Kitsune Kon

Kitsune Kon is an annual three-day anime convention held during July at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Kitsune Kon
StatusActive
GenreAnime, Gaming[1]
VenueKI Convention Center
Location(s)Green Bay, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2011
Attendance3,487 in 2019[2]
Websitehttp://www.kitsunekon.com/

Programming

The convention typically offers arcade gaming, artists’ alley, a boffer (foam weapons) room, costume contest, dealers’ hall, formal dance, and gaming (console, table top, video).[3][4][5][6][7] Its formal dance benefited the American Association for Cancer prevention in 2016.[6]

History

Kitsune Kon moved to the KI Convention Center due to growth.[3] Complaints about the 2017 convention included a lack of food options, shortage of staff, and issues with the local Green Bay population.[7] Kitsune Kon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] Kitsune Kon 2021 was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]

Event history
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
February 25-27, 2011 Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
Appleton, Wisconsin		1,042[5]Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Page Kotalic, John Matson, Vic Mignogna, Yuko "Aido" Ota, and Ananth Panagariya.[12]
March 30 - April 1, 2012 Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
Appleton, Wisconsin		Curtis Arnott, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Michelle Ann Dunphy, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Laura Post, and Lisle Wilkerson.[13]
March 22-24, 2013 Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
Appleton, Wisconsin		1,795[14]Curtis Arnott, Martin Billany, Preston Cowley, Tanglwyst De Holloway, Scott Frerichs, Darrel Guilbeau, Nick Landis, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Laura Post, David Vincent, White Girl, and Lisle Wilkerson.[14]
March 21-23, 2014 Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
Appleton, Wisconsin		2,210[15]Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Steve "Warky" Nunez, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[15]
March 20-22, 2015 Hyatt on Main, Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin		2,487[16]Richard Epcar, Faecakes, Natalie Hoover, Joel McDonald, Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith, and Ellyn Stern.[16]
July 22-24, 2016 KI Convention Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin		Arc Impulse, Thomas M. Baxa, D.C. Douglas, Erin Fitzgerald, Quinton Flynn, Atelier Heidi, Joel McDonald, ProJared, Chris Rager and Jon St. John.[17]
July 14-16, 2017 KI Convention Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin		Brian Beacock, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Irene Flores, Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey, Derek Stephen Prince, Jon St. John, and Paul St. Peter.[18]
July 20-22, 2018 KI Convention Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin		3,209Kimberly Brooks, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, D.C. Douglas, Jessie James Grelle, Wendee Lee, Joel McDonald, Ian Sinclair, Paul St. Peter, and Bennett White.[19]
July 12-14, 2019 KI Convention Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin		3,487Tia Ballard, Justin Briner, Kira Buckland, Clifford Chapin, Xanthe Huynh, and Amanda Winn-Lee.[2]
July 22-24, 2022 KI Convention Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin		Edward Bosco, John Burgmeier, Ben Diskin, Kohei Hattori, Phil Mizuno, Jonah Scott, and Jon St. John.[20]
July 21-23, 2023 KI Convention Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin		Dani Chambers, Dorothy Fahn, Melissa Fahn, Tom Fahn, DJ GreenFlöw, Lisa Ortiz, and Michael "Knightmage" Wilson.[21]

References
  1. Kovarik, Terry (March 20, 2015). "Anime Fans Flock to Kitsune Kan". WFRV. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. "Kitsune Kon 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. McMahon, Todd (July 23, 2016). "Gaming, anime fanatics flock to 'Geek Bay'". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. Mays, Gabrielle (March 20, 2015). "Convention center filled with animation and video game fans". Fox 11. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. "Kitsune Kon comes to Green Bay". Fox 11. July 22, 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. "Kitsune Kon Spells Geek Oasis this July". The Scene. July 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. Wang, Angela (August 7, 2017). "Kitsune Kon: A Local Diamond In The Rough". Viewster. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. "Kitsunekon 2020: cancellation and details plus future information". Kitsunekon. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  9. "Kitsune Kon 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  10. "Kitsune Kon 2021 Cancellation". Kitsunekon. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. "Kitsune Kon 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  12. "KitsuneKon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  13. "Kitsune Kon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  14. "Kitsune Kon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  15. "Kitsune Kon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  16. "Kitsune Kon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  17. "Kitsune Kon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  18. "Kitsune Kon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  19. "Kitsune Kon 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  20. "Kitsune Kon 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  21. "Kitsune Kon 2023 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.

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