List of anime conventions

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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 Europe 3.1 Austria 3.2 Denmark 3.3 Finland 3.4 France 3.5 Germany 3.6 The Netherlands 3.7 Spain 3.8 Sweden 3.9 United Kingdom 3.10 Ireland 4 Asia-Pacific 4.1 Australia 4.2 Japan 4.3 South Korea 5 Defunct and hiatus conventions 6 See also 7 External links

The following is a list of articles of anime conventions from around the world. The list is divided up by location, and each convention includes in parentheses the dates during which it is typically held.

The dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention; for more details, please see the article or website of the individual convention(s) concerned.

For other types of conventions featuring some anime content but are not primarily anime/manga oriented, please see below.

[edit] Canada

[edit] Alberta

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

[edit] British Columbia

• Anime Evolution (in Burnaby in August)

[edit] Manitoba

• Ai-Kon (in Winnipeg in late July)

[edit] New Brunswick

• Animaritime (in Moncton, New Brunswick in March)

[edit] Ontario

• Anime North (in Toronto in May)

[edit] Quebec

• Otakuthon (in Montreal in late July)

[edit] United States

Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

[edit] North East

[edit] New England

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

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

[edit] Middle Atlantic

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

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

[edit] Midwest

[edit] East North Central

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin

• Anime Central (in Rosemont, Illinois in May)
• ColossalCon (In Cleveland, 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)
• Youmacon (in Troy, Michigan in November)

[edit] 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 Lincoln, Nebraska in November)
• AnimeIowa (in Coralville, Iowa in August)
• Sogen Con (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in October)

[edit] South

[edit] South Atlantic

Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

• Animazement (in Durham, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend)
• 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, DC 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 the fall)

[edit] 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)

[edit] West South Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

• AnimeFest (in Dallas, Texas during Labor Day weekend)
• MechaCon (in Lafayette, Louisiana)
• Oni-con (in Houston, Texas in October)
• Project A-Kon (in Dallas, Texas during the first weekend in June)
• RealmsCon (in Corpus Christi, Texas during the first weekend in September)

[edit] West

[edit] Mountain

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

• Anime Banzai (in Salt Lake City, 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)

[edit] Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

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

[edit] Europe

[edit] Austria

• AniNite (In Vienna in August)

[edit] Denmark

• J-Popcon (In Valby in November)

[edit] Finland

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

[edit] France

• EpitAnime (in Paris in May)
• Japan Expo (in Paris in July)

[edit] Germany

• AnimagiC (in Bonn in July)
• Anime Marathon (in Germany in April)
• Connichi (in Kassel in September)

[edit] The Netherlands

• AnimeCon (in Almelo in May)
• Chibicon (in Utrecht in July)
• Abunai! (in Zwolle in October)

[edit] Spain

• Salon del Manga de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera/Spain - (April)
• Japan Weekend in Barcelona/Spain - (March)

[edit] Sweden

• UppCon (In Uppsala, held annually or bi-annually since 2002)
• Domokon (In Stockholm, now defunct)
• NärCon (In Örebro, held every summer)

[edit] United Kingdom

• AmeCon (in Leicester in August yearly)
• AyaCon (in Warwick in August)
• Auchinawa (in Glasgow in November/December)
• Fuyucon (in Nottingham in October during odd years)
• Minami Con (in Southampton in March yearly)
• Tomo-Dachi (in Derry in July/August yearly)

[edit] Ireland

• Eirtakon (in Dublin In November yearly)

[edit] Asia-Pacific

[edit] Australia

• Animania (in Sydney in March and August, with smaller events also in Brisbane in May and September and Melbourne in April)
• Supanova Pop Culture Expo (in Brisbane in April, Sydney and Perth in June and Melbourne in March)
• Avcon (in Adelaide, in July)
• Manifest (in Melbourne, in September)
• SMASH (in Sydney, in August)
• Wai-Con (in Perth, in December)

[edit] Japan

• Jump Festa (in Chiba in mid December)
• Tokyo International Anime Fair (in Tokyo in late March)
• Summer Comiket (in Tokyo in late August)
• Winter Comiket (in Tokyo in late December)

[edit] South Korea

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

[edit] 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)
• AyaCon (August 19 - August 21, 2005)
• 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• AnimeCons.com
• A Fan's View: Anime Convention Schedule