The final May convention has officially announced its inevitable postponement. This makes May 2020 the second conventionless month in a row due to COVID-19.
Conventions have been announcing cancellations starting back in mid-March, but as of today, every single fan convention that had been scheduled for April 2020 has been either cancelled or postponed.
We have just launched an AnimeCons.com sticker pack for iOS that can be used in Apple's Messages app as well as an Apple TV app for watching HD video content from AnimeCons TV.
Enable the FanCons.com skill on your Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or other Alexa-enabled device and you can have Alexa tell you what fan conventions are coming up as part of your flash briefing.
AnimeCons.com is conducting a poll about hotel rooms. What is the largest number of people you would ever consider having in a standard size hotel room? You can join our forums and vote in the poll.
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This past weekend's ConnectiCon found itself in over $34,000 of debt after being presented with a bill for last minute additions to the Connecticut Convention Center staff. In response, web comics have created SaveConnectiCon.com in an attempt to raise enough money to ensure the convention will return next year.
AnimeCons.com has been given ten free passes to eNerGy Anime & Game Festival at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center @ BMCC in New York City this Friday through Sunday. We have to give these out quick, so we'll be giving them out to the first ten people who contact us and provide a name and e-mail address. Please only request a pass if you plan to attend! In order to submit the names to the event in time, our deadline for requests is noon EST on Thursday, November 18th.
AnimeCons.com sat down with Julie McCubrey, the founder and chair of PortConMaine, to talk about what makes New England's longest-running anime convention appeal to otaku.
In 1999, Lizzard conducted an interview with voice actor Darrin Baker, the voice of "Jayce" from Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors for her site, The Root. Although Lizzard and The Root are gone, the interview has been preserved here.
