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Con-Nichiwa

Overview

Con-Nichiwa is an annual anime convention organised in Tucson by Monkey Paw Entertainment. It was first held in 2010 but they took over in 2011.

History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions

# Date Location Chair Guests Book Web

1 2010
26 Mar
28 Mar Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Tucson Airport North
Tucson see below

2 2011
25 Mar
27 Mar Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Tucson Airport North
Tucson see below

3 2012
23 Mar
25 Mar Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Tucson Airport North
Tucson see below

4 2013
22 Mar
24 Mar Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Tucson Airport North
Tucson see below

5 2014
21 Mar
23 Mar Tucson Convention Center
Tucson see below

6 2015
20 Mar
22 Mar Tucson Convention Center
Tucson see below

7 2016
18 Mar
20 Mar Tucson Convention Center
Tucson see below

8 2017
24 Mar
26 Mar Tucson Convention Center
Tucson see below

9 2018
20 Apr
22 Apr Tucson Convention Center
Tucson see below

10 2019
21 Jun
23 Jun Starr Pass Resort & Spa
Tucson see below

11 2020
20 Nov
22 Nov DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park
Tucson 1

12 2021
19 Nov
21 Nov DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park
Tucson see below

13 2022
18 Nov
20 Nov DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park
Tucson see below

14 2023
3 Nov
5 Nov DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park
Tucson see below

15 2024
22 Nov
24 Nov DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park
Tucson see below

#	Date	Location	Guests	Web
1	2010 26 Mar 28 Mar	Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tucson Airport North Tucson	see below
2	2011 25 Mar 27 Mar	Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tucson Airport North Tucson	see below
3	2012 23 Mar 25 Mar	Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tucson Airport North Tucson	see below
4	2013 22 Mar 24 Mar	Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tucson Airport North Tucson	see below
5	2014 21 Mar 23 Mar	Tucson Convention Center Tucson	see below
6	2015 20 Mar 22 Mar	Tucson Convention Center Tucson	see below
7	2016 18 Mar 20 Mar	Tucson Convention Center Tucson	see below
8	2017 24 Mar 26 Mar	Tucson Convention Center Tucson	see below
9	2018 20 Apr 22 Apr	Tucson Convention Center Tucson	see below
10	2019 21 Jun 23 Jun	Starr Pass Resort & Spa Tucson	see below
11	2020 20 Nov 22 Nov	DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park Tucson		1
12	2021 19 Nov 21 Nov	DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park Tucson	see below
13	2022 18 Nov 20 Nov	DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park Tucson	see below
14	2023 3 Nov 5 Nov	DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park Tucson	see below
15	2024 22 Nov 24 Nov	DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson Reid Park Tucson	see below

Notes

Con-Nichiwa 11 was postponed from 12th-14th June to 20th-22nd November due to COVID-19.

Guests

Con-Nichiwa generally has too many guests to list comfortably in the table above. Here are the guests announced for each event, in alphabetical order:

2010: Katie Bair, Brit Frady-Wiliams, Crispin Freeman, Kitsune Robot, Jamie Marchi, Vic Mignogna, J. Michael Tatum, Toybox.

2011: 91.8 The Fan, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Todd Haberkorn, William 'WT' Hatch, Steve 'Warky' Nunez, Sonny Strait.

2012: Colleen Clinkenbeard, Richard Epcar, Kyle Hebert, Mike McFarland, Steve 'Warky' Nunez, Monica Rial, Sean Schemmel.

2013: Greg Ayres, Steve Blum, Wendee Lee, Maridah, Li 'PikminLink' Kovacs, Raj Ramayya.

2014: Richard Epcar, Catherine L. Jones, Cherami Leigh, Bryce Papenbrook, Ellyn Stern, Candy Bomber, Nylon Pink.

2015: Akabane Vulgars on Strong Bypass, Electric Lady, Li 'PikminLink' Kovacs, Harrison Krix, Cara Nicole, James Perry II, Stephanie Sheh, The Slants, Alfred Trujillo, Cristina Vee, Armand Villavert Jr., David Vincent.

2016: Mr. Creepy Pasta, Enayla, Mel Hoppe, KAO=S, E Jason Liebrecht, Elizabeth Maxwell, Chris Patton, Armand Villavert Jr., Kari Wahlgren.

2017: Dustbunny, Brittney Karbowski, Vic Mignogna, Chii Sakurabi.

2018: Zach Callison, Leah Clark, Sandy Fox, Alfred Trujillo, VickyBunnyAngel, Elise Zhang.

2019: The Slants.

2021: Ryann Kay, MVP Elite.

2022: Sweets4aSweet Cosplay.

2024: Austin Allison, Rumpelstilt_Seam, Static Rabbit, John Swasey, Lani Villanueva, Vitamin H.

Attendance

5 6

2014 2015

2,132 2,232

5	6
2014	2015
2,132	2,232

Last update: 24th February, 2025