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Anime Conventions

Anime Conventions. From Japan to Ireland. Origins in Japan. Comiket - Started 1975 Over 500,000 people every year Mostly for cosplay, & Dōjinshi (self-published manga) Merch, videos & books readily available in shops. Spread to America in the 80s. Early 80s, YamatoCon

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Anime Conventions

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  1. Anime Conventions From Japan to Ireland

  2. Origins in Japan • Comiket - Started 1975 • Over 500,000 people every year • Mostly for cosplay, & Dōjinshi (self-published manga) • Merch, videos & books readily available in shops

  3. Spread to America in the 80s • Early 80s, YamatoCon • Day long screening of Space Cruiser Yamato! • Grew out of comic conventions • Some cosplay, few traders, no Dōjinshi or guests

  4. Evolution in America in the 90s • Anime Expo & Otakon • Mecca for fans across America & Europe • Big emphasis on burgeoning merchandise industry, artists, console gaming & voice actors • A place for fans to hang out • Screenings increasingly side lined • Laid the template for western anime conventions

  5. Over to Ireland… • Q-Con in Belfast begins screening anime • Eirtakon - November 2005 • Name based off Otakon • DCU Anime & Manga Society founded to facilitate Eirtakon • Mostly screenings, some cosplay, a few games • ~130 attendees

  6. What is an Irish anime Convention? • American voice actors invited over every year • Cosplay more popular than ever • New emphasis on special events, panels, workshops, talks etc • Merch traders hugely popular • Get-together for groups of friends • Screenings not a big draw anymore

  7. Burgeoning Scene in Ireland • 2010, Nom-Con • 2011, Akumakon • Q-Con in Belfast incorporating anime • Hybrid anime & gaming events appearing, e.g. Brocon, @rcadeCon, Epic-Con

  8. Links & Info | Belfast | Ballsbridge | Limerick | Burlington | The Helix | NUI Galway | Maynooth • Q-Con - June 22nd - 24th • @rcadeCon- July 13th - 15th • Brocon - July 20th - 22nd • Nom-Con - August 24th - 26th • Eirtakon - November 9th - 11th • Akumakon - January 2013 • Epic-Con - March 2013

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