Tora-Con

Anime convention in Rochester, New York

Tora-Con

Status| Active
Genre| Anime, manga, Japanese culture, sci-fi, and fantasy[1][2]
Venue| Rochester Institute of Technology
Location(s)| Rochester, New York
Country| United States
Inaugurated| 2005
Attendance| 2,999 in 2019[3]
Organized by| RIT Anime Club[4]
Website| toracon.org

Tora-Con is an annual two-day anime convention held during March or April at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. The convention's name comes from the Japanese word 'tora' meaning tiger and is organized by the Rochester Institute of Technology Anime Club.[1][4] The event is family friendly.[5]

## Programming

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The convention typically offers an animated music video contest, anime showings, artists alley, concerts, contests, cosplay chess tournament, cosplay contest, cosplay dating game, dances, gaming tournaments, iron cosplay, panels, and performances.[5][6][7][8]

## History

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Tora-Con was founded to raise money for the anime club.[2][9] They hit an attendance capacity of 2,500 in 2010 and had to close registration.[9] The convention celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2014.[1][2] In 2014, the event expanded to additional parts of campus and capped attendance at 3,000 people.[5][7] Tora-Con 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] Tora-Con held a virtual convention in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13][14]

### Event history

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Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests

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April 16, 2005 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Rukis Croax, Luke Morgan, and Yuko "Aido" Ota.[15]
April 22, 2006 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Pine*am[16]
April 28, 2007 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 625| Cosplay Crack Crew, Geek Comedy Tour, Sonny Strait, and Stephanie Yanez.[17]
April 26, 2008 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Austell "DJ Asu" Callwood, Geek Comedy Tour, Carrie Savage, and Unicorn Table.[18]
April 25, 2009 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 1,481| Armcannon, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Geek Comedy Tour, Todd Haberkorn, Vic Mignogna, and John Swasey.[19]
April 24–25, 2010 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 2,500[9]| Armcannon, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Geek Comedy Tour, Gavin Goszka, Yuko "Aido" Ota, Ananth Panagariya, Michael Poe, Monica Rial, Christopher Sabat, Adam Smithee, Eric Vale, and Billy West.[20]
April 16–17, 2011 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Chris Cason, Richard Epcar, Geek Comedy Tour, Brina Palencia, Chris Rager, Ellyn Stern, Uncle Yo.[21]
April 20–22, 2012 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Alfred State Jesters, The Asterplace, Leah Clark, Caitlin Glass, Kyle Hebert, Jamie Marchi, Trina Nishimura, Jon St. John, J. Michael Tatum, and Uncle Yo.[22]
March 23–24, 2013 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 2,600[5]| Todd Haberkorn, Cherami Leigh, Mike McFarland, Powerglove, Monica Rial, and John Swasey.[23]
March 8–9, 2014 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 3,000
(est)[24]| Tia Ballard, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Scott Freeman, Aki Glancy, Jessie James Grelle, Chuck Huber, Brittany Lauda, Rare Candy, Symphony Anime Orchestra, Alexis Tipton, Uncle Yo, and Lara Woodhull.[5][7][24]
April 18–19, 2015 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Armcannon, Chalk Twins, Geek Comedy Tour, Jessie James Grelle, Cherami Leigh, and Chris Rager.[25]
April 23-24, 2016 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Bryn Apprill, Steve Blum, Chalk Twins, Clifford Chapin, Richard Epcar, Todd Haberkorn, and Uncle Yo.[26]
April 22-23, 2017 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 3,234| Chalk Twins, Digitrevx, Aki Glancy, Erika Harlacher, Erica Lindbeck, Laura Post, David Vincent, and Lex Winter.[27]
April 14-15, 2018 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 3,197| Felecia Angelle, Bit Brigade, Justin Briner, Danimal Cannon, Chalk Twins, Clifford Chapin, Digitrevx, Aki Glancy, Shigeto Koyama, Uncle Yo, Eric Vale, Hiromi Wakabayashi, and Lex Winter.[28]
March 23-24, 2019 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| 2,999| Brian Beacock, Chalk Twins, Aki Glancy, Hanyaan, Brittany Lauda, The Manly Battleships, Kristen McGuire, Matt Shipman, Ian Sinclair, and Uncle Yo.[3]
March 20-21, 2021[13] | Online convention| |
March 19, 2022 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Corina Boettger, Chalk Twins, and Emi Lo.[29]
March 4-5, 2023 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Chalk Twins, James Landino, Shihori Nakane, and Lex Winter.[30]
March 23-24, 2024 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | Chalk Twins, Lizzie Freeman, Adam Gibbs, Anjali Kunapaneni, Landon McDonald, and Molly Zhang.[31]
March 22-23, 2025 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York| | A.J. Beckles, Chalk Twins, ChibiTifa, Allegra Clark, Aki Glancy, Anairis Quiñones, Zeno Robinson, Matthew David Rudd, and Matt Shipman.[32]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Tora-Con at R.I.T." WHAM ABC 13. March 11, 2014. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
2. ^ a b c "Anime and cosplay enthusiasts gather for annual Tora-Con at RIT". WHEC. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
3. ^ a b "Tora-Con 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
4. ^ a b "Tora-Con 2013 Announces Second Round of Gues". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
5. ^ a b c d e Castle, Nathan (February 25, 2014). "Ten Years In: Tora-Con Celebrates a Decade". Reporter Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
6. ^ "Tora-Con Kicks Off at RIT". Time Warner Cable News. March 8, 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
7. ^ a b c Bureau, Scott (February 28, 2014). "Anime and cosplay enthusiasts gather for 10th annual Tora-Con at RIT Family-friendly convention celebrates manga and more March 8–9". Rochester Institute of Technology University News Service. Retrieved 22 March 2014. `{{cite news}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
8. ^ Cook, Susan (May 9, 2008). "Tora-Con 2008". Reporter Magazine Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
9. ^ a b c Gallegos, Chris (April 24, 2010). "Animation Comes to Life at RIT's Tora-Con". Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
10. ^ "Official Tora-Con Announcement". Facebook. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
11. ^ "Tora-Con 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
12. ^ "Tora-Connect Tora-Con March 20, 2021". Tora-Con. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
13. ^ a b "Tora-Con 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
14. ^ Vanacore, Rylan (April 14, 2021). "The Importance of Tora-Con". Reporter Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
15. ^ "Tora-Con 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
16. ^ "Tora-Con 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
17. ^ "Tora-Con 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
18. ^ "Tora-Con 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
19. ^ "Tora-Con 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
20. ^ "Tora-Con 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
21. ^ "Tora-Con 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
22. ^ "Tora-Con 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
23. ^ "Tora-Con 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
24. ^ a b "Tora-Con 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
25. ^ "Tora-Con 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
26. ^ "Tora-Con 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
27. ^ "Tora-Con 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
28. ^ "Tora-Con 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
29. ^ "Tora-Con 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
30. ^ "Tora-Con 2023 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
31. ^ "Tora-Con 2024 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
32. ^ "Tora-Con 2025 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.

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