Kumoricon
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| Kumoricon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | Doulbetree Portland-Lloyd Center |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| First held | 2003 |
| Attendance | 4,558 in 2009 |
| Official website | http://www.kumoricon.org |
Kumoricon is an annual three-day anime convention held in the Portland, Oregon metro area. Kumori (曇り) means cloudy weather in Japanese. Cosplaying attendees have ranged from Jack Skellington to Pac-Man, filling the area with "ninjas, giant bugs, girls with cat ears, and guys in the uniforms of imaginary militias."[1][2] The 2011 convention was held from September 3-5, 2011 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington in Vancouver, Washington.[3]
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[edit] History
[edit] Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 29–30, 2003 | Clarion Hotel Springfield, Oregon |
419 | Bakazoku[4] |
| September 4–6, 2004 | Portland Marriott Downtown Portland, Oregon |
1,251 | Bakazoku, Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang, Brad DeMoss, Jeannie Lee, and Dr. Antonia Levi.[5] |
| September 3–5, 2005 | Doubletree Hotel Portland-Lloyd Center Portland, Oregon |
1,680 | Bakazoku, Greg Dean, Brad DeMoss, Antonia Levi, Joshua Seth, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[6] |
| September 2–4, 2006 | Red Lion on the River Portland, Oregon |
2,250 | A-Key-Kyo, Bakazoku, Greg Dean, Liz Dean, Tiffany Grant, Piano Squall, and Kirk Thornton.[7] |
| September 1–3, 2007 | Vancouver Hilton and Convention Center Vancouver, Washington |
3,003 | A-Key-Kyo, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Ananth Panagariya, Sean Schemmel, The Slants, and Kirk Thornton.[8] |
| August 30 – September 1, 2008 | Doubletree Hotel Portland-Lloyd Center Portland, Oregon |
4,470 | Richard Epcar, The Slants, Kirk Thornton, and Tommy Yune.[9] |
| September 5-7, 2009 | The Hilton Portland and Executive Tower Portland, Oregon |
4,558 | Carl Horn, Kirk Thornton, Cynthia Martinez, Jason Thompson, Last Stop Tokyo, Soul Candy, Toshifumi Yoshida, Svetlana Chmakova, Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, The Anime Hunters.[10] |
| September 4-6, 2010 | The Hilton Portland and Executive Tower Portland, Oregon |
4055 | Carl Horn, Todd Haberkorn, Sonny Strait, Tiffany Grant, Anime Hunters, Harmony Gold |
| September 3-5, 2011 | Vancouver Hilton and Convention Center/Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay Vancouver, Washington |
Chris Cason, Todd Haberkorn, David Vincent, Jason Thompson, Anime Hunters |
[edit] References
- ^ Distefano, Anne Marie (2006-09-08). "Invasion of anime geeks turns hotel into Fantasy Central". The Portland Tribune. http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=115759769380805200.
- ^ Corona, Jose Paul (2007-09-03). "Freakish fun from the Far East.". The Columbian. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32785358_ITM.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2011". http://www.kumoricon.org/.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/183. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/590. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/728. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/944. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1186. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1441. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Kumoricon 2009". UpcomingCons.com. http://www.upcomingcons.com/upcomingcons/363-Kumoricon. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
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