Matsuricon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Matsuricon |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Anime, Manga, Video Games, and popular culture. |
| Venue | Hyatt Regency Columbus Greater Columbus Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2006 |
| Attendance | 4,500 in 2014 |
| Website | http://www.matsuricon.org/ |
Matsuricon is a three-day anime convention held during August in Columbus, Ohio, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus and Greater Columbus Convention Center. The convention is family friendly.
Programming
The convention typically offers an artist alley, cosplay contest, dealers room, formal ball, gaming (arcade, board, video), karaoke, masquerade, and a video contest. The Carolina Manga Library provided the conventions manga library in 2014. Matsuricon's 2014 charity fundraisers raised $13,916 and benefited Pelotonia.
History
In 2012 the convention hosted the Distant Worlds concert, led by Arnie Roth. The concert was followed up with a meet and greet event with composer Nobuo Uematsu for VIP ticket holders. Matsuricon in 2018 shared convention center space with an Ohio GOP dinner that featured as a speaker President Donald Trump. Matsuricon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 20–23, 2006 | Comfort Inn North Columbus, Ohio |
400 | Johnny Yong Bosch, Joanna Estep, Eyeshine, Gakidomo, Michael Gould, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Christy Lijewski, Tristan MacAvery, William Sebree, Patrick Seitz, Mindy Timpone, Harlan Watkins, Mariah Watkins, and Where's the Buffet?. |
| September 7–9, 2007 | Columbus Marriott Northwest Dublin, Ohio |
450 | Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Tristan MacAvery, So Be It, Harlan Watkins, Mariah Watkins, and Where's the Buffet?. |
| August 22–24, 2008 | Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington Worthington, Ohio |
702 | Robert Axelrod, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Tristan MacAvery, Jeremy Mauney, Mindy Timpone, Harlan Watkins, Mariah Watkins, and E. K. Weaver. |
| August 28–30, 2009 | Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington Worthington, Ohio |
850 | Jamal Ard, Robert Axelrod, Juliet Cesario, Trevor Devall, Caitlin Glass, Kyle Hebert, Steve Horton, Chris Hoskins, Brandon Johnson, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Tristan MacAvery, Chris Martin, Kevin McKeever, Tyler Patrick, Mindy Timpone, Xenogenesis, and Stephanie Young. |
| August 13–15, 2010 | Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington Columbus, Ohio |
1,550 | Jamal Ard, David Brehm, Scott Freeman, Hilary Hatch, Kyle Hebert, Chris Hoskins, Brandon Johnson, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Kevin McKeever, Jacob Newell, Brina Palencia, Michael Poe, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Mindy Timpone, Eric Vale, Doug Walker, Julie Wright, and Stephanie Young. |
| August 17–19, 2011 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio |
2,700 | Kevin Bolk, David Brehm, Scott Freeman, Josh Grelle, Jennifer Hale, Clarine Harp, James Hatton, Kyle Hebert, Taliesin Jaffe, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Cherami Leigh, Kevin McKeever, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Brina Palencia, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Eric Stuart, Veronica Taylor, Mindy Timpone, Alexis Tipton, Eric Vale, Doug Walker, and Stephanie Young. |
| August 24–26, 2012 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio |
3,000 | Madison Bartholemew, David Brehm, Chris Cason, Daniel Coglan, Scott Freeman, Todd Haberkorn, James Hatton, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Cherami Leigh, Kevin McKeever, Scott McNeil, Tony Oliver, Brina Palencia, Chris Sabat, Ayu Sakata, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Mindy Timpone, Nobuo Uematsu, Doug Walker, Cathy Weseluck, and Stephanie Young. |
| August 23–25, 2013 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio |
4,400 | Scott Freeman, James Hatton, Kyle Hebert, Chuck Huber, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovel, Lauren Landa, Scott McNeil, Ayu Sakata, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, John Swasey, J. Michael Tatum, David Vincent, Lisle Wilkerson, Travis Willingham, and Stephanie Young. |
| August 22–24, 2014 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio |
4,500 | Kevin Bolk, Johnny Yong Bosch, David Brehm, Christine Marie Cabanos, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Eyeshine, Scott Freeman, Josh Grelle, Darrel Guilbeau, James Hatton, Chuck Huber, Erik Scott Kimerer, Lauren Landa, Scott McNeil, Danielle McRae, Erica Mendez, Matthew Mercer, Trina Nishimura, Professor Shyguy, Ayu Sakata, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, Brad Swaile, Symphonic Anime Orchestra, Sarah Williams, Stephanie Young. |
| August 14–16, 2015 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Greater Columbus Convention Center Crowne Plaza Columbus, Ohio |
5,500 | Kevin Bolk, David Brehm, Jessica Calvello, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Kyle Hebert, Bridget Hoffman, Alex Kolesar, Joe Kovell, Lauren Landa, Cherami Leigh, Scott McNeil, Erica Mendez, Matthew Mercer, Tony Oliver, Jake Paque, Professor Shyguy, Patrick Seitz, Kieran Strange, Karen Strassman, John Swasey, Eric Vale, Cristina Vee, Lisle Wilkerson, and Stephanie Young. |
| August 19–21, 2016 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio |
5,300 | Kevin Bolk, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Richard Epcar, Lydia Mackay, Mike McFarland, Lisa Ortiz, Brina Palencia, Professor Shyguy, Chris Sabat, Tara Sands, Patrick Seitz, Ian Sinclair, Mike Sinterniklaas, Paul St. Peter, Sonny Strait, Kieran Strange, John Swasey, and Eric Vale. |
| August 25–27, 2017 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio |
5,700 | Zach Aguilar, Christine Marie Cabanos, Jennifer Cihi, Robbie Daymond, Sandy Fox, Erika Harlacher, Kyle Hebert, Xanthe Huynh, Kazha, Lauren Landa, Lex Lang, Erica Lindbeck, Julie Maddalena, Kyle McCarley, Erica Mendez, Tony Oliver, and Spike Spencer. |
| August 24-26, 2018 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio |
6,500 | Ray Chase, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Ben Diskin, Todd Haberkorn, Erika Harlacher, Caleb Hyles, Mela Lee, Cherami Leigh, Erica Lindbeck, Kyle McCarley, Tony Oliver, Bryce Papenbrook, Jamieson Price, Professor Shyguy, Kaiji Tang, TeddyLoid, and Kari Wahlgren. |
| August 16-18, 2019 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio |
Kevin Bolk, Justin Briner, Ray Chase, Luci Christian, Robbie Daymond, Quinton Flynn, Caitlin Glass, Josh Grelle, Joel McDonald, Brandon McInnis, Erica Mendez, Jez Roth, Ian Sinclair, John Swasey, J. Michael Tatum, Toshifumi Yoshida, and Ryan Zanfei. |
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