Shinboku-con | |
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Status | Defunct |
Genre | Anime, Role-playing [1] |
Venue | Sawmill Creek Resort |
Location(s) | Huron, Ohio |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2007 |
Most recent | 2014 |
Attendance | 743 in 2013 |
Organized by | LCCC Anime Society & Roleplayer's Association [2] |
Shinboku-con was an annual four-day anime convention held during April at the Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio.
The convention typically offers anime showings, cosplay contest, dances, panels, professional wrestling, trading card tournaments, vendors/artist room, and video game tournaments. [1]
Shinboku-con was founded in 2007 by members of the Lorain County Community College Anime Society and Roleplayer's Association. [2] In 2010 the convention became a three-day event, and had its first industry guest, Tiffany Grant. [3] In 2011 three attendees were arrested at the convention, two men were involved in a dispute over the playing of a video game which resulted in a punch to the mouth and an officer being spit on. Another man was arrested for an incident involving the damage of hotel property and underage consumption of alcohol. [4] [5] The convention expanded to a partial fourth day in 2014. [6] Shinboku-con cancelled their 2015 event. [7]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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April 29, 2007 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio | 247 [8] | |
April 20, 2008 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio | 467 | Ultra Ball [9] |
April 18, 2009 | Lorain Southview High School Lorain, Ohio | 457 | Gavin Goszka and Stephen A. Poon. [10] |
April 16–18, 2010 | Holiday Inn Cleveland-Elyria/Lorain Elyria, Ohio | 656 | Gavin Goszka, Tiffany Grant, and Niji. [11] |
April 29-May 1, 2011 | Holiday Inn Cleveland - West (Westlake) Westlake, Ohio | 698 | Gavin Goszka, Kyle Hebert, and Niji. [12] |
April 27–29, 2012 | Elyria Ramada Inn [13] Elyria, Ohio | 703 | Eric Burton, FM, Kyle Hebert, and Team Con-Docs. [14] |
April 12–14, 2013 | Ramada Elyria Elyria, Ohio | 743 | Eric Burton, Gavin Goszka, Kyle Hebert, and Alexis Tipton. [1] |
April 10-13, 2014 | Sawmill Creek Resort Huron, Ohio | Abracadabra Productions, Robert Axelrod, Eric Burton, Chris Cason, Amber Lee Connors, Charles Dunbar, Kyle Hebert, Andrew Hilton, Larina, Danielle McRae, Alexis Tipton, and Uncle Yo. [6] |
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