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{{Short description|Anime convention}}
{{Infobox Convention
| name = No Brand Con
| image = [[File:NoBrandConlogo.png|thumb]]
| caption = No Brand Con logo.
| status = Active
| venue = PlazaHoliday HotelInn andStevens SuitesPoint - Convention Ctr
| location = [[EauStevens ClairePoint, Wisconsin]]
| country = United States
| first = 2002
| attendance = 1,271504 in 20112015
| website = http://www.nobrandcon.org/
}}
'''No Brand Con''' is an annual three -day [[anime convention]] held during September at the Holiday Inn Stevens Point - Convention Ctr in [[EauStevens ClairePoint, Wisconsin]]. The convention was founded by members of the [[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire]] Anime Appreciation Society.<ref name="spec2004">{{cite web | url = http://www.spectatornews.com/showcase/2004/03/15/uw-eau-claire-hosts-third-annual-no-brand-con/ | title = UW-Eau Claire hosts third annual No Brand Con | publisher = The Spectator | accessdateaccess-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref> No Brand Con's name was derived from the closing credits theme of the anime [[Here Is Greenwood]].<ref name="spec2004"/>
==Programming==
No Brand Con features anime viewings, an anime music video contest, artist alley, board games, comics, dealers room, independent films, panels, role playing, video games tournaments, and voice actor appearances.<ref name="spec2004">< /ref><ref name="spec2003">{{cite web | url = http://www.spectatornews.com/showcase/2003/04/03/hard-work-puts-on-no-brand-con-2/ | title = Hard work puts on No Brand Con 2 | publisher = The Spectator | accessdateaccess-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref><ref name="spec2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.spectatornews.com/showcase/2005/04/11/the-gathering/ | title = The gathering | publisher = The Spectator | accessdateaccess-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref><ref name=weau04242015>{{cite news|last1=Kroeten|first1=Alyssa|title=Anime, video games come to life at No Brand Con|url=http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Anime-video-games-come-to-life-at-No-Brand-Con-301283511.html|access-date=3 May 2015|work=WEAU|date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=28 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428173112/http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Anime-video-games-come-to-life-at-No-Brand-Con-301283511.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History==
In 2005 the convention moved to the Plaza Hotel and Suites, which allowed for food sales, and the convention to run for a full 24 hours.<ref name="spec2005"/> From 2006 to 2010 the convention was located at the Ramada Inn Convention Center, until returning to the Plaza Hotel and Suites for 2011.<ref name="volone">{{cite web | url = http://volumeone.org/articles/2011/03/31/2175_No_Brand_Con_X | title = No Brand Con X | date = 31 March 2011 | publisher = Volume One Magazine | access-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref> In 2011, the convention brought around $277,000 to the economy of Eau Claire, and held a benefit for the Japanese Red Cross.<ref name="lteauclaire">{{cite web | url = http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/front-page/2011/04/13/Growth-of-anime-convention-expected-to-continue.html | title = Growth of anime convention expected to continue | date = 13 April 2011 | publisher = Leader-Telegram | access-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref><ref name="wqqweau">{{cite web | url = http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14456899 | title = Celebrating Japanese cartoons, culture in Eau Claire | publisher = WQOW | access-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref> In 2016, the event relocated from Eau Claire to the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.<ref name="nerdandtie2015">{{cite web | url = http://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/04/24/no-brand-con-relocating-to-wisconsin-dells-in-2016/ | title = No Brand Con Relocating to Wisconsin Dells in 2016 | date = 24 April 2015 | publisher = Nerd and Tie | access-date = 2018-05-03 }}</ref> No Brand Con 2020 was moved from April to August due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but was later cancelled.<ref name="nbc2020moved">{{cite web |last1=Dorn |first1=Trae |title=No Brand Con 2020 is Moving to August 21st-23rd! |url=http://www.nobrandcon.org/p/2020/03/no-brand-con-2020-is-moving-to-august-21st-23rd/ |publisher=No Brand Con |access-date=18 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="nbc2020cancelled">{{cite web |last1=Dorn |first1=Trae |title=No Brand Con 2020 Has Been Cancelled |url=http://www.nobrandcon.org/p/2020/06/no-brand-con-2020 |publisher=No Brand Con |access-date=16 July 2020 |date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="AC-2020ap">{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/14730/no-brand-con-2020 | title = No Brand Con April 2020 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-03-17}}</ref><ref name="AC-2020au">{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/15017/no-brand-con-2020 | title = No Brand Con August 2020 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-07-16}}</ref> No Brand Con 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="nbc2021cancelled">{{cite web |last1=Dorn |first1=Trae |title=We've Cancelled Our 2021 Dates, No Brand Con XIX Is Moving to 2022 |url=http://www.nobrandcon.org/p/2020/11/weve-cancelled-our-2021-dates-no-brand-con-xix-is-moving-to-2022/ |website=No Brand Con |access-date=14 January 2021 |date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="AC-2021">{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/16518/no-brand-con-2021 | title = No Brand Con 2021 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2021-01-13}}</ref>
The name for the convention was derived from the closing credits theme of the anime [[Here Is Greenwood]].<ref name="spec2004"></ref> In 2005 the convention moved to the Plaza Hotel and Suites, which allowed for food sales, and the convention to run for a full 24 hours.<ref name="spec2005"></ref> From 2006-2010 the convention was located at the Ramada Inn Convention Center, until returning to the Plaza Hotel and Suites for 2011.<ref name="volone">{{cite web | url = http://volumeone.org/articles/2011/03/31/2175_No_Brand_Con_X | title = No Brand Con X | publisher = Volume One Magazine | accessdate = 2012-05-27}}</ref> In 2011, the convention brought around $277,000 to the economy of Eau Claire,<ref name="lteauclaire">{{cite web | url = http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_30806fa2-6654-11e0-9ae7-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story | title = Growth of anime convention expected to continue | publisher = Leader-Telegram | accessdate = 2012-05-27}}</ref> and held a benefit for the Japanese Red Cross.<ref name="wqqweau">{{cite web | url = http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14456899 | title = Celebrating Japanese cartoons, culture in Eau Claire | publisher = WQOW | accessdate = 2012-05-27}}</ref>
===Event history===
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{{Convention list
| date = April 5-65–6, 2002
| venue = [[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire|UW-Eau Claire Davies Center]]<ref name="lteauclaire"></ref>
| location = [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
| attendance = 115
| guests = [[Tiffany Grant]] and Steve Kurth.<ref name="AC-2002">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/254 | title = No Brand Con 2002 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-02-02}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 4-64–6, 2003
| venue = UW-Eau Claire Davies Center<ref name="spec2003"></ref>
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 250
| guests = Tiffany Grant, Brazil Joe Grisaffi, Steve Kurth, and Doug Smith.<ref name="AC-2003">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/38 | title = No Brand Con 2003 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-02-02}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = March 12-1412–14, 2004
| venue = UW-Eau Claire Davies Center<ref name="spec2004"></ref>
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 300
| guests = Rob Giffen, Brazil Joe Grisaffi, and [[Monica Rial]].<ref name="AC-2004">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/171 | title = No Brand Con 2004 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-02-02}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 15-1715–17, 2005
| venue = Plaza Hotel and Suites<ref name="spec2005"></ref>
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 400
| guests = [[Greg Ayres]], [[Mike McFarland]], [[Chris Patton]], and Monica Rial.<ref name="AC-2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/592 | title = No Brand Con 2005 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-02-02}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 21-2321–23, 2006
| venue = Ramada Inn Convention Center
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 605
| guests = Tiffany Grant, [[Matt Greenfield]], Brazil Joe Grisaffi, and [[Kyle Hebert]].<ref name="AC-2006">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/910 | title = No Brand Con 2006 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-02-02}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 20-2220–22, 2007
| venue = Ramada Inn Convention Center
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 905
| guests = [[Lisa Furukawa]], Tiffany Grant, Brazil Joe Grisaffi, Kyle Hebert, and [[Spike Spencer]].<ref name="AC-2007">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1116 | title = No Brand Con 2007 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-02-02}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 18-2018–20, 2008
| venue = Ramada Inn Convention Center
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 1,075
| guests = [[Johnny Yong Bosch]], Kyle Hebert, [[R. K. Milholland]], [[The Slants]], and [[Sonny Strait]].<ref name="AC-2008">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1418 | title = No Brand Con 2008 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-04-08}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 24-2624–26, 2009
| venue = Ramada Inn Convention Center
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 1,249
| guests = [[Robert Axelrod (actor)|Robert Axelrod]], Tiffany Grant, [[Jason Griffith (voice actor)|Jason Griffith]], Steam Century (HMA Badger), Kevin "Vinnk" Tambornino, and Michael "Mookie" Terracciano.<ref name="AC-2009">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1638 | title = No Brand Con 2009 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-08-23}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
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| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = [[Chris Cason]], Dr. Cancer and the SKAmbies, [[Todd Haberkorn]], [[Wendy Powell]], and Michael "Mookie" Terracciano.<ref name="AC-2010">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1873 | title = No Brand Con 2010 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 15-1715–17, 2011
| venue = Plaza Hotel and Suites
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 1,271
| guests = [[RedLetterMedia|Jay Bauman]], [[brentalfloss]], [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]], Monica Rial, Chris Seward, [[RedLetterMedia|Mike Stoklasa]], and Matthew Taranto.<ref name="AC-2011">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2266 | title = No Brand Con 2011 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2012-05-27}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = May 4-64–6, 2012
| venue = Plaza Hotel and Suites
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, Chris Cason, DanielJillian Coglan, JillianSamurai Dan Coglan, [[Quinton Flynn]], Kyle Hebert, [[Random (musician)|Mega Ran]], [[Panacea_Panacea (group)#K-Murdock|K-Murdock]], and Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith.<ref name="AC-2012">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2614 | title = No Brand Con 2012 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2013-04-12}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 12-1412–14, 2013
| venue = Plaza Hotel and Suites
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = DJ Amaya, [[Leah Clark]], DanielJillian Coglan, JillianSamurai Dan Coglan, [[Richard Steven Horvitz|Richard Horvitz]], [[Jamie Marchi]], [[The Protomen]], Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith, and [[Kent Williams (actor)|Kent Williams]].<ref name="AC-2013">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/3567 | title = No Brand Con 2013 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2013-04-12}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 25-2725–27, 2014
| venue = Plaza Hotel and Suites
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, DanielJillian Coglan, JillianSamurai Dan Coglan, [[Darrel Guilbeau]], Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith, [[Eric Stuart]], and [[Katie Tiedrich]].<ref name="AC-2014">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/4445 | title = No Brand Con 2014 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdateaccess-date = 2015-02-03}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 24–26, 2015
| venue = Plaza Hotel and Suites
| location = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| attendance = 1,504
| guests = [[Tia Ballard]], Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Kyle Hebert, Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith, and Matthew Taranto.<ref name="AC-2015">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/4958 | title = No Brand Con 2015 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-06-09}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 15–17, 2016
| venue = [[Chula Vista Resort]]
| location = [[Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin]]
| attendance =
| guests = DJ Amaya, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Mr. Creepy Pasta, Tiffany Grant, Briana Lawrence, Ryan Reynolds, Andre "DJ Jinrei" Smith, and Jessica Walsh.<ref name="AC-2016">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/6187 | title = No Brand Con 2016 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-04-18}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 21–23, 2017
| venue = Chula Vista Resort
| location = Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Mr. Creepy Pasta, [[John Gremillion]], Kyle Hebert, Katie Tiedrich, and Uncle Yo.<ref name="AC-2017">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/7964 | title = No Brand Con 2017 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2017-04-17}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = May 4–6, 2018
| venue = Chula Vista Resort
| location = Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = [[SungWon Cho]], Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Kid Yuki and the Otakus, [[Micah Solusod]], and [[John Swasey]].<ref name="AC-2018">{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/9001 | title = No Brand Con 2018 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2018-03-13}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = March 29–31, 2019
| venue = Chula Vista Resort
| location = Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = Mr. Creepy Pasta, Lewis Lovhaug, [[Kyle McCarley]], and [[Xander Mobus]].<ref name="AC-2019">{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/12546/no-brand-con-2019 | title = No Brand Con 2019 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2019-04-11}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = April 22-24, 2022
| venue = Chula Vista Resort
| location = Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
| attendance =
| guests = Chris Hackney, Lewis Lovhaug, and [[Sarah Wiedenheft]].<ref name="AC-2022">{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/16519/no-brand-con-2022 | title = No Brand Con 2022 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2022-04-11}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date = September 1-3, 2023
| venue = Holiday Inn Stevens Point - Convention Ctr
| location = [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]]
| attendance =
| guests = Chris Guerrero, [[Christina Marie Kelly]], Lewis Lovhaug, and Wig-Wig Cosplay.<ref name="AC-2023">{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/21519/no-brand-con-2023 | title = No Brand Con 2023 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2023-08-13}}</ref>
}}
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