EvilleCon 2012

In 2009, the Otona no Otaku anime club (a Japanese anime club that meets at Evansville Central Library twice a month to watch anime and to do Japanese related activities) decided to have a mini-con that they titled EvilleCon. Partnering with Evansville Central Library, Otona no Otaku decided to have their mini-con (now known as EvilleCon Year 0) as a free con at the library on February 14th, 2009. EvilleCon Year 0 consisted of a video game room, an anime viewing room, a panel room, a small Artists Alley in the library’s hallways, and a Cosplay Contest at the end of the day. One special guest, Josh Elder, was brought to the convention. Lasting from 9am to 5pm, approximately 300 people In 2010, Evansville Anime Convention, Inc. decided to bring EvilleCon back. Again partnering with the Evansville Central Library, EAC, Inc. decided to have their first full two-day convention at the The Centre in Evansville, Indiana on February 6th and 7th, 2010. EvilleCon 2010 consisted of a video game room, an anime viewing room, a Main Events room (which hosted karaoke, Cosplay Chess, a Rave, a Cosplay Contest, and much more), a panel room, and an Artists Alley. That year brought Jaime Marchi as a special guest, known for her work in Witchblade and Soul Eater, who hosted Q&A panels and autograph sessions. Over the span of the entire two days, approximately 350 people attended EvilleCon 2010. In 2011, Evansville Anime Convention, Inc. decided to bring EvilleCon back again, but this time changed the time frame and location. EvilleCon 2011 was a three-day convention at the Evansville Airport Holiday Inn and occurred from April 1st to 3rd, 2011. EvilleCon 2011 consisted of a video game room, an anime viewing room, a Main Events room (which hosted karaoke, Cosplay Chess, a Rave, a performance by Evansville Tribal Dance and the FICE Girls, a Cosplay Contest, and much more), two panel rooms, and an Artists Alley. That year brought voice actor Matt Hill, author Shane Moore, and professional cosplayers Pikabellechu and Dr. Anime as special guests. Matt Hill, known most for his works in Gundam Seed, Card Captors, Ed, Edd, and Eddy, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, hosted Q&A panels and the Voice Actor Dueling panel. Author Shane Moore also hosted panels and interacted with con-goers throughout the convention. Professional cosplayers Pikabellechu and Dr. Anime also hosted panels (including a rousing Pokemon panel) and helped judge the Cosplay Contest. Over the span of the entire three days, approximately 600 people attended EvilleCon 2011.