Shoujocon

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title: "Shoujocon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["defunct-anime-conventions", "defunct-comics-conventions", "defunct-multigenre-conventions", "recurring-events-established-in-2000", "recurring-events-disestablished-in-2003", "shōjo-manga", "conventions-in-new-jersey"] description: "Anime and manga convention in the United States" topic_path: "general/defunct-anime-conventions" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoujocon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Anime and manga convention in the United States ::

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Field	Value
name	Shoujocon
status	Defunct
location	New Jersey/New York
country	United States
first	2000
last	2003
organizer	Shoujo Arts Society
attendance	600 in 2003
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| name = Shoujocon | image = | caption = | status = Defunct | location = New Jersey/New York | country = United States | first = 2000 | last = 2003 | organizer = Shoujo Arts Society | attendance = 600 in 2003

Shoujocon was an American fan convention for anime and manga which focused on the shōjo (girls') subgenre. The convention was founded in 2000 by then-anonymous women identified as "Nora" and "Katchan", and initially financed through eBay sales of fan-donated merchandise. Shoujocon quickly grew from 456 attendees to a peak of 1,252. In addition to its unique audience, Shoujocon attempted many other organizational and programmatic innovations during its time, such as an international staff which held meetings entirely online, support for doujinshi artists and writers, and cultural workshops.

In 2002, Nora and Katchan stepped down, turning leadership over to the newly formed Shoujo Arts Society (SAS), a non-profit organization incorporated to manage Shoujocon and promote the shōjo subgenre via other events. For the 2003 convention, Shoujocon moved to Rye, New York, where difficulties with the hotel and the change of location triggered a severe drop in attendance and poor reviews of the convention. The 2004 convention was first postponed, then canceled altogether.

Working with the organizers of Yuricon, the Shoujo Arts Society later announced a joint event called "Onna!" which was held in October 2005.

History

Event history

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Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
date = July 15–16, 2000	venue = Newark Gateway Hilton	location = Newark, New Jersey	attendance = 456
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References

References

1. Nora. (1999-07-11). "Shoujocon! Call for participants!".
2. Nora. (1999-08-05). "Shoujocon Auctions!".
3. Tracy Podgorski. (2001-05-02). "Shoujocon Welcomes AZZURRI!".
4. L. Cintron. (January 2018). "Hot Dogs? Hamburgers? Is It July? Then It Must Be...".
5. Lisa Z.. "Shoujocon 2003". Anipike Magazine.
6. Delahanty, Patrick. (2004-03-08). "Shoujocon postponed until 2005". AnimeCons.com.
7. Delahanty, Patrick. (2004-08-08). "Shoujocon 2005 is cancelled". AnimeCons.com.
8. "Onna! 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com.
9. (2005-01-18). "Shoujo Arts Society and Yurikon announce Onna! convention".
10. "Shoujocon 2000 Information". AnimeCons.com.
11. "Shoujocon 2001 Information". AnimeCons.com.
12. "Shoujocon 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com.
13. "Shoujocon 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com.

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