Yaoi-Con

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Yaoi-Con
Status Active
Venue Marriott San Mateo-San Francisco Airport
Location San Mateo, California
Country Flag of the United States United States
First held 2001
Attendance 450 in 2001[1]
Official website

Yaoi-Con is an annual three-day anime convention for fans with an interest in yaoi-related anime, manga, and other aspects of Asian culture. It was founded in 2001 and typically takes place during the month of October in or near San Francisco.

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[edit] Programming

As with other anime conventions, Yaoi-Con has panels and workshops (with a yaoi twist), a 24-hour video room, a manga library, swap meet, a Dealers' Room filled with merchandise, a cosplay Masquerade and an anime music video contest. In addition, Yaoi-Con holds a fan fiction contest, Bishounen Bingo, and its extraordinarily popular Saturday night fundraising Bishounen Auction.

Each year Yaoi-Con sponsors at least one Japanese yaoi mangaka as guest of honor. And, as yaoi publishing expands in the U.S., the companies who attend Yaoi-Con have become interested in bringing guests with them. Guests of honor usually participate in question and answer/autograph sessions as well as sketch sessions where they demonstrate to attendees how they produce their work.

Because of the adult nature of its theme, Yaoi-Con requires all attendees to be 18 and checks the legal ID of all attendees upon registration. 85% of Yaoi-Con membership is female, and they are mostly heterosexual.[2]

[edit] History

[edit] Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
September 1, 2001 Radisson Miyako Hotel
San Francisco, California		 450 Azusa Kurokawa, Gilles Poitras, and Higuri You.[3]
October 18–20, 2002 Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
San Francisco, California		 Andrew Conway, Patrick Drazen, Secret Secret, and Nitta Youka.[4]
October 17–19, 2003 Renaissance Parc 55
San Francisco, California		 Jo Chen, Shushushu Sakurai, and Secret Secret.[5]
October 29–31, 2004 Westin San Francisco Airport
San Francisco, California		 Yamane Ayano, Jo Chen, and John O'Donnell.[6]
October 28–30, 2005 Westin San Francisco Airport
San Francisco, California		 Kodaka Kazuma and Higuri You.[7]
October 20–22, 2006 Westin San Francisco Airport
San Francisco, California		 Asia Watanabe.[8]
October 26–28, 2007 Marriott San Mateo / San Francisco Airport Hotel
San Mateo, California		 Mamiya Oki and Kawahara Tsubasa.[9]
September 26–28, 2008 Marriott San Mateo / San Francisco Airport Hotel
San Mateo, California		 Nitta Youka.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yaoi-Con and BL, No Longer “Niche” - 10/30/2007 2:59:00 AM - Publishers Weekly
  2. ^ Anime, mon amour: forget Pokemon—Japanese animation explodes with gay, lesbian, and trans themes - video
  3. ^ Yaoi-Con 2001 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  4. ^ Yaoi-Con 2002 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  5. ^ Yaoi-Con 2003 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  6. ^ Yaoi-Con 2004 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  7. ^ Yaoi-Con 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  8. ^ Yaoi-Con 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  9. ^ Yaoi-Con 2007 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  10. ^ Yaoi-Con 2008 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.

[edit] External links

[edit] Convention reports

[edit] Yaoi-Con In the Press

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