It was a bittersweet year for Holiday Matsuri. While the Orlando, Florida based anime convention enjoyed one of its best years ever, it also had to say a fond farewell to the Orlando World Center Marriott (OWCM). After eight years at that location, it’s finally moving on to bigger and better things.

Colossalcon North is an anime convention held at a waterpark resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI. As the newest of four Colossalcon events, you could consider it the baby sister convention. It’s younger, smaller, and seems quaint when compared to its older siblings. This is in contrast to the resort in which it’s held.

Colossalcon East was a blast! The carefree atmosphere and fun-seeking attendees made this an easy and enjoyable con to attend. Held at the Kalahari waterpark resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, the easternmost Colossalcon recently had its 8th convention. Colossalcon has a total of four events now with East being the second. Rounding out the collection are Colossalcon in Ohio, Colossalcon Texas in Round Rock, TX and Colossalcon North in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

Colossalcon Texas is an anime convention based in Round Rock, TX. One of four Colossalcon events, CCT had its third event this year. As with the other Colossalcons, it’s held at a Kalahari water park resort. Articles about some of the other Colossalcon events are linked below.

Otakon is an Asian pop culture convention based in Washington, D.C. Each year tens of thousands of people gather together to share their love of anime, manga, music, movies, and video games. They dress up in cosplay, perform in contests, sing karaoke, and buy merchandise and artwork from hundreds of vendors and artists.

Anime Expo was back in a big way for 2023. The largest anime event in North America attracted people from around the world and the excitement for this year’s convention was palpable. Social media was alive with posts about cosplay con-crunching, eagerness to meet guests, and hopes of getting exclusive items from the vendor hall. Admission sold out the weekend prior, leaving many people with regrets for waiting until it was too late to purchase admission.

After experiencing a significant drop in attendance due to the pandemic, Colossalcon looks to be back on track. Attendance for the 2023 convention was the highest since 2019 and it follows a promising trend of growth. Pandemic concerns are in the past and convention attendance in general is booming. It’s a good time to be Colossalcon.

Colossalcon is an anime convention held at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio. It’s a water park resort, so if you’ve seen photos or videos of cosplayers in swimsuits there’s a good chance that it’s from Colossalcon. It’s been held at that location since 2009 so it’s pretty well known. There are actually four Colossalcons. This article will focus on the one known as “Colossalcon Prime” since it’s the original and most popular, but the advice here is generally good for the others as well. The other Colossalcons are in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The room booking process sucks. You sit on the landing page, impatiently pressing the refresh button, waiting with bated breath for the moment the block opens. Once it does you scramble with hands shaking to enter your information only to find out the block is sold out 😩. “Why does this happen to me?!” you scream. Is it you? Are you too slow or does the booking process just suck? Well, maybe it’s a little bit of both. Don’t be offended. You’re not alone.

MomoCon is the Southeastern United States’ largest gaming and anime convention. Based in Atlanta, GA, this large convention gathered a record-breaking 48,000 attendees this year. That’s a significant number for an anime convention and enough to put it in the top 5 by attendance. Held at the giant Georgia World Congress Center, it has plenty of room to grow.