- Animecon (Finland)
Infobox Anime convention
name = Animecon
caption =
status = Active
location = Varies
country = Finland
first = 1999
organizer = Suomen Animeunioni
attendance = approx. 7,000 in 2007, together withFinncon fact|date=August 2008
website = http://www.animecon.fi/Animecon is the largest
anime convention inFinland , held annually over a weekend in varying Finnish cities. It has no participation or membership fees.Animecon is organized as a joint project between anime clubs throughout Finland, facilitated by the communications hub Suomen Animeunioni "(The Finnish Anime Union)".cite journal |last=Eturautti |first=Kyuu |year=2005 |title=Kotimaan katsaus "(A domestic look)" |journal=Anime magazine |issue=01 |pages=pp. 42 ] The convention was first established in 1999 as an outgrowth of the
science fiction anime fandom of thesci-fi convention Finncon ,cite journal |last=Joukamaa |first=Mauno |year=2006 |title=Animecon: Kuinka kaikki alkoi "(Animecon: How it all began)" |journal=Anime magazine |issue=13 |pages=pp. 08 ] expanded into a separate event about anime in general. Animecon and Finncon are still held in conjunction, sharing premises but no events; they even hold separate opening ceremonies.The two drew some 5200 visitors in
2004 cite news |url=http://www.turunsanomat.fi/kulttuuri/?ts=1,3:1005:0:0,4:5:0:1:2004-07-14,104:5:237431,1:0:0:0:0:0: |title=Jyväskylän Kesä veti väkeä |date=2004-07-14 |accessdate=2007-09-03 |work=Turun Sanomat |language=Finnish] and 5500 in2006 fact|date=August 2008, peaking at 5000 on Saturday during the three-day event.cite journal |last=Eturautti |first=Kyuu |year=2006 |title=Tervetuloa coniin! "(Welcome to the con!)" |journal=Anime magazine |issue=14 |pages=pp. 40–45 ] After the 2007 conventions, an organizer cited the number of visitors as an estimated 7000. [ [http://www.animecon.fi/?action=arkisto&RYHMA=14 Animecon V home page] . Accessed on 2007-09-03. "Kävijöitä oli erittäin paljon, arvoiden mukaan n. 7000." "(We had an abundance of participants, estimates put their number at around seven thousand.)" ] Animecon II was the first majorcosplay event in Finland, " [http://www.freemagazine.fi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=62 Escapism in Japanese style] " (2006), Tuomas Tiainen, "Free!" magazine. Accessed on 2007-09-03.] and the practice has been noted for its abundance in later ones.History
Event history
References
External links
* [http://www.animecon.fi/ Official site]
* [http://coppermine.aniki.fi/ Animecon picture archive] , incl. cosplay competitions
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