Spring 2021 Convention Schedule

from Genki Life Magazine 43 - Spring 2021

Danganronpa: Guilt, Propaganda, Asociality, and Despair in Anime

Anime ScheduleEditor’s Notes Spring 2021 Continued

There’s finally light at the end of the tunnel from all this lockdown business. I already know a handful people who received the vaccine. That’s a good thing. Hopefully I’ll get my turn soon. Couldn’t be soon enough so I PSA: Updated as of March 19, 2021. Schedules subject to change. Please check the convention’s website for up-to-date news and information.could start going out and doing things again… anime conventions! I’ve finally gotten a chance to start playing video games on my Nintendo Switch WonderCon: SacAnime: Spring Lib-Con I’ve ordering that arrived at the end of the last magazine deadline. Before this, I Niconico Chokaigi Anaheim Comic-Con Anime Pop Culture barely though about buying one, but changed my mind due to the major shift in Virtual Con Virtual Con March 26–27 Anaheim Convention Center April 2–4 Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA www.sacanime.com April 22–24 Abilene Public Library Abilene, TX the video game industry. On one side, you have Sony ironically alienating Japanese game developers due their convoluted censorship policies. On the other, Microsoft April 24–1 Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan chokaigi.jp Anaheim, CA www.comic-con.org/wca Nadeshicon Virtual Con March 27–28 Setsucon Virtual Con April 10–11 Blair County Convention Center Altoona, PA abilenetx.gov/264/Lib-Con Anime St. Louis Anime April 23–25 St. Charles Convention Center going a video game developer buying spree… starting with Bethesda Softworks LLC. The Japanese role-playing games that I play are those developers alienated by Sony, but welcomed by Nintendo. The first game I bought for the Switch is Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue (Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm) which is not available in the West on the Playstation 4. Personally, I’ll continue to support those developers who Castle Point Anime Convention Virtual Con May 1–2 Meadowlands Exposition Center / Staff Québec City Convention Centre Québec City, Québec, Canada www.nadeshicon.ca AnimeJapan Virtual Con March 27–30 setsucon.com Supanova Pop Culture Expo: Gold Coast Pop Culture April 17–18 Gold Coast Convention Centre are fighting against censorship of creative freedom. - Ed Gomez Graphic Designer, Publisher & Editor St. Charles, MO animestl.net Oz-Con Gaming April 23–25 West Plains Civic Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, NJ www.castlepointanime.com SwampCon Virtual Con May 1–2 Publisher & Editor Ed Gomez Graphic Design & Layout Ed Gomez Christopher Nunnery Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo, Japan www.anime-japan.jp Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia www.supanova.com.au/events/ gold-coast-2021/about/ West Plains, MO www.oz-con.com J. Wayne Reitz Union at University of Florida Gainesville, FL Graphics Production Manager Anime Detour Virtual Con April 2–3 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN www.animedetour.com Wellington Armageddon Pop Culture April 17–18 Sky Stadium Wellington, New Zealand www.armageddonexpo.com Concinnity / Kappa Kon Virtual Con April 24–24 Milwaukee School of Engineering Cudahy Student Center Milwaukee, WI concinnitycon.weebly.com swampcon.org AniMinneapolis Anime May 7–9 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN animinneapolis.com John Thompson Digital Media Specialist Derek Boleware, Jr. Staff Writers Derek Boleware, Jr. HaXXspetten Mobile Bay Anime Festival Anime ParkReqZero011 Anime Anime April 24–24 May 15–15 Daphne Civic Center Canton High School, Canton, MI Daphne, AL mobilebayanimefest.com/ animeparkconstaff.wixsite.com/ animepark Our staff is comprised of volunteer fans. We’re always looking for Kanma’s HaruCon Kogaracon contributors to this magazine in the fields of writing, reporting, reviewing, GLM masot by Jennifer Tourtilloitt Anime April 24–25 Jugendkulturzentrum Virtual Con May 15–15 Middlesex County College photography and graphic design. If you would like to contribute to this magazine, please e-mail me at: glm@studioartmix.comKlagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria Edison, NJor on Facebook: www.harucon.at kogaracon.com www.facebook.com/GenkiLifeMag

Anime ScheduleEditor’s Notes Spring 2021 Continued

There’s finally light at the end of the tunnel from all this lockdown business. I already know a handful people who received the vaccine. That’s a good thing. Hopefully I’ll get my turn soon. Couldn’t be soon enough so I PSA: Updated as of March 19, 2021. Schedules subject to change. Please check the convention’s website for up-to-date news and information.could start going out and doing things again… anime conventions! I’ve finally gotten a chance to start playing video games on my Nintendo Switch WonderCon: SacAnime: Spring Lib-Con I’ve ordering that arrived at the end of the last magazine deadline. Before this, I Niconico Chokaigi Anaheim Comic-Con Anime Pop Culture barely though about buying one, but changed my mind due to the major shift in Virtual Con Virtual Con March 26–27 Anaheim Convention Center April 2–4 Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA www.sacanime.com April 22–24 Abilene Public Library Abilene, TX the video game industry. On one side, you have Sony ironically alienating Japanese game developers due their convoluted censorship policies. On the other, Microsoft April 24–1 Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan chokaigi.jp Anaheim, CA www.comic-con.org/wca Nadeshicon Virtual Con March 27–28 Setsucon Virtual Con April 10–11 Blair County Convention Center Altoona, PA abilenetx.gov/264/Lib-Con Anime St. Louis Anime April 23–25 St. Charles Convention Center going a video game developer buying spree… starting with Bethesda Softworks LLC. The Japanese role-playing games that I play are those developers alienated by Sony, buy welcomed by Nintendo. The first game I bought for the Switch is Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue (Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm) which is not available in the West on the Playstation 4. Personally, I’ll continue to support those developers who Castle Point Anime Convention Virtual Con May 1–2 Meadowlands Exposition Center / Staff Québec City Convention Centre Québec City, Québec, Canada www.nadeshicon.ca AnimeJapan Virtual Con March 27–30 setsucon.com Supanova Pop Culture Expo: Gold Coast Pop Culture April 17–18 Gold Coast Convention Centre are fighting against censorship of creative freedom. - Ed Gomez Graphic Designer, Publisher & Editor St. Charles, MO animestl.net Oz-Con Gaming April 23–25 West Plains Civic Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, NJ www.castlepointanime.com SwampCon Virtual Con May 1–2 Publisher & Editor Ed Gomez Graphic Design & Layout Ed Gomez Christopher Nunnery Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo, Japan www.anime-japan.jp Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia www.supanova.com.au/events/ gold-coast-2021/about/ West Plains, MO www.oz-con.com J. Wayne Reitz Union at University of Florida Gainesville, FL Graphics Production Manager Anime Detour Virtual Con April 2–3 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN www.animedetour.com Wellington Armageddon Pop Culture April 17–18 Sky Stadium Wellington, New Zealand www.armageddonexpo.com Concinnity / Kappa Kon Virtual Con April 24–24 Milwaukee School of Engineering Cudahy Student Center Milwaukee, WI concinnitycon.weebly.com swampcon.org AniMinneapolis Anime May 7–9 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN animinneapolis.com John Thompson Digital Media Specialist Derek Boleware, Jr. Staff Writers Derek Boleware, Jr. HaXXspetten Mobile Bay Anime Festival Anime ParkReqZero011 Anime Anime April 24–24 May 15–15 Daphne Civic Center Canton High School, Canton, MI Daphne, AL mobilebayanimefest.com/ animeparkconstaff.wixsite.com/ animepark Our staff is comprised of volunteer fans. We’re always looking for Kanma’s HaruCon Kogaracon contributors to this magazine in the fields of writing, reporting, reviewing, GLM masot by Jennifer Tourtilloitt Anime April 24–25 Jugendkulturzentrum Virtual Con May 15–15 Middlesex County College photography and graphic design. If you would like to contribute to this magazine, please e-mail me at: glm@studioartmix.comKlagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria Edison, NJor on Facebook: www.harucon.at kogaracon.com www.facebook.com/GenkiLifeMag

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PSA: Updated as of March 19, 2021. Schedules subject to change. Please check the convention’s website for up-to-date news and information.

Summer Geek IberAnime Lx

Festival Anime Gaming May 15–16 June 20–21 Feira Internacional de Lisboa Lotto Mons Expo, Mons, Belgium Lisboa, Portugal www.summergeekfestival.be www.iberanime.com/

PortConMaine Bak-Anime

Anime Anime June 24–27 May 22–23 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kern County Fairgrounds Portland Bakersfield, CA South Portland, ME www.bak-anime.com portconmaine.com Supanova Pop Culture

Anime Festival Orlando Expo: Melbourne

Anime Pop Culture June 25–27 May 22–23 Wyndham Orlando Resort Melbourne Showgrounds International Drive Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Orlando, FL www.supanova.com.au animefestivalorlando.com Animazement Anime Oasis Anime Anime May 28–30 June 25–27 Raleigh Convention Center The Grove Hotel / CenturyLink Raleigh, NC Arena Boise / Boise Centre animazement.com Boise, ID www.animeoasis.org

Cosplay America

Cosplay June 25–27 Embassy Suites, Cary, NC www.cosplayamerica.com

FanExpo Vancouver

Pop Culture June 25–27, Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, BC, Canada fanexpohq.com/fanexpovancouver

FanimeCon

Virtual Con May 28–31 San Jose McEnery Convention Center JAFAX: Japanese San Jose, CA www.fanime.com

Animation, Film and Art eXpo

Anime Gamex June 25–27 Gaming Amway Grand Plaza Hotel / May 28–31 DeVos Place Hilton Los Angeles Airport Grand Rapids, MI Los Angeles, CA www.jafax.org www.strategicon.net/ Animaga Expo: Adelaide Anime June 26–27 Showgrounds Adelaide, South Australia, Australia animaga.com.au Christchurch Armageddon Science Fiction May 29–30 Horncastle Arena Christchurch, New Zealand www.armageddonexpo.com Otaku Summit Fandom PDX Anime Anime May 29–30 June 26–27 Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel Bunka Kaikan Buildng Portland, OR Ikebukoro, Tōkyō, Japan fandompdx.com/ otaku-summit.jp

Oz Comic-Con: Adelaide

Comic June 26–27 Adelaide Showground Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ozcomiccon.com

Actors Voice Over Expo

Other July 2 Pasadena Convention Center Pasadena, CA www.avoxla.com

Anime Midwest Dream Con

Anime Anime July 2–4 June 4–6 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Waco Convention Center Rosemont, IL Waco, TX www.animemidwest.com www.dreamconvention.com/

London Anime & Gaming Con Liverpool Anime & Gaming

Anime Con July 2–4 Anime London Metropolitan University June 5–6 The Rocket Complex, London, Adelphi Hotel United Kindom Liverpool, United Kindom summer.londonanimecon.com www.liverpoolanimecon.com

Pyrkon: Fan Convention AnimeCon

Pop Culture Anime July 2–4 June 11–13 Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie Theater Hotel Almelo Poznań, Poland Rotterdam, Netherlands pyrkon.pl www.animecon.nl/

Anime Expo AnimeNEXT

Virtual Con Anime July 3–4 June 11–13 Los Angeles Convention Center Atlantic City Convention Center Los Angeles, CA Atlantic City, NJ www.anime-expo.org www.animenext.org

Oz Comic-Con: Melbourne OMG!con

Comic Anime July 3–4 June 11–13 Melbourne Convention and Owensboro Convention Center Exhibition Centre Owensboro, KY Melbourne, Victoria, Australia omgcon.com ozcomiccon.com/

Ronin-Expo

Anime Matsuri Anime Anime June 12 July 8–11 Japanese American Cultural & George R. Brown Convention Center Community Center Houston, TX Los Angeles, CA 2020.animematsuri.com www.ronin-expo.org

Anime Messe Berlin Cosplacon

Anime Cosplay July 9–11 June 17–20 Filmpark Babelsberg Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Potsdam, Germany Center, Jefferson City, MO www.animemesse.de cosplacon-mo.squarespace.com/

Indy PopCon Pop Culture July 9–11 Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN Desucon Virtual Con June 18–20 Lahden Sibeliustalo, Lahti, Finland desucon.fi indypopcon.com Anime Ohio Anime Kameha Con June 19 Anime Sharonville Convention Center July 9–11 Cincinnati, OH Delta Hotels Dallas Allen animeohio.com Dallas, TX www.kamehacon.com Convention Geek

Unchained

Montreal Comiccon Comic Comic June 19–20 July 9–11 Parc Expo de Mulhouse Palais des congrès de Montréal Mulhouse, France Montreal, Québec, Canada convention.geekunchained.fr www.montrealcomiccon.com Supanova Comic-Con & Tokyo in Tulsa Anime July 9–11, Cox Business Center Tulsa, OK tokyointulsa.com Gaming Expo: Sydney Comic June 19–20 Sydney Showground Olympic Park Sydney, New South Wales, Australia www.supanova.com.au/events/ Hazard Con gold-coast-2021/about/ Virtual Con Wie.MAI.KAI July 10 Anime Ambassador Banquet and June 19–20 Conference Center Stadthalle Flörsheim Erie, PA Flörsheim am Main, Germany hazardcon.org www.wiemaikai.de

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