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Daigacon
Status	Active
Venue	Cave City Convention Center
Location	Cave City, Kentucky
Country	United States
First held	2007
Attendance	150 (estimated) in 2009
Official Website	http://www.daigacon.org/

Daigacon is an anime convention held in Kentucky. This convention was first held March 2-4, 2007, in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the Sloan Convention Center and University Plaza Holiday Inn. The second convention was held March 13-15, 2009, in Cave City, Kentucky at the Cave City Convention Center. The convention is run by the non-profit group of the same name headed by Convention Director Mark Henry. It was the first anime convention to be held in Bowling Green.

Western Kentucky University's anime club, Rising Sun Otaku, and its gamer club, WKU Gamers' Guild, organized the convention. Its mascot Waku-chan was named after WKU.

1 History
- 1.1 Daigacon 2007
  - 1.1.1 Guests
  - 1.1.2 Events
- 1.2 Daigacon 2009
  - 1.2.1 Guests
  - 1.2.2 Events
2 External links

History

Daigacon 2007

Guests

Prominent guests included Christopher Ayres, Brittany Karbowski, Jan Scott-Fraiser, Emily and Robert DeJesus, and Austell Callwood from the United States, and songstress Yoko Ishida, cosplay idol Yunmao Ayakawa, and Yasuhiro Koshi from Japan. Ishida performed two concerts. Of the three conventions held the first weekend of March, Daigacon was the only to have guests from Japan.

The band The Spoony Bards performed and Random Battle Group presented a live version of a battle scene from Final Fantasy.

Events

Magic: The Gathering play
Video Games - such as Halo, Guitar Hero 2, and Super Smash Bros. Melee
Cosplay - including costume competitions
Panels
Artists' Alley
Concert
Dance
Dealers' Room
Game Shows

Daigacon 2009

Guests

Guests included Chris Ayers, director of Xenosaga and voice actor for numerous prominent anime; Josh Grelle, a voice actor for multiple ADV Films productions; Jason Thompson, author of “Manga:The Complete Guide", Miss Rose Lee from Raqs Attack and bands including The Man Power and The Protomen.

Events

Video Games and tournaments
Cosplay - including costume competitions
Panels
Artists' Alley
Concert
Rave
Dealers' Room

During DaigaCon 2009 closing ceremonies, an executive staff member proposed to his girlfriend, also an executive staff member, receiving a round of applause from the guests and attendees. They are now engaged, and the video of the event can be found on YouTube.

External links

Anime conventions in North America

Canada	Ai-Kon (Manitoba) • Animaritime (New Brunswick) • Anime Evolution (British Columbia) • Anime North (Ontario) • Animethon (Alberta) • G-Anime (Quebec) • Otafest (Alberta) • Otakuthon (Quebec)

United States	Animazement (North Carolina) • Anime Banzai (Utah) • Anime St. George (Utah) • Anime Boston (Massachusetts) • Anime Central (Illinois) • Anime Detour (Minnesota) • Anime Expo (California) • Anime Express (Florida) • Anime Festival Orlando (Florida) • Anime Festival Wichita (Kansas) • Anime Mid-Atlantic (Virginia) • Anime Milwaukee (Wisconsin) • Anime NebrasKon (Nebraska) • Anime Punch! (Ohio) • Anime South (Florida) • Anime USA (Virginia) • Anime Vegas (Nevada) • Anime Weekend Atlanta (Georgia) • AnimeFest (Texas) • AnimeIowa (Iowa) • AnimeNEXT (New Jersey) • AniZona (Arizona) • Aurora-Con (Alaska) • Cleveland Colossal Convention (Ohio) • Daigacon (Kentucky) • FanimeCon (California) • Ichibancon (North Carolina) • Ikasucon (Indiana) • Ikkicon (Texas) • JACON (Florida) • Katsucon (D.C.) • Kawaii Kon (Hawaii) • Kumoricon (Oregon) • MechaCon (Louisiana) • Metrocon (Florida) • Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (Tennessee) • MomoCon (Georgia) • Naka-Kon (Missouri) • Nan Desu Kan (Colorado) • Nekocon (Virginia) • New York Anime Festival (New York) • No Brand Con (Wisconsin) • Ohayocon (Ohio) • Oni-Con (Texas) • Otakon (Maryland) • PersaCon (Alabama) • Pokettokon (Illinois) • Project A-Kon (Texas) • RealmsCon (Texas) • Sac-Anime (California) • Sakura-Con (Washington) • San Japan (Texas) • Senshi-Con (Alaska) • Sogen Con (South Dakota) • SugoiCon (Kentucky) • Tekkoshocon (Pennsylvania) • Tsubasacon (West Virginia) • Yaoi-Con (California) • Youmacon (Michigan)

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DaigaCon is an anime convention that will be held on March 2nd through 4th 2007 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.<ref> </ref>
The convention is run by the non-profit group of the same name headed by Convention Director Mark Henry. This is an anime convention ran by the fans for the fans. Japanese animation is just one of the many elements; this convention is about anime viewer and otaku culture. Events during the convention include cosplay (costume dress up), vendor tables, gaming rooms (including video games, tabletop games, and card games), a concert by a Japanese recording artist, a rave with guest DJ, panels, workshops, headlining guests, and of course, anime viewing.<ref> </ref>

The convention will open on Friday afternoon (March 2, 2007) and end Sunday evening (March 4, 2007). DaigaCon is a 24-hour convention; this means that once our doors open, we are open till we close. Main programming and events happen during the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. During the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. most of the rooms will be close except for late-night gaming and anime viewing rooms.