SugoiCon

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SugoiCon
Image:Sugoilogo-sm.gif
SugoiCon logo.
Status Active
Venue The Drawbridge Inn
Location Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Country Flag of the United States United States
First held 1993
Organizer Southwestern Ohio Regional Animation
Attendance 1,400 in 2006
Official website

SugoiCon is an anime convention in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The first three SugoiCons were held informally in "Joe's garage" in Dayton, Ohio as an annual fan gathering of friends from the area, in honor of the creator of the Urusei Yatsura fanfic character "Sugoi", Fred Lee Cain. The first major gathering, SugoiCon IV, took place at a since-demolished convention center in 1996. About 150 people attended SugoiCon IV. SugoiCon went back to "Joe's garage" for V-VII. In 2000, the non-profit organization Southwestern Ohio Regional Animation began to host SugoiCon as a public convention.

SugoiCon's stated goal is to give appreciation to anime artists; among their guests have been Takao Koyama, the chief writer for shows such as Dragon Ball and Saint Seiya. The programming at SugoiCon changes every year. Past activities at the convention have included video rooms, workshops, guest panels, karaoke, dances, concerts, and cosplay.

The founders of SugoiCon never decided on the official spacing of the name, so both "SugoiCon" and "Sugoi Con" are valid.

[edit] History

[edit] Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
November 10–12, 2000 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		 522 Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Akira Gajou, Matt K. Miller, Neil Nadelman, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[1]
November 9–11, 2001 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		 630 Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Matt K. Miller, Neil Nadelman, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[2]
October 18–20, 2002 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		 930 Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Rebecca Forstadt, Yoshinori Kanemori, Sen'no Knife, Masao Maruyama, Neil Nadelman, Nekoi Rutoto, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[3]
November 21–23, 2003 Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter
Covington, Kentucky		 Matt Boyd, Becky Cloonan, Greg Dean, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Rebecca Forstadt, Dan Hess, Taliesin Jaffe, Bruce Lewis, Ian McConville, Dave Merrill, Neil Nadelman, Jen Quick, Monica Rial, Doug Smith, and Jes Weigand.[4]
November 19–21, 2004 Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter
Covington, Kentucky		 1,333 Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dan Hess, Ichiro Itano, Takao Koyama, Bruce Lewis, Dave Merrill, Neil Nadelman, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, and Kazuko Tadano.[5]
October 28–30, 2005 Northern Kentucky Convention Center
Covington, Kentucky		 Chris Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, D'espairsRay, Ryan Gavigan, Dan Hess, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[6]
October 27–29, 2006 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		 1,400 Akiko and Maro of Funny Stones, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Austell Callwood, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dan Hess, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[7]
November 16–18, 2007 Drawbridge Inn
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky		 Hannah Alcorn, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jennie Breeden, Steve Conte, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, James Hatton, Dan Hess, Brittney Karbowski, Carli Mosier, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[8]
October 31 – November 2, 2008 Drawbridge Inn
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ SugoiCon 2000 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  2. ^ SugoiCon 2001 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  3. ^ SugoiCon 2002 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  4. ^ SugoiCon 2003 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  5. ^ SugoiCon 2004 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  6. ^ SugoiCon 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  7. ^ SugoiCon 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  8. ^ SugoiCon 2007 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  9. ^ SugoiCon 2008 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  • Staff writer (January 2006). "Con Report: Sugoi Con". Newtype USA 5 (1): 99. 
  • Lillard, Kevin (January 2007). "Con Report: SugoiCon". Newtype USA 6 (1): 94.