A-Kon
akon annual threeday anime convention held june irving convention center la colinas toyota music factory irving texas first held people attendance akon north america longest running convention primarily focused anime akon consists many volunteer managed team dedicated operating portion large convention year usually february march post web page volunteer signup volunteer work least sixteen hour weekend receive free pas convention working hour volunteer aged receive hotel room shared staff member focus convention originally centered anime fandom screening film television series many activity take place encompassing various segment geek japanese pop culture event include panel american author artist console gaming room tabletop gaming room cosplay scavenger hunt martial art demonstration art show concert japanese steampunk band convention also maintains vigorous social network presence facebook twitter follower respectively post information run contest throughout year name seems play early anime series project ako akon cancelled due covid pandemic akon also cancelled due covid pandemic akon postponed due various issue including financial problem project akon web site