Yuricon | |
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Status | Active |
Venue | Hilton Newark Penn Station |
Location | Newark, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
First held | 2003 |
Organizer | Erica Friedman |
Attendance | 200 in 2003 |
Official website | http://www.yuricon.org/ |
Yuricon is an anime convention geared toward fans of yuri anime and manga.[1] The first Yuricon event was held in 2003 in Newark, New Jersey with about 200 attending,[2] although Yuricon has existed as an online entity since 2000.[3] The event was organized by Yuricon, LLC., which continues to run Yuri-focused events of its own and to collaborate with other organizations to hold unique events. In 2005, Yuricon hosted an event in Tokyo and co-sponsored Onna!, together with the Shoujo Arts Society, which focused on women's roles in animation and comics. In 2007, Yuricon ran a small one-day event to recreate the feel of the Tokyo event from 2005. Admission to convention events is restricted to people over the age of 18.
Yuricon has a publishing arm, ALC Publishing, which is the only all-yuri publisher in the world.[1] Publications include translations from the Japanese, such as "Rica 'tte Kanji!?" and "WORKS," and the original English-language anthology series Yuri Monogatari.
Friedman has run guest lectures about yuri at the University of Illinois and MIT.[4][5]
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Like other anime conventions, Yuricon hosts several panels, cosplay events, anime music video contests, and other competitions. Yuricon also maintains a library of yuri manga for attendees to read.[6]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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June 13–15, 2003 | Gateway Hilton Newark, New Jersey |
200 | Dr. Sarah Frederick, Gaijin-a-gogo, Mike Hayes, Eriko Tadeno, Rica Takashima, and Kathryn Williams.[2] |
April 16, 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 | Akiko Mizoguchi, Natsuko Mori, Eriko Tadeno, and Rica Takashima.[7] |
September 29, 2007 | Hilton Newark Penn Station Newark, New Jersey |
Rica Takashima.[8] |