Yaoi-Con
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Yaoi-Con (sometimes YaoiCon) was an annual three-day anime convention, founded in 2001, aimed at fans of yaoi-related anime, manga, and other aspects of Asian culture. It typically took place during the Fall in California.
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Yaoi-Con | |
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Status | Defunct |
Venue | Hyatt Regency Santa Clara |
Location(s) | Santa Clara, California |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2001 |
Most recent | 2017 |
Attendance | 1,500 in 2007[1] |
Organized by | Since 2012: Digital Manga Publishing[2] |
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Since the 2012 edition, its organizer and main sponsor was Digital Manga Publishing. It was known mostly for its unique events that use volunteers known as "bishounen". The bishounen were male volunteers who represented the attractive characters shown in Yaoi manga, and ran many of the events.