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Revision as of 20:17, 27 January 2007 by Animesouth (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention; for more details, please see the article or website of the individual convention(s) concerned.
For other types of conventions featuring some anime content but are not primarily anime/manga oriented, please see below.
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
- Anime Evolution (in Burnaby in August)
Manitoba
New Brunswick
- Animaritime (in Sackville in February)
Ontario
- Anime North (in Toronto during May)
United States
Alabama
- PersaCon (in Huntsville in June)
Arizona
California
- Anime Expo (in Long Beach on Independence Day weekend; AX has previously held conventions in New York City and Tokyo)
- FanimeCon (in San Jose on Memorial Day weekend)
- Yaoi-Con (in San Francisco, California)
Colorado
- Nan Desu Kan (in Denver in early October)
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
- Anime Weekend Atlanta (in Atlanta during late September)
Hawaii
- Kawaii Kon (in Honolulu in late April)
Illinois
- Anime Central (in Rosemont in spring)
Iowa
- AnimeIowa (in Coralville, Iowa in August)
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
- PortConMaine (in South Portland in June)
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Anime Boston (in Boston in the spring)
Michigan
Minnesota
- Anime Detour (in Bloomington in March)
Nebraska
- Anime NebrasKon (in Lincoln in November)
Nevada
- Anime Vegas (in Las Vegas, Nevada in September)
New Jersey
North Carolina
- Animazement (in Durham on Memorial Day weekend)
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Tekkoshocon (in Pittsburgh in mid April)
South Dakota
- Sogen Con (in Sioux Falls in October)
Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (in Nashville in late April)
Texas
- AnimeFest (in Dallas during Labor Day weekend)
- Oni-con (in Houston in October)
- Project A-Kon (in Dallas during the first weekend in June)
Utah
- Anime Banzai (in Salt Lake City in October)
Virginia
- Anime Mid-Atlantic (in Richmond in June)
- Anime USA (in Tysons Corner in November)
- Nekocon (in Hampton in November)
Washington
- Sakura-Con (in Seattle in late March)
West Virginia
- Tsubasacon (in Huntington in the fall)
Wisconsin
- No Brand Con (in Eau Claire in April)
Europe
Austria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
United Kingdom
- AmeCon (in Leicester in August during even years)
- AyaCon (in Warwick in August during odd years)
- Minami Con (in Southampton in March)
- Tomo-Dachi (in Derry in July/August yearly)
Asia-Pacific
Australia
- Animania (in Sydney in October, with smaller events also in Brisbane and Melbourne)
- Avcon (in Adelaide, in July)
- AI-Con (in Hobart, in February)
- Manifest (in Melbourne, in September)
- Wai-Con (in Perth, in December)
Japan
- Jump Festa (in Chiba in mid December)
- Tokyo International Anime Fair (in Tokyo in late March)
- Summer Comiket (in Tokyo in late August)
- Winter Comiket (in Tokyo in late December)
Defunct and hiatus conventions
These are conventions that have at one time existed, but have either gone on hiatus for more than one year, or have finished operating entirely. The last dates the convention was held are in parentheses.
- Anime America (July 25 - 28, 1996)
- Anime East (November 10 - 12, 1995)
- AnimeCon (August 30 - September 2, 1991)
- Big Apple Anime Fest (August 29 - 31, 2003)
- Kunicon (June 17 - 19, 2005)
- Mikkakan (June 15 - 17, 2001)
- Numa Rei-No Con (February 11 - 13, 2005)
- Shoujocon (August 22 - 24, 2003)
- Ushicon (January 27 - 29, 2006)
Largest North American Anime conventions of 2006
Calculation methods used from con to con may be different. Some conventions report just paid attendance while others report "total attendance". A "total attendance" figure would count all people with a badge including paid attendees, staff, guests, dealers, and others.
- Anime Expo - 40,647 total, 32,930 paid
- Otakon - 32,902 estimated total, 22,302 paid
- A-Kon - 12,500 estimated paid
- Anime North - 12,500 total, 11,286 paid
- Anime Central - 11,500 estimated total
- FanimeCon - 10,000 estimated paid
- Anime Weekend Atlanta - 8,949 paid
- Anime Boston - 9,354 total, estimated 8,854 paid
- Sakura-Con - 8,300 estimated total, 7,500 estimated paid
- Katsucon - 6,400 estimated total, 5,664 paid
Largest North American Anime conventions of 2005
- Anime Expo - 33,000 total
- Otakon - 22,000 paid
- A-Kon - 10,800 paid
- FanimeCon - 10,438 total
- Anime Central - 10,434 total
- Anime North - 9,500 total
- Anime Weekend Atlanta - 7,505 paid
- Anime Boston - 7,500 total
- Katsucon - 5,700 total
- Sakura-Con - 4,745 paid
See also
- List of science fiction conventions
- Furry conventions
- List of gaming conventions
- List of multigenre conventions
- List of free conventions
- List of Worldcons
References
- "Largest anime conventions of 2006". AnimeCons.com. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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