this spring depending on if I can afford and where I am at the time.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:07 am
by wiggins
what happens in an anime con? Wait, before that, what's a con?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:47 am
by andyroo
It's the opposite of a pro of course! ;)

Ahem. Con is plainly short for convention, so anime con would be anime convention. In anime conventions there are alot vendors that sell their merchendise, cosplay contests, presentations, sometimes bands, announcements from companies like Viz and ADV and... that's all I can think of. I'm sure there are more to add to the list, but that's what I know of off the top of my head

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 3:07 am
by Straylight
Keito-chan wrote:Hi does anyone know if there are many anime cons going on in the uk? I really wanna go to one this year.


I've been to one UK anime convention last year, this was Wildercon:
http://www.wildercon.org.uk

Wildercon is "unusual" in the way that it involves camping out. It's a great con, I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.

Here are some hotel cons, I'm considering attending some of these. I'll definately be going to wildercon again next summer.

http://www.ayacon.org.uk/ - I was very disappointed about missing this, as it was one of the best anime cons the UK has seen (they had Fred from Megatokyo over and stuff). There may be a 2004 one.
http://www.minamicon.org.uk/ - 12-14 March '04, booked up, but you can enter the waiting list (not much chance to be honest)
http://www.amecon.org.uk/ - I'll probably be going to this one. It's a summer con and they still have quite a few places. It's also quite big.

There are also a number of UK anime forums.. if you want some recommendations PM me :)

Hope that helps! ^_^

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 4:55 am
by Rev. Doc
I'll be on staff again this year at Animazement. This con takes place in Durham, North Carolina, May 28-30. If anyone from here will be attending let me know. We'll get a group together and go out for some pizza and fellowship.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:22 pm
by Orange Kitten
Anime Expo in California is the con I always make. I'm trying to make A-Kon in Texas as well. I'll have music videos in both conventions.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:32 pm
by Retten
Still none in Arizona -_- :P

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 3:41 pm
by FireStarter2003
Anime cons for this year, hmmm...

Well, I'll be in Portland, OR, for school until May, so I'm planning to hit up Sakura Con in Seattle, WA (Fri. April 23rd - Sun. April 25th). Then while I'm home in Delaware for the summer, I plan to drive up to Baltimore, MD, for Otakon (Fri. July 30th - Sun. Aug. 1st). That's about it for now.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 4:34 pm
by lobsterbucket
PXDN Gamer wrote:Hi I was just wondering which anime cons everyone is going to try to attend this year. Unfortuntly I can only make 2 this year
MTAC (Middle Tennesee Anime Convention)
April 2- April4

Otakon
July 30-Aug 1


Maybe I catch some of you all there ^^




I am planning on attending Katuscon from Feb. 14-16. http://www.katsucon.org

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 5:09 pm
by mechana2015
Im trying to get a group together to go to San Diego...including Alita_star, Psychobandochica (I think) and apusimba, as well as some non CAA members...I wouldnt mind meeting up w/ y'all or somthing...that would be cool seeing as a lot of us are from SoCal.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:14 am
by Megami Tsunami
Well if anyone here's going to AX(Anime Expo)04, you might notice me. I'll be cosplaying as Mew Lettuce from Tokyo Mew Mew.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 2:43 am
by shooraijin
Hmmmmm. Well, that's a few folks right there :)

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:13 am
by Spiritsword
I'm planning on attending ACen in Rosemont, IL (it's up by Chicago). It's a pretty good con and I've gone the last three years. Fred and crew from Megatokyo are usually there. If anyone else is going let me know.

sldr4Christ1985, that's the only con I know of in IL, though I think there may be one or two smaller ones.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:37 pm
by Megami Tsunami
I heard ACen is the biggest con in the midwest. A couple friends of mine who live in WI are always planning to attend that one each year.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 4:09 pm
by Danyasaur
OOOO, I would love to go to an anime con. . . but my mom probly wouldn't let me T_T

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 5:10 pm
by Kisa
PXDN Gamer posted: http://www.fansview.com/consked.htm

Good site, didn't see Nekocon in Va Beach tho . . . its in Nov.

Anyone here go to cons in Virginia (or near there)? Maybe I can make Katsucon this year . . . I would like to . . . Tell me and we should get a group together!

To whoever asked what a con is, it is a gathering of sorts for anime fans where they show anime, AMVs (anime music videos), sell anime merchandise, have guest artisits and or voice artists, and cosplay, and all sorts of random fandom stuff. They're cool, but it can be intimidating to a newbie. (I was the first con I went to)

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:21 pm
by Spiritsword
Yeah, Megami, ACen is a pretty big con, and a good one too, as far as I've seen the three years I've gone. And yes, an anime con can be an eye-opening experience the first time one attends. I felt out of place at my first con because I wasn't wearing anything anime-related (let alone cosplaying).

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:40 pm
by LorentzForce
wonder if there are any in sydney this year... i really need to increase my intellgence ring. *goes off into the net surfing*

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:41 pm
by Megami Tsunami
This July at AX will be my first time experience. Some of my other friends and I were planning to go as a group, but it doesn't look like it'll work out. A friend of mine from NC looks like he'll join me anyway. I was asked to attend ACen this spring but I just wouldn't have enough money.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 7:18 am
by Keely
http://www.oni-con.com Oni-Con, in Houston, TX - I'm thw art director for it, go check it out, it's Oct 22-24 and it's a first year con!

I'll also be at A-kon (http://www.a-kon.com) in Dallas in May & Animefest (http://www.animefest.org) in Dallas in Sept.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 2:57 pm
by Kisa
I actually think I will have a better chance to make AMA (anime mid atlantic in Richmond, Va) Anyone going to that? Its in May . . .
I had an idea, (scary thought) someone should come up with a Christian run anime con! (hopes this isn't dumb idea) I think it'd be cool and all . . .
What do yall think?
^_^