Kami-Con 2012

Title: Kami-Con 2012
Location: University of Alabama Ferguson Center, Tuscaloosa, AL


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Description: An interactive convention where the congoers control the outcome of the convention’s story! Kami-Con has been growing fast these past 3 years! In addition to the many events already listed, we also have large table top gaming rooms, video game contests, vendors, artists, a Pokémon center, and fun games like dodge ball. We have something for everyone here at Kami-Con, so check us out!
Official Site: http://kamicon.net/
Start Date: 2012-02-03
End Date: 2012-02-05

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Las Cruces Anime Days 2012

Title: Las Cruces Anime Days 2012
Location: New Mexico State University, Corbett Center, Las Cruces, NM


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Description:

Join us for Southern New Mexico’s anime con: Las Cruces Anime Days. Our 3rd year will bring a few surprises! 😉 Pre-register for LCAD2012 today!

Official Site: http://lascrucesanimedays.org/
Start Date: 2012-01-21
End Date: 2012-01-22

Note: Right now we are looking for authors to cover cons live worldwide, so if you can attend different cons in your country or worldwide, please contact us for partnership and sponsorship.

Holiday Matsuri- A Holiday Themed Convention in Orlando, FL on Dec 16-18

Holiday Matsuri

It is that holiday season. But if there is one celebration you must attend, it has to be Florida’s holiday themed convention: Holiday Matsuri.  Before spending the holidays with your family, hang out with your friends at this convention.  There will be cosplay, videogames and anime to indulge your desires.  Maybe you can even pick out some unique presents for those otaku in your life :J.

There are a lot to be done at this convention. On top of the usual costume and cosplay contests, there will also be a Holiday Runway Costume contest where contestants make cosplay variations of their favorite characters.  Another unique contest is the Pokémon Super Contest, which has pokemon cosplayers go up on stage and show off their costumes and their “moves”.

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Gamers should also be on the lookout, Monster Hunter Live! needs your help tracking down and eliminating the grinchy Velociprey.  Hunters will be armed with boffer swords to take down this menace before he steals the holiday presents.  After the hunt you can relax with fellow gamers as panels on the hit Monster Hunter franchise take place.  One can also take part in the Soul Edge Challenge, where fans can participate in a boffer sword tournament to win the Soul Edge sword from the hit fighting game Soul Calibur.

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Special events such as the Toys for Tots Benefit Ball, lets fans share the holiday spirit with those that truly need it, something we shouldn’t forget during this holiday season.  On another note there will also be a Maid Café to sample some unique treats.  My Little Pony fans will also have their own event known as the My Little Pony Party, which has fans show off their knowledge, costumes, and more on the hit show.

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Special guests will also be there in abundance such as:

  • 6Brittney Karbowski- a voice actress famous for her parts in Soul Eater and Xenosaga.
  • 7Chii Sakurabi – a Japanese pop singer from Tokyo will also be in attendance.
  • 8JoEllen Elam- aka Lillyxandra, is a costume designer from LA that shares her talents with the cosplay world, find out more about this talented person HERE.
  • 9PikaBelleChu- Is the princess of all things Pokemon (especially Pikachu).  She currently holds the record for the largest Pokemon collection in the world, find out more HERE.

This will be the last convention of the year here in Florida but I hope you all have a great holiday.

If you like what I wrote here, make sure to check out my other articles on my Examiner.com page HERE, where I keep you up to date on videogames, cosplay, and other convention related news.

Arisia 2012

Title: Arisia 2012
Location: Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA


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Description:

If Arisia is going to be your first science fiction convention, then you’re in for a treat. Bring (or meet) friends if you can. If not, don’t worry. This is a gathering of fandom. You’ll have ample opportunities to meet people. If you’re shy or don’t easily operate where everyone seems to know everyone else, then volunteer some time to work the convention. That will give you an automatic excuse to talk to people, including some of the biggest names in science fiction.

Official Site: http://2012.arisia.org
Start Date: 2012-01-13
End Date: 2012-01-16

Note: Right now we are looking for authors to cover cons live worldwide, so if you can attend different cons in your country or worldwide, please contact us for partnership and sponsorship.

Anime-Zap! 2012

Title: Anime-Zap! 2012
Location: Four Points by Sheraton Peoria Downtown, Peoria, IL


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Anime-ZAP! is an Illinois anime convention that started as an instant Illinois anime con in Peoria, Illinois after Pokettokon was cancelled in 2010. The first Anime-ZAP! had 160 attendees with only 72 hours notice. Second year had 400+ attendees. This is the third year, and we’re excited to see what could happen!

Official Site: http://animezapcon.com/
Start Date: 2012-01-07
End Date: 2012-01-08

Note: Right now we are looking for authors to cover cons live worldwide, so if you can attend different cons in your country or worldwide, please contact us for partnership and sponsorship.