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Welcome to the Glass City Con III information page!

Glass City Con is the Toledo area's premiere Japanese anime convention. It's a two day event beginning Saturday, July 9th at 10 am to 1 am, and July 10th, from 10 am to 6 pm at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio. Admission is free and it's open to anyone!


7/5/2011: PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Souvenir badges are available at the Con Gear table if you want one for just $3!

The most updated schedule (the one you'll be getting at the con) can now be found here.


6/16/2011: We're pleased to welcome Classic L337, The mini GAME, and Doug Smith as a guests!


6/15/2011: We're pleased to welcome Aya Blue Studios, Diamondgoat Media, and Strawberry Darling to our Artist Alley!

We've uploaded the mostly complete schedule, which can be found in Events and Panels. The Gaming section has also been updated and expanded.


6/2/2011: We're pleased to welcome Fox Trot Products and Paint Me A Perfect World, to our Artist Alley!

WE HAVE A WINNER FOR THE BIG UNCLE FUKU ART CONTEST! Congrats to MMC Illustrations, who will receive a FREE ARTIST ALLEY TABLE! Check out the winning submission here!

Due to lack of participation, the Art Gallery and Sale has been canceled.


5/19/2011: We're pleased to welcome Anime Gift, Mystik Waboose, and Strictly Anime to our Vendor Venue and Drunkenshinigami to our Artist Alley!

THE GLASS CITY CON III VENDOR VENUE AND ARTIST ALLEY IS NOW FULL! Thanks to all of the vendors and artists who have applied!

ATTENTION ARTISTS: The deadline for the Big Uncle Fuku Art Contest is next week! Want to WIN A FREE AA TABLE? Get your stuff in by May 25th!


5/9/2011: We're pleased to welcome Chronos Cola to our Artist Alley!

THE GLASS CITY CON III ARTIST ALLEY IS NOW FULL! If you still want to be in the Artist Alley this year, send in your applications and you'll be placed on a waiting list. We may expand the Artist Alley if the venue allows, but there are no guarantees!


5/6/2011: We're pleased to welcome Asian Invasion LLC, AniGames, and Anime Palace to our Vendor Venue and Glitter Dust, Kawaii Apparel & Accessories, and Playful Pineapple to our Artist Alley!

ATTENTION POTENTIAL ARTISTS AND VENDORS: Table spaces are running out! We're down to the very last, so if you want to sell at Glass City Con III, get your app and payment in ASAP! If you've signed up but haven't paid for your table, get your payment in QUICKLY! Your table may be given to the next paying applicant!

ATTENTION ARTISTS: The deadline for the Big Uncle Fuku Art Contest is coming up! Want to WIN A FREE AA TABLE? Get your stuff in by May 25th!

ATTENTION POTENTIAL PANELISTS: We still need panels for Sunday! Interested? Fill out the form found here!


4/26/2011: Want a preview of Glass City Con III? Check out our screening of Hobocon on April 28th at 5PM in Performing Arts 111 at Owens Community College! For more information on Hobocon, go to their official website!

We're also pleased to welcome
Block Sprites to our Artist Alley!


4/25/2011: We're pleased to welcome Aardvark Tees, Fast Food Anime, Ohio Kimono, and White Wolf Toy to our Vendor Venue!

Artists: need more time for the Big Uncle Fuku Art Contest to WIN A FREE AA TABLE? We've extended the deadline to
May 25th! So get drawing!


4/18/2011: We're pleased to welcome Stubborn Cupcake Studios to our Artist Alley!

Artists: thinking of participating in the Big Uncle Fuku Art Contest to WIN A FREE AA TABLE? We've relaxed the rules, so any kind of BUF art is allowed, not just cyberpunk! Don't let that stop you from drawing cyberpunk art, though!


4/15/2011: We're pleased to welcome Global Anime to our Vendor Venue!


4/8/2011: We're pleased to welcome Cartoon Passion to our Vendor Venue and Chelsea Capobianco & Alexis Royce and Li X Leo to our Artist Alley!


4/4/2011: We're pleased to welcome Seann's Anime & Comics to our Vendor Venue and Lilly's Art- by Margaret "Meg" Tyler to our Artist Alley!


3/30/2011: Want a preview of Glass City Con III? Check out Gamers' Week at Owens Community College April 4th - April 8th! Video games, tabletop gaming, tournaments, Nerf dart tag, all week long! Check out the Gamers United website for more information!


3/28/2011: We're pleased to welcome back Galloping Ghost as a guest!

We're also pleased to welcome
Wizzywig, Galloping Ghost, Ohio Kimono, and Spa 2 U to our Vendor Venue and Crash Bang!, Fan-tastic! Studios/Egyptian Lily Studios, Fur Gear, Its.So.Savy, Rayne's Chainmail, and Sidekick Girl Studios to our Artist Alley!


If you're thinking of entering the Cosplay Contest, please check out the new revised Cosplay Rules
!


Finally, our Convention Artist profiles have been updated! Read up on the folks responsible for all of Glass City Con's amazing art!



3/11/2011: We're pleased to welcome Cardz Xtcetera and Next Door Anime to our Vendor Venue and Cynical Sniper Studios and Kuroitenshi to our Artist Alley!


3/3/2011: We're pleased to welcome House of Anime to our Vendor Venue and Sisshi's Studio to our Artist Alley!


3/2/2011: We're pleased to welcome DJ TKR and Linkwise Productions to Glass City Con! Check out the as a Guests page for more information! DJ TKR and Linkwise Productions will also be appearing in our Vendor Venue.

We're also pleased to welcome
Home Circle Media to our Vendor Venue!


2/22/2011: We're pleased to welcome Regret's Chainmaille to our Artist Alley!


2/16/2011: We're pleased to welcome White Noise to our Artist Alley!


2/9/2011: We're pleased to welcome Anime Remix to our Vendor Venue!


2/7/2011: We're pleased to welcome back Robert Axelrod to Glass City Con! We would also like to welcome Distant Star Games! Check out the as a Guests page for more information!

We're also pleased to welcome
Metal Artisan Studios and Ravenfox Studios to our Artist Alley!


2/1/2011: We're pleased to welcome MMC Illustrations and Ravenfell Studios to our Artist Alley!


1/31/2011: We're pleased to welcome Matt Greenfield and John Oppliger as a guests!

Annoucing Glass City Con's first Big Uncle Fuku Art Contest! Win a
free Artist Alley table for GCC III! Check out the contest page for more details!


1/24/2011: We're pleased to welcome Tiffany Grant as a guest!

We're also pleased to welcome
Livestock Productions to our Artist Alley!


Glass City Con has teamed up with the Comfort Inn South to bring you great deals hotel stays!
Check out the Location and Hotels page for more information!


1/14/2011: We're pleased to welcome Year 200X as a guest!


1/12/2011: We're pleased to welcome Anime Fan Zone to our Vendor Venue and Ramencon to our Artist Alley!


1/5/2011: We're pleased to welcome The Fancy Penguin to our Artist Alley!


12/20/2010: We're pleased to welcome Sakuya House to our Artist Alley!


11/16/2010: Want a preview of Glass City Con III for Christmas? Come join Stan Sagan, owner of AniGames in Toledo, Ohio, for his panel Why Anime?, covering the visual art of Japanese animation. What is it? Why is it so popular? Who watches it?

AniGames will be selling anime DVDs, plushes, shirts, and more before and during the lecture!

Following the lecture, there will be a special screening of the Dirty Pair TV series to celebrate it's first ever American DVD release!

The panel is Owens Community College on December 2nd at 5:30 PM in Performing Arts 111. Admission is free and open to the public!


We're also pleased to welcome
Del Borovic to our Artist Alley!


11/9/2010: The Owens Community College. Walter E. Terhune Gallery and Glass City Con are teaming up to bring you the Glass City Con Art Gallery and Sale, featuring some of the best talents of the American fan community! Check here for more information!

We're also pleased to welcome one of our featured artists,
KO_Okami, to our Artist Alley, as well as Boushi Onna Hats, Food Palz, and Toasty Productions!


10/8/2010: Site launch today! Please check out all of the exciting things we're offering at Glass City Con III, and be sure to check back as information will be added as it comes in, and things are always subject to change! Since we're still nine months from the convention, we're completely open to any suggestions you may have, so let us know! If you want to be a part of GCC III please don't hesitate to let us know!

Just because we've just launched, however, doesn't mean we don't have annoucements. We're proud to welcome back Gavin Goszka, Kerry Porter, and the Salad Time Soldiers as our first batch of confirmed guests! Oh, and Anthony Doherty will be back to spit fire, but you probably guessed that already?

Also, we're pleased to welcome
Gold Star Anime to our Vendor Venue!