AnimeCon
| AnimeCon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct (absorbed in large part by Anime Expo) |
| Venue | Red Lion Inn |
| Location(s) | San Jose, California, U.S |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | August 30, 1991 |
| Attendance | 2,000 (estimated) |
| Organized by | AnimeCon Corporation (defunct) |
AnimeCon, held in San Jose, California in 1991, was the fourth anime convention created in the United States, the first convention to have major backing from the anime industry, the first anime-specific convention within the state of California (which spawned many similar conventions thereafter), and the first anime-specific convention in the US to break 1,000 attendees. It also formed the genesis of Anime Expo (currently the largest anime-specific convention in North America).