Kumoricon

Infobox Anime convention
name = Kumoricon


caption =
status = Active
venue = Doulbetree Portland-Lloyd Center
location = Portland, Oregon
country = United States
first = 2003
attendance = 4,470 in 2008
website = http://www.kumoricon.org

Kumoricon is an annual three-day anime convention held in Portland, Oregon. "Kumori" is a translation from Japanese, meaning 'cloudy', a joking reference to the amount of precipitation Oregon receives on a common basis.fact|date=August 2008 Cosplaying attendees have ranged from Jack Skellington to Pac-Man, filling the area with "ninjas, giant bugs, girls with cat ears, and guys in the uniforms of imaginary militias." [cite news | first = Anne Marie | last = Distefano | title = Invasion of anime geeks turns hotel into Fantasy Central | url = http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=115759769380805200 | work = The Portland Tribune | date = 2006-09-08 | accessdate = ] [cite news | first = Jose Paul | last = Corona | title = Freakish fun from the Far East. | url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32785358_ITM | work = The Columbian | date = 2007-09-03 | accessdate = ]

History

Event history

References

External links

* [http://www.kumoricon.org Kumoricon official website]