Kumoricon
Kumoricon | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime, Manga[1] |
Venue | Oregon Convention Center |
Location(s) | Portland, Oregon |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2003 |
Attendance | 6,426 in 2015 |
Website | |
http://www.kumoricon.org/ |
Kumoricon is an annual four-day anime convention held during August/September at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The name of the convention comes from the Japanese word Kumori (曇り), meaning cloudy.[2][3] Kumoricon is run by a volunteer staff and was previously held in Vancouver, Washington at the Hilton Vancouver Washington/Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay.[4]
Programming
The convention typically offers board gaming, cosplay chess, cosplay competitions, dances (formal masquerade ball and informal), karaoke, music, music video contests, panels, tabletop gaming, video game tournaments, and workshops.[3][5][6][7][8]
History
The convention originated from the anime club at the University of Oregon.[1] Due to the convention's growth, in 2011 it was held in both the Hilton Vancouver Washington and the Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay.[1][7] Kumoricon expanded to four days in 2014.[4] Due to growth and lack of space, Kumoricon for 2016 will be moving to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.[9] Demolition of Red Lion's Centennial Center and Kumoricon using six hotels also influenced the decision.
Event history
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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November 29–30, 2003 | Clarion Hotel Springfield, Oregon |
419 | Bakazoku[10] |
September 4–6, 2004 | Portland Marriott Downtown Portland, Oregon |
1,251 | Bakazoku, Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang (PMBQ), Brad DeMoss, Jeannie Lee, and Dr. Antonia Levi.[11] |
September 3–5, 2005 | Doubletree Hotel Portland/Lloyd Center Portland, Oregon |
1,680 | Bakazoku, Greg Dean, Brad DeMoss, Antonia Levi, Joshua Seth, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[12] |
September 2–4, 2006 | Red Lion on the River Portland, Oregon |
2,250 | A-Key Kyo, Bakazoku, Greg Dean, Liz Dean, Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck, Tiffany Grant, and Kirk Thornton.[13] |
September 1–3, 2007 | Vancouver Hilton & Convention Center Vancouver, Washington |
3,133 | A-Key Kyo, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Ananth Panagariya, Sean Schemmel, The Slants, and Kirk Thornton.[14] |
August 30 – September 1, 2008 | Doubletree Portland-Lloyd Center Portland, Oregon |
4,610 | Greg Dean, Liz Dean, Richard Epcar, Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Carl Gustav Horn, The Slants, Ellyn Stern, Kirk Thornton, and Tommy Yune.[15] |
September 5–7, 2009 | Hilton Portland & Executive Tower Portland, Oregon |
4,761 | Svetlana Chmakova, Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Carl Gustav Horn, Last Stop Tokyo, Cynthia Martinez, Soul Candy, Jason Thompson, Kirk Thornton, Toshifumi Yoshida,[16] and The Anime Hunters.[17] |
September 4–6, 2010 | Hilton Portland & Executive Tower Portland, Oregon |
4,271 | Tiffany Grant, Todd Haberkorn, Carl Gustav Horn, Kevin McKeever, Soul Candy, and Sonny Strait.[18] |
September 3–5, 2011 | Hilton Vancouver Washington Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay Vancouver, Washington |
4,182 | The Anime Hunters, Chris Cason, Todd Haberkorn, Slightly Anime, and David Vincent.[19] |
September 1–3, 2012[20] | Hilton Vancouver Washington Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay Vancouver, Washington |
5,023 | The Slants, Sonny Strait, and Lauren Landa.[21] |
August 31–September 2, 2013 | Hilton Vancouver Washington Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay Vancouver, Washington |
6,206 | Anina Bennett, Terry Blas, Ron Chan, Paul Guinan, Todd Haberkorn, Cassandra Lee Morris, Ninja of the Night, Chris Sabat, Jason Thompson, and David Vincent.[22] |
August 29-September 1, 2014 | Hilton Vancouver Washington Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay Vancouver, Washington |
6,828 | Chuck Huber, Bryce Papenbrook, Raj Ramayya, Chris Sabat, Patrick Seitz, Stephanie Sheh, and Karen Strassman.[23] |
September 4-7, 2015 | Hilton Vancouver Washington Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay Vancouver, Washington |
6,426 | Christine Marie Cabanos, Erica Mendez, Patrick Seitz, The Slants, Kieran Strange, and David Vincent.[24] |
October 28-30, 2016[9][25] | Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon |
References
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