EvilleCon
| EvilleCon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Anime, Manga, Video Gaming[1] |
| Venue | Old National Bank Events Plaza |
| Location(s) | Evansville, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Attendance | 860 in 2012 |
| Organized by | Evansville Anime Conventions Inc.[2] |
| Website | |
| http://www.evillecon.com/ | |
EvilleCon is an annual three day anime convention held during March at the Old National Bank Events Plaza in Evansville, Indiana.[3]
Programming
The convention typically offers animation screenings, cosplay chess, costume contests, dancing, demonstrations, guests, karaoke, lessons, merchandise vendors, movies, music, panel discussions, tabletop games, and video games.[1][3][4]
History
EvilleCon started in 2009 as a one day free anime convention created by Otona no Otaku and Otaku Anonymous anime and manga clubs at the Evansville Central Library.[2][5] The convention in 2010 began charging for admission, became two days, and changed locations to The Centre.[1] For 2011, the convention moved to the Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel, changed dates to April, and expanded to three days.[1] For 2012 & 2013, the convention stayed in the same location with similar dates.[3][6] The convention in 2015 was held at the Old National Events Plaza.[4]
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2009 | Evansville Central Library Evansville, Indiana | 300[2] | Josh Elder[5] |
| February 6–7, 2010 | Evansville Vanderburgh Auditorium & Convention Center Casino Aztar Hotel Evansville, Indiana | 350[7] | Jamie Marchi[8] |
| April 1–3, 2011 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel Evansville, Indiana | 600 | Matt Hill, Shane Moore, PikaBelleChu, Satoshi, and Seraphina.[1][9] |
| March 30 - April 1, 2012 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel[10] Evansville, Indiana | 860 | Kyle and Malinda Mathis, Shane Moore, Micah Solusod, and Eric Vale.[11] |
| March 22–24, 2013 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel Evansville, Indiana | Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Chuck Huber, Kyle and Malinda Mathis, and Shane Moore.[12] | |
| March 28-30, 2014 | Clarion Inn Evansville, Indiana | Martin Billany, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Kyle and Malinda Mathis, Vic Mignogna, Shane Moore, Professor Shyguy, and Monica Rial.[13] | |
| March 27-29, 2015 | Old National Bank Events Plaza Evansville, Indiana | Junko Fujiyama, Caitlin Glass, Carl Martin, Shane Moore, Ayu Sakata, Micah Solusod, Karen Strassman, Cristina Vee, and David Vincent.[14] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Roger McBain (2011-03-31). "Animation, games event growing". Evansville Courier & Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Roger McBain (2010-02-05). "Eville Con celebrates Japanese animation in The Centre". Evansville Courier & Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roger McBain (2012-03-29). "Japanese anime fans dress to impress at Eville Con 2012". Evansville Courier & Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shipman, Bobby (March 21, 2015). "EvilleCon place where all feel welcome". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Roger McBain (2009-02-12). "Convention celebrates art of anime". Evansville Courier & Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ Roger McBain (2013-03-22). "EvilleCon 2013 promises to be biggest celebration of Japanese animation and comic art yet". Evansville Courier & Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ↑ "EvilleCon: Interview with Joey Stalker". Diehard GameFAN. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "EvilleCon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "EvilleCon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "EVILLECON Wraps Up Third Convention". Tristatehomepage.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ↑ "EvilleCon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "EvilleCon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ↑ "EvilleCon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ↑ "EvilleCon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
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