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Anime convention in Altoona, Pennsylvania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Setsucon is an annual three day anime convention held during January/February at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[3] The convention's name comes from the Japanese word setsu, meaning "snow". It is organized by the Penn State Anime Organization (PSAO).[2][5] The convention is family-friendly.[6]
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Programming
The convention typically offers an anime music video contest, anime showings, artist alley, card-game tournaments, dance, dealer's room, Iron Cosplay, Itasha car show, manga library, masquerade, musical events, panels, tabletop gaming, video gaming, and workshops.[1][5][6][7][8] The 2008 host auction raised $1,200 and was donated to the United Way. Todd Haberkorn participated in the 2013 host auction, raising $510 for charity.[9] The host auction in 2014 raised nearly $500 for Child's Play.[10][11] Richard Epcar and Stephanie Sheh participated in the 2015 host auction, along with several cosplayers, raising $800 for Child's Play.[12] Setsucon in 2018 had over 130 hours of convention programming.[2] The 2022 charity video game tournaments benefited the National Alliance on Mental Illness.[13] Charities the convention supported in 2023 were the Colon Cancer Coalition and Jared Box.[8]
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Due to financial issues, the convention's first year in 2007 was reduced from three days to one day.[14] In 2008, the convention expanded to two days due to additional funding.[5] In 2010 on Saturday, Setsucon reached its venues capacity limit of 900 people before noon.[15] The artists' alley and dealers' room were expanded in 2014.[1] The dance was shut down early in 2015 because of complaints including poor behavior.[12] In 2017, the convention showed never before seen clips from anime licensor Pied Piper, Inc. of the dub for Skip Beat!.[16] In 2018, the convention moved to the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[2]
Setsucon due to the COVID-19 pandemic was scheduled to move to April for 2021, and would also have Friday programming.[17][18][19] Instead, Setsucon held a virtual event in April, and in 2022 returned to January with a three day event.[18][19][20] The 2022 convention had COVID-19 protocols including masking and vaccination/testing requirements.[13]
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Setsucon is a member of the International Otaku Expo Association (I.O.E.A).[38]
Setsucon has sponsored a Costume Contest at Schlow Centre Region Library's BookFestPA event, run during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.[39]
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