Taiyou Con

Taiyou Con is a three-day anime convention held every January in Mesa, Arizona. It was founded in 2011 and was held at the Hilton Phoenix East in Mesa with a handful of industry guests.
The event was created by a group of local anime fans with a goal sharing their interest in the anime art form with others. Taiyou Con's mission is to celebrate anime, cosplay, J-Pop, and Asian pop culture.
Guests
Taiyou Con 2016 featured voice actors Sean Schemmel, Christopher Sabat, Kappei Yamaguchi, Yuu Asakawa, Erin Fitzgerald, and Valerie Arem. Previous years have included Lotus Juice, Sonny Strait, Chris Cason and Cristina Vee among others.
Events
Taiyou Con holds several events each year that include a masquerade, concerts, lip sync battles, among other events. The most notable event was a concert in 2015 that featured Lotus Juice, Shihoko Hirata, and Yumi Kawamura who have all contributed musically to the Persona game series and anime.
 
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