List of anime and manga conventions

This is a list of noteworthy anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions. The list is divided up by location, and each convention includes in parentheses the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.

North America

Canada

Alberta

• Animethon (in Edmonton in August)
• Otafest (in Calgary in May)

British Columbia

• Anime Evolution (in Greater Vancouver in August)
• Tsukino-Con (in Victoria in February)

Manitoba

• Ai-Kon (in Winnipeg in late July)

New Brunswick

• Animaritime (in Moncton, New Brunswick in March)

Ontario

• Anime North (in Toronto in May)
• Dotcon (in Toronto in November)
• Naru2u (in Ottawa in October/November)

Quebec

• Otakuthon (in Montreal in late July)
• G-Anime (in Gatineau in early February)

United States

Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

Northeast

New England

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont

• Anime Boston (in Boston, Massachusetts in the spring)
• PortConMaine (in South Portland, Maine in the summer)

Middle Atlantic

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

• AnimeNEXT(formerly in Secaucus, New Jersey in June, now in Somerset, New Jersey in June)
• New York Anime Festival (in New York, New York in October)
• Erie Anime Experience (in Erie, Pennsylvania in September)
• Tekkoshocon (in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in mid April)
• Zenkaikon (in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania in mid March)

Midwest

East North Central

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin

• A&G Ohio (in Cincinnati, Ohio in March)
• Anime Central (in Rosemont, Illinois in May)
• Anime Milwaukee (in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in February/March)
• Anime Punch! (in Columbus, Ohio in March/April)
• ColossalCon (in Sandusky, Ohio in June)
• Ikasucon (in Fort Wayne, Indiana in July)
• No Brand Con (in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in April)
• Shinboku-con (in Westlake, Ohio in April)
• Ohayocon (in Columbus, Ohio in January)
• Youmacon (in Detroit, Michigan during the first weekend of November)
• Anime Crossroads (in Indianapolis, Indiana in the fall/winter)

West North Central

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

• Anime Detour (in Bloomington, Minnesota in April)
• Anime Festival Wichita (in Wichita, Kansas in July)
• Anime Iowa (in Coralville, Iowa in August)
• Anime NebrasKon (in Omaha, Nebraska in November)
• Naka-Kon (in Overland Park, Kansas in February)
• QC Anime-zing! (in Davenport, Iowa in June)
• Sogen Con (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in August)

South

South Atlantic

Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

• Animazement (in Raleigh, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend)
• Anime Express (in Daytona Beach, Florida in March or April)
• Anime Festival Orlando (in Orlando, Florida in August)
• Anime Mid-Atlantic (in Chesapeake, Virginia in June)
• Anime South (in Destin, Florida in the winter)
• Anime USA (in Crystal City, Virginia in November)
• Anime Weekend Atlanta (in Atlanta, Georgia during late September)
• Aniwave (in Wilmington, North Carolina in October or November)
• Ichibancon (in the area of Charlotte, North Carolina in January)
• Katsucon (in Washington, D.C. in February)
• Metrocon (in Tampa, Florida in July)
• Nekocon (in Hampton, Virginia in November)
• Otakon (in Baltimore, Maryland in July/August)
• Tsubasacon (in Huntington, West Virginia in October)

East South Central

Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

• Daigacon (in Cave City, Kentucky in March)
• Kami-Con (in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in late April)
• Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (in Nashville, Tennessee in late April)
• OMGcon (in Paducah, Kentucky in June)
• PersaCon (in Huntsville, Alabama in June)
• SugoiCon (in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky in October/November)

West South Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

• AnimeFest (in Dallas, Texas during Labor Day weekend)
• Ikkicon (in Austin, Texas)
• MechaCon (in New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Oni-con (in Houston, Texas in October)
• Project A-Kon (in Dallas, Texas during the weekend after Memorial Day)
• RealmsCon (in Corpus Christi, Texas during the first weekend in October)
• San Japan (in San Antonio, Texas)
• Ushicon (in Round Rock, Texas in February)

West

Mountain

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

• Anime Banzai (in Salt Lake City, Utah in October)
• Anime St. George (in St. George, Utah in Late September)
• Anime Vegas (in Las Vegas, Nevada in September)
• Nan Desu Kan (in Denver, Colorado in mid September or early October)
• Saboten Con (in Phoenix, Arizona in October)

Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

• Anime Expo (in Los Angeles, California on Independence Day weekend)
• FanimeCon (in San Jose, California on Memorial Day weekend)
• Kawaii Kon (in Honolulu, Hawaii in late April)
• Kumoricon (in Portland, Oregon on Labor Day weekend)
• Sac-Anime (in Sacramento, California twice a year in early January and late summer)
• Sakura-Con (in Seattle, Washington in late March/early April)
• Senshi-Con (in Anchorage, Alaska in late February)
• Yaoi-Con (in San Francisco, California)

South America

Brazil

• Anime Friends (in São Paulo during the month of July)

Europe

Czech Republic

• Animefest (in Brno in May yearly)

Finland

• Animecon (in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere or Jyväskylä in July or August; a subsidiary of the sci-fi convention Finncon)

France

• Japan Expo (in Paris in July)

Germany

• AnimagiC (since 2006 in Bonn, Beethovenhalle)
• Connichi (Kassel, every September)

Sweden

• Uppcon (in Uppsala during spring yearly. April 2010.)

United Kingdom

• AmeCon (in Keele in August yearly)
• D-Con (in Dundee in February/March yearly)
• Tomo-Dachi (in Derry in July/August yearly)

Asia-Pacific

Australia

• Animania (in Sydney in March and August, with smaller events also in Brisbane in May and September and Melbourne in April)
• Manifest (in Melbourne, in late August)
• SMASH! (in Sydney, in August)
• Wai-Con (in Perth, in January)

Hong Kong

• Comic World HK (in February and August)

Japan

• Jump Festa (in Chiba in mid December)
• Tokyo International Anime Fair (in Tokyo in late March)
• Comiket (in Tokyo in early/mid August and late December)
• Reitaisai (in Tokyo in March)

South Korea

• Comic World (in Seoul once a month, in Busan every two months)

Singapore

• Anime Festival Asia(in Singapore in November.)

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.

• Anime America (1993–1996)
• Anime East (1994–1995)
• AnimeCon (1991)
• AniZona (2005–2009)
• Aurora-Con (2006–2008)
• Big Apple Anime Fest (2001–2003)
• Chibicon (2007–2010)
• JACON (2000–2009)
• Kunicon (2004–2005)
• Shoujocon (2000–2003)

See also

• List of free conventions
• List of furry conventions
• List of gaming conventions
• List of multigenre conventions
• List of science fiction conventions
• List of Worldcons

External links

• AnimeCons.com