Daigacon
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| Daigacon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | Sloan Convention Center and University Plaza Holiday Inn |
| Location | Bowling Green, KY |
| Country |  United States |
| Years in existence | 2007 to present |
| Organizer | Rising Sun Otaku |
| Attendance | 257[1] |
| List of events | Video rooms, anime music video contest, dealer's room, panels, workshops, video game room, artist's alley, Magic: the Gathering card tournament, tabletop gaming |
| Official Website | |
Daigacon is an anime convention held in Bowling Green, KY. This convention was first held March 2-4, 2007, at the Sloan Convention Center and University Plaza Holiday Inn.[1] The convention is run by the non-profit group of the same name headed by Convention Director Mark Henry. It is the first anime convention to be held in Bowling Green.[2]
Western Kentucky University's anime club, Rising Sun Otaku, and its gamer club, WKU Gamers' Guild, organized the convention. Its mascot Waku-chan was named after WKU.[3]
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[edit] 2007 Convention
[edit] Guests
Prominent guests included Christopher Ayres[4], Brittany Karbowski, Jan Scott-Fraiser, Emily and Robert DeJesus, and Austell Callwood from the United States, and songstress Yoko Ishida[5], cosplay idol Yunmao Ayakawa, and Yasuhiro Koshi from Japan. Ishida performed two concerts. Of the three conventions held the first weekend of March, Daigacon was the only to have guests from Japan.[6]
The band The Spoony Bards performed and Random Battle Group presented a live version of a battle scene from Final Fantasy.[3]
[edit] Events
Daigacon had several events and activities, including: [7]
- Magic the Gathering play
- Video Games - such as Halo, Guitar Hero 2, and Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Cosplay - including costume competitions
- Panels
- Artists' Alley
- Concert
- Dance
- Dealers' Room
- Game Shows
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Daigacon '07", Full Effect Magazine, 2007-03-05. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ "Japanese Anime Convention" (video), WBKO, 2007-03-04. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
- ^ a b Speakman, Burton. "The altar of anime Cartoon genre's faithful converge in BG", Bowling Green Daily News, 2007-03-03. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
- ^ "CHRISTOPHER AYRES-VA", christopherayres-va.com, 2007-03-09. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- ^ "TenBu Productions brings Yoko Ishida to Daigacon 1", AnimeCons.com, 2007-01-08. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.
- ^ Daigacon - Author's Notes - 2007. FansView.com. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.
- ^ "Daigacon 2007 Information", AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.
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