Nekocon

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Nekocon
Status Active
Venue Hampton Roads Convention Center
Location Hampton, Virginia
Country Flag of the United States United States
First held 1998
Attendance 2,368 in 2004
Official website

Nekocon is an anime convention held annually in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, traditionally on the first weekend in November. The word 'Nekocon' comes from a combination of the Japanese word 'neko' meaning cat and 'con' as an abbreviation of 'convention', and was chosen for the common association of catgirls with anime as well as Nekocon's mascot, Reiko.

Originally founded in 1998 in Virginia Beach, a birthplace for many similar anime conventions, it has been held at many locations in the Hampton Roads area as the size of its attendance outgrows available space. In 2005 the convention's ownership changed hands from Reiko Entertainment to WaruiNeko Entertainment, and the convention moved to the brand new Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia.

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[edit] Events

Nekocon features many events common to anime conventions. Voice actors, directors, industry producers, and other figures of the Japanophile entertainment industry make appearances and hold question and answer panels. Events also include a cosplay contest, karaoke, video rooms to watch non-stop anime, anime music video (AMV) contest, dances, as well as panels and workshops where attendees can learn new things, consult with others about anime and Japanese culture, and meet and discuss topics with guests.

[edit] History

[edit] Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
October 2–4, 1998 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 506 Tristan MacAvery.[1]
November 5–7, 1999 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 1,048 Steve Bennett, Michael Brady, Colleen Doran, Pat Duke, Kuni Kimura, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Tristan MacAvery, Steve Pearl, Jan Scott-Frazier, Elin Winkler, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[2]
October 27–29, 2000 Holiday Inn / Chesapeake Conference Center
Chesapeake, Virginia		 1,100 Steve Bennett, Michael Brady, Robert DeJesus, Colleen Doran, Nickey Froberg, Elizabeth Kirkindall, Shin Kurokawa, Rachael Lillis, Tristan MacAvery, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[3]
October 26–28, 2001 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 Nickey Froberg.[4]
November 8–10, 2002 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 John Barrett, Steve Bennett, T. Campbell, Robert DeJesus, Kara Dennison, Colleen Doran, Brian Drummond, Fred Perry, Deb Rabbai, Jan Scott-Frazier, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Jeff Thompson, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[5]
November 7–9, 2003 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 1,600 Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Christy Lijewski, Chris Patton, Fred Perry, Deb Rabbai, Monica Rial, Jan Scott-Frazier.[6]
November 5–7, 2004 Chesapeake Convention Center
Chesapeake, Virginia		 2,368 Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Tim Buckley, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dizzy, Tiffany Grant, Trish Ledoux, Fred Perry, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, Jan Scott-Frazier, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Shawn the Touched, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[7]
November 4–6, 2005 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Steve Bennett, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jason Cumberledge, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dizzy, Jerry Jewell, Mike McFarland, Novablade Studios, Jen Starling, Renee Starling, Sonny Strait, Donnie Sturges, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Danny Valentini.[8]
November 3–5, 2006 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, JL Brown, Luci Christian, Jason Cumberledge, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Brian Godwin, Tiffany Grant, Mike Hall, Brittney Karbowski, Dave Lister, Monica Rial, Doug Smith, Jen Starling, Renee Starling, Donnie Sturges, and Danny Valentini.[9]
November 2–4, 2007 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Troy Baker, Eirik Blackwolf, Ron Chiu, Emily DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Jerry Jewell, Michele Knotz, Bettina M. Kurkoski, Christy Lijewski, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Bill Rogers, Leo Saunders, Joe Silver, Donnie Sturges, Jamie Sturges, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Danny Valentini, and Travis Willingham.[10]
November 7–9, 2008 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Robert DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, and Jerry Jewell.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nekocon 1998 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  2. ^ Nekocon 1999 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  3. ^ Nekocon 2000 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  4. ^ Nekocon 2001 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  5. ^ Nekocon 2002 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  6. ^ Nekocon 2003 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  7. ^ Nekocon 2004 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  8. ^ Nekocon 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  9. ^ Nekocon 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  10. ^ Nekocon 2007 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  11. ^ Nekocon 2008 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.

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