Anime NebrasKon is an anime convention focusing on anime, manga, and East Asian culture. It is held in Omaha, Nebraska previously at the city campus Student Union and run by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's anime club Otaku Jinrui.[1][2] Anime NebrasKon 2010 will be held in the Holiday Inn Convention Center - CoCo Key Water Resort Hotel from November 5-7, 2010.[3]
Programming[]
Anime NebrasKon programming is similar to other anime conventions with cosplay events, game shows, anime music video contests, and video game contests, along with a ramen noodle eating contest.
History[]
Anime NebrasKon was founded by the members of University of Nebraska-Lincoln's anime club, Otaku Jinrui, in 2004. The idea initially began as a fund-raising project for the club treasury but the members also realized that many anime and manga fans in Nebraska had never been to a convention due to transportation and expenses. The convention was first launched in 2004 as a successful one-day event with 300 attendees.
The convention would return the following year as a much larger convention and included industry guests for the first time. It also expanded from a one-day event to a three-day event. Many of the old, traditional anime convention events remained but the club also introduced new and unique events as well, such as a Science of Anime lecture and the Awesome Rangers (a spoof on the popular sentai Power Rangers).
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2004 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska[4] |
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| November 4–6, 2005 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
Matt Burke, Tiffany Grant, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Shannon Townsend.[5] |
| November 17–19, 2006 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, Jan Scott-Frazier, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[6] |
| November 16–18, 2007 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[7] |
| November 14–16, 2008 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, James Hatton, and Kira Vincent-Davis.[8] |
References[]
- ↑ "History". Anime NebrasKon. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ↑ Real-McKeighan, Tammy. "Family brings Anime characters to life with costumes". Fremont Tribute.
- ↑ "Anime NebrasKon 2009". UpcomingCons.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ↑ "Anime NebrasKon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ↑ "Anime NebrasKon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ↑ "Anime NebrasKon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ↑ "Anime NebrasKon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ↑ "Anime NebrasKon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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