Nan Desu Kan (NDK) is an anime convention held annually in Denver, Colorado, usually lasting three days near the end of September or early October. The convention's name is a pun that combines the abbreviation "con" (or "kan" as used in Japan), a shortening of "convention", and the Japanese phrase nan desu ka (何ですか?), meaning, "what is it?": a phrase often spoken at NDK by new anime fans. The convention has a general format such that one large room is designated as "Main Events", with the convention's largest, most popular attractions, while several other rooms host events such as discussions and panels. Major attractions usually include costume, cosplay, and skit contests as well as Anime music video contests with prizes for all. There is an art room/gallery/auction where artwork is displayed or sold and on the last day the highest bidders take home the artwork. The convention also features a large dealer's room where various vendors of anime-related goods and services can sell their products.
History[]
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 1997 | Tivoli Student Union Denver, Colorado | 205[1] | |
| July 17–19, 1998 | Stapleton Plaza Hotel Denver, Colorado | 575 | Steve Bennett, Kuni Kimura, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[2] |
| September 24–26, 1999 | Sheraton Denver West Lakewood, Colorado | 935 | Tiffany Grant.[3] |
| October 13–15, 2000 | Sheraton Denver West Lakewood, Colorado | 1,477 | Kevin Bennett and Mari Iijima.[4] |
| September 21–23, 2001 | Denver, Colorado | 1,711 | Tristan MacAvery.[5] |
| September 20–22, 2002 | Holiday Inn Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado | 2,467 | Steve Bennett, Bob Bergen, Keith Burgess, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Newton Ewell, Crispin Freeman, Cynthia Hands, Mari Iijima, Taliesin Jaffe, Wendee Lee, Tristan MacAvery, Scott McNeil, Nobuyuki Ohnishi, Estevan Olivas, Jonathan C. Osborne, Panther Comics, Deb Rabbai, Susumu Sakurai, Jan Scott-Frazier, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shawn the Touched, Toshifumi Yoshida, and Yume No Senshi.[6] |
| September 19–21, 2003 | Holiday Inn Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado | 2,802 | Gil Asakawa, Bob Bergen, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Newton Ewell, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Cynthia Hands, Kyle Hebert, Carol Jacobanis, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Vic Mignogna, Panther Comics, Chris Patton, Jan Scott-Frazier, Mike Sinterniklaas, and Brett Weaver.[7] |
| September 17–19, 2004 | Holiday Inn Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado | 2,859 | Akina, Alexandra Carter, Michael Coleman, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Paul Dobson, Kumiko Kato, Heather Martin, Jason Martin, Panther Comics, Susumu Sakurai, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[8] |
| September 16–18, 2005 | Marriott Denver Tech Center Denver, Colorado | 4,332 | Emily DeJesus, Trevor Devall, Trish Ledoux, Heather Martin, Jason Martin, Hiromi Matsushita, Sean McCoy, Panther Comics, Deb Rabbai, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, Brad Swaile, Kazuko Tadano, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[9] |
| October 6–8, 2006 | Marriott Denver Tech Center Denver, Colorado | 5,018 | Steve Bennett, Keith Burgess, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Michael Dobson, Lisa Furukawa, Darrel Guilbeau, Kyle Hebert, Heather Martin, Jason Martin, Masao Maruyama, Seiji Mizushima, Panther Comics, Piano Squall, Yuzo Sato, Sean Schemmel, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, Spike Spencer, and Takahiro Umehara.[10] |
| September 14–16, 2007 | Marriott Denver Tech Center Denver, Colorado | 5,200 | Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Richard Epcar, Heather Martin, Jason Martin, Panther Comics, Wendy Powell, Jan Scott-Frazier, Michael Sorich, Spike Spencer, Ellyn Stern, and Brett Weaver.[11] |
| September 12–14, 2008 | Marriott Denver Tech Center Denver, Colorado | 6,125 | Steve Bennett, Kara Edwards, Caitlin Glass, Noriko Hidaka, Heather Martin, Jason Martin, Vic Mignogna, Yuji Mitsuya, Chris Patton, Wendy Powell, Monica Rial, Jan Scott-Frazier, The Slants, Steve Yun, and Tommy Yune.[12] |
References[]
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 1997 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 1998 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 1999 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2000 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2001 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Nan Desu Kan 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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