Ikkicon

IKKiCON is an annual three-day anime convention held during January at the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in Round Rock, Texas.

IKKiCON
Status	Active
Genre	Anime, Manga, Japanese pop culture[1]
Venue	Kalahari Resorts and Conventions
Location(s)	Round Rock, Texas
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2007
Attendance	5,971 in 2010/11
Organized by	Ikkicon LLC[2]
Website	http://www.ikkicon.com/

Programming

The convention typically offers live entertainment, musical performances, panels, screening rooms, vendors, video games, and workshops.^[3][4]

History

IKKiCON was created in 2007, originally taking the date of Ushicon, and had higher attendance than expected.^[1] In 2009, voice actor Greg Ayres suffered a mild heart attack while attending the convention, and later thanked the staff for its response to the emergency.^[5][6] In 2015, the World Cosplay Summit held regional qualifiers at IKKiCON.^[7] The IKKiCON planned for January 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the convention holding an event in May 2021 instead.^{[8][9][10][11]} The convention for 2021 moved to the Austin Marriott Downtown.^[12]

IKKiCON in 2023 moved to the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in Round Rock, Texas.^[13]

Detailed event history

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
February 2–4, 2007	Woodward Hotel & Conference Center Austin, Texas	2,500 (estimated)	Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Steve Bennett, Sandy Fox, Lisa Furukawa, Rivkah Greulich, Hilary Haag, Kyle Hebert, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Limit Break Cosplay, Matthew Mercer, Vic Mignogna, Robert Navarro, Chris Patton, Wendy Powell, Erica Reis, Xero Reynolds, Mark Rizkallah, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, Space Invader, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Stephanie Yanez.[14]
February 8–10, 2008	Doubletree Hotel Austin, Texas	3,500 (estimated)	Tina Anderson, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Steve Bennett, Leah Clark, Aaron Dismuke, JoEllen Elam, Lisa Furukawa, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Jessie James Grelle, Chris Hazelton, Kyle Hebert, Matt Herms, Chuck Huber, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Limit Break Cosplay, Vic Mignogna, Jace Moore, The OneUps, Brina Palencia, Chris Patton, Wendy Powell, Xero Reynolds, Rusika, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, Space Invader, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Amanda Tomasch, Vaeidos, Kira Vincent-Davis, and Larissa Wolcott.[15]
February 6–8, 2009	Hilton Austin Austin, Texas	4,000 (estimated)	Hannah Alcorn, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Chris Bevins, Jessica Boone, Leah Clark, Jason David Frank, Caitlin Glass, Jessie James Grelle, Todd Haberkorn, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Matt Herms, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Last Stop Tokyo, Jamie Marchi, Carli Mosier, Trina Nishimura, Chris Patton, Peelander-Z, Meredith Placko, Wendy Powell, Derek Stephen Prince, Kristine Sa, Tony Salvaggio, Carrie Savage, Jan Scott-Frazier, The Slants, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Brett Weaver, and J. Shannon Weaver.[16]
January 1–3, 2010	Hilton Austin Austin, Texas	4,200 (estimated)	Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, The Browncoats, Eyeshine, Jason David Frank, Caitlin Glass, Yaya Han, Matt Herms, Vic Mignogna, Outland Armour, Meredith Placko, and Schwarze Sonne.[17][4]
December 31, 2010 – January 2, 2011	Hilton Austin Austin, Texas	5,971	Airship Isabella, Christine Auten, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Johnny Yong Bosch, The Browncoats, Descendants of Erdrick, Eyeshine, Yaya Han, Matt Herms, Brittney Karbowski, DJ Midget, Carli Mosier, One-Eyed Doll, and Michael Sinterniklaas.[18]
December 30, 2011 – January 1, 2012	AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Austin, Texas		Christine Auten, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Amelie Belcher, Johnny Yong Bosch, Richard Epcar, Eyeshine, Caitlin Glass, Yaya Han, Jerry Jewell, Brittney Karbowski, Riki "Riddle" LeCotey, Carli Mosier, NeRiMa, Riddle, Chii Sakurabi, Michael Sinterniklaas, and Ellyn Stern.[19]
December 28-30, 2012	Hilton Austin Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Junko Fujiyama, Brittney Karbowski, Julia Litchy, Bryan Massey, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, Lisa Ortiz, Psyche Corporation, Justin Rojas, Michelle Rojas, Brad Swaile, Tom Wayland, and Greg Wicker.[20]
December 27-29, 2013	Hilton Austin Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Clifford Chapin, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Junko Fujiyama, Caitlin Glass, Jarrod Greene, Ben Hamby, Andrew Hilton, Lauren Landa, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, DJ Midget, Carli Mosier, Nylon Pink, The Sky D.o.G.s, and Krystal Stoner.[21]
January 2-4, 2015	Hilton Austin Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Bill Doran, Ben Hamby, Aya Ikeda, Carrie Keranen, Lisa Ortiz, Monica Rial, Chii Sakurabi, and Tom Wayland.[2]
January 1-3, 2016	Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas		AlpacaAsh, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jo Envel, Yummy Gamorah, Joshua Hart, Kyle Hebert, Akinori Isobe, Masumi Kano, and Carli Mosier.[22]
December 30, 2016 - January 1, 2017	Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas		Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Andrew Love, Carli Mosier, Erica Schroeder, Saki Tachibana, Meg Turney, Twin Cosplay, Twinzik, and Gareth West.[23]
December 29-31, 2017	Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas		Luci Christian, Kevin Duhaney, Goldy, Darrel Guilbeau, Lauren Landa, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, Bryce Papenbrook, Jeff Parazzo, SEC-C Cosplay, Blake Shepard, Teca, and Vitamin H Productions.[24]
December 28-30, 2018	Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Tia Ballard, Beau Billingslea, Sephi Hakubi, Mel Hoppe, Carl Martin, Sarah Natochenny, Lisa Ortiz, Vitamin H Productions, and Steff Von Schweetz.[25]
December 27-29, 2019	Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Jim Foronda, Marissa Lenti, April Martin, Jason Paige, Wendy Powell, Reika, Cristina Vee, Vitamin H Productions, and Barry Yandell.[26]
May 28-30, 2021	Austin Marriott Downtown Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Dani Chambers, Cynthia Cranz, Bryce Papenbrook, and Oh My Sophii.[8]
December 31, 2021 - January 2, 2022	Austin Marriott Downtown Austin, Texas		Greg Ayres, Brittney Karbowski, Adam McArthur, Landon McDonald, Matthew David Rudd, and Anne Yatco.[27]
January 20-22, 2023	Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Round Rock, Texas		Greg Ayres, Anthony Bowling, Dani Chambers, Cris George, Megan Shipman, Natalie Van Sistine, and Barry Yandell.[28]
January 19-21, 2024	Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Round Rock, Texas		Bryn Apprill, Greg Ayres, Brian Holder, Marcus M. Mauldin, Chris Patton, Oscar Seung, and John Swasey.[29]
January 10-12, 2025	Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Round Rock, Texas		Greg Ayres, Bill Butts, Dani Chambers, Kaida Cosplay, Lauren Landa, Emi Lo, Brian Mathis, Jason Charles Miller, Stephanie Nadolny, Corey Pettit, and Wendy Powell.[30]