08-13-2004, 11:33 PM
Short anwser: It's in Baltimore.
Long anwser:
Otakon, is the east coast's largest anime convention, and is held at the Baltimore Convention Center, in the Inner Harbor section of Baltimore, MD. 20,000 fans take over the BCC for three days of video rooms, cosplay, panels, and other anime goodness. Otakon is held in the summer(july 30-aug 1 this year), but there are others happening all year. October has the 2nd Anime Reactor in Illinois, and Katsucon will be in Virgina for its 11th year this Febuary.
I hear its possibly to go to an American convention almost every weekend, as long as you can travel far enough, but I havent checked. You can have fun at just about any of them, but size and age play a big part Otakon and Cali's Anime Expo are at the top of the heap. Katsu is good but not nearly as large, and Anime Next tries but is only 3-4 years old and still has ways to go, I dont know about any of the others. You(Mantis) might want look at Sogen Con as its in Minn.
For a more complete schedule I would suggest A Fan's View, which also gives you a photo recap of alot of the past conventions.
Long anwser:
Otakon, is the east coast's largest anime convention, and is held at the Baltimore Convention Center, in the Inner Harbor section of Baltimore, MD. 20,000 fans take over the BCC for three days of video rooms, cosplay, panels, and other anime goodness. Otakon is held in the summer(july 30-aug 1 this year), but there are others happening all year. October has the 2nd Anime Reactor in Illinois, and Katsucon will be in Virgina for its 11th year this Febuary.
I hear its possibly to go to an American convention almost every weekend, as long as you can travel far enough, but I havent checked. You can have fun at just about any of them, but size and age play a big part Otakon and Cali's Anime Expo are at the top of the heap. Katsu is good but not nearly as large, and Anime Next tries but is only 3-4 years old and still has ways to go, I dont know about any of the others. You(Mantis) might want look at Sogen Con as its in Minn.
For a more complete schedule I would suggest A Fan's View, which also gives you a photo recap of alot of the past conventions.