Matsuricon
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For the Anime Matsuri convention in Texas, see Anime Matsuri.
| Matsuricon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Anime, Gaming, Japanese Culture, East Asian popular culture |
| Venue |
Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2006 |
| Attendance | 3000+ in 2012 |
| Website | |
| http://www.matsuricon.org/ | |
Matsuricon is a three day anime convention held during August in Columbus, Ohio at the Hyatt Regency Columbus and Columbus Convention Center. Matsuricon's name is from Matsuri (祭り matsuri), which in the Japanese language means "Festival", used in marketing and promotional art.
Programming
The convention typically offers an artist’s alley, concerts, cosplay contests, dances, formal ball, game room, game shows, guest speakers, karaoke, panels, and video rooms.[1] Its biggest showcase is the charity raffle, which started in 2009. To date, the event has raised more than $4,000 towards Pelotonia, and then held a special charity with Funimation in 2012 to benefit the 2011 Japanese tsunami fundraising relief. [2][3]
History
In 2012 the convention hosted the Distant Worlds concert, lead by Arnie Roth.[1] The convention was followed up with a meet and greet event with composer Nobuo Uematsu for VIP badge holders, following his attendance and performance duets. [4] [5]
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 21st–23rd, 2006 | Comfort Inn Columbus North Columbus, Ohio |
400 | Johnny Yong Bosch, Joanna Estep, Eyeshine(band), Gakidomo, Michael Gould, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Christy Lijewski, Tristan MacAvery, William Sebree, Patrick Seitz, Mindy Timpone, Harlan Watkins, Mariah Watkins, and Where's the Buffet?.[6][7] |
| September 7-9, 2007 | Columbus Marriott Northwest Dublin, Ohio |
450 | Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Tristan MacAvery, So Be It, Harlan Watkins, Mariah Watkins, and Where's the Buffet?.[8][9] |
| August 22-24, 2008 | Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington Worthington, Ohio[10] |
648 | Robert Axelrod, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Tristan MacAvery, Jeremy Mauney, Mindy Timpone, Harlan Watkins, Mariah Watkins, and E.K. Weaver.[11] |
| August 28–30, 2009 | Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington Worthington, Ohio |
850 | Jamal Ard, Robert Axelrod, Juliet Cesario, Trevor Devall, Caitlin Glass, Kyle Hebert, Steve Horton, Chris Hoskins, Brandon Johnson, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Tristan MacAvery, Chris Martin, Mindy Timpone, Kevin McKeever, Tyler Patrick, Xenogenesis, and Stephanie Young.[12][9][13][14] |
| August 13-15, 2010 | Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington Columbus, Ohio |
1,403 | Jamal Ard, David Brehm, Scott Freeman, Hilary Hatch, Kyle Herbert, Chris Hoskins, Brandon Johnson, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Kevin McKeever, Jacob Newell, Brina Palencia, Michael Poe, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Mindy Timpone, Eric Vale, Doug Walker, Julie Wright, and Stephanie Young. [15][14] |
| August 17-19, 2011 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio |
2,450[1] | Kevin Bolk, David Brehm, Scott Freeman, Josh Grelle, Jennifer Hale, Clarine Harp, James Hatton, Kyle Hebert, Taliesin Jaffe, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Cherami Leigh, Kevin McKeever, Steve Nunez, Brina Palencia, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Eric Stuart, Veronica Taylor, Mindy Timpone, Alexis Tipton, Eric Vale, Doug Walker, and Stephanie Young.[16][17] |
| August 24-26, 2012 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio |
3,000+ | Madison Bartholemew, David Brehm, Chris Cason, Daniel Coglan, Scott Freeman, Todd Haberkorn, James Hatton, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Cherami Leigh, Kevin McKeever, Scott McNeil, Tony Oliver, Brina Palencia, Chris Sabat, Ayu Sakata, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Mindy Timpone, Nobuo Uematsu, Doug Walker, Cathy Weseluck, and Stephanie Young.[18] |
| August 23-25, 2013 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio |
4,100 | Ayu Sakata, David Brehm, Chuck Huber, David Vincent, J. Michael Tatum, James Hatton, John Swasey, Kevin McKeever, Kyle Hebert, Lauren Landa, Lisle Wilkerson, Micah Solusod, No Need for Bushido, Professor Shyguy, Scott Freeman, Scott McNeil, Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Young, The Budget Cuts, Travis Willingham |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Matsuricon 2012 Event to Draw Anime Fans". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ↑ "History of Raffle and Personal Stories".
- ↑ "A weekend with Kakashi Hatake". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ Mayr, Bill (2012-08-23). "Singers to join Orchestra to play to fans of video games". Columbus Dispatch (Columbus Dispatch). Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ↑ "Matsuricon Announces Distant Worlds Concert with Nobou Uematsu in Attendance". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ↑ "Matsuricon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon Final Guest Annoucements". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "About Matsuricon". Matsuricon.org. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ Brenner, Robin (2007). Understanding Manga and Anime (in English). Libraries Unlimited. p. 210. ISBN 1591583322.
- ↑ "Matsuricon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon announces first". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Matsuricon announces second round of guests". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon adds guests". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Matsuricon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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