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Anime NebrasKon Status Active Venue University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2004-2008)
Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center (Formerly the Holiday Inn Central)(2009-Present)Location Lincoln, Nebraska (2004-2008)
Omaha, Nebraska (2009-Present)Country United States First held 2004 Organizer Otaku Jinrui Official website http://www.animenebraskon.com/ Anime NebrasKon is an anime convention focusing on anime, manga, and East Asian culture. It is held in Omaha, Nebraska (previously at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Union in Lincoln, Nebraska) and run by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's anime club Otaku Jinrui.[1][2]
Anime NebrasKon 2011 will be held from November 4–6, 2011 at the Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center in Omaha, Nebraska.[3]
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Programming
Anime NebrasKon programming is similar to other anime conventions. Past conventions have featured cosplay events, game shows, anime music video contests, video game contests, and ramen noodle eating contests.
History
Anime NebrasKon was founded by the members of University of Nebraska-Lincoln's anime club, Otaku Jinrui, in 2004. The idea initially began as a fund-raising project for the club treasury but the members also realized that many anime and manga fans in Nebraska had never been to a convention due to transportation and expenses. The convention was first launched in 2004 as a successful one-day event with 300 attendees.
The convention would return the following year as a much larger convention and included industry guests for the first time. It also expanded from a one-day event to a three-day event. Many of the old, traditional anime convention events remained but the club also introduced new and unique events as well, such as a Science of Anime lecture and the Awesome Rangers (a spoof on the popular sentai Power Rangers).
Event history
Dates Location Guests October 9, 2004 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska[4]November 4–6, 2005 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NebraskaMatt Burke, Tiffany Grant, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Shannon Townsend.[5] November 17–19, 2006 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NebraskaSteve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, Jan Scott-Frazier, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[6] November 16–18, 2007 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NebraskaSteve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[7] November 14–16, 2008 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NebraskaTiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, James Hatton, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, and Kira Vincent-Davis.[8] November 6-8, 2009 Holiday Inn Convention Center - CoCo Key Water Resort
Omaha, NebraskaBuranden, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Yuri Lowenthal, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, and Tara Platt.[9] November 5-7, 2010 Holiday Inn Convention Center - CoCo Key Water Resort
Omaha, NebraskaTiffany Grant, Jerry Jewell, Keith Silverstein, Richard Townsend, and Eric Vale.[10] November 4-6, 2011 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center - CoCo Key Water Resort (Formerly the Holiday Inn Central)
Omaha, NebraskaDavid Brehm, Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Christopher Sabat, Keith Silverstein, and Stephanie Young.[3] References
- ^ "History". Anime NebrasKon. http://www.animenebraskon.com/?section=history. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ^ Real-McKeighan, Tammy. "Family brings Anime characters to life with costumes". Fremont Tribute. http://www.fremonttribune.com/articles/2008/12/22/living/life/doc494fbe2f2d1ac735979388.txt.
- ^ a b "Anime NebrasKon 2011". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2551/Anime_NebrasKon_2011. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Anime NebrasKon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/701. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Anime NebrasKon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/834. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Anime NebrasKon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1065. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Anime NebrasKon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1277. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Anime NebrasKon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1572. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Anime NebrasKon 2009". UpcomingCons.com. http://www.upcomingcons.com/upcomingcons/100-Anime-NebrasKon. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ Ryan Kopf. "Something Fun in Nebraska - Anime Nebraskon 2010 Review". UpcomingCons.com. http://www.upcomingcons.com/news_items/968-Something-Fun-in-Nebraska-Anime-Nebraskon-2010-. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
External links
List of anime conventions in North America Canada Ai-Kon (Manitoba) • Animaritime (New Brunswick) • Anime Evolution (British Columbia) • Anime North (Ontario) • Animethon (Alberta) • Con-G (Ontario) • Dotcon (Ontario) • G-Anime (Quebec) • Naru2u (Ontario) • Otafest (Alberta) • Otakuthon (Quebec) • Tsukino-Con (Victoria)United States (Northeast) Anime Boston (Massachusetts) • PortConMaine (Maine) • AnimeNEXT (New Jersey) • Genericon (New York) • New York Anime Festival (New York) • Tekkoshocon (Pennsylvania) • Zenkaikon (Pennsylvania)United States (Midwest) Anime Central (Illinois) • Anime Crossroads (Indiana) • Anime Detour (Minnesota) • Anime Festival Wichita (Kansas) • A&G Ohio (Ohio) • AnimeIowa (Iowa) • Anime Milwaukee (Wisconsin) • Anime NebrasKon (Nebraska) • Anime Punch! (Ohio) • ColossalCon (Ohio) • Ikasucon (Indiana) • Naka-Kon (Missouri) • No Brand Con (Wisconsin) • Ohayocon (Ohio) • QC Anime-zing! (Iowa) • Sogen Con (South Dakota) • Youmacon (Michigan) • SoDak Con (South Dakota)United States (Southern) Animazement (North Carolina) • Anime Express (Florida) • AnimeFest (Texas) • Anime Festival Orlando (Florida) • Anime Mid-Atlantic (Virginia) • Anime South (Florida) • Anime USA (Virginia) • Anime Weekend Atlanta (Georgia) • Aniwave (North Carolina) • Daigacon (Kentucky) • Ichibancon (North Carolina) • Ikkicon (Texas) • Katsucon (D.C.) • Kami-Con (Alabama) • MechaCon (Louisiana) • Metrocon (Florida) • Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (Tennessee) • Nekocon (Virginia) • OMGcon (Kentucky) • Oni-Con (Texas) • Otakon (Maryland) • PersaCon (Alabama) • Project A-Kon (Texas) • RealmsCon (Texas) • San Japan (Texas) • SugoiCon (Kentucky) • Tsubasacon (West Virginia) • Ushicon (Texas)United States (Western) Anime Banzai (Utah) • Anime Expo (California) • Anime St. George (Utah) • Anime Vegas (Nevada) • Con-Nichiwa (Arizona) • FanimeCon (California) • Kawaii Kon (Hawaii) • Kumoricon (Oregon/SW Washington) • Nan Desu Kan (Colorado) • Saboten Con (Arizona) • Sac-Anime (California) • Sakura-Con (Washington) • Senshi-Con (Alaska) • Yaoi-Con (California)Categories:- Anime conventions
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