Metrocon
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| METROCON | |
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Tampa Convention Center |
| Location | Tampa, Florida |
| Country |  United States |
| First held | 2003 |
| Attendance | 4,300 in 2006 |
| Official website | |
METROCON is an anime convention based in Tampa, Florida. It was first presented in 2003 out of a Crowne Plaza Hotel nearby to the Florida State Fairgrounds, and beginning in 2005 moved to the Tampa Convention Center after two years of rapid growth. The 2007 convention was held on the weekend of July 6 through July 8.
The convention is run by Anime Metro, Inc.
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[edit] History
[edit] Amano's World
On the weekend of October 14-15, 2006, a second anime convention was held by AnimeMetro, known as METROCON: Amano's World. The guest of honor was Yoshitaka Amano, who is best known for his Final Fantasy character designs and Vampire Hunter D illustrations. Amano's work was visible everywhere, from the banner at the entrance to the convention to every weekend pass ticket. Amano often made sketches of those with VIP passes to his panel and continued to sign fans' artbooks and pictures over an hour past when he was scheduled to finish.
[edit] Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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| July 18–20, 2003 | Crowne Plaza Hotel Tampa, Florida |
1,600 | Greg Ayres, Luci Christian, Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton, Gerry Poulos, Monica Rial, and Don Rush.[1] |
| July 9–11, 2004 | Crowne Plaza Hotel Tampa, Florida |
2,400 | Greg Ayres, Katie Bair, Luci Christian, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton, Monica Rial, Don Rush, Doug Smith, and David Williams.[2] |
| June 24–26, 2005 | Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida |
3,600 | Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Luci Christian, Eyeshine, Lauren Goodnight, Cynthia Martinez, Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton, Monkey Punch, Monica Rial, Doug Smith, John Swasey, and David Williams.[3] |
| June 2–4, 2006 | Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida |
4,000 | Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Johnny Yong Bosch, Luci Christian, Eyeshine, Lauren Goodnight, Kyle Jones, Cynthia Martinez, Marc Matney, Scott McNeil, Chris Patton, PLID, Monkey Punch, Chris Sabat, seek, Doug Smith, John Swasey, David Williams, and YURAsama.[4] |
| October 14–15, 2006 | Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida |
Yoshitaka Amano, Steve Bennett, Lauren Goodnight, and Doug Smith.[5] | |
| July 6–8, 2007 | Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida |
5,400 | Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Steve Bennett, Johnny Yong Bosch, Luci Christian, Ashley Clark, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Eyeshine, Lauren Goodnight, Ya Ya Han, Kyle Jones, Cynthia Martinez, Scott McNeil, Vic Mignogna, Doug Smith, John Swasey, and David Williams.[6] |
| July 18–20, 2008 | Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida |
Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Ashley Clark, Eyeshine, Lauren Goodnight, Ya Ya Han, Scott McNeil, Doug Smith, and David Williams.[7] |
[edit] References
- ^ Metrocon 2003 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Metrocon 2004 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Metrocon 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Metrocon 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Metrocon: Amano's World Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Metrocon 2007 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Metrocon 2008 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
