Oni-Con
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Oni-Con is an annual three-day anime convention held during October at the Houston Marriott Westchase in Houston, Texas. The name of the convention comes from, "oni", the Japanese word for "demon/ogre".
Oni-Con is an annual three-day anime convention held during October at the Houston Marriott Westchase in Houston, Texas. The name of the convention comes from, "oni", the Japanese word for "demon/ogre".
Features
The convention typically offers anime rooms, art show and auction, concerts, contests, a dance, a dealer's room, demonstrations, industry guests, LARP, masquerade, panels, video games, and voice actors.
History
The convention was started by members of an Mallets, Etc., a Houston-based Anime Club. Oni-Con 2004 was held at the Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental. The convention in its first year had an expected attendance of 1,200, but ended up with more than 3,000 attending. Oni-Con 2005 was held at the Park Plaza, Reliant Center. In 2006, Oni-Con had a dispute with the Grand Plaza Hotel in Houston. Oni-Cons 2006, 2007 and 2008 were held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Oni-Con 2009 and 2010 was held at the Houston Marriott Westchase. For 2011, Oni-Con moved to Galveston, Texas and was held at the Galveston Island Convention Center. Oni-Con 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention started a fundraiser in July 2020 for voice actor Chris Ayres, who was suffering from serious health issues.
Event history
Event history
References
Other Related News Articles
'It's an experience you can’t really find anywhere else' Galveston County The Daily News, Retrieved 21 November 2021
External links
Oni-Con Website
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