Glass City Con X Midwest Media Expo was a two-day multi-genre convention held during July at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio. The convention was created by the merger of Glass City Con and Midwest Media Expo. This event only lasted a year before becoming inactive with an uncertain future.

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Glass City Con X Midwest Media Expo

Glass City Con

Glass City Con (formerly GarasuNoShiCon) was an annual two-day

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 activ ...

held during July at the

SeaGate Convention Centre The Glass City Center is a performing arts and convention center located in downtown Toledo, Ohio. Opened on March 27, 1987, as the SeaGate Convention Centre, the center's exhibit hall measures 74,520 square feet (207 feet by 360 feet) of space ...

Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...

. In Japanese, "GarasuNoShiCon" means "Glass City Convention". The convention typically offered anime screenings, an artist alley, a cosplay competition, card and tabletop games, video games, LARP (live action role playing), a rave, vendors, and workshops. In 2010, it held a charity auction that benefited the

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, and in 2011, it supported Child's Play. Glass City Con was founded in 2009 by Aaron Auzins and Chris Zasada and was organized by members of the Gamers United, Japanese Club, and Owens' Anime Convention clubs. The convention was originally free to attend in 2010 and 2011 and was held at

Owens Community College Owens Community College (OCC) is a public community college with campuses in Toledo and Findlay, Ohio. Owens was founded in 1965 in Toledo and chartered in 1967. The Findlay campus opened in 1983. Owens Community College is named after Micha ...

. It expanded in 2014 and moved to the Seagate Convention Centre. The convention eventually was merged with Midwest Media Expo to create ''Glass City Con X Midwest Media Expo''. This merged event lasted one year before becoming inactive.

Midwest Media Expo

Midwest Media Expo (M2X) was an annual three day multi-genre convention held during April at the Edward Village Michigan in

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. The convention was organized by the group behind

Youmacon Youmacon is an annual four-day anime convention held during November at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. Youmacon's creation was inspired by other conventions including Anime Central and ...

. Midwest Media Expo typically offered an artist alley, exhibitor hall, formal ball, gaming (board, card, tabletop, video), musical events, and a rave. Video gaming ran 24-hours during the convention. Midwest Media Expo in 2017 was to be held at the Edward Hotel & Convention Center, but was cancelled due to a problem with the hotel a few days before it was scheduled to start.

Not Con

Not Con was a three-day convention held during April at the Radisson Hotel Detroit - Farmington Hills in

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. It was a free replacement for the cancelled 2017 Midwest Media Expo.

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