Kitsune Kon

{{Short description|Anime convention in Wisconsin, U.S.}}

{{Infobox Convention

| name = Kitsune Kon

| image =

| caption =

| status = Active

| genre = Anime, Gaming

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| country = United States

| first = 2011

| organizer =

| attendance = 3,487 in 2019

| website = http://www.kitsunekon.com/

}}

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

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). Its formal dance benefited the American Association for Cancer prevention in 2016.

History

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

=Event history=

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{{Convention list

| date = February 25-27, 2011

| venue = Radisson Paper Valley Hotel

| location = Appleton, Wisconsin

| attendance = 1,042

| guests = Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Page Kotalic, John Matson, Vic Mignogna, Yuko "Aido" Ota, and Ananth Panagariya.

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{{Convention list

| date = March 30 - April 1, 2012

| venue = Radisson Paper Valley Hotel

| location = Appleton, Wisconsin

| attendance =

| guests = Curtis Arnott, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Michelle Ann Dunphy, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Laura Post, and Lisle Wilkerson.

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{{Convention list

| date = March 22-24, 2013

| venue = Radisson Paper Valley Hotel

| location = Appleton, Wisconsin

| attendance = 1,795

| guests = 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.

}}

{{Convention list

| date = March 21-23, 2014

| venue = Radisson Paper Valley Hotel

| location = Appleton, Wisconsin

| attendance = 2,210

| guests = Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Steve "Warky" Nunez, and Jan Scott-Frazier.

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{{Convention list

| date = March 20-22, 2015

| venue = Hyatt on Main, Green Bay

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance = 2,487

| guests = Richard Epcar, Faecakes, Natalie Rose Hoover, Joel McDonald, Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith, and Ellyn Stern.

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 22-24, 2016

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance =

| guests = Arc Impulse, Thomas M. Baxa, D.C. Douglas, Erin Fitzgerald, Quinton Flynn, Atelier Heidi, Joel McDonald, ProJared, Chris Rager and Jon St. John.

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 14-16, 2017

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance =

| guests = Brian Beacock, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Irene Flores, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Derek Stephen Prince, Jon St. John, and Paul St. Peter.

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 20-22, 2018

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance = 3,209

| guests = Kimberly 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.

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{{Convention list

| date = July 12-14, 2019

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance = 3,487

| guests = Tia Ballard, Justin Briner, Kira Buckland, Clifford Chapin, Xanthe Huynh, and Amanda Winn-Lee.

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 22-24, 2022

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance =

| guests = Edward Bosco, John Burgmeier, Ben Diskin, Kohei Hattori, Phil Mizuno, Jonah Scott, and Jon St. John.

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 21-23, 2023

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance =

| guests = Dani Chambers, Dorothy Fahn, Melissa Fahn, Tom Fahn, DJ GreenFlöw, Lisa Ortiz, and Michael "Knightmage" Wilson.

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 19-21, 2024

| venue = KI Convention Center

| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin

| attendance =

| guests = Bryn Apprill, Samantha Béart, Dawn M. Bennett, Edward Bosco, Mark Hildreth, Bridget Hoffman, Brittney Karbowski, Brian Mathis, Scott McNeil, and Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith.

}}

References

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{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2022 | title = KitsuneKon 2011 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-10-24}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2700 | title = Kitsune Kon 2012 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-10-24}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/3451 | title = Kitsune Kon 2013 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-10-24}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/4138 | title = Kitsune Kon 2014 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-10-24}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/5289 | title = Kitsune Kon 2015 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-10-24}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/5955 | title = Kitsune Kon 2016 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-10-24}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/8225 | title = Kitsune Kon 2017 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2019-01-17}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/9990 | title = Kitsune Kon 2018 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2019-01-17}}

{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/12467/kitsune-kon-2019 | title = Kitsune Kon 2019 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2019-12-17}}

{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/14242/kitsune-kon-2020 | title = Kitsune Kon 2020 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-05-31}}

{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/16520/kitsune-kon-2021 | title = Kitsune Kon 2021 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2021-04-18}}

{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/18311/kitsune-kon-2022 | title = Kitsune Kon 2022 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2022-06-14}}

{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/21711/kitsune-kon-2023 | title = Kitsune Kon 2023 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2023-07-11}}

{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/23393/kitsune-kon-2024 | title = Kitsune Kon 2024 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2024-07-29}}

{{cite news|last1=Mays|first1=Gabrielle|title=Convention center filled with animation and video game fans|url=http://fox11online.com/news/local/convention-center-filled-with-animation-and-video-game-fans|access-date=25 October 2016|work=Fox 11|date=March 20, 2015}}

{{cite news|title=Kitsune Kon comes to Green Bay|url=http://fox11online.com/news/local/green-bay/kitsune-kon-comes-to-green-bay|access-date=25 October 2016|work=Fox 11|date=July 22, 2016}}

{{cite news|last1=McMahon|first1=Todd|title=Gaming, anime fanatics flock to 'Geek Bay'|url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2016/07/22/gaming-anime-fanatics-flock-geek-bay/87292722/|access-date=25 October 2016|work=Green Bay Press Gazette|date=July 23, 2016}}

{{cite web |title=Kitsunekon 2020: cancellation and details plus future information |url=https://kitsunekon.com/kitsunekon-2020-cancellation-and-details-plus-future-information/ |website=Kitsunekon |access-date=31 May 2020 |date=21 May 2020}}

{{cite web |title=Kitsune Kon 2021 Cancellation |url=https://kitsunekon.com/kkon2021cancellation/ |website=Kitsunekon |access-date=18 April 2021 |date=11 April 2021}}

{{cite news|title=Kitsune Kon Spells Geek Oasis this July|url=http://new.scenenewspaper.com/2016/07/kitsune-kon-spells-geek-oasis-this-july/|access-date=26 October 2016|work=The Scene|date=July 8, 2016|archive-date=28 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028061248/http://new.scenenewspaper.com/2016/07/kitsune-kon-spells-geek-oasis-this-july/|url-status=dead}}

{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Angela|title=Kitsune Kon: A Local Diamond In The Rough|url=http://blog.viewster.com/kitsune-kon-a-local-diamond-in-the-rough/|access-date=22 December 2017|work=Viewster|date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220233/http://blog.viewster.com/kitsune-kon-a-local-diamond-in-the-rough/|url-status=dead}}

{{cite news|last1=Kovarik|first1=Terry|title=Anime Fans Flock to Kitsune Kan|url=http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/anime-fans-flock-to-kitsune-kan|access-date=26 October 2016|work=WFRV|date=March 20, 2015}}

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