TsubasaCon is a three day anime convention. It is the first anime convention to be hosted in West Virginia. TsubasaCon is held on a weekend during the fall at the in Charleston, West Virginia.
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| Location(s) | Big Sandy Super Store Arena & Conference Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Attendance | approx. 230 in 2005 |
| Major events | Video rooms, panels, dealers' room, artist alley, video game room, dance, game shows, cosplay, masquerade contest, collectible card games and anime music videos |
| Website | http://www.tsubasacon.org |
Typical programming includes three video rooms, discussion and industry panels, game shows, a Dealer's Room, an Artist Alley, a video game room, nightly dances, a CCG room, cosplay and a masquerade contest.
History
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TsubasaCon 2004
The first TsubasaCon was held on November 19–21, 2004, at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia and featured voice actresses Tiffany Grant and Mariela Ortiz, Matt Greenfield and David Williams of ADV Films, and freelance writer Gerry Poulos as guests of honor. 407 people attended the convention along with 3 vendors and 1 artist.
TsubasaCon 2005
TsubasaCon 2005 was again held at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia on November 25–27, 2005, and featured Patrick Delahanty of the Chibi Project and pianist/singer/songwriter Lisa Furukawa Ray as guests of honor.[1] There were 227 paid attendees along with 5 dealers and 3 artists. TsubasaCon also hosted its first concert and anime music video contest.[2]
The drop in attendance from the previous year was attributed to many factors buy both staff and convention attendees alike. The most cited reason was that TsubasaCon was held on Thanksgiving weekend, which conflicted with the schedules of many prospective attendees. Second was the admitted lack of promotion by the convention organizers. And lastly was a breakdown in the convention's website, preventing the organizers from providing timely information to the public.[1]
TsubasaCon 2006
After the 2005 convention, control of TsubasaCon was transferred from the Charleston Anime and Manga Society, Inc., which operated the first two conventions, to the Concord University Anime Club. Because of conflicts with the Charleston Civic Center that resulted from the 2005 convention, TsubasaCon was moved to Big Sandy Super Store Arena & Conference Center in Huntington, West Virginia. The convention was also moved up to October 13–15. Announced guests of honor include the return of pianist/singer/songwriter Lisa Furukawa Ray, interactive performance group Random Battle Group, voice actor/director/writer Mike McFarland, and voice actor/director Patrick Seitz.[3]
Mascot
Although a contest was held in 2004, TsubasaCon has never adopted an official mascot. During 2005, images of three angel-like characters by Raven's Dojo were used to illustrate the TsubasaCon Website. The angels — named Fun Angel, Sexy Angel and Cute Angel and collectively known as the Angel-chans — were also used to illustrate the cover of the program guide during TsubasaCon 2005. After the convention, a movement on the TsubasaCon Forums was created to official adopt the Angel-chans as the convention's mascots.
After some discussion,a poll was conducted providing three options, to adopt the Angel-chans, to adopt the Angel-chans provided that they are redesigned, or to adopt a new mascot. As of February 17, 2006 the results were 20%, 30% and 50% respectively.[4]
Trivia
- The convention's name is derived from the Japanese word tsubasa ("wings").
See also
References
- ^ a b "TsubasaCon begins today" (Press release). TsubasaCon. 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2006-08-13.
- ^ "TsubasaCon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2006-08-13.
- ^ "Guests". TsubasaCon 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-13.
- ^ "Adopt the Angel-chans or no?". Retrieved 2006-02-16.
External links
- Information on Anime-Cons.com