Oni-Con is an annual three-day

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held during October/November at the Galvestion Island Convention Center at The San Luis Resort in

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. The name of the convention comes from, "

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", the Japanese word for "demon/ogre".

Features

The convention typically offers anime rooms, art show and auction, concerts, contests, a dance, a dealer's room, demonstrations, industry guests,

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, masquerade, panels, video games, and voice actors.

History

The convention was started by members of an Mallets, Etc., a Houston-based Anime Club. Oni-Con 2004 was held at the Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental. The convention in its first year had an expected attendance of 1,200, but ended up with more than 3,000 attending. Oni-Con 2005 was held at the Park Plaza, Reliant Center. In 2006, Oni-Con had a dispute with the Grand Plaza Hotel in Houston. Oni-Cons 2006, 2007 and 2008 were held at the

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. Oni-Con 2009 and 2010 was held at the Houston Marriott Westchase. For 2011, Oni-Con moved to Galveston, Texas and was held at the Galveston Island Convention Center. Oni-Con 2020 was cancelled due to the

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. The convention started a fundraiser in July 2020 for voice actor Chris Ayres, who was suffering from serious health issues.

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Oni-Con Hawaii

Oni-Con Hawaii was a three-day

held during November at the

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. It was created by Oni-Con and Babel Entertainment, growing out of the defunct Hawaii Entertainment Expo (HEXXP). The convention featured a combined artist alley/dealers room (marketplace), host club and maid cafe, tabletop gaming, and video games. Communication issues affected the convention including cancelled panels and running out of lanyards. The convention chair of Oni-Con Hawaii 2014 stated that they did not receive the necessary resources from Oni-Con. He also knew nothing of the conventions 2014 plans.

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External links

Oni-Con Website
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