UppCon
Encyclopedia
UppCon is a Swedish anime
and manga
convention held annually in Uppsala
. The event, which is arranged by the non-profit association Uppsalakai, is the largest event of its type in the Nordic countries.
The first of the conventions was held in 2002, at the vintage cinema Slottsbiografen. Over the years the event has grown and in 2009 it had more than 3,000 attendants.
The convention usually lasts for three days, from Friday to Sunday, where people with similar interests meet up to watch anime
, compete in cosplay
-contests and play videogames.
Many organizations also put up tables to display products they have for sale. They sell imported goods from Japan
, such as manga
, anime
, figures, dolls, clothes and candy such as Pocky
.
The 2011 UppCon, the eleventh since the start, occurred on June 3-5, 2011.
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....
and 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...
convention held annually in Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
. The event, which is arranged by the non-profit association Uppsalakai, is the largest event of its type in the Nordic countries.
The first of the conventions was held in 2002, at the vintage cinema Slottsbiografen. Over the years the event has grown and in 2009 it had more than 3,000 attendants.
The convention usually lasts for three days, from Friday to Sunday, where people with similar interests meet up to watch 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....
, compete in 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...
-contests and play videogames.
Many organizations also put up tables to display products they have for sale. They sell imported goods from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, such as 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...
, 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....
, figures, dolls, clothes and candy such as Pocky
Pocky
is a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan.-History:Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word for the sound Pocky makes when bitten, pokkin . The original was followed by...
.
The 2011 UppCon, the eleventh since the start, occurred on June 3-5, 2011.
Event history
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