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Setsucon
StatusActive
GenreAnime, Manga, Japanese culture[1][2][3]
VenueBlair County Convention Center
Location(s)Altoona, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2007[4]
AttendanceNearly 1,500 in 2014[3][5]
Organized byPSAO[6][7]
Websitehttp://www.setsucon.com/

Setsucon is an annual two day anime convention held during January at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[4] The convention's name comes from the Japanese word setsu, meaning "snow". It is organized by the Penn State Anime Organization (PSAO).[6][7] The convention is family-friendly.[8]

Programming

The convention typically offers anime showings, artist alley, card-game tournaments, dance, dealer's room, Iron Cosplay, manga library, masquerade, panels, tabletop gaming, video gaming and workshops.[2][6][9][8] The 2008 host auction raised $1,200 and was donated to the United Way. Todd Haberkorn participated in the 2013 host auction, raising $510 for charity.[10] The host auction in 2014 raised nearly $500 for Child's Play.[11][12] Richard Epcar and Stephanie Sheh participated in the 2015 host auction, along with several cosplayers, raising $800 for Child's Play.[13] Setsucon in 2018 had over 130 hours of convention programming.[7]

History

Due to financial issues, the conventions first year in 2007 was reduced from three days to one day.[14] In 2008, the convention expanded to two days due to additional funding.[6] The artists' alley and dealers' room were expanded in 2014.[2] The dance was shut down early in 2015 because of complaints including poor behavior.[13] In 2018, the convention moved to the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[7]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
January 27, 2007 Days Inn State College
State College, Pennsylvania		288[15]
January 26-27, 2008 Days Inn State College
State College, Pennsylvania		D-Chan, Kyle Hebert, Dave Lister, and Chris "Kilika" Malone.[16]
January 17-18, 2009 Days Inn State College
State College, Pennsylvania		Robert Axelrod, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Yuko "Aido" Ota, Ananth Panagariya, and This Place is Haunted.[17]
January 16-17, 2010 Days Inn State College
State College, Pennsylvania		M. Alice LeGrow, Chris "Kilika" Malone, and Vic Mignogna.[18]
January 29-30, 2011 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania		Todd Haberkorn and Chris "Kilika" Malone.[19]
January 28-29, 2012 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania		Antipode, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Kyle Hebert, Uncle Yo, and Greg Wicker.[20]
January 26-27, 2013 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania		1,300[2]Antipode, Martin Billany, Todd Haberkorn, Cherami Leigh, Dave Lister, Uncle Yo, and DJ Zing.[21]
January 25-26, 2014 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania		Nearly
1,500[3][5]		Antipode, Leah Clark, Richard Epcar, Todd Haberkorn, Kambrea Pratt, Thom Pratt, Ellyn Stern, Alexis Tipton, Uncle Yo, Greg Wicker, and DJ Zing.[22]
January 24-25, 2015 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania		1,200[13]Antipode, Richard Epcar, Rusty Gilligan, Stephanie Sheh, Ellyn Stern, Uncle Yo, and DJ Zing.[23]
January 30-31, 2016 Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center
State College, Pennsylvania		Antipode, Chris Bevins, Natalie Hoover, Rachel Robinson, Uncle Yo, and DJ Zing.[24]
January 21-22, 2017 Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center
State College, Pennsylvania		Antipode, Kira Buckland, DJ-R, Ralph "Ralfington" Edward, Erica Lindbeck, Keith Silverstein, and Uncle Yo.[25]
January 27-28, 2018 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Antipode, Leah Clark, Amber Lee Connors, Charles Dunbar, Daman Mills, Micah Solusod, and DJ Zing.[26]
January 26-27, 2019 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Antipode, Charles Dunbar, Brianna Knickerbocker, E. Jason Liebrecht, and Elizabeth Maxwell.[27]
January 25-26, 2020 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Antipode, Charles Dunbar, Kohei Hattori, Billy Kametz, Faye Mata, and TiA.[28]

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Matt (January 28, 2013). "Setsucon convention attendees bring anime to life". Center Daily Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Klose, Jason (January 24, 2014). "Setsucon opens doors to fans of anime". Center Daily Times. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Lauver, Althea (February 14, 2014). "Penn State's Setsucon Returns And So Do The Fans". Clearfield High School The Stampede. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cowan, Laramie (26 January 2019). "Annual anime convention returns to Blair County". WJAC. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b Hansberry, Cate (January 26, 2014). "Anime fans gather at Penn Stater for Setsucon". Center Daily Times. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d Burnham, Caitlin (January 28, 2008). "Fans tap into animated identities". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d Hicks, Cherie (January 19, 2018). "Celebrating anime culture: Convention outgrows State College and moves to Altoona this year". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b Drumm, Amanda (January 17, 2020). "Anime abounds". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ^ Bickel, Chris (January 15, 2010). "Anime convention visits State College". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  10. ^ Beatty, Lily (January 28, 2013). "Anime lovers unite at convention at Penn Stater". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  11. ^ Faraji, YaaAsantewaa (January 29, 2014). "Penn State-made Anime Convention 'Setsucon' grows in size". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  12. ^ Aamesh, Waiss David (January 23, 2015). "Anime, cosplayers on display this weekend at the ninth Setsucon convention". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c Aamesh, Waiss David (January 26, 2015). "More than 1,200 turn out for Setsucon at Penn State". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Setsucon changes to a one-day event". AnimeCons.com. November 12, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  15. ^ "Setsucon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  16. ^ "Setsucon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  17. ^ "Setsucon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  18. ^ "Setsucon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  19. ^ "Setsucon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  20. ^ "Setsucon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "Setsucon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  22. ^ "Setsucon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  23. ^ "Setsucon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  24. ^ "Setsucon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  25. ^ "Setsucon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  26. ^ "Setsucon 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  27. ^ "Setsucon 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  28. ^ "Setsucon 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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