No Brand Con is an annual three-day anime convention held in September at the Holiday Inn Stevens Point - Convention Centre in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The convention was founded by members of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Anime Appreciation Society. The name "No Brand Con" was inspired by the closing credits theme of the anime Here Is Greenwood.

Programming

No Brand Con features anime viewings, an anime music video contest, artist alley, board games, comics, a dealers' room, independent films, panels, role playing, video games tournaments, and voice actor appearances.

History

In 2005, the convention moved to the Plaza Hotel and Suites, which allowed for food sales and enabled the convention to run for a full 24 hours. From 2006 to 2010, the convention was held at the Ramada Inn Convention Center, before returning to the Plaza Hotel and Suites for 2011. In 2011, the convention generated around $277,000 for the economy of Eau Claire, and held a benefit for the Japanese Red Cross. In 2016, the event relocated from Eau Claire to the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI. No Brand Con 2020 was moved from April to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later cancelled. No Brand Con 2021 was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Event history