Ai-Kon 2013 - For the Love of Anime!
Are you ready for Manitoba's premiere anime convention? Ai-Kon is coming back for another non-stop weekend celebrating the geekish hobbies we know and love, from Japanese animation to comics, video games, costumes and so much more!
Ai-Kon has and continues to grow due to local demand for a nearby convention surrounding Japanese animation and its' associated media and subcultures. If you're in the area, please stop by and check it out; we're certain you'll like what you see. And for any travellers among you, Winnipeg is a city rich with history and culture, so a trip to Ai-Kon may have even more than you bargained for.
Ai-Kon 2013 - For the Love of Anime!
Ai-Kon at C4!
Posted by Jennah on Oct 30, 2012
Ai-Kon is going to have a table at C4 this weekend! November 2-4th! Come stop by our table for a speical Winter announcement!
Ai-Kon Mascot Contest 2013!
Posted by Jennah on Oct 22, 2012
Attention artists! It's that time again!
We want YOU to design Aiko for Ai-Kon 2013!
We’re looking for a new design for Aiko, the Ai-Kon mascot, for uses on the convention’s promotional materials and merchandise.
Generally Aiko is a cheerful, stylish, energetic anime girl with pink hair and blue eyes. Please keep the eye and hair colour but feel free to change the attitude as the 2013 theme is Warrior Aiko.
This means that Aiko can be portrayed as any recognition of a warrior; traditional Japanese warriors such a ninjas or samurai or any other!
Entries must be received no later than Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:59pm
Click here for full details, Rules, and submission information!
Check out the contest on the forums!
Ai-Kon Game Tournaments!
Posted by Jennah on Jul 12, 2012
Friday, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom
Saturday, Super Smash Bros.Brawl. Playoffs will be held at the IMAX theater at Portage Place from 3:00pm to 6:45pm!!
Sunday, 11:00am-2:00pm, Street Fighter x Tekken
Still not enough?
Canada Cosplay has also donated to our convention 6 arcade games, which will be added to our gamer room this year!
New games include:
Drummania V4, Guitar Freaks V4, Dance Maniax 2nd mix append J-Paradise, A Custom DDR cabinet and a Mame!!
Big thank you to http://calgarycosplay.deviantart.com/
Ai-Kon 2012 Schedule!
Posted by Jennah on Jul 12, 2012
Check out all of the amazing events happening this year!
http://ai-kon.org/schedule/ColorSchedule2012.pdf
Ai-Kon at the IMAX
Posted by Jennah on Jul 3, 2012
Thursday July 19th we are going to be having an special event at the IMAX theater at Portage Place.
We are excited to present Summer Wars on the big screen!
(For more information on the movie http://myanimelist.net/anime/5681/Summer_Wars)
Doors open at 7:30pm for snacks served by our adorable Ai-Kon maids, followed by the movie starting at 8:00pm
Admission is 10$ and can be purchased at the door. Be sure to come early because seating is limited to 250 seats!
Hope to see you there!
Ai-Kon's Online Cosplay Contest!
Posted by Jennah on Jun 19, 2012
The prize will be Two Tickets to Ai-kon. Anyone is allowed to enter and the winners are chosen by you!
We are accepting entries from now until June 30th, we will post all the entries on our Ai-kon Facebook page and all you have to do is "like" your favorite picture! The person with the most "likes" by July 18th will be the winner!
Check out our forums for rules and how to submit!
AMV Contest!
Posted by Jennah on Jun 6, 2012
Hey everyone! Don't forget that the AMV contest submissions need to be entered before the convention this year!
Mail in Entries have a deadline of July 6th and Entries submitted online have a deadline of July 13th!
For more information check out:
http://www.ai-kon.org/forum/index.php?topic=13492.0
Event & Panel Submissons
Posted by Jennah on May 7, 2012
Event/Panel Submissions will be closing June 1st! So get those panels in!
Make sure to check out the new incentives for running panels too!
http://www.ai-kon.org/forum/index.php?topic=13522.0
Announcing Ai-Kon's Final Guest for 2012!
Posted by Jennah on Apr 3, 2012
Ai-Kon would like to announce our final guest for 2012, Greg Ayres!
Greg Ayres can usually be found rockin' out somewhere, whether animated or not. From the loud-mouthed Hideki in Nerima Daikon Brothers, to Koyuki, singing with the the band in Beck:Mongolian Chop Squad, he’s always glad to shake things up a bit. He is thrilled to be able to add the roles of Uesugi Kenshin in Sengoku Basara, Seikechi Tayama in Oh Edo Rocket, and Abe in Big Windup to his list of new roles. He can also be head as Son Goku in Saiyuki, Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Kaoru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Yuki in The Wallflower, Leo in Ghost Stories , Satoshi Hiwatari in DNAngel, Kaworu Nagisa in the Director’s Cut of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Negi Springfield in Negima, Heihachi in Samurai 7, Jr. in Xenosaga:The Animation, Tsujido in Speed Grapher, Roan in Ragnorok The Animation, Yamazaki in Welcome to the NHK, Nowy in Glass Fleet, Gau Ban in Shadow Skill, Pope Alessandro XVIII in Trinity Blood, and a bunch of other titles he’ll probably forget to mention.
When he’s not in a booth with headphones on, you can usually find him sporting headphones of another variety behind "the decks". A veteran nightclub DJ of many years, Greg has really enjoyed the oppor- tunity of doing something else that he truly loves at conventions. From packed rooms at anime conventions, to the legendary stage of The Knitting Factory (NYC), Greg never misses an opportunity to share his love of music with anyone who will listen.
While he is proud of many of his roles, he's more than a little excited about his role on Anime Boston's Staff. Greg is thrilled to be Anime Boston's Dance Coordinator this year, and really looks forward to seeing you on the dance floor.
2012 Ai-Kon Tickets Now On Sale!
Posted by Jennah on Apr 2, 2012
2012 Ai-Kon Tickets Now On Sale!
Weekend passes are now on sale at Ticketmaster locations and online! Take advantage of our early bird weekend pass of $39*!
*plus taxes and agency fees
For more information on tickets and pricing visit the Registration page.
