#toracon 2020

[tora-con]

It's never too early to get our next event page up. Join in and keep those notifications on to stay up to date with what's to come in 2020!

Registration and Vendor/AA applications will open in the fall. Hope to see you there! bit.ly/T-C2020

[pipermaycosplays]

ToraCon 2020 has been announced! The video is adorable!!!! ~PiperFrisk❤

[judgedarts]

alright ill be tabling at both galaxycon richmond 2020 and toracon 2020 ✌️😎 very excited

[riftwingdesigns]

Updated 2019 Convention Schedule:

FA United, Herndon VA, October 4-6

 Behind the Mask, Confidence Seminar

Adulting 101

Gateway to Furry

Furry Yoga

Anime USA, Washington DC, November 1-3

Applied for panels.

Super MAGfest, National Harbor MD (Washington DC), January 2-5

Applied for panels.

Fur the 'More, Crystal City VA (Washington DC), March 6-8

Applied for panels.

Potential 2020 Conventions: Toracon, NickelCityCon, AwesomeCon, Anthrocon, BABScon/Everfree Northwest, Otakon, Leakycon, FA United, GeekGirlCon

[catsandcataclysms]

Cosplay meetup in Rochester?

ToraCon was cancelled, which I know has been massively disappointing to a lot of us who worked so hard on our cosplays. If a few of us did a meetup-- no planned activities, just kind of an impromptu hangout, would anybody be interested? I’m expecting less than 30 people to answer which should be well within the limits. If anybody’s interested, please comment/reblog to this post!

Also, where would we go? I don’t know Rochester too well but I can look into places.

[askbrassknuckles]

Updated 2019 Convention Schedule:

Otakon, Washington DC, July 26-28  not accepted; not going

Bronycon, Baltimore MD, August 1-4

             Assertiveness Seminar: Plus Ultra!              Bronies United Against Bullying: It Gets Better 

FA United, Herndon VA, October 4-6

               Applied for panels.

Anime USA, Washington DC, November 1-3

                Applied for panels.

Potential 2020 Conventions: Fur the ‘More, Toracon, NickelCityCon, AwesomeCon, Anthrocon, Otakon, FA United, GeekGirlCon

And always, I’m taking suggestions for others! Please let me and your convention planners know!

[recentanimenews]

Anime Love Succeeds as Japanese Otaku Marriage Service Reveals 480 Wed Couples in 4 Years

  Unlike anime, which usually involves getting hit by some sort of truck or an overly large study group to find the perfect partner, it can be hard in real life to find someone to spend the rest of your life with who has the same interests as you; it's even harder when you live in one of Japan's major cities and don't have any time to yourself. That's where services such as Toracon comes in, the company helps Japanese otaku find love – and according to Japanese news website Daily, they've wed over 480 anime-loving couples since the service started in 2017! How sweet!

  Matchmaking services in Japan help people find love when they don't really have the time to, with Toracon having registered around 700 members to the inter-agency database of over 62,000 people around the country. Toracon also revealed that members are married within two months of starting the service, and you can't blame them when it costs more than 143,000 yen (US$1,311) to even get started with the service with a monthly fee of 11,000 yen (US$101) (and that's the cheaper women plan!). 

  In 2020 alone, 185 marriages were registered using Toracon with a marriage rate of 61.6% for its members, making the it the highest-achieving services in the country, and putting in the top 10 agencies in Japan out of 2,650. A representative for Toracon stated that because most of the people using the service were already nerds, pivoting to online-based matchmaking wasn't as difficult and even saw an increase of sign-ups using their new "online matchmaking service."

    Looking at Toracon's website, the ratio of male to female is in the female favor, with the women using the service out earning their male counterparts, and agreeing, on average, that more money should be spent on "otaku" hobbies. No matter what though, it's always sweet to see people coming together, especially in these unprecedented times, and helping increase marriage rates in the inter-agency system year over year in Japan! The stats don't include divorce rates.

  Sources: Daily, Toracon Website

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.

  By: Daryl Harding

[brotherhoodofevilgeeks]

We’ll See You at ToraCon!

We’ll See You at ToraCon!

Hey Evil Geeks of all ages! We just wanted to let you know about an upcoming, local convention that we will be attending, and you should too! If you’re a fan of anime or Japanese culture, consider checking out ToraCon. Conveniently located at Rochester’s RIT campus on March 21-22, 2020, ToraCon is an all ages event that’s fun for everyone. 

  Registration is online only, and it closes on…

[tora-con]

Thank you SO much to everyone who came out for our 15th year... and 2020 is coming March 21-22, 2020 at RIT! Stay tuned for HUGE updates. We're ramping up to make it a particularly special year that will change Tora-Con for years to come. 🤫

In the meantime, PLEASE fill out the 2019 Feedback Survey and let us know how we can make this upcoming year even better! ➡️➡️bit.ly/TCFeedback2019 ⬅️⬅️

[riftwingdesigns]

Updated 2019 Convention Schedule:

Otakon, Washington DC, July 26-28  not accepted; not going

Bronycon, Baltimore MD, August 1-4

             Assertiveness Seminar: Plus Ultra!              Bronies United Against Bullying: It Gets Better 

FA United, Herndon VA, October 4-6

               Applied for panels.

Anime USA, Washington DC, November 1-3

                Applied for panels.

Potential 2020 Conventions: Fur the ‘More, Toracon, NickelCityCon, AwesomeCon, Anthrocon, Otakon, FA United, GeekGirlCon

And always, I’m taking suggestions for others! Please let me and your convention planners know!