Ushicon

Ushicon is an annual three day anime convention held during February at the Courtyard by Marriott Austin Pflugerville and Pflugerville Conference Center in Pflugerville, Texas. The convention resumed operation in 2011 as an 18-and-older event. It was originally held in Austin, Texas, from 2002 to 2006 until ceasing operations due to changes in anime fandom and facility issues.

Ushicon
Status	Active
Genre	Anime
Venue	Courtyard by Marriott Austin Pflugerville and Pflugerville Conference Center
Location(s)	Pflugerville, Texas
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2002
Attendance	2,200 in 2004
Website	http://www.ushicon.com/

History

Ushicon did not return after 2006 due to issues with convention facilities in Austin not being able to handle 2,500-5,000 attendees and changes in the fandom that did not match with the goals of Ushicon.[1] In 2007 an free "Block Party" was held to celebrate the American release of Princess Tutu with support from ADV Films. The event featured cast members from the American and Japanese releases, along with the series creator.[2][3] In 2010, Chibi Ushicon was the convention's first 18 & older convention, with Ushicon returning as a full 18 & older convention in 2011.

Event history 2002-2006

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
February 1–3, 2002	Sheraton Four Points[4] Austin, Texas	800	Arik Renee Avila, Jessica Calvello, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Dementia7 Studios, Jason Douglas, Tiffany Grant, and Brett Weaver.[5]
January 31 – February 2, 2003	Austin Marriott at the Capitol Austin, Texas	1,290	Arik Renee Avila, Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, Vic Mignogna, Stephanie Nadolny, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[6]
January 30 – February 1, 2004	Austin Marriott at the Capitol Austin, Texas	2,200	Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Johnny Yong Bosch, Robert DeJesus, Tiffany Grant, Shimpei Itoh, Kumiko Kato, Koda Kumi, Mike McFarland, Mio Odagi, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[7][8]
January 21–23, 2005	Renaissance Austin Austin, Texas		Steve Bennett, Brian Clevinger, Justin Cook, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, You Higuri, Ikuko Itoh, Yukon Makoto, Vic Mignogna, Hitoshi Okuda, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[9]
January 27–29, 2006	Austin Marriott at the Capitol Austin, Texas		Keitaro Arima, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Steve Bennett, Rivkah Greulich, Ikuko Itoh, Yuri Lowenthal, Carrie Savage, and Doug Smith.[10]

Ushiko's Anime Block Party 2007

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
January 26–28, 2007	La Quinta Inn & Suites Austin Southwest at Mopac Austin, Texas		Jessica Boone, Luci Christian, Ikuko Itoh, Nanae Kato, Chris Patton, and Naoki Yanagi.[11]

Chibi Ushicon 2010

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
January 29–31, 2010[12]	Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Round Rock, Texas

Event history 2011-

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
February 4–6, 2011	Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Pam Dougherty and Micah Solusod.[13]
February 3–5, 2012	Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Cherami Leigh, Junichi Sato, and Spike Spencer.[14][15]
February 8–10, 2013	Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Robert Axelrod and Alexis Tipton.[16]
February 7-9, 2014	Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Terri Doty and Josh Grelle.[17]
February 6-8, 2015	Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Chuck Huber[18]
February 5-7, 2016	Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Caitlynn French and Natalie Hoover.[19]
February 17-19, 2017	Wingate by Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Dawn M. Bennett, Morgan Berry, and Wataru Yoshizumi.[20]
February 16-18, 2018	Wingate by Wyndham Round Rock Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Daman Mills and Alejandro Saab.[21]
February 15-17, 2019	Wingate by Wyndham Round Rock Hotel & Conference Center Round Rock, Texas		Jay Hickman, Ikuko Itoh, Junichi Sato[22], and Yasuno Sato.[23]
February 7-9, 2020	Courtyard by Marriott Austin Pflugerville and Pflugerville Conference Center Pflugerville, Texas		Bryson Baugus, Ogawa Burukku, and Brett Weaver.[24]

References

1. "Ushicon 2006 End". Ushicon. Archived from the original on February 20, 2006. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
2. "Ushiko's Anime Block Party". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
3. "Princess Tutu Block Party in Austin". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
4. "A new Anime Convention for Texas". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
5. "Ushicon 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
6. "Ushicon 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
7. "Sailor Scout and the Chaperone". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
8. "Ushicon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
9. "Ushicon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
10. "Ushicon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
11. "Ushiko's Anime Block Party 2007". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
12. "Chibi Ushicon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
13. "Ushicon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
14. "Ushicon to Host Aria Director Junichi Sato in Texas". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
15. "Ushicon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
16. "Ushicon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
17. "Ushicon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
18. "Ushicon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
19. "Ushicon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
20. "Ushicon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
21. "Ushicon 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
22. "Ushicon 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
23. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 23, 2018). "Ushicon in Texas Hosts Princess Tutu, Magic User's Club Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
24. "Ushicon 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.

External links

• Ushicon official website