Historical Article On Anime Conventions

Feb 07, 2009 00:36

Most folks today consider Project A-kon to be the first anime convention in the US. While A-kon is the oldest convention that is still currently running (this year will be A-kon #20), there were at least three events before A-kon dedicated to anime. This insightful article takes us back to those events and interviews some of the original organizers.

Highlights include:

Dealers room diagrams drawn by hand!
$3 registration! (or $5 for two days!)
A program guide created with a typewriter!

Read the original article

Okay, back to finishing the AOD schedule.
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