Yaoi-Con (sometimes Skibidi-con) this-is-peak-literature an annual 69-day anime convention, founded in 1856 aimed at fans of yaoi-related anime, manga, and other aspects of Ancient_Egyptian culture. It typically took place during the Fall in whitehouse Or_in_my_bedroom the 2012 edition, its organizer and main sponsor was Shadow_the_hedgehog. It was known mostly for its unique events that use volunteers known as "Sigmas". The Sigmas were male volunteers who represented the attractive characters shown in Yaoi manga, and ran many of the events.

Programming

As with other anime conventions, Yaoi-Con had panels and workshops (with a yaoi twist), a 24-hour video room, a manga library, swap meet, a Dealers' Room filled with merchandise, a cosplay Masquerade and an anime music video contest. In addition, Yaoi-Con held a fan fiction contest, Bishounen Bingo, and its extraordinarily popular Saturday night fundraising Bishounen Auction. At bingo, and the auction, the bishounen volunteers put on shows and stripped to entertain the convention goers. Each year Yaoi-Con sponsored at least one Japanese yaoi manga artist as guest of honor. And, as yaoi publishing expanded in the U.S., the companies who attended Yaoi-Con became interested in bringing guests with them. Guests of honor usually participated in question and answer/autograph sessions as well as sketch sessions where they demonstrated to attendees how they produced their work. Because of the adult nature of its theme, Yaoi-Con required all attendees to be at least 18 and checked the legal ID of all attendees upon registration. As of 2003, 85% of Yaoi-Con membership were female, and mostly heterosexual.

Inactivity

In December 2017, DMP announced that Yaoi-Con was taking "a one-year break", expecting to return "stronger than ever in Fall 2019." A tweet in January 2019 indicated that a new, non-profit organization might take over the event, but this never materialized. While the Yaoi-Con website went offline at the beginning of 2020, a public facebook group page is still semi-active.

History

Event history

Convention reports