Katsucon
Encyclopedia
Katsucon is a fan convention
for anime
, manga
and Japanese culture enthusiasts. It is an annual three-day event held in or around Washington D.C.. Katsucon is traditionally held in February over Presidents Day weekend.
Katsucon began in 1995 in the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia
. Katsucon enjoyed steady growth for its first three years until breaking the 1,000 attendee mark and outgrowing the HIEC in 1997. In 1998, Katsucon moved operations to Washington, D.C. area and, for one year, was held in the Radisson Mark Center.
From 1999 until 2001, Katsucon was held in the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Crystal City, Virginia
. In 2002, Katsucon left Virginia for the first time was held at the Marriott in Baltimore. In 2003 and 2004 Katsucon returned to Crystal City (Arlington), Virginia. For 2005, Katsucon moved up the street and was held at two adjoining hotels: The Crystal City Marriott and Sheraton. From 2006 through 2008, the convention moved to the Omni Shoreham Hotel
, located in Washington D.C. The convention returned to the Hyatt Regency Crystal City for 2009, and was held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor in 2010.
Fan convention
A fan convention, or con , is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and...
for anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and Japanese culture enthusiasts. It is an annual three-day event held in or around Washington D.C.. Katsucon is traditionally held in February over Presidents Day weekend.
History
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
. Katsucon enjoyed steady growth for its first three years until breaking the 1,000 attendee mark and outgrowing the HIEC in 1997. In 1998, Katsucon moved operations to Washington, D.C. area and, for one year, was held in the Radisson Mark Center.
From 1999 until 2001, Katsucon was held in the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Crystal City, Virginia
Crystal City, Virginia
Crystal City is an urban neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, south of downtown Washington, D.C.. Its residents can live, shop, and work without going outside, due to its extensive integration of office buildings and residential high-rise buildings using...
. In 2002, Katsucon left Virginia for the first time was held at the Marriott in Baltimore. In 2003 and 2004 Katsucon returned to Crystal City (Arlington), Virginia. For 2005, Katsucon moved up the street and was held at two adjoining hotels: The Crystal City Marriott and Sheraton. From 2006 through 2008, the convention moved to the Omni Shoreham Hotel
Omni Shoreham Hotel
The Shoreham Hotel is a hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C., owned by Omni Hotels. It is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street...
, located in Washington D.C. The convention returned to the Hyatt Regency Crystal City for 2009, and was held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor in 2010.
Event history
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