Ushicon
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| Ushicon | |
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 Ushiko, Ushico's mascot |
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| Status | Inactive |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Country |  United States |
| First held | 2002 |
| Last held | 2006 |
| Attendance | 2,200 in 2004 |
Ushicon was an annual anime convention that was held in Austin, Texas from 2002 to 2006. The convention was traditionally held in late January. On February 10, 2006 a notice on the Ushicon website indicated that the convention was ceasing operations due to changes in anime fandom.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
[edit] Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1–3, 2002 | Austin, Texas | 800 | Arik Renee Avila, Jessica Calvello, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Dementia7 Studios, Tiffany Grant, and Brett Weaver.[1] |
| January 31 – February 2, 2003 | Austin Marriott at the Capitol Austin, Texas |
1,290 | Arik Renee Avila, Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Vic Mignogna, Stephanie Nadolny, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[2] |
| January 30 – February 1, 2004 | Austin Marriott at the Capitol Austin, Texas |
2,200 | Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Johnny Yong Bosch, Robert DeJesus, Tiffany Grant, Shimpei Itoh, Kumiko Kato, Koda Kumi, Mike McFarland, Mio Odagi, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[3] |
| January 21–23, 2005 | Renaissance Austin Austin, Texas |
Steve Bennett, Brian Clevinger, Justin Cook, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, You Higuri, Ikuko Itoh, Yukon Makoto, Vic Mignogna, Hitoshi Okuda, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[4] | |
| January 27–29, 2006 | Marriott-Austin at the Capitol Austin, Texas |
Keitaro Arima, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Steve Bennett, Rivkah Greulich, Ikuko Itoh, Yuri Lowenthal, Carrie Savage, and Doug Smith.[5] |
[edit] Mascot
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The official mascot for the convention is Ushiko. Ushiko was initially designed by Jason Balduf, and has since been rendered by numerous fan and professional anime artists.
[edit] References
- ^ Ushicon 2002 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ Ushicon 2003 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ Ushicon 2004 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ Ushicon 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ Ushicon 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
