One of the earliest U.S. anime conventions, AnimeCon ’91 was held thirty years ago in San Jose, California. This a Japanese convention report of the event from Gainax’s in-house magazine, G-Press.

One of the earliest U.S. anime conventions, AnimeCon ’91 was held thirty years ago in San Jose, California. This a Japanese convention report of the event from Gainax’s in-house magazine, G-Press.
The convention that changed anime kicked off on August 22, 1981.
Twenty years ago today the fourth and final year of Anime America — a short-lived California anime convention that attempted to compete with Anime Expo — kicked off.