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Yamatocon
August 13, 1983
Harvey Hotel
Dallas, TX
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Model Contest, Dealers' Room
 
Yamatocon
March 8, 1986
Holiday Inn Park Central
Dallas, TX
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Dealers' Room
 
Animagic
September 20-21, 1986
Holiday Inn Park Central
Dallas, TX
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Dealers' Room
Guests Include: Melanie MacQueen 
Project: A-Kon
July 28-29, 1990
Dallas, TX
  
Project: A-Kon
May 25-26, 1991
The Radisson Hotel & Suites
Dallas, TX
  
AnimeCon
August 30 - September 2, 1991
Red Lion Inn
San Jose, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Art Show, Art Auction, Dealers' Room, Dinner, Game Shows
Guests Include: Jerry Beck, Colleen Doran, Geoff Everets, Trish Ledoux, Carl Macek, Ken Macklin, Johji Manabe, Leiji Matsumoto, Luke Menichelli, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Robert Napton, John O'Donnell, John O'Donnell, Toshio Okada, Katsuhiro Otomo, David Riddick, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Toren Smith, Kenichi Sonoda, Rick Sternbach, Jeff Thompson, Adam Warren, Robert Woodhead, Toshifumi Yoshida 
Project: A-Kon
June 5-7, 1992
Holiday Inn Brookhollow
Dallas, TX
  
Anime Expo
July 3-6, 1992
Red Lion Hotel
San Jose, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Karaoke, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Game Shows
Guests Include: Jerry Beck, L. Lois Buhalis, Ben Dunn, Robert Fenelon, Lea Hernandez, Seiji Horibuchi, Ken Iyadomi, Shawn Kleckner, Trish Ledoux, Carl Macek, Luke Menichelli, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Keiji Nakazawa, Robert Napton, John O'Donnell, Claude J. Pelletier, David Riddick, Fred Schodt, Buichi Terasawa, Jeff Thompson, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Steve Wang, Robert Woodhead, Toshifumi Yoshida 
AnimeFest
October 5, 1992
Richardson Courtyard by Mariott Hotel
Dallas, TX
  
AnimeFest / Conniption
February 5-7, 1993
Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel
Dallas, TX
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Art Auction, Dance, RPG, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Con Suite
Guests Include: Ichiro Arakaki, Matt Greenfield, Dwayne Jones, John Ledford, Kevin Winkler 
Project: A-Kon
May 28-30, 1993
Holiday Inn Brookhollow
Dallas, TX
  
Anime America
June 25-27, 1993
Westin Hotel and Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Film Screening(s), Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Art Show, Art Auction, Artists' Alley, Concert, Video Games, RPG, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Dinner
Guests Include: Roe R. Adams III, L. Lois Buhalis, Dan Danko, Robert DeJesus, Doug Dlin, Colleen Doran, Jo Duffy, Ben Dunn, Tim Eldred, Greg Espinoza, Megumi Hayashibara, Lea Hernandez, Seiji Horibuchi, Michael House, Christina Jensen, Steve Kite, Shawn Kleckner, Carl Macek, Johji Manabe, Helen McCarthy, John O'Donnell, Fred Patten, Monkey Punch, Tomoko Saito, Fred Schodt, Toren Smith, Kenichi Sonoda, Rick Sternbach, Nobuyuki Sugaya, Haruka Takachiho, Adam Warren, Robert Woodhead, Yoshihiro Yonezawa 
Anime Expo
July 2-4, 1993
Parc Oakland Hotel and Oakland Convention Center
Oakland, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Artists' Alley, Model Contest, Karaoke, Dealers' Room, Game Shows
Guests Include: Keita Amemiya, Robert DeJesus, Doug Dlin, Robert Fenelon, Peter Goll, Kenji Goto, David Ho, Seiji Horibuchi, Leo Hourvitz, Yasuhiro Imagawa, Junco Ito, Michitaka Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Makoto Kobayashi, Steve Kyte, Trish Ledoux, Carl Macek, Helen McCarthy, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Robert Napton, Yasushi Nirasawa, Martin Oulette, Wil Overton, Claude J. Pelletier, Jeff Pidgeon, Fred Schodt, Jan Scott-Frazier, Masatoshi Tahara, Takayuki Takeya, Toshifumi Yoshida 
AnimeFEST
November, 1993
Richardson Courtyard by Mariott Hotel
Dallas, TX
 Guests Include: Fred Patten 
Project: A-Kon
June 3-5, 1994
Sheraton-Mockingbird Hotel
Dallas, TX
 Guests Include: Robert DeJesus, Ben Dunn, Lisa "Honey-chan" Nelson, Monkey Punch, Tomoko Saito, Toren Smith, Adam Warren 
FanimeCon
June 19, 1994
California State University, Hayward
Hayward, CA
  
Animethon
July, 1994
Grant MacEwan Community College
Edmonton, Alberta
  
Anime Expo
July 1-3, 1994
Anaheim Marriott Hotel and Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Art Auction, Artists' Alley, Model Contest, Dance, Karaoke, RPG, Dealers' Room, Dinner, Game Shows
Guests Include: Allen Hastings, Shoji Kawamori, Izumi Matsumoto, Jan Scott-Frazier, Minoru Takanashi, Nobuteru Yuuki 
Anime America
July 29-31, 1994
Red Lion Inn
San Jose, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Film Screening(s), Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Art Show, Artists' Alley, Karaoke, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Game Shows, Charity Auction
Guests Include: Greg Espinoza, Shepherd Hendrix, Lea Hernandez, Ken Hooper, Mutsumi Inomata, Edward Luena, Go Nagai, Akemi Takada 
Otakon
July 29-31, 1994
Days Inn Penn State
State College, PA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Hentai Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Fan Panels, Hall Cosplay, Art Show, Art Auction, Model Contest, Video Games, Dealers' Room, Con Suite, Game Shows
Guests Include: Robert DeJesus, Neil Nadelman, Steve Pearl, Lorraine Savage, Sue Shambaugh, Jeff Thompson 
AnimeFEST
November 4-6, 1994
Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel
Dallas, TX
  
Anime East
November 11-13, 1994
Brunswick Hilton & Towers
East Brunswick, NJ
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Dealers' Room
Guests Include: MIQ, Koichi Ohata, Monkey Punch, Billie Lou Watt 
Project: Z-Kon
January 7, 1995
Hilltop Hotel
Dallas, TX
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Fan Panels, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Dealers' Room
Guests Include: Pat Duke, Ben Dunn, Tim Eldred, Bruce Lewis, Ted Nomura, Fred Perry, Joe Wight, Al Zequeira 
Katsucon
February 17-19, 1995
Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, VA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Model Contest, Dance, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Dinner, Game Shows
Guests Include: Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Ben Dunn, Danny Fahs, Johji Manabe, Izumi Matsumoto, Fred Perry, Jan Scott-Frazier, Sue Shambaugh, Jason & John Waltrip, Yoshihiro Yonezawa 
FanimeCon
February 25, 1995
California State University, Hayward
Hayward, CA
 Guests Include: Carl Gustav Horn, Fred Schodt 
Project: A-Kon
June 2, 1995
Harvey Addison Hotel
Addison, TX
 Guests Include: Kevin Altieri, Ippongi Bang, Glen Murakami, Yorihisa Uchida 
Anime Expo
June 30 - July 2, 1995
Los Angeles Airport Hilton
Los Angeles, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Art Auction, Artists' Alley, Model Contest, Dance, Karaoke, Dealers' Room, Game Shows
Guests Include: Amy Chia, Danger Productions, Allen Hastings, Leo Hourvitz, Kazuhiko Ikeguchi, Noboru Ishiguro, Jay Miao, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Koichi Ohata, Nobuyuki Ohnishi, Jan Scott-Frazier, Ryoei Tsukimura, Satoshi Urushibara, Kinji Yoshimoto 
Animethon
July, 1995
Grant MacEwan Community College
Edmonton, Alberta
  
Anime America
July 7-9, 1995
Red Lion Inn
San Jose, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Film Screening(s), Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Art Show, Concert, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Charity Auction
Guests Include: Robert DeJesus, Megumi Hayashibara, Monkey Punch, Myriam Sirois, Venus Terzo 
AnimeFEST
September 1-3, 1995
Doubletree Hotel at Park West
Dallas, TX
  
Otakon
September 1-4, 1995
Penn State Scanticon
State College, PA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Hentai Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Art Auction, Model Contest, Video Games, LARP, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Con Suite, Game Shows
Guests Include: Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Matt Greenfield, Teruo Kakuta, Trish Ledoux, Neil Nadelman, Toshio Okada, Steve Pearl, C. Scott Rider, Tomoko Saito, Lorraine Savage, Sue Shambaugh, Toren Smith, John Staton, Jeff Thompson, Adam Warren, Robert Woodhead 
RoboCon
October 6-8, 1995
Grand Hotel
Anaheim, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Model Contest, Concert, Dealers' Room, Game Shows
Guests Include: Robert V. Barron, Ardwight Chamberlain, Richard Epcar, Rebecca Forstadt, Eddie Frierson, Barbara Goodson, Melora Hart, Alexandra Kenworthy, Steve Kramer, Steve Kramer, James Luceno, Carl Macek, Melanie MacQueen, Ulpio Minucci, John Mortarotti, Arlon Ober, Tony Oliver, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Greg Snegoff, Wendee Swann, Jason & John Waltrip, Thomas A. White, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons 
Anime Weekend Atlanta
October 27-29, 1995
Castlegate Hotel & Conference Center
Atlanta, GA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Fan Panels, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Dealers' Room
Guests Include: Ed Hill, Bruce Lewis, Bill Mayo, Vaughan Simmons 
Anime East
November 10-12, 1995
Hilton Hotel and Towers
East Brunswick, NJ
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Concert, Dance, Video Games, LARP, Dealers' Room, Childrens' Programming Track
Guests Include: Steve Bennett, Reggie Byers, Kit Carson, Richard Copeland, Robert DeJesus, Peter Fernandez, Matt Greenfield, Martin King, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Steve Kyte, Trish Ledoux, Dr. John Lent, Bruce Lewis, Matt Lunsford, Helen McCarthy, MIQ, Neil Nadelman, Toshio Okada, Corinne Orr, Steve Pearl, C. Scott Rider, Tomoko Saito, Sue Shambaugh, Kanako Shiokawa, Toren Smith, Matt Thorn, Billie Lou Watt, Toshifumi Yoshida 
FanimeCon
February 14, 1996
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
 Guests Include: Greg Espinoza, Allen Hastings, Carl Gustav Horn, Fred Schodt, Toren Smith, Toshifumi Yoshida 
Katsucon
March 8-10, 1996
Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, VA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Model Contest, Dance, Karaoke, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room
Guests Include: Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Colleen Doran, Ben Dunn, Tim Eldred, Richard "Pocky" Kim, Steve Kyte, Bruce Lewis, Michael Ling, Katsura Masakazu, Helen McCarthy, John Ott, Steve Pearl, Fred Perry, Toren Smith 
Project: A-Kon
May 31 - June 2, 1996
Harvey Addison Hotel
Addison, TX
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Masquerade, Art Show, Art Auction, Artists' Alley, Dance, LARP, RPG, Tabletop Miniature Gaming, Dealers' Room
Guests Include: Ben Dunn, Neil Nadelman, Jan Scott-Frazier, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons 
JAFAX
June, 1996
Kendall College of Art and Design
Grand Rapids, MI
  
Anime Expo
June 28-30, 1996
Anaheim Marriott Hotel & Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Art Auction, Artists' Alley, Model Contest, Dance, Karaoke, Dealers' Room, Game Shows, Charity Auction
Guests Include: Hideaki Anno, Hiroki Hayashi, Noboru Ishiguro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Leiji Matsumoto, Toshihiko Nishikubo, Hiromasa Ogura, Koichi Ohata, Ai Orikasa, Mamoru Oshii, Jan Scott-Frazier, Kenichi Sonoda, Yumi Takada, Ryoei Tsukimura 
Animethon
July 13-14, 1996
Grant MacEwan Community College
Edmonton, Alberta
  
Anime America
July 25-28, 1996
Red Lion Inn
San Jose, CA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Hentai Screenings, Guest Panels, Industry Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Artists' Alley, Autographs (free), Dealers' Room, Swap, Others
Guests Include: Paul Dobson, Michael Donovan, Jason Gray-Stanford, Matt Hill, Janyse Jaud, Toshio Okada, Ward Perry, Toby Proctor, Fred Schodt, Cathy Weseluck 
Otakon
August 9-11, 1996
Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn
Hunt Valley, MD
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Hentai Screenings, Anime Music Video Contest, Guest Panels, Fan Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Art Auction, Model Contest, Video Games, LARP, Dealers' Room, Con Suite
Guests Include: Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Masaomi Kanzaki, Matt Lunsford, Neil Nadelman, Steve Pearl, Sue Shambaugh, Jeff Thompson, Adam Warren 
Anime Weekend Atlanta
October 11-13, 1996
Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North
Atlanta, GA
 Events Include: Anime Screenings, Guest Panels, Workshops, Hall Cosplay, Masquerade, Art Show, Artists' Alley, Model Contest, Dance, Dealers' Room
 
AnimeFEST
November 1-3, 1996
Clarion Hotel Dallas
Dallas, TX
  

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