Nadeshicon

Nadeshicon
StatusOn hold
VenueUniversité Laval (2011-2018)
Centre des congrès de Québec (2019-2023)
Location(s)Quebec City, Quebec
CountryCanada
Inaugurated2011
Most recent2023
Next event2024 edition canceled
Attendance1000+ in 2013
Organized byClub Animé Québec (CAQ) [1]
Filing statusNon-profit
Websitehttp://www.nadeshicon.ca/

Nadeshicon is a Japanese culture / anime convention held in April in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Centre des congrès de Québec convention center since 2019, and initially at Université Laval[2] (Laval University) in the Alphonse-Desjardins and Maurice-Pollack buildings from 2011 to 2018. The convention is run and organized by Club Animé Québec (CAQ), an extracurricular student association and nonprofit organization. It is recognized as one of the main Japanese cultural events in the city. Like most other anime conventions, Nadeshicon's events, attractions and activities include a Dealer's Room and an Artists Alley, anime screenings, panels and workshops, AMV contests, game shows, cosplay events (Masquerade, Fashion Show, etc.), and video games stations (Gaming Room). A part of the convention is also dedicated to cultural Japanese activities.

On August 18, 2023, the Administrative Council of Club Animé Québec has decided to cancel Nadeshicon's 2024 edition, citing severe understaffing for the convention's executive committee.[3] It is not known when the next edition will be, but the anime club will continue to host smaller events and special activities for the fans. A scaled-down version of the convention in a smaller venue has been proposed, but this idea will be discussed and voted on by the new Administrative Council after their election in fall 2023.

Programming

Like most other anime conventions, Nadeshicon's events, attractions and activities include a Dealer's Room and an Artists Alley, anime screenings, panels and workshops, AMV contests, game shows, cosplay events (Masquerade, Fashion Show, etc.), and video games stations (Gaming Room). A part of the convention is also dedicated to Japanese cultural activities.

  • Art: a Dealer's Room and an Artists Alley
  • Cosplay events: Masquerade, Fashion Show, etc.
  • Gaming: Video games stations (Gaming Room)
  • Merchandise:
  • Music:
  • Panels and workshops:
  • Saturday Night Dance:
  • Video screenings: Anime music video|AMV
  • Other attractions:

History

Nadeshicon had its beginnings with a single day celebrating Japanese culture in April 2009, which included a sushi dinner, a Japanese teacher sharing her experiences while living in Japan, and Calligraphy demonstrations. This event was held at the CAQ (Club Animé Québec) located at Université Laval and was followed the following year by the first Nadeshicon festival. In 2011, soon after CAQ became a non-profit organization, the festival was given its official name, Festival Nadeshicon, which mixes Popular Japanese Culture (ex: anime, masquerade) and Traditional Japanese culture (dance, martial arts, religion, cuisine, calligraphy, etc.).

In 2019, following continued growth in size, Nadeshicon moved to the larger Centre des congrès de Québec convention center near downtown, where it would share the venue with the city's comic book convention, the Quebec Comiccon.

Event history

Dates Location Attendance Guests
April 9–10, 2011 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		660Richard Fournier.[4]
April 21–22, 2012 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		750Richard Fournier, Maxime Chouinard, Fireflies, Léa Gabriele, Patricia Legrand, Hoshi*Furu, Pierre Nadeau, Ryoko Nakajima, Ryunosuke Yamazumi.[5][6]
April 26–28, 2013 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		1,000+[citation needed]Mel Gosselin, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Komachi Montreal, Ryunosuke Yamazumi.[7][8]
April 4–6, 2014 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		1400[citation needed]MOON Kana, Orchestre de jeux vidéo, Christopher Macdonald, Geneviève “CelticSakura” La Haye, Marie-Claude Bourbonnais[9][10]
April 17–19, 2015 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		1,832Mika Kobayashi, MeltingMirror, WildRose, Puissance Maximale, Luduc, Komachi Montreal[11][12]
April 1–3, 2016 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		Etienne Desilets-Trempe, Droo, Komachi Montreal, L'orchestre de Jeux Vidéo, Luduc, Miss Messy Mia, David Stephenson, Nienna Surion, Niq van der Aa, Ryunosuke Yamazumi[13]
March 31-April 2, 2017 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		Marie-Claude Bourbonnais, Etienne Desilets-Trempe, Droo, Mel Gosselin, Komachi Montreal, Luduc, Nienna Surion, Ryunosuke Yamazumi [14]
April 6–8, 2018 Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec		Arashi Daiko, Jean-François Bibeau, Marie-Claude Bourbonnais, Club de Shinkendo de Québec, Etienne Desilets-Trempe, Droo, Komachi Montreal, Luduc, Phil Mizuno, Benyamin Nuss, Arnie Roth, Ryunosuke Yamazumi [15]
March 29–31, 2019 Centre des congrès de Québec
Quebec City, Quebec		Jean-François Bibeau, Club de Shinkendo de Québec, Droo, Aya Hirano, Komachi Montreal, Luduc, Twin Cosplay [16]

References

  1. ^ "Club Animé Québec homepage". An extracurricular student association and nonprofit organization.
  2. ^ "Université Laval homepage". Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Quebec City's largest university.
  3. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=686867960141585&set=a.421285496699834 [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Nadeshicon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Nadeshicon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Nadeshicon 2012 Guests".
  7. ^ "Nadeshicon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  8. ^ "Nadeshicon 2013 Guests".
  9. ^ "Nadeshicon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  10. ^ "Nadeshicon 2014 Guests".
  11. ^ "Nadeshicon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  12. ^ "Nadeshicon 2015 Guests".
  13. ^ "Nadeshicon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  14. ^ "Nadeshicon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  15. ^ "Nadeshicon 2018 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  16. ^ "Nadeshicon 2019 Information". AnimeCons.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-21.