Anime NebrasKon
StatusActive
GenreAnime, popular culture[1]
VenueMid-America Center
Location(s)Council Bluffs, Iowa
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2004
Organized byNebraska Japanese Animation Society[2]
Websiteanimenebraskon.com

Anime NebrasKon is an annual three-day anime convention held during October at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It is organized by the Nebraska Japanese Animation Society.[2]

Programming

The convention typically offers an artist's alley, anime idol, anime music video contest, cosplay contests, cosplay masquerade, dance/rave, dating auction, dealer's room, game room (video, tournaments, tabletop), formal ball, human chess, panels, and talent shows.[2][3][4][5] The convention raised $2,600 for Big Brothers Big Sisters during the 2012 charity auction.[6] Charity auctions prior to 2012 raised around $1,000 which was donated to Make-a-Wish and Open Door Mission. The convention's charity events in 2015 benefited the National Alliance on Mental Illness and raised around $7,500.[7] Basset and Beagle Rescue of the Heartland was 2018's charity.[8] The conventions charity events in 2022 benefited The Trevor Project.[9]

History

Anime NebrasKon was founded by the members of University of Nebraska-Lincoln's anime club (Otaku Jinrui) in 2004 as an fund-raising project and had 300 attendees at the first convention.[3][10][11] Due to the conventions growth, in 2009 it moved to the Holiday Inn Omaha Convention Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and added 24-hour programming.[3] Weddings have been held at the convention in both 2010 and 2011.[5] The dealers room was expanded in 2012 because of renovations at the Ramada.[12] An attendee on the way to the convention in 2012 was briefly detained by police after entering a bank wearing cosplay from the series Resident Evil.[13] For 2016, the convention moved to La Vista in order to accommodate growth.[14] Anime NebrasKon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
October 9, 2004 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska[17]		300[3]
November 4–6, 2005 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska		500
(est)[11]		Matt Burke, Tiffany Grant, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Shannon Townsend.[18]
November 17–19, 2006 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska		Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, Jan Scott-Frazier, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[19]
November 16–18, 2007 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska		Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[20]
November 14–16, 2008 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska		Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, James Hatton, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, and Kira Vincent-Davis.[21]
November 6–8, 2009 Holiday Inn Omaha Convention Center
(Coco Key Water Resort)[22]
Omaha, Nebraska		1,470[23]Buranden, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[23]
November 5–7, 2010 Holiday Inn Omaha Convention Center
(Coco Key Water Resort)[2]
Omaha, Nebraska		2,100[5]Tiffany Grant, Jerry Jewell, Keith Silverstein, Richard Townsend, and Eric Vale.[24]
November 4–6, 2011 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center
(CoCo Key Water Resort) (Formerly the Holiday Inn)[25]
Omaha, Nebraska		David Brehm, Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Christopher Sabat, Keith Silverstein, and Stephanie Young.[26]
November 2–4, 2012 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center
Omaha, Nebraska		Steve Blum, David Brehm, Richard Epcar, Kyle Hebert, Keith Silverstein, John Swasey, and Stephanie Young.[27]
November 1–3, 2013 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center
Omaha, Nebraska		Dante Basco, Richard Epcar, Fredd Gorham, Wendy Powell, Keith Silverstein, April Stewart, and Alexis Tipton.[28]
October 31 - November 2, 2014 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center
Omaha, Nebraska		Robert Axelrod, David Brehm, Chris Cason, Richard Epcar, Fredd Gorham, Kyle Hebert, Erica Mendez, Eric Stuart, Alexis Tipton, Cristina Vee, and Stephanie Young.[29]
November 6–8, 2015 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center
Omaha, Nebraska		Amber Lee Connors, Fredd Gorham, Kyle Hebert, Amanda C. Miller, Chii Sakurabi, Keith Silverstein, Karen Strassman, Cristina Vee, and Doug Walker.[30]
November 4–6, 2016 La Vista Conference Center
La Vista, Nebraska		6,530Colleen Clinkenbeard, Aaron Dismuke, Caitlin Glass, Fredd Gorham, Todd Haberkorn, Cassandra Lee Morris, Kirby Morrow, Chii Sakurabi, Jad Saxton, Keith Silverstein, Sonny Strait, and Alexis Tipton.[31]
November 10–12, 2017 Hotel RL Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska		Barbara Dunkelman, Kara Eberle, Katelyn Gault, Todd Haberkorn, Lindsay Jones, Erica Lindbeck, Elizabeth Maxwell, Kyle McCarley, Keith Silverstein, and Arryn Zech.[32]
November 2–4, 2018 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center
Omaha, Nebraska		6,000 (est.)[33]Clifford Chapin, Aaron Dismuke, Chris Guerrero, Kyle Hebert, E. Jason Liebrecht, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Erica Mendez, Vic Mignogna, Tony Oliver, Ryter Rong, Cristina Vee, and David Vincent.[34]
November 1–3, 2019 Ramada Plaza Omaha Hotel & Convention Center
Omaha, Nebraska		Almost 7,000[9]Leah Clark, Jerry Jewell, Brittney Karbowski, Lauren Landa, Erica Lindbeck, Joel McDonald, Xander Mobus, Ian Sinclair, Eric Vale, and Sarah Anne Williams.[35]
October 22–24, 2021 Mid-America Center
Council Bluffs, Iowa		SungWon Cho, Kara Edwards, Fredd Gorham, Chris Hackney, Billy Kametz, Lisa Ortiz, Keith Silverstein, and Abby Trott.[36]
October 21–23, 2022 Mid-America Center
Council Bluffs, Iowa		Kimberly Anne Campbell, Amber Lee Connors, Amanda Gish, Kellen Goff, Joel McDonald, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Daman Mills, Max Mittelman, Xander Mobus, Ciarán Strange, Kit Strange, and Strangecat Cosplay.[37]
October 20-22, 2023 Mid-America Center
Council Bluffs, Iowa		Bryn Apprill, Katelyn Barr, Griffin Burns, Bill Butts, Khoi Dao, Lucien Dodge, Chris Hackney, Erica Lindbeck, Kristen McGuire, Risa Mei, Erica Mendez, Alejandro Saab, Lindsay Seidel, Keith Silverstein, Laura Stahl, and Ciarán Strange.[38]

NebKon Abridged

Anime NebrasKon held a one-day event on July 9, 2022, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Omaha Downtown in Omaha, Nebraska named NebKon Abridged.[39]

Mascot

Anime NebrasKon's mascot is the Husker Ninja.[4]

References

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