Cons: September 2-4

This weekend promises a lot of good conventions, and we want to briefly highlight Dragon*Con.  According to their website, they are “the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe!”  They’re definitely the largest in the United States.  With almost 200 guests this year from all types of fields, they easily take the cake as the must-see convention this weekend.  Our question is this: how do you possibly go to all the panels you want to and meet all the guests you admire with so many things going on at once?  If only conventions could last more than three days…

AnimeLand Makiba – September 2-4
Las Vegas, NV
Special Guests: radio station 91.8 The Fan; actors Matt Cole and Preston Cowley; writer Yamila Abraham; costume designer Tonya Adolfson; soundtrack composer Christopher Escalante; voice actors Darrel Guilbeau, Steve “Warky” Nunez, and Lisle Wilkerson; and musical group Midnight Shinigami.
Twitter: @animeland

AniNight – September 2-4
Vienna, Austria
Special Guests: game reviewer Noah Antwiler; manga artists You Higuri and Tsutomu Nihei; and internet video creator Doug Walker.
Twitter: @AniNite

Sac-Anime – September 2-4
Sacramento, CA
Special Guests: voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch, Yuri Lowenthal, Liam O’Brien, Tara Platt, and Sam Riegel; musical guests The Slant, Eyeshine, and akai SKY; and artist Billy Martinez.
Twitter: @SacAnime

AnimeFest – September 2-5
Dallas, TX
Special Guests: voice actor Leah Clark; ADR director Terri Doty; and writer Dai Sato.
Twitter: @AnimeFestOrg

Dragon*Con – September 2-5
Atlanta, GA
Special Guests: With just under 200 guests (191 to be exact), we’re not even going to try to list them all.
Twitter: @DragonCon

Ohio Kitsune Con – September 3-4
Medina, OH
Special Guests: comic artist Dawn “Narwhal” Best; anime comedian Nathan Houlihan; and DJ TKR.
Twitter: @N/A

Tracon – September 3-4
Tampere, Finland
Special Guests: manga artist Yoshihiro Takahashi; Mike Pohjola; and Janne Kemppi.
Twitter: @Tracon_Fl

KumoriCon – September 3-4
Vancouver, WA
Special Guests: cosplay performers Slightly Anime and The Anime Hunters; and voice actors Chris Cason, Todd Haberkorn, and David Vincent.
Twitter: @kumoricon