Kitsune Kon | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime, Gaming[1] |
Venue | KI Convention Center |
Location(s) | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2011 |
Attendance | 3,487 in 2019[2] |
Website | http://www.kitsunekon.com/ |
Kitsune Kon is an annual three-day anime convention held during July at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Programming
The convention typically offers arcade gaming, artists’ alley, a boffer (foam weapons) room, costume contest, dealers’ hall, formal dance, and gaming (console, table top, video).[3][4][5][6][7] Its formal dance benefited the American Association for Cancer prevention in 2016.[6]
History
Kitsune Kon moved to the KI Convention Center due to growth.[3] Complaints about the 2017 convention included a lack of food options, shortage of staff, and issues with the local Green Bay population.[7] Kitsune Kon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] Kitsune Kon 2021 was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]
Event history
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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February 25-27, 2011 | Radisson Paper Valley Hotel Appleton, Wisconsin | 1,042[5] | Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Page Kotalic, John Matson, Vic Mignogna, Yuko "Aido" Ota, and Ananth Panagariya.[12] |
March 30 - April 1, 2012 | Radisson Paper Valley Hotel Appleton, Wisconsin | Curtis Arnott, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Michelle Ann Dunphy, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Laura Post, and Lisle Wilkerson.[13] | |
March 22-24, 2013 | Radisson Paper Valley Hotel Appleton, Wisconsin | 1,795[14] | Curtis Arnott, Martin Billany, Preston Cowley, Tanglwyst De Holloway, Scott Frerichs, Darrel Guilbeau, Nick Landis, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Laura Post, David Vincent, White Girl, and Lisle Wilkerson.[14] |
March 21-23, 2014 | Radisson Paper Valley Hotel Appleton, Wisconsin | 2,210[15] | Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Steve "Warky" Nunez, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[15] |
March 20-22, 2015 | Hyatt on Main, Green Bay Green Bay, Wisconsin | 2,487[16] | Richard Epcar, Faecakes, Natalie Hoover, Joel McDonald, Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith, and Ellyn Stern.[16] |
July 22-24, 2016 | KI Convention Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | Arc Impulse, Thomas M. Baxa, D.C. Douglas, Erin Fitzgerald, Quinton Flynn, Atelier Heidi, Joel McDonald, ProJared, Chris Rager and Jon St. John.[17] | |
July 14-16, 2017 | KI Convention Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | Brian Beacock, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Irene Flores, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Derek Stephen Prince, Jon St. John, and Paul St. Peter.[18] | |
July 20-22, 2018 | KI Convention Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | 3,209 | Kimberly Brooks, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, D.C. Douglas, Jessie James Grelle, Wendee Lee, Joel McDonald, Ian Sinclair, Paul St. Peter, and Bennett White.[19] |
July 12-14, 2019 | KI Convention Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | 3,487 | Tia Ballard, Justin Briner, Kira Buckland, Clifford Chapin, Xanthe Huynh, and Amanda Winn-Lee.[2] |
July 22-24, 2022 | KI Convention Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | Edward Bosco, John Burgmeier, Ben Diskin, Kohei Hattori, Phil Mizuno, Jonah Scott, and Jon St. John.[20] | |
July 21-23, 2023 | KI Convention Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | Dani Chambers, Dorothy Fahn, Melissa Fahn, Tom Fahn, DJ GreenFlöw, Lisa Ortiz, and Michael "Knightmage" Wilson.[21] | |
July 19-21, 2024 | KI Convention Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | Bryn Apprill, Samantha Béart, Dawn M. Bennett, Edward Bosco, Mark Hildreth, Bridget Hoffman, Brittney Karbowski, Brian Mathis, Scott McNeil, and Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith.[22] |
References
- ^ Kovarik, Terry (March 20, 2015). "Anime Fans Flock to Kitsune Kan". WFRV. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Kitsune Kon 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ a b McMahon, Todd (July 23, 2016). "Gaming, anime fanatics flock to 'Geek Bay'". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Mays, Gabrielle (March 20, 2015). "Convention center filled with animation and video game fans". Fox 11. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Kitsune Kon comes to Green Bay". Fox 11. July 22, 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Kitsune Kon Spells Geek Oasis this July". The Scene. July 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ a b Wang, Angela (August 7, 2017). "Kitsune Kon: A Local Diamond In The Rough". Viewster. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Kitsunekon 2020: cancellation and details plus future information". Kitsunekon. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2021 Cancellation". Kitsunekon. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ "KitsuneKon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ a b "Kitsune Kon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ a b "Kitsune Kon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ a b "Kitsune Kon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2023 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Kitsune Kon 2024 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.