Anime Conventions Southwestern United States

Anime Conventions Southwestern United States

Guest Author - Lesley Aeschliman

This article lists the various anime conventions that are held in the Southwestern region of the United States. The states and areas included in this region are: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Arizona

AniZona [Litchfield Park, Arizona]

Website: http://www.anizona.org/

AniZona includes panels, an anime music video contest, an artists' alley, a masquerade, a dealers' room, and more.

Saboten-Con [Phoenix, Arizona]

Website: http://www.sabotencon.com/

Saboten-Con includes guest panels, hands-on workshops, fan panels, art demonstrations, an AMV Contest, Cosplay Chess, a cosplay contest, an EGL Tea Party, and a J-Fashion Show.

Yaoi Jamboree [Glendale, Arizona]

Website: http://www.yaoijamboree.com/

Yaoi Jamboree features panels, an artists' alley, an art show, games, a costume contest, a charity auction, a dealers' room, and more.

Oklahoma

Izumicon [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]

Website: http://www.izumicon.com/

Izumicon features panels, cosplay, an artists' alley, a dance, a dealers' room, and more.

A-Kon [Dallas, Texas]

Website: http://a-kon.com/

A-Kon is a fan-run convention. This event includes workshops, guest panels, industry panels, fan panels, an art show, 24 hour video rooms with anime screenings, anime music video contests, video game cosplay, video gaming, collectable card games, role playing, table top games, Project A-Kon Script Writing Contest, Writers Workshop, a dance, a concert, karaoke, a dealers' room, and more.

AnimeFest [Dallas, Texas]

Website: http://www.animefest.org/

AnimeFest is a four-day convention that includes 24-hour video theaters, cosplay, an art show, gaming, an arcade, a model contest, a FanVid contest, Bizarre Bazaar, EGL Tea Party, and a dealer room.

Ikkicon [Austin, Texas]

Website: http://www.ikkicon.com/

Ikkicon includes anime screenings, an artists' alley and art show, an AMV contest, a dance contest, Anime Idol, Anime Poetry Slam, cosplay, gaming, a dealers' room, and more.

Oni-con [Houston, Texas]

Website: http://www.oni-con.com/

Oni-con includes guest panels, industry panels, fan panels, workshops, anime screenings, an AMV contest, cosplay contests, an artists' alley, an art show and auction, a dance, karaoke, a concert, video gaming, collectable card games, role playing games, a dealers' room, and more.

RealmsCon [Corpus Christi, Texas]

Website: http://www.realmscon.com/

RealmsCon features anime screenings, an AMV contest and screenings, guest panels, fan panels, workshops, cosplay contests, an artists' alley, a dance, a concert, video gaming, collectable card games, role playing, tabletop games, a charity auction, a dealers' room, and more.

San Japan [San Antonio, Texas]

Website: http://www.san-japan.org/

San Japan features industry panels, a cosplay contest, video room, video games, arcade games, tabletop card games, an artists' alley, fan panels, a dealers' room, concerts, dances, and more.

YamiCon [Houston, Texas]

Website: http://yamicon.com/default.aspx

YamiCon features panels and workshops, cosplay, game room and tournaments, an anime music video contest, dancing, a dealers' room, and more.