Tekkoshocon
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| Tekkoshocon | |
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 Tekkoshocon 2010 |
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| First held | 2003 |
| Attendance | 3,679 in 2010 |
| Official website | http://www.tekkoshocon.com |
Tekkoshocon is an anime convention in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Metro Area. Tekkoshocon is run by the non-profit organization Tekkoshocon, Inc. The convention's name is a blend of the Japanese word tekkosho, meaning steel mill, and adapting the suffix "-con" (from convention), which is a common nomenclature archetype among such conventions. The convention has been held in various locations around the Pittsburgh Area, the most recent being the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown in 2011.
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[edit] Programming
The convention typically offers video rooms, anime music video contest, masquerade / cosplay contest, hall cosplay, panels on a various of related topics, workshops, Dealers' Room, Art Show, Artists' Alley, dance, model contest, concerts, anime game shows, and video gaming. In 2005, a scale modeling contest was first introduced. The following year saw Tekkoshocon's first charitable events. In 2009, live bands were introduced.[1]
[edit] History
[edit] Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 29-30, 2003 | Wyndham Pittsburgh Airport Coraopolis, Pennsylvania |
600[1] | Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton, and Debora Rabbai.[2] |
| March 12-14, 2004 | Pittsburgh Marriott North Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania |
Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Bob Bergen, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Vic Mignogna, and Otaku Duet.[3] | |
| April 8-10, 2005 | Pittsburgh ExpoMart Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
1,400[4] | Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck, Richard "Pocky" Kim, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, and Jeff Thompson.[5] |
| March 31-April 2, 2006 | Pittsburgh ExpoMart Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
1,771 | Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Caitlin Glass, Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Hilary Hatch, Kyle Hebert, Michael Poe, and Greg "Greggo" Wicker.[6] |
| April 13-15, 2007 | Pittsburgh ExpoMart Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
2,457 | Greg Ayres, Hilary Hatch, Kyle Hebert, Mari Iijima, Vic Mignogna, Michael Poe, Carrie Savage, Brett Weaver, and Greg "Greggo" Wicker.[7] |
| April 11-13, 2008 | Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
2,618 | Robert Axelrod, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, Sandy Fox, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, The Hsu-nami, Mari Iijima, Lex Lang, Mike McFarland, and Carrie Savage.[8] |
| April 3-5, 2009 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[9] |
3,239 | Greg Ayres, Battlecake, Johnny Yong Bosch, David Brehm, Eyeshine, Freezepop, Hilary Hatch, Jonathan Klein, Otokage, Michael Poe, Derek Stephen Prince, Stephanie Sheh, Uncle Yo, and Stephanie Young.[9] |
| April 8-11, 2010 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[10] |
3,522 | Carrie Savage, Kyle Hebert, Greg Ayres, Vic Mignogna, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, LeetStreet Boys, Luzmelt, Suicide Ali, Derek Stephen Prince, Uncle Yo, Mari Iijima, Robert Axelrod, Barbara Goodson, Tommy Yune, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Christopher Corey Smith, Todd Haberkorn, Dan Southworth, and Wendy Powell. |
| March 31-April 3, 2011 | Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
3,993 | Steven Blum, Richard Epcar, lix, Kevin McKeever, Mega Ran, Reni Mimura, Rampant, Ellyn Stern, Tommy Yune,[11] Uncle Yo, and Battlecake. |
| March 21-25, 2012 | Hollywood Theater Dormont (21st) Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
- | Exist Trace, David Fielding, Todd Haberkorn, Kevin McKeever, Mega Ran, Soundwitch, Uncle Yo,[12] and Travis Willingham.[13] |
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Costumed fans commune at Pittsburgh's Tekkoshocon IX". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11095/1136967-51.stm.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/43. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/197. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Anime interests expand beyond teen set". Trib Total Media. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/more/s_438076.html.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/628. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/862. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1061. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1319. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ a b "Tekkoshocon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1624. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1984. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2422/Tekkoshocon_2011. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2866/Tekkoshocon_2012. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Travis Willingham Ignites Fan Fervor at Tekkoshocon". AnimeNewsNetwork.com. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-02-28/travis-willingham-ignites-fan-fervor-at-tekkoshocon. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
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