Friday, February 24, 2012

Zenkaikon 2012 Fun to Continue at New Philadelphia Area Location

Anime and cosplay fans in the Philadelphia area have something great to look forward to this spring! This year’s Zenkaikon will take place from May 11^th through 12^th. Founded in 2006, 2012 Zenkaikon is now in its 6^th year and this year’s event might just be bigger than ever.

Each year Zenkaikon brings a celebration of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture to the Philadelphia area. This year, fans will get to enjoy two days of fun including video screenings, special guests, concerts, dances, panels, gaming, cosplay, dealers, artists, and more at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.

While Zenkaikon was held at The Valley Forge Convention Center during previous years, the 2012 closing of the VFCC for renovations did force Zenkaikon organizers to relocate the Philadelphia area event. The new, well sized, location will provides a great space for this year’s festivities. Although this year’s event will only last for 2 days, negotiations are under way for a 3 day even at the Oaks, PA location for 2013.

Some fans may be disappointed to hear that cosplay chess will not be taking place this year, however, there will still be plenty of opportunities to wear full costume during Zenkaikon’s spring 2012 festivities. Fans should feel free to wear full costume on the convention floor and should definitely dress up for the Zenkaikon dances including the Friday Night Rave where DJ Jurono will be serving up hard dance and Japanese happy hardcore music as well as the Saturday Night Rave at which attendees can expect to hear mash ups of classic video game tunes with the latest in electro/progressive music from DJ Hi5.

Labels: Anime and Cosplay