The Anime Blog – We Go Beyond Anime!

Even though December 2008 and January 2009 are typically cold months in the United States, there are still plenty of Anime Conventions to warm your spirits throughout the world! Anime cons in the US include Kajonk-A-Con in Knoxville, Tennessee; UppCon in Uppsala, Sweden; Anime South in Destin, Florida and many more!

December 5 – 7, 2008

Kajonk-A-Con – Knoxville, Tennessee (USA)

YuleCon – Fort Worth, Texas (USA)

December 13 – 14, 2008

UmiCon – Hillcrest, KZN South Africa

December 14, 2008

Toronto AnimeCon – Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

December 19 – 21, 2008

Oni-Con 2008 – Houston, Texas (USA)

December 29 – 30, 2008

Comic Market – Tokyo, Japan

(Primarily a Comics Convention)

December 31, 2008

First Night Boston – Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

December 31, 2008 – January 1, 2009

MEW Convention – Vancouver, Washington (USA)

January 2 – 4, 2009

Anime Los Angeles – Los Angeles, California (USA)

Anime South – Destin, Florida (USA)

January 9 – 11, 2009

Anime Addicts Convention – Memphis, Tennessee (USA)

(Re-Scheduled for 2/27/2009 – 3/1/2009)

Sac-Anime – Sacramento, California (USA)

January 10-11, 2009 – NEWLY ADDED!

Pokettokon – East Peoria, IL (USA)

January 16 – 18, 2009

UppCon – Uppsala, Sweden (Site language is Swedish)

January 16 – 19, 2009

Arisia – Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

(Science Fiction Convention)

January 17 – 18, 2009

Setsucon – State College, Pennsylvania (USA)

January 18, 2009

SoDak Con – Rapid City, South Dakota (USA)

January 23 – 25, 2009

Genericon – Troy, New York (USA)

Phoenix Comicon – Mesa, Arizona (USA)

(Primarily a Comics Convention)

January 30 – February 1, 2009

Ohayocon – Columbus, Ohio (USA)

January 31 – February 1, 2009

WAI-Con – Perth, Western Australia (Australia)

If any of you plan to attend the cons, let us know what you’d most excited about. When you get back, feel free to send us a con report!