AKI Con 2009

October 30, 2009

Anime and Manga Festival AKI Con - Coming Soon!

A quick heads up to the inhabitants of the great state of Washington… coming up next weekend is the second year of AKI Con, Washington’s own anime convention!

This year’s convention is supposed to be greater than last year in size and quality! With over 5,000 graphic novels in the manga library, a decked out cosplay hall, tons of contests, bunches of prizes and AKI Con’s Cosplay Showdown! Ahem… rumor has it, this year’s cosplay contest winner gets a $500 cash prize!

Guests include Soul Candy, Melodee M. Spevack, Danielle Pelham, Blue Bow Space, Curtis Arnott, Tracy Nguyen and Ichidan, to name a few.

AKI Con 2009
November 6-8, 2009
Holiday Inn Downtown – Everett
Everett, WA

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Kumoricon ‘09

August 31, 2009

Kumoricon 2009 - Labory Day Weekend

Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? I can tell you what you should be doing – checking out Kumoricon!

Kumoricon prides itself in being Portland’s center of anime and a favorite place for anime fanatics. This year will mark their 7th year running and will feature the largest main events room held by Kumoricon ever!

Programming includes screenings, contests, panels, workshops, concerts, a dance, and more.
So grab your friends and spend the weekend creating memories to last a lifetime with fellow anime lovers!

Guests include Toshifumi Yoshida, The Anime Hunters, Jason Thompson, Last Stop Tokyo, Soul candy, Kaja and Phil Foglio, and a few others.

For more info, visit the Kumoricon website.

Kumoricon 2009
September 5-7, 2009
Hilton Portland and Executive Tower
Portland, Oregon

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