SoDak Con formerly called SoDak Anime Convention, was an annual three-day anime convention held during May/June at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota.[2] The name of the convention comes from the state that the convention is located in, South Dakota.[3]
| SoDak Con | |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Anime, Japanese popular culture[1] |
| Venue | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center |
| Location(s) | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Most recent | 2018 |
| Attendance | 600 in 2011 |
| Website | http://www.sdcon.org/ |
Programming edit
The convention typically offered art, a charity auction, costume contest, fashion, Japanese fashion show, music videos, speakers, table-top gaming, vendors, video games, and a video room.[1][2][4][5][6]
History edit
The convention origins date to the Waldenbooks in the Rushmore Mall.[6] In 2011 an auction was held and the proceeds were donated to the Children's Miracle Network.[7] Fifty percent of the attendees in 2013 were not from the area.[8]
Event history edit
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2009[9] | Holiday Inn Rapid City-Rushmore Plaza Rapid City, South Dakota | ||
| January 23–24, 2010 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | 300 (est)[1] | Wendy Powell and Vic Mignogna.[10] |
| January 15–16, 2011 | Best Western Ramkota Rapid City Hotel & Conference Center Rapid City, South Dakota | 600 (est)[4] | Todd Haberkorn and Wendy Powell.[11] |
| June 15–17, 2012 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | Joshua Adams, Cris George, Jeremy Inman, and Uke Li.[12][13] | |
| June 21–23, 2013 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | 3,000+[8] | Cynthia Cranz, Samantha R. Crossland, Rob "Vash" Lewis, Wendy Powell, and Tom Rasch.[14] |
| May 30 - June 1, 2014 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | Tom Rasch,[15] Cris George, Jeremy Inman, C.W. LaSart, Adrian Ludens, Doug Murano, and Tyson Rinehart.[2] | |
| June 19–21, 2015 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | Chris Bevins, Callie Jiang, Kaai, Adrian Ludens, Carl Martin, Doug Murano, Wendy Powell, Tom Rasch, Rachel Robinson, Chantelle Tatum, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, and Warumono.[16] | |
| June 24-26, 2016 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | Dante Basco, Callie Jiang, Kaai, Lauren Landa, Adrian Ludens, Kevin McKeever, and Doug Murano.[17] | |
| June 23-25, 2017 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | Leah Clark, Rob "Vash" Lewis, Adrian Ludens, Kevin McKeever, Bailey Ordiway, Random Encounters, and Teca.[18] | |
| June 29 - July 1, 2018 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota | Carl Martin and Wendy Powell.[19] |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Anime fans brighten civic center". Rapid City Journal. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ a b c "SoDak Con: The State's Largest Geek Convention". 605 Magazine. May 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ^ "SoDak Annual Convention Continues Growth". KNBN. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ a b "Anime Convention". Kota Territory News (abc). Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ "Anime Convention rolls into Rapid City". Kota Territory News (abc). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ a b "Rapid City anime convention attracts costume-clad participants". Rapid City Journal. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ SD Annual Anime Convention via KNBN
- ^ a b "SoDak Anime Convention a huge hit". Kota Territory News (abc). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ "Cosplayer Nation Documentary on America Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ "SoDak Con 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
External links edit
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