Nekocon

Nekocon
Nekocon
Status Active
Venue Hampton Roads Convention Center
Location Hampton, Virginia
Country United States
First held 1998
Attendance

2,368 in 2004

3,600 in 2008
Official website http://www.nekocon.com

Nekocon is an anime convention held annually in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, traditionally on the first weekend in November. The word 'Nekocon' comes from a combination of the Japanese word 'neko' meaning cat and 'con' as an abbreviation of 'convention', and was chosen for the common association of catgirls with anime as well as Nekocon's mascot, Reiko.

Originally founded in 1998 in Virginia Beach, a birthplace for many similar anime conventions, it has been held at many locations in the Hampton Roads area as the size of its attendance outgrows available space. In 2005 the convention's ownership changed hands from Chibi Neko Entertainment to WaruiNeko Entertainment, and the convention moved to the brand new Hampton Roads Convention Center and the adjacent Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.

Contents

Events

Nekocon features many events common to anime conventions. Voice actors, directors, industry producers, and other figures of the anime entertainment industry make appearances and hold question and answer panels.

Events also include a cosplay contest, karaoke, video rooms to watch non-stop anime, anime music video (AMV) contest, dances, as well as panels and workshops where attendees can learn new things, consult with others about anime and Japanese culture, and meet and discuss topics with guests.

NekoCon also offers a chance to participate in an anime themed LARP, and RC Racing. In 2011 they are hosting The Iron Man of Gaming Championship by Screwattack.

History

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
October 2–4, 1998 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 506 Tristan MacAvery.[1]
November 5–7, 1999 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 1,048 Steve Bennett, Michael Brady, Colleen Doran, Pat Duke, Kuni Kimura, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Tristan MacAvery, Steve Pearl, Jan Scott-Frazier, Elin Winkler, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[2]
October 27–29, 2000 Holiday Inn / Chesapeake Conference Center
Chesapeake, Virginia		 1,100†† Steve Bennett, Michael Brady, Robert DeJesus, Colleen Doran, Nickey Froberg, Elizabeth Kirkindall, Shin Kurokawa, Rachael Lillis, Tristan MacAvery, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[3]
October 26–28, 2001 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 1,450 Nickey Froberg.[4]
November 8–10, 2002 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 1,500 cap John Barrett, Steve Bennett, T. Campbell, Robert DeJesus, Kara Dennison, Colleen Doran, Brian Drummond, Fred Perry, Deb Rabbai, Jan Scott-Frazier, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Jeff Thompson, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[5]
November 7–9, 2003 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 1,600 cap Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Christy Lijewski, Chris Patton, Fred Perry, Deb Rabbai, Monica Rial, Jan Scott-Frazier.[6]
November 5–7, 2004 Chesapeake Convention Center
Chesapeake, Virginia		 2,368 Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Tim Buckley, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dizzy, Tiffany Grant, Trish Ledoux, Fred Perry, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, Jan Scott-Frazier, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Shawn the Touched, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[7]
November 4–6, 2005 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 2,087 Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Steve Bennett, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jason Cumberledge, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Dizzy, Jerry Jewell, Mike McFarland, Novablade Studios, Jen Starling, Renee Starling, Sonny Strait, Donnie Sturges, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Danny Valentini.[8]
November 3–5, 2006 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 2,688 Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, JL Brown, Luci Christian, Jason Cumberledge, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Brian Godwin, Tiffany Grant, Mike Hall, Brittney Karbowski, Dave Lister, Monica Rial, Doug Smith, Jen Starling, Renee Starling, Donnie Sturges, and Danny Valentini.[9]
November 2–4, 2007 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 3,249 Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Troy Baker, Eirik Blackwolf, Ron Chiu, Emily DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Jerry Jewell, Michele Knotz, Bettina M. Kurkoski, Christy Lijewski, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Bill Rogers, Leo Saunders, Joe Silver, Donnie Sturges, Jamie Sturges, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Danny Valentini, and Travis Willingham.[10]
November 7–9, 2008 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 3,653 Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Troy Baker, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, echostream, GPKISM, Jerry Jewell, Dave Lister, Steven Napierski, and Ananth Panagariya.[11]
November 6–8, 2009 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 3,429 Colleen Clinkenbeard, Richard Epcar, Newton Ewell, echostream, Caitlin Glass, Mike Hall, Kyle Hebert,Steve Napierski, Tony Oliver, Fred Perry, Ellyn Stern, Donnie Sturges, Jamie Sturges, Suicide Ali, Tainted Reality, and Danny Valentini.[12]
November 5–7, 2010 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 3,788 Richard Ian Cox, Newton Ewell, Yan "Kern" Gagne, Mary "Kite" Garren, Tainted Reality, The Sound Bee HD, Chris Rager, Akemi Solloway, and Cristina Vee.[13]
November 4–6, 2011 Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hampton, Virginia		 4,487 Takuya Angel, Born, Leah Clark, MC Frontalot, Kyle Hebert, DJ Hip*Starr, Jerry Jewell, Donald Kinney, Taku Otsuka, Chris Rager, Akemi Solloway, Tainted Reality, VJ ValuJet, and David Williams[14]

†† October 26, 2000: Sony's PlayStation 2 launch pinched attendence

References

  1. ^ "Nekocon 1998 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/457. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  2. ^ "Nekocon 1999 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/456. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  3. ^ "Nekocon 2000 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/455. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  4. ^ "Nekocon 2001 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/454. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  5. ^ "Nekocon 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/308. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  6. ^ "Nekocon 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/93. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  7. ^ "Nekocon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/527. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  8. ^ "Nekocon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/791. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  9. ^ "Nekocon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1034. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  10. ^ "Nekocon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1281. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  11. ^ "Nekocon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1471. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  12. ^ "Nekocon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1854. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
  13. ^ "Nekocon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2075. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
  14. ^ "Nekocon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2075. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 

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