Animecon is the largest anime convention in Finland, held annually over a weekend in varying Finnish cities. It has no participation or membership fees.
Animecon is organized as a joint project between anime clubs throughout Finland, facilitated by the communications hub Suomen Animeunioni (The Finnish Anime Union).[1] The convention was first established in 1999 as an outgrowth of the science fiction anime fandom of the sci-fi convention Finncon,[2] expanded into a separate event about anime in general. Animecon and Finncon are still held in conjunction, sharing premises but no events; they even hold separate opening ceremonies.
The two drew some 5200 visitors in 2004[3] and 5500 in 2006[citation needed], peaking at 5000 on Saturday during the three-day event.[4] After the 2007 conventions, an organizer cited the number of visitors as an estimated 7000.[5] Animecon II was the first major cosplay event in Finland, [6] and the practice has been noted for its abundance in later ones.[4]
History[]
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1–3, 2003 | University of Turku Turku | 4,000 | Jonathan Clements. |
| July 10–11, 2004 | University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä | 5,200[citation needed] | yoshitoshi ABe and Jonathan Clements.[7] |
| August 18–20, 2006 | Helsinki Congress Paasitorni Helsinki | 9,000[citation needed] | Paul Gravett.[8] |
| July 14–15, 2007 | University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä[9] | 7,000[citation needed] | |
| July 26–27, 2008 | Tampere Hall Tampere[10] | 9,000[citation needed] | |
| July 10–12, 2009 | Kaapelitehdas Helsinki[citation needed] | ||
| July 14-17, 2011 | Turku[11] |
References[]
- ↑ Eturautti, Kyuu (2005). "Kotimaan katsaus (A domestic look)". Anime magazine (01): pp. 42.
- ↑ Joukamaa, Mauno (2006). "Animecon: Kuinka kaikki alkoi (Animecon: How it all began)". Anime magazine (13): pp. 08.
- ↑ "Jyväskylän Kesä veti väkeä". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 2004-07-14. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eturautti, Kyuu (2006). "Tervetuloa coniin! (Welcome to the con!)". Anime magazine (14): pp. 40–45.
- ↑ Animecon V home page. Accessed on 2007-09-03. "Kävijöitä oli erittäin paljon, arvoiden mukaan n. 7000." (We had an abundance of participants, estimates put their number at around seven thousand.)
- ↑ Escapism in Japanese style (2006), Tuomas Tiainen, Free! magazine. Accessed on 2007-09-03.
- ↑ "Finncon / Animecon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Animecon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Animecon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Animecon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- ↑ "2011 Finncon-Animecon". 2011.finncon.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
External links[]
- Official site
- Animecon picture archive, incl. cosplay competitions
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