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Holiday Matsuri 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
The Orland World Center Marriot has over 2000 guest rooms.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Yeticon 2019<\/h4>\n published 5 years ago<\/span>\n
Yeticon is nestled up against the ski slopes of the Blue Mountains, right near Lake Huron. The location is both picturesque and unique. It\'s the only anime and geek culture convention that I know of with a ski lift and mountainside roller coaster-type thing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
“You don’t,” Josh says, laughing. “You don’t know. If it’s a new market, virgin territory, and you’re the first conquistador to pop out and plant the flag in the name of weeb culture and your favorite waifu, you just don’t know. There’s a lot of inherent risk in that. If you’re going to Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Sacramento, or other large areas, you can usually guess about 1% of the population to be safe. That would actually be an amazing turnout. So if there’s 100,000 people in a smaller town and 1,000 people show up, you’re doing good.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Sakura-Con 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Sakura-Con is an anime and Japanese culture convention based in Seattle, WA. It\'s one of the older and more established conventions, having started in 1998<\/a>. In addition to being the largest anime convention in the Northwestern US, it\'s always in the top ten list of the largest anime conventions in the US<\/a>. Attendance was capped for 2022, but it usually hovers around 25k attendees.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Animé Los Angeles is an anime and Japanese culture convention currently based in Long Beach, California. After taking a break in 2021 due to COVID, it returned in fine form for 2022. Attendance was good and the weather wasn\'t too bad either. So how did this year\'s convention stack up to the 2020 con?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Katsucon 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Katsucon is an anime and Japanese culture convention held at the beautiful Gaylord National hotel and convention center in National Harbor, Maryland. Known for its grand atrium and amazing cosplayers, this long-running convention is a favorite of many.\n
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Otakon 2021 - The Anime Convention That Nearly Died<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
A quick Google search led to these articles about the matter:\nhttps://animecons.com/news/...<\/a>\nhttps://www.vice.com/en/arti...<\/a>\n\nYou can read a copy of the original letter in this Reddit post<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Otakon 2021 - The Anime Convention That Nearly Died<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
Otakon takes its mission of celebrating Japanese culture seriously. Take a look at the Otakorp About Us page<\/a> to get a feel for how it\'s run. It operates as a non-profit and considers its attendees to be members of its organization. This is nearly the exact same approach that Sakura-Con<\/a> takes. The difference between a ticket and a membership is really just the wording. They sell single day tickets under the title of \"Trial Memberships\". Is that like getting the first month of your gym membership for free? Are you just trying out the convention to see if you want to become a full member? I\'m not exactly sure why they do this. Being a non-profit doesn\'t exclude an organization from charging for events or earning money, but they can do as they please. I doubt very many of the 26,000 attendees care one way or another.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n