Ikkicon

IKKiCON
StatusActive
GenreAnime, Manga, Japanese pop culture[1]
VenueKalahari Resorts and Conventions
Location(s)Round Rock, Texas
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2007
Attendance5,971 in 2010/11
Organized byIkkicon LLC[2]
Websitehttp://www.ikkicon.com/

IKKiCON is an annual three-day anime convention held during January at the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in Round Rock, Texas.

Programming

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The convention typically offers live entertainment, musical performances, panels, screening rooms, vendors, video games, and workshops.[3][4]

History

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IKKiCON was created in 2007, originally taking the date of Ushicon, and had higher attendance than expected.[1] In 2009, voice actor Greg Ayres suffered a mild heart attack while attending the convention, and later thanked the staff for its response to the emergency.[5][6] In 2015, the World Cosplay Summit held regional qualifiers at IKKiCON.[7] The Ikkicon planned for January 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the convention holding an event in May 2021 instead.[8][9][10][11] The convention for 2021 moved to the Austin Marriott Downtown.[12]

IKKiCON in 2023 moved to the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in Round Rock, Texas.[13]

Detailed Event history

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Dates Location Atten. Guests
February 2–4, 2007 Woodward Hotel &
Conference Center
Austin, Texas		2,500 (estimated)Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Steve Bennett, Sandy Fox, Lisa Furukawa, Rivkah Greulich, Hilary Haag, Kyle Hebert, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Limit Break Cosplay, Matthew Mercer, Vic Mignogna, Robert Navarro, Chris Patton, Wendy Powell, Erica Reis, Xero Reynolds, Mark Rizkallah, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, Space Invader, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Stephanie Yanez.[14]
February 8–10, 2008 Doubletree Hotel
Austin, Texas		3,500 (estimated)Tina Anderson, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Steve Bennett, Leah Clark, Aaron Dismuke, JoEllen Elam, Lisa Furukawa, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Jessie James Grelle, Chris Hazelton, Kyle Hebert, Matt Herms, Chuck Huber, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Limit Break Cosplay, Vic Mignogna, Jace Moore, The OneUps, Brina Palencia, Chris Patton, Wendy Powell, Xero Reynolds, Rusika, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, Space Invader, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Amanda Tomasch, Vaeidos, Kira Vincent-Davis, and Larissa Wolcott.[15]
February 6–8, 2009 Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas		4,000 (estimated)Hannah Alcorn, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Chris Bevins, Jessica Boone, Leah Clark, Jason David Frank, Caitlin Glass, Jessie James Grelle, Todd Haberkorn, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Matt Herms, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Last Stop Tokyo, Jamie Marchi, Carli Mosier, Trina Nishimura, Chris Patton, Peelander-Z, Meredith Placko, Wendy Powell, Derek Stephen Prince, Kristine Sa, Tony Salvaggio, Carrie Savage, Jan Scott-Frazier, The Slants, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Brett Weaver, and J. Shannon Weaver.[16]
January 1–3, 2010 Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas		4,200 (estimated)Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, The Browncoats, Eyeshine, Jason David Frank, Caitlin Glass, Yaya Han, Matt Herms, Vic Mignogna, Outland Armour, Meredith Placko, and Schwarze Sonne.[17][4]
December 31, 2010 – January 2, 2011 Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas		5,971Airship Isabella, Christine Auten, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Johnny Yong Bosch, The Browncoats, Descendants of Erdrick, Eyeshine, Yaya Han, Matt Herms, Brittney Karbowski, DJ Midget, Carli Mosier, One-Eyed Doll, and Michael Sinterniklaas.[18]
December 30, 2011 – January 1, 2012 AT&T Executive Education
and Conference Center
Austin, Texas		Christine Auten, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Amelie Belcher, Johnny Yong Bosch, Richard Epcar, Eyeshine, Caitlin Glass, Yaya Han, Jerry Jewell, Brittney Karbowski, Riki "Riddle" LeCotey, Carli Mosier, NeRiMa, Riddle, Chii Sakurabi, Michael Sinterniklaas, and Ellyn Stern.[19]
December 28-30, 2012 Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Junko Fujiyama, Brittney Karbowski, Julia Litchy, Bryan Massey, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, Lisa Ortiz, Psyche Corporation, Justin Rojas, Michelle Rojas, Brad Swaile, Tom Wayland, and Greg Wicker.[20]
December 27-29, 2013 Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Clifford Chapin, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Junko Fujiyama, Caitlin Glass, Jarrod Greene, Ben Hamby, Andrew Hilton, Lauren Landa, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, DJ Midget, Carli Mosier, Nylon Pink, The Sky D.o.G.s, and Krystal Stoner.[21]
January 2-4, 2015 Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Bill Doran, Ben Hamby, Aya Ikeda, Carrie Keranen, Lisa Ortiz, Monica Rial, Chii Sakurabi, and Tom Wayland.[2]
January 1-3, 2016 Renaissance Austin Hotel
Austin, Texas		AlpacaAsh, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jo Envel, Yummy Gamorah, Joshua Hart, Kyle Hebert, Akinori Isobe, Masumi Kano, and Carli Mosier.[22]
December 30, 2016 - January 1, 2017 Renaissance Austin Hotel
Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Andrew Love, Carli Mosier, Erica Schroeder, Saki Tachibana, Meg Turney, Twin Cosplay, Twinzik, and Gareth West.[23]
December 29-31, 2017 Renaissance Austin Hotel
Austin, Texas		Luci Christian, Kevin Duhaney, Goldy, Darrel Guilbeau, Lauren Landa, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, Bryce Papenbrook, Jeff Parazzo, SEC-C Cosplay, Blake Shepard, Teca, and Vitamin H Productions.[24]
December 28-30, 2018 Renaissance Austin Hotel
Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Beau Billingslea, Sephi Hakubi, Mel Hoppe, Carl Martin, Sarah Natochenny, Lisa Ortiz, Vitamin H Productions, and Steff Von Schweetz.[25]
December 27-29, 2019 Renaissance Austin Hotel
Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Jim Foronda, Marissa Lenti, April Martin, Jason Paige, Wendy Powell, Reika, Cristina Vee, Vitamin H Productions, and Barry Yandell.[26]
May 28-30, 2021 Austin Marriott Downtown
Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Dani Chambers, Cynthia Cranz, Bryce Papenbrook, and Oh My Sophii.[8]
December 31, 2021 - January 2, 2022 Austin Marriott Downtown
Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Brittney Karbowski, Adam McArthur, Landon McDonald, Matthew David Rudd, and Anne Yatco.[27]
January 20-22, 2023 Kalahari Resorts and Conventions
Round Rock, Texas		Greg Ayres, Anthony Bowling, Dani Chambers, Cris George, Megan Shipman, Natalie Van Sistine, and Barry Yandell.[28]
January 19-21, 2024 Kalahari Resorts and Conventions
Round Rock, Texas		Bryn Apprill, Greg Ayres, Brian Holder, Marcus M. Mauldin, Chris Patton, Oscar Seung, and John Swasey.[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Konnichiwa, Austin! Celebrating Japanese pop culture at IkkiCon IV". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  2. ^ a b "Ikkicon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  3. ^ "'Ikkicon' brings thousands of anime fans to Austin". Your News Now. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ^ a b "Venturing into Anime". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  5. ^ "Voice Actor Greg Ayres Hospitalized with Chest Pains". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  6. ^ "Greg Ayres Releases Statement after Mild Heart Attack". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  7. ^ "Dressed to Thrill - Ikkicon features Japanese anime, pop culture, and cosplay". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  8. ^ a b "Ikkicon May 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  9. ^ "Stay tuned October 2020 IKKiCON Facebook". IKKiCON Facebook. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Cancelled November 2020 IKKiCON Facebook". IKKiCON Facebook. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Ikkicon January 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  12. ^ "IKKiCON 14 Recap". IKKiCON Facebook. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ^ "IKKiCON Celebrating Seventeenth Annual Anime Convention". Anime News Network. March 10, 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Ikkicon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  15. ^ "Ikkicon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  16. ^ "Ikkicon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  17. ^ "Ikkicon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  18. ^ "Ikkicon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  19. ^ "Ikkicon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  20. ^ "Ikkicon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  21. ^ "Ikkicon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  22. ^ "Ikkicon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  23. ^ "Ikkicon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  24. ^ "Ikkicon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  25. ^ "Ikkicon 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  26. ^ "Ikkicon 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  27. ^ "Ikkicon 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  28. ^ "Ikkicon 2023 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  29. ^ "Ikkicon 2024 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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