Setsucon
Setsucon | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime, Manga, Japanese culture[1][2] |
Venue | Blair County Convention Center |
Location(s) | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2007[3] |
Attendance | Nearly 1,500 in 2014[4] |
Organized by | Penn State Anime Organization (PSAO)[2][5] |
Website | http://www.setsucon.com/ |
Setsucon is an annual two day anime convention held during January at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[3] The convention's name comes from the Japanese word setsu, meaning "snow". It is organized by the Penn State Anime Organization (PSAO).[2][5] The convention is family-friendly.[6]
Programming[]
The convention typically offers anime showings, artist alley, card-game tournaments, dance, dealer's room, Iron Cosplay, manga library, masquerade, panels, tabletop gaming, video gaming, and workshops.[1][5][6][7] The 2008 host auction raised $1,200 and was donated to the United Way. Todd Haberkorn participated in the 2013 host auction, raising $510 for charity.[8] The host auction in 2014 raised nearly $500 for Child's Play.[9][10] Richard Epcar and Stephanie Sheh participated in the 2015 host auction, along with several cosplayers, raising $800 for Child's Play.[11] Setsucon in 2018 had over 130 hours of convention programming.[2] The 2022 charity video game tournaments benefited the National Alliance on Mental Illness.[12]
History[]
Due to financial issues, the convention's first year in 2007 was reduced from three days to one day.[13] In 2008, the convention expanded to two days due to additional funding.[5] In 2010 on Saturday, Setsucon reached its venues capacity limit of 900 people before noon.[14] The artists' alley and dealers' room were expanded in 2014.[1] The dance was shut down early in 2015 because of complaints including poor behavior.[11] In 2017, the convention showed never before seen clips from anime licensor Pied Piper, Inc. of the dub for Skip Beat!.[15] In 2018, the convention moved to the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[2]
Setsucon due to the COVID-19 pandemic was scheduled to move to April for 2021, and would also have Friday programming.[16][17][18] Instead, they held a virtual event in April, and in 2022 returned to January with a three day event.[17][18][19] The 2022 convention had COVID-19 protocols including masking and vaccination/testing requirements.[12]
Event History[]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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January 27, 2007 | Days Inn State College State College, Pennsylvania | 288[20] | |
January 26-27, 2008 | Days Inn State College State College, Pennsylvania | D-Chan, Kyle Hebert, Dave Lister, and Chris "Kilika" Malone.[21] | |
January 17-18, 2009 | Days Inn State College State College, Pennsylvania | About 600[7] | Robert Axelrod, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Yuko "Aido" Ota, Ananth Panagariya, and This Place is Haunted.[22] |
January 16-17, 2010 | Days Inn State College State College, Pennsylvania | M. Alice LeGrow, Chris "Kilika" Malone, and Vic Mignogna.[23] | |
January 29-30, 2011 | Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel State College, Pennsylvania | Todd Haberkorn and Chris "Kilika" Malone.[24] | |
January 28-29, 2012 | Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel State College, Pennsylvania | Antipode, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Kyle Hebert, Uncle Yo, and Greg Wicker.[25] | |
January 26-27, 2013 | Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel State College, Pennsylvania | 1,300[1] | Antipode, Martin Billany, Todd Haberkorn, Cherami Leigh, Dave Lister, Uncle Yo, and DJ Zing.[26] |
January 25-26, 2014 | Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel State College, Pennsylvania | Nearly 1,500[4] | Antipode, Leah Clark, Richard Epcar, Todd Haberkorn, Kambrea Pratt, Thom Pratt, Ellyn Stern, Alexis Tipton, Uncle Yo, Greg Wicker, and DJ Zing.[27] |
January 24-25, 2015 | Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel State College, Pennsylvania | 1,200[11] | Antipode, Richard Epcar, Rusty Gilligan, Stephanie Sheh, Ellyn Stern, Uncle Yo, and DJ Zing.[28] |
January 30-31, 2016 | Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center State College, Pennsylvania | Antipode, Chris Bevins, Natalie Hoover, Rachel Robinson, Uncle Yo, and DJ Zing.[29] | |
January 21-22, 2017 | Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center State College, Pennsylvania | Antipode, Kira Buckland, DJ-R, Ralph "Ralfington" Edward, Erica Lindbeck, Keith Silverstein, and Uncle Yo.[30] | |
January 27-28, 2018 | Blair County Convention Center Altoona, Pennsylvania | Antipode, Leah Clark, Amber Lee Connors, Charles Dunbar, Daman Mills, Micah Solusod, and DJ Zing.[31] | |
January 26-27, 2019 | Blair County Convention Center Altoona, Pennsylvania | Antipode, Charles Dunbar, Brianna Knickerbocker, E. Jason Liebrecht, and Elizabeth Maxwell.[32] | |
January 25-26, 2020 | Blair County Convention Center Altoona, Pennsylvania | Antipode, DJ Awesomus Prime, Charles Dunbar, Kohei Hattori, Billy Kametz, Faye Mata, and TiA.[33] | |
April 10-11, 2021 | Online convention | Antipode, DJ Awesomus Prime, Heroes 4 Hire, Sarah Natochenny, and Lindsay Seidel.[18] | |
January 28-30, 2022 | Blair County Convention Center Altoona, Pennsylvania | Antipode, DJ Awesomus Prime, Charles Dunbar, Heroes 4 Hire, Brittany Lauda, n00neimp0rtant, Otaku Ongaku, Matt Shipman, and ThaGataNegrra.[34] |
Associations[]
Setsucon is a member of the International Otaku Expo Association (I.O.E.A).[35]
Setsucon has sponsored a Costume Contest at Schlow Centre Region Library's BookFestPA event, run during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.[36]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Klose, Jason (January 24, 2014). "Setsucon opens doors to fans of anime". Center Daily Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Hicks, Cherie (January 19, 2018). "Celebrating anime culture: Convention outgrows State College and moves to Altoona this year". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b Cowan, Laramie (26 January 2019). "Annual anime convention returns to Blair County". WJAC. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ a b Hansberry, Cate (January 26, 2014). "Anime fans gather at Penn Stater for Setsucon". Center Daily Times. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Burnham, Caitlin (January 28, 2008). "Fans tap into animated identities". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Drumm, Amanda (January 17, 2020). "Anime abounds". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b Bickel, Chris (January 15, 2010). "Anime convention visits State College". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Beatty, Lily (January 28, 2013). "Anime lovers unite at convention at Penn Stater". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Faraji, YaaAsantewaa (January 29, 2014). "Penn State-made Anime Convention 'Setsucon' grows in size". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Aamesh, Waiss David (January 23, 2015). "Anime, cosplayers on display this weekend at the ninth Setsucon convention". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ a b c Aamesh, Waiss David (January 26, 2015). "More than 1,200 turn out for Setsucon at Penn State". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b Pollock, Hannah (January 29, 2022). "Anime paradise: Setsucon returns to Blair County Convention Center". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Setsucon changes to a one-day event". AnimeCons.com. November 12, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Bickel, Chris (January 19, 2010). "PSAO anime event draws large crowds" (PDF). The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Ferreira, Samantha (February 26, 2017). "Pied Piper Releases Three New Skip Beat Dub Teasers Delays Release To June". Anime Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Setsucon 2021 - Celebrating Anime in Altoona This April". Anime News Network. September 24, 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b Hazra, Adriana (January 24, 2021). "Setsucon Cancels In-person Event, Switches to Virtual Event in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Setsucon 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ Davidson, Danica (9 April 2021). "Setsucon Is Going Virtual This Weekend -- And It's Free!". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Setsucon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Setsucon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Setsucon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Setsucon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Setsucon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Setsucon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Setsucon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "Setsucon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Setsucon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Setsucon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Setsucon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Setsucon 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Setsucon 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Setsucon 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Setsucon 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Member Expo List". International Otaku Expo Association. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Setsucon Teams Up with Schlow Library for the 2021 BookFestPA Costume Contest". Anime News Network. June 22, 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
Other Related News Articles[]
- Anime enthusiasts gather Setsucon convention wraps up today Altoona Mirror, Retrieved 17 February 2018
- 'Setsucon' anime convention brings Japanese culture to Central PA WJAC, Retrieved 4 February 2020
- Anime convention coming to Altoona this weekend WJAC, Retrieved 23 January 2021
External links[]
- Anime conventions in the United States
- Recurring events established in 2007
- 2007 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Annual events in Pennsylvania
- Festivals in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania culture
- Tourist attractions in Blair County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University
- Conventions in Pennsylvania