SoDak Con
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SoDak Con is an annual event dedicated to the appreciation of anime
(Japanese animation), manga
(Japanese comics), and other forms of Japanese culture. The event was founded in Rapid City, South Dakota
in January 2009 as the Premiere Anime Convention
of the Black Hills
. The convention programming consists of one main room dedicated to all major events while other smaller rooms host minor events such as fan-run panels and table-top-gaming. The major events consist of cosplay
(costume) competition, anime
music video contest, and an art contest with various prizes to be awarded to the winners. There is also a dealers room where vendors come to offer related merchandise, and an artists alley where artists offer their handcrafted wares and artwork for sale.
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....
(Japanese animation), 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...
(Japanese comics), and other forms of Japanese culture. The event was founded in Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
in January 2009 as the Premiere Anime Convention
Anime convention
An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Commonly, anime conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels...
of the Black Hills
Black Hills
The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as an "island of...
. The convention programming consists of one main room dedicated to all major events while other smaller rooms host minor events such as fan-run panels and table-top-gaming. The major events consist of cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
(costume) competition, 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....
music video contest, and an art contest with various prizes to be awarded to the winners. There is also a dealers room where vendors come to offer related merchandise, and an artists alley where artists offer their handcrafted wares and artwork for sale.
Event history
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Other Related News Articles
- News Article Anime Convention rolls into Rapid City, KOTA Territory News (abc), Retrieved 2011-10-24
- Cosplay Interviews Video Anime Fandom, Rapid City Journal, Retrieved 2011-10-24