KatsuCon
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Katsucon is a fan convention for anime, manga and Japanese culture enthusiasts. It is an annual three-day event held in or around Washington DC. Katsucon is traditionally held in February over Presidents' Day weekend.
Katsucon began in 1995 in response to the growing demand for more anime related programming at various Sci-Fi cons. It was run by staffers from The Virginia Tech Animation Society and SciCon. Based out of the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Katsucon enjoyed steady growth for its first three years until breaking the 1000 attendee mark and outgrowing the HIEC in 1997. In 1998, Katsucon moved operations to Washington, DC area and for 1 year, was held in the Radisson Mark Center.
The next year (1999) until 2001, Katsucon was held in The Crystal City Hyatt in Crystal City (Arlington), Virginia. In 2002, Katsucon left Virginia for the first time was held at the Mariott 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 (2005). In 2006, The convention moved inside the Washington, D.C. beltway (I-495) to the Omni Shoreham Hotel, located in Washington DC.
The current Katsucon 13 (16-19 February 2007) will have a horror theme for the entire con.
The convention features Japanese creators of anime and manga, cosplay, voice actors from anime and videogames, artists, vendors and exhibits, panels, workshops, and gaming. Katsucon's events focus on aspects of anime, manga, videogames and Japanese culture.
The most recent convention was held from February 17 to 19, 2006. It featured a concert by Mc Chris.
