Saboten Con

Saboten Con
Status Active
Venue Renaissance Glendale
Location Glendale, Arizona
Country United States
First held 2008
Attendance 2,730 in 2011
Official website http://www.sabotencon.com

Saboten Con is an annual anime convention based in Arizona that takes place in October (from Friday to Sunday). Saboten Con has become the premier Anime convention in Arizona with attendance for 2010 reaching over 2,000.

Saboten Con was awarded the "Best Anime Convention - 2010" by the Phoenix New Times, which recognized its growth in Arizona as well as it ability to bring in big named guests from the Anime and Manga industries.[1]

The goal for Saboten Con for 2011 is a year of growth in attendance. The staff is focusing on marketing in key areas to help get the word out about Saboten Con and they will be announcing their first round of guests by early April 2011.

Contents

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
May 24–26, 2008 Crowne Plaza Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona		 1,000 Laura Bailey, Johnny Yong Bosch, Greg Ayres, Katie Bair, Armand Villavert, Christophe Tang, Mara Aum[2]
October 30 - November 1, 2009 Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa
Mesa, Arizona		 2,000 Steve Blum, Vic Mignogna, Chuck Huber, Armand Villavert, David Doub, Jolene Houser, Christophe Tang, Mara Aum,[3]
October 1–3, 2010 Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
Phoenix, Arizona		 2,100 Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Kyle Hebert, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Yaya Han, Armand Villavert, David Doub, Jolene Houser, Christophe Tang, Mara Aum,[4]
September 30 - October 2, 2011 Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
Phoenix, Arizona		 2,730 Johnny Yong Bosch, Reuben Langdon, Sam Riegel, Sean Schemmel, Troy Baker, Eyeshine, Kairu, Armand Villavert, David Doub, Jolene Houser, Christophe Tang, Kazha, Katie Bair, Rob Blatt[5]
September 1 - September 3, 2012 Renaissance Glendale
Glendale, Arizona		 TBD Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Troy Baker, Phil LaMarr, Akira Yamaoka[6]

Special Events

References

  1. ^ "Best Anime Convention - 2010". phoenixnewtimes.com. http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/bestof/2010/award/best-anime-convention-1886591/. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  2. ^ "Saboten Con 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1521. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  3. ^ "Saboten Con 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1766. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  4. ^ "Saboten Con 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2268. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  5. ^ "Saboten Con 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2499. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  6. ^ "Saboten Con 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2975/Saboten-Con_2012. Retrieved 2011-12-23. 

External links

List of anime conventions in North America
Canada
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United States (Western)
Anime Banzai (Utah) • Anime Expo (California) • Anime St. George (Utah) • Anime Vegas (Nevada) • Con-Nichiwa (Arizona) • FanimeCon (California) • Kawaii Kon (Hawaii) • Kumoricon (Oregon/SW Washington) • Nan Desu Kan (Colorado) • Saboten Con (Arizona) • Sac-Anime (California) • Sakura-Con (Washington) • Senshi-Con (Alaska) • Yaoi-Con (California)