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SugoiCon
SugoiCon logo.
StatusActive
VenueThe Drawbridge Hotel & Convention Center
Location(s)Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated1993
Attendance1,400 in 2006
Major eventsVideo rooms, anime music video contest, masquerade, dance, dealer's room, panels, workshops, video game room, artist's alley, concert and karaoke
Organized bySouthwestern Ohio Regional Animation
Websitehttp://www.sugoicon.org/

SugoiCon is an anime convention in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The first three SugoiCons were informal gatherings, and were held in a location nicknamed "Joe's Garage" in Dayton, Ohio as an annual event honoring fan fiction creator Fred Lee Cain. Cain was the creator of a character called "Sugoi", which was loosely based on the series Urusei Yatsura. The character has served as the convention's mascot since then. The first major event, SugoiCon IV, took place at a since-demolished convention center in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1996, and was attended by about 150 people. The convention returned to "Joe's Garage" for V-VII. The non-profit organization Southwestern Ohio Regional Animation began to host SugoiCon as a public convention in 2000.

SugoiCon's stated goal is to give appreciation to anime artists. The convention's guests have included Takao Koyama, the chief writer for shows such as Dragon Ball and Saint Seiya; Ichiro Itano, animation director of installments of Macross and director of Gantz; Masao Maruyama, co-founder of Studio Madhouse; and Kazuko Tadano, character designer for Sailor Moon and Wedding Peach. The programming at SugoiCon changes every year. Ongoing activities at the convention include video rooms, workshops, guest panels, karaoke, dances, concerts, and cosplay.

The founders of SugoiCon never decided on the official spacing of the name, so the usages "SugoiCon", "Sugoicon", and "Sugoi Con" are all valid.

History

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
November 10–12, 2000 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		522Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Akira Gajou, Matt K. Miller, Neil Nadelman, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[1]
November 9–11, 2001 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		630Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Matt K. Miller, Neil Nadelman, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[2]
October 18–20, 2002 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		930Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Rebecca Forstadt, Yoshinori Kanemori, Sen'no Knife, Masao Maruyama, Neil Nadelman, Nekoi Rutoto, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[3]
November 21–23, 2003 Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter
Covington, Kentucky		Matt Boyd, Becky Cloonan, Greg Dean, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Rebecca Forstadt, Dan Hess, Taliesin Jaffe, Bruce Lewis, Ian McConville, Dave Merrill, Neil Nadelman, Jen Quick, Monica Rial, Doug Smith, and Jes Weigand.[4]
November 19–21, 2004 Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter
Covington, Kentucky		1,333Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dan Hess, Ichiro Itano, Takao Koyama, Bruce Lewis, Dave Merrill, Neil Nadelman, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, and Kazuko Tadano.[5]
October 28–30, 2005 Northern Kentucky Convention Center
Covington, Kentucky		Chris Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, D'espairsRay, Ryan Gavigan, Dan Hess, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[6]
October 27–29, 2006 Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky		1,400Akiko and Maro of Funny Stones, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Austell Callwood, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dan Hess, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, and The Spoony Bards.[7]
November 16–18, 2007 Drawbridge Inn
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky		Hannah Alcorn, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jennie Breeden, Steve Conte, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, James Hatton, Dan Hess, Brittney Karbowski, Carli Mosier, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Doug Smith.[8]
October 31 – November 2, 2008 Drawbridge Inn
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky		Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Josh Grelle, James Hatton, Dan Hess, Sofia Mendez, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, and Richard and Shannon Townsend.[9]
October 30 – November 1, 2009 Drawbridge Inn
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky		Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, FICE, Josh Grelle, James Hatton, Dan Hess, Brittney Karbowski, Yasuhiro Koshi, Sizu Miyano, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, Hideaki Takatori and Nobu Takatori, Richard and Shannon Townsend.[10]
November 5–7, 2010 Drawbridge Hotel & Convention Center
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky		Misato Aki, Chris Ayres, Fred Gallagher, Josh Grelle, James Hatton, Dan Hess, Yasuhiro Koshi, Sizu Miyano, Carli Mosier, Ian Sinclair, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, Shannon Townsend, Shinichi Watanabe.[11]
November 4–6, 2011 Drawbridge Hotel & Convention Center
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky		Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Josh Grelle, James Hatton, Dan Hess, Yasuhiro Koshi, Carli Mosier, Ian Sinclair, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, Richard and Shannon Townsend, Shinichi Watanabe, Yamato Nadeshiko.[12]

References

  1. ^ "SugoiCon 2000 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  2. ^ "SugoiCon 2001 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  3. ^ "SugoiCon 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  4. ^ "SugoiCon 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  5. ^ "SugoiCon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  6. ^ "SugoiCon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  7. ^ "SugoiCon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  8. ^ "SugoiCon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  9. ^ "SugoiCon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  10. ^ "SugoiCon 2009 Information". sugoicon.org. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  11. ^ "SugoiCon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  12. ^ "SugoiCon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.

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