Ushicon

Ushicon is an annual three day anime convention held during February at the Courtyard by Marriott Austin Pflugerville and Pflugerville Conference Center in Pflugerville, Texas. The convention resumed operation in 2011 as an 18-and-older event. It was originally held in Austin, Texas, from 2002 to 2006 until ceasing operations due to changes in anime fandom and facility issues.

Ushicon
StatusActive
GenreAnime
VenueCourtyard by Marriott Austin Pflugerville and Pflugerville Conference Center
Location(s)Pflugerville, Texas
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2002
Attendance2,200 in 2004
Websitehttp://www.ushicon.com/

History

Ushicon did not return after 2006 due to issues with convention facilities in Austin not being able to handle 2,500-5,000 attendees and changes in the fandom that did not match with the goals of Ushicon.[1] In 2007 an free "Block Party" was held to celebrate the American release of Princess Tutu with support from ADV Films. The event featured cast members from the American and Japanese releases, along with the series creator.[2][3] In 2010, Chibi Ushicon was the convention's first 18 & older convention, with Ushicon returning as a full 18 & older convention in 2011.

Event history 2002-2006
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
February 1–3, 2002 Sheraton Four Points[4]
Austin, Texas		800Arik Renee Avila, Jessica Calvello, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Dementia7 Studios, Jason Douglas, Tiffany Grant, and Brett Weaver.[5]
January 31 – February 2, 2003 Austin Marriott at the Capitol
Austin, Texas		1,290Arik Renee Avila, Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Vic Mignogna, Stephanie Nadolny, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[6]
January 30 – February 1, 2004 Austin Marriott at the Capitol
Austin, Texas		2,200Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Johnny Yong Bosch, Robert DeJesus, Tiffany Grant, Shimpei Itoh, Kumiko Kato, Koda Kumi, Mike McFarland, Mio Odagi, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[7][8]
January 21–23, 2005 Renaissance Austin
Austin, Texas		Steve Bennett, Brian Clevinger, Justin Cook, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, You Higuri, Ikuko Itoh, Yukon Makoto, Vic Mignogna, Hitoshi Okuda, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[9]
January 27–29, 2006 Austin Marriott at the Capitol
Austin, Texas		Keitaro Arima, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Steve Bennett, Rivkah Greulich, Ikuko Itoh, Yuri Lowenthal, Carrie Savage, and Doug Smith.[10]

Ushiko's Anime Block Party 2007
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
January 26–28, 2007 La Quinta Inn & Suites Austin Southwest at Mopac
Austin, Texas		Jessica Boone, Luci Christian, Ikuko Itoh, Nanae Kato, Chris Patton, and Naoki Yanagi.[11]

Chibi Ushicon 2010
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
January 29–31, 2010[12] Country Inn & Suites By Carlson
Round Rock, Texas

Event history 2011-
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
February 4–6, 2011 Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Pam Dougherty and Micah Solusod.[13]
February 3–5, 2012 Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Cherami Leigh, Junichi Sato, and Spike Spencer.[14][15]
February 8–10, 2013 Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Robert Axelrod and Alexis Tipton.[16]
February 7–9, 2014 Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Terri Doty and Josh Grelle.[17]
February 6–8, 2015 Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Chuck Huber[18]
February 5–7, 2016 Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Caitlynn French and Natalie Hoover.[19]
February 17–19, 2017 Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Dawn M. Bennett, Morgan Berry, and Wataru Yoshizumi.[20]
February 16–18, 2018 Wingate by Wyndham Round Rock Hotel
& Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Daman Mills and Alejandro Saab.[21]
February 15–17, 2019 Wingate by Wyndham Round Rock Hotel
& Conference Center
Round Rock, Texas		Jay Hickman, Ikuko Itoh, Junichi Sato,[22] and Yasuno Sato.[23]
February 7–9, 2020 Courtyard by Marriott Austin Pflugerville
and Pflugerville Conference Center
Pflugerville, Texas		Bryson Baugus, Ogawa Burukku, and Brett Weaver.[24]

References
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  24. "Ushicon 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.


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