Yaoi-Con

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Yaoi-Con (sometimes YaoiCon) was an annual three-day anime convention, founded in 2001, aimed at fans of yaoi-related anime, manga, and other aspects of Asian culture. It typically took place during the Fall in California.

Since the 2012 edition, its organizer and main sponsor was Digital Manga Publishing. It was known mostly for its unique events that use volunteers known as "bishounen". The bishounen were male volunteers who represented the attractive characters shown in Yaoi manga, and ran many of the events.

Programming

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Two cosplayers (as Sora and Roxas from the video game Kingdom Hearts) strike a pose at Yaoi-Con 2008.

As with other anime conventions, Yaoi-Con had panels and workshops (with a yaoi twist), a 24-hour video room, a manga library, swap meet, a Dealers' Room filled with merchandise, a cosplay Masquerade and an anime music video contest. In addition, Yaoi-Con held a fan fiction contest, Bishounen Bingo, and its extraordinarily popular Saturday night fundraising Bishounen Auction. At bingo, and the auction, the bishounen volunteers put on shows and stripped to entertain the convention goers.

Each year Yaoi-Con sponsored at least one Japanese yaoi manga artist as guest of honor. And, as yaoi publishing expanded in the U.S., the companies who attended Yaoi-Con became interested in bringing guests with them. Guests of honor usually participated in question and answer/autograph sessions as well as sketch sessions where they demonstrated to attendees how they produced their work.

Because of the adult nature of its theme, Yaoi-Con required all attendees to be at least 18 and checked the legal ID of all attendees upon registration. As of 2003, 85% of Yaoi-Con membership were female, and mostly heterosexual.[1]

Inactivity

In December 2017, DMP announced that Yaoi-Con was taking "a one-year break", expecting to return "stronger than ever in Fall 2019."[2][3] A tweet in January 2019 indicated that a new, non-profit organization might take over the event, but this never materialized.[4] While the Yaoi-Con website went offline at the beginning of 2020, a public facebook group page is still semi-active.[5][6]

History

Event history

Dates Location Guests
September 1, 2001 Radisson Miyako Hotel
San Francisco, California		You Higuri, Azusa Kurokawa, Shinjuku Nishiguchi, Gilles Poitras, Yoshihiro Yonezawa and Flash Mama.[7]
October 18–20, 2002 Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
San Francisco, California		Youka Nitta, Andrew Conway, Patrick Drazen, and Secret Secret.[8]
October 17–19, 2003 Renaissance Parc 55
San Francisco, California		Shushushu Sakurai, Jo Chen.[9]
October 29–31, 2004 Westin San Francisco Airport
Millbrae, California		Ayano Yamane, Jo Chen, Lucina Project and John O'Donnell.[10]
October 28–30, 2005 Westin San Francisco Airport
Millbrae, California		Kazuma Kodaka and You Higuri.[11]
October 20–22, 2006 Westin San Francisco Airport
Millbrae, California		Asia Watanabe.,[12] Toko Kawai, Yishin Li, Lara Yokoshima, Studio Kawaii, Jo Chen
October 26–28, 2007 San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport
San Mateo, California		Mamiya Oki and Kawahara Tsubasa.[13] Hinako Takanaga, Dany & Dany
September 26–28, 2008 San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport
San Mateo, California		Nase Yamato, Tatsumi Kaiya, Lynn Flewelling, Wendy Pini, Yamila Abraham, Yayoi Neko, M.A Sambre.[14]
October 30-November 1, 2009 San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport
San Mateo, California		Kazuka Minami, Kano Miyamoto[15]
October 29–31, 2010 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
Burlingame, California		Ayano Yamane, Ryōtarō Okiayu, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Hinako Takanaga,[16] Kano Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Lynn Flewelling, Jo Chen, Yayoi Neko[17]
October 21–23, 2011 San Francisco Airport Marriott
Burlingame, California		Fusanosuke Inariya, Jo Chen[18]
October 12–14, 2012 Westin Long Beach Hotel
Long Beach, California		Uki Ogasawara, Jo Chen[19]
September 12–14, 2014 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
Burlingame, California		Shoko Takaku, Reika[20]
September 18–20, 2015 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
Burlingame, California		Makoto Tateno, Martha Asahi[21]
September 16–18, 2016 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
Burlingame, California		Hinako Takanaga[22]
October 6–8, 2017 Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California [23]		Sakira, Psyche Delico[24]

References

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External links

  • Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (defunct, link via Internet Archive)

Convention reports

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