Setsucon
setsucon annual three day anime convention held januaryfebruary blair county convention center altoona pennsylvania convention name come japanese word setsu meaning snow organized penn state anime organization psao convention familyfriendly convention typically offer anime music video contest anime showing artist alley cardgame tournament dance dealer room iron cosplay itasha car show manga library masquerade musical event panel tabletop gaming video gaming workshop host auction raised donated united way todd haberkorn participated host auction raising charity host auction raised nearly child play richard epcar stephanie sheh participated host auction along several cosplayers raising child play setsucon hour convention programming charity video game tournament benefited national alliance mental illness charity convention supported colon cancer coalition jared box due financial issue convention first year reduced three day one day convention expanded two day due additional funding saturday setsucon reached venue capacity limit people noon artist alley dealer room expanded dance shut early complaint including poor behavior convention showed never seen clip anime licensor pied piper inc dub skip beat convention moved blair county convention center altoona pennsylvania setsucon due covid pandemic scheduled move april would also friday programming instead setsucon held virtual event april returned january three day event convention covid protocol including masking vaccinationtesting requirement setsucon member international otaku expo association ioea setsucon sponsored costume contest schlow centre region library bookfestpa event run central pennsylvania festival art anime enthusiast gather setsucon convention wrap today altoona mirror retrieved february setsucon anime convention brings japanese culture central pa wjac retrieved february anime convention coming altoona weekend wjac retrieved january setsucon website