Ikkicon
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime,Manga,Japanese pop culture[1] |
Venue | Kalahari Resorts and Conventions |
Location(s) | Round Rock, Texas |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2007 |
Attendance | 5,971 in 2010/11 |
Organized by | Ikkicon LLC[2] |
Website | http:// ikkicon / |
IKKiCONis an annual three-dayanime conventionheld during January at theKalahari Resorts and ConventionsinRound Rock, Texas.
Programming
[edit]The convention typically offers live entertainment, musical performances, panels, screening rooms, vendors, video games, and workshops.[3][4]
History
[edit]IKKiCON was created in 2007, originally taking the date ofUshicon,and had higher attendance than expected.[1]In 2009, voice actor Greg Ayres suffered a mild heart attack while attending the convention, and later thanked the staff for its response to the emergency.[5][6]In 2015, theWorld Cosplay Summitheld regional qualifiers at IKKiCON.[7]The Ikkicon planned for January 2021 was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,with the convention holding an event in May 2021 instead.[8][9][10][11]The convention for 2021 moved to the Austin Marriott Downtown.[12]
IKKiCON in 2023 moved to the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in Round Rock, Texas.[13]
Detailed Event history
[edit]Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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February 2–4, 2007 | Woodward Hotel & Conference Center Austin, Texas | 2,500 (estimated) | Christopher Ayres,Greg Ayres,Amelie Belcher, Steve Bennett,Sandy Fox,Lisa Furukawa,Rivkah Greulich,Hilary Haag,Kyle Hebert,Samantha Inoue-Harte,Limit Break Cosplay,Matthew Mercer,Vic Mignogna,Robert Navarro,Chris Patton,Wendy Powell,Erica Reis, Xero Reynolds, Mark Rizkallah,Carrie Savage,Doug Smith, Space Invader, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Stephanie Yanez.[14] |
February 8–10, 2008 | Doubletree Hotel Austin, Texas | 3,500 (estimated) | Tina Anderson,Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Steve Bennett,Leah Clark,Aaron Dismuke,JoEllen Elam, Lisa Furukawa,Tiffany Grant,Matt Greenfield,Jessie James Grelle,Chris Hazelton, Kyle Hebert, Matt Herms,Chuck Huber,Samantha Inoue-Harte, Limit Break Cosplay, Vic Mignogna, Jace Moore,The OneUps,Brina Palencia,Chris Patton, Wendy Powell, Xero Reynolds, Rusika, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, Space Invader, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Amanda Tomasch, Vaeidos,Kira Vincent-Davis,and Larissa Wolcott.[15] |
February 6–8, 2009 | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | 4,000 (estimated) | Hannah Alcorn,Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Chris Bevins,Jessica Boone,Leah Clark,Jason David Frank,Caitlin Glass,Jessie James Grelle,Todd Haberkorn,Clarine Harp,Kyle Hebert, Matt Herms, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Last Stop Tokyo,Jamie Marchi,Carli Mosier,Trina Nishimura,Chris Patton,Peelander-Z,Meredith Placko, Wendy Powell,Derek Stephen Prince,Kristine Sa, Tony Salvaggio, Carrie Savage, Jan Scott-Frazier,The Slants,Michael "Mookie" Terracciano,Brett Weaver,and J. Shannon Weaver.[16] |
January 1–3, 2010 | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | 4,200 (estimated) | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres,Johnny Yong Bosch,The Browncoats, Eyeshine, Jason David Frank, Caitlin Glass,Yaya Han,Matt Herms, Vic Mignogna, Outland Armour, Meredith Placko, and Schwarze Sonne.[17][4] |
December 31, 2010 – January 2, 2011 | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | 5,971 | Airship Isabella,Christine Auten,Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Johnny Yong Bosch, The Browncoats,Descendants of Erdrick,Eyeshine, Yaya Han, Matt Herms,Brittney Karbowski,DJ Midget, Carli Mosier,One-Eyed Doll,andMichael Sinterniklaas.[18] |
December 30, 2011 – January 1, 2012 | AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Austin, Texas | Christine Auten, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres,Tia Ballard,Amelie Belcher, Johnny Yong Bosch,Richard Epcar,Eyeshine, Caitlin Glass, Yaya Han,Jerry Jewell,Brittney Karbowski,Riki "Riddle" LeCotey,Carli Mosier, NeRiMa, Riddle, Chii Sakurabi, Michael Sinterniklaas, andEllyn Stern.[19] | |
December 28-30, 2012 | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Junko Fujiyama, Brittney Karbowski, Julia Litchy,Bryan Massey,Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis,Lisa Ortiz,Psyche Corporation, Justin Rojas,Michelle Rojas,Brad Swaile,Tom Wayland,and Greg Wicker.[20] | |
December 27-29, 2013 | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard,Clifford Chapin,Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Junko Fujiyama, Caitlin Glass, Jarrod Greene, Ben Hamby, Andrew Hilton,Lauren Landa,Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, DJ Midget,Carli Mosier,Nylon Pink, The Sky D.o.G.s, and Krystal Stoner.[21] | |
January 2-4, 2015 | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Bill Doran, Ben Hamby, Aya Ikeda,Carrie Keranen,Lisa Ortiz,Monica Rial,Chii Sakurabi, and Tom Wayland.[2] | |
January 1-3, 2016 | Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas | AlpacaAsh, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jo Envel, Yummy Gamorah, Joshua Hart, Kyle Hebert,Akinori Isobe,Masumi Kano,and Carli Mosier.[22] | |
December 30, 2016 - January 1, 2017 | Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Andrew Love, Carli Mosier,Erica Schroeder,Saki Tachibana,Meg Turney,Twin Cosplay, Twinzik, and Gareth West.[23] | |
December 29-31, 2017 | Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas | Luci Christian,Kevin Duhaney, Goldy,Darrel Guilbeau,Lauren Landa, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis,Bryce Papenbrook,Jeff Parazzo, SEC-C Cosplay,Blake Shepard,Teca, and Vitamin H Productions.[24] | |
December 28-30, 2018 | Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas | Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard,Beau Billingslea,Sephi Hakubi, Mel Hoppe, Carl Martin,Sarah Natochenny,Lisa Ortiz, Vitamin H Productions, and Steff Von Schweetz.[25] | |
December 27-29, 2019 | Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas | Greg Ayres, Jim Foronda,Marissa Lenti,April Martin,Jason Paige,Wendy Powell, Reika,Cristina Vee,Vitamin H Productions, and Barry Yandell.[26] | |
May 28-30, 2021 | Austin Marriott Downtown Austin, Texas | Greg Ayres,Dani Chambers,Cynthia Cranz,Bryce Papenbrook, and Oh My Sophii.[8] | |
December 31, 2021 - January 2, 2022 | Austin Marriott Downtown Austin, Texas | Greg Ayres, Brittney Karbowski,Adam McArthur,Landon McDonald, Matthew David Rudd, and Anne Yatco.[27] | |
January 20-22, 2023 | Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Round Rock, Texas | Greg Ayres,Anthony Bowling,Dani Chambers, Cris George,Megan Shipman,Natalie Van Sistine, and Barry Yandell.[28] | |
January 19-21, 2024 | Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Round Rock, Texas | Bryn Apprill,Greg Ayres, Brian Holder, Marcus M. Mauldin, Chris Patton, Oscar Seung, andJohn Swasey.[29] |
References
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- ^"Greg Ayres Releases Statement after Mild Heart Attack".Anime News Network.Retrieved2012-05-09.
- ^"Dressed to Thrill - Ikkicon features Japanese anime, pop culture, and cosplay".Austin Chronicle.Retrieved2015-01-16.
- ^ab"Ikkicon May 2021 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2021-06-08.
- ^"Stay tuned October 2020 IKKiCON Facebook".IKKiCON Facebook.Retrieved8 June2021.
- ^"Cancelled November 2020 IKKiCON Facebook".IKKiCON Facebook.Retrieved8 June2021.
- ^"Ikkicon January 2021 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2021-06-08.
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- ^"Ikkicon 2016 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2015-12-07.
- ^"Ikkicon 2017 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2016-12-24.
- ^"Ikkicon 2017 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2017-12-22.
- ^"Ikkicon 2018 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2019-01-10.
- ^"Ikkicon 2019 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2020-06-01.
- ^"Ikkicon 2022 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2022-09-04.
- ^"Ikkicon 2023 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2023-02-07.
- ^"Ikkicon 2024 Information".AnimeCons.Retrieved2024-01-23.
External links
[edit]- Anime conventions in the United States
- Recurring events established in 2007
- 2007 establishments in Texas
- Annual events in Texas
- Conventions in Texas
- Festivals in Texas
- Japanese-American culture in Texas
- Tourist attractions in Williamson County, Texas
- Culture of Austin, Texas
- Anime and manga organisation stubs