Desucon 12-13 June 2010
Update: A huge thank you for our visitors, sponsors and everyone else! Desucon 2010 sold a whopping 3,184 tickets, way past our dreams! Desucon 2011 will be held on 18-19 June 2011. More information will be available in a few weeks. Meanwhile, please enjoy our official photographs!
Note: Please make use of your opportunity for early wristband pickup.
About Desucon
Desucon is a Finnish convention for the fans of Japanese animation and comics. First organised in June 2009, the soon-to-be annual Desucon has doubled its programme for 2010! Events featured include lectures, cosplay, maid café, artists' alley, dealers' room, game corner and video screenings.
The guests of honour for Desucon 2009 were the distinguished voice actor Tōru Furuya; lecturer of film studies at Hanazono University, Ryūsuke Imai; and director Kiyokazu Fujimoto of Pyrotechnist Co., Ltd., management company for the renowned manga artist group, CLAMP. Desucon 2009 achieved 1,643 visitors.
Desucon 2010
Desucon 2010 will be held in the award-winning concert hall and congress centre Sibelius Hall located near the city centre of Lahti. Due to the increased number of available lecture halls and extension of night-time programme, we can offer twice the amount of activities of Desucon 2009. Expected number of visitors for Desucon 2010 is about 2,500.
The guest of honour for Desucon 2010 will be the Queen of Akihabara, seiyuu and musician Haruko "Halko" Momoi. In addition to focus panels and autograph sessions she will have a concert on Saturday at 6pm. Concert tickets are sold separately.
Another guest of honour confirmed! Desucon 2010 is proud to present the manga artist Nobuyuki Fukumoto, who will be attending his first overseas event. Mr Fukumoto will hold an autograph session as well as be interviewed in a talkshow including questions from the audience.
Contact us
If you have any queries, suggestions or complaints about Desucon please contact us via e-mail and we shall respond as soon as possible.
Concerning vendor stands and other sponsorship options please refer to our rate card (PDF).
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Sibelius Hall consists of an old factory building and the new side built in |
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Metsähalli (Forest Hall), the main lobby of the venue, bustling in three storeys. |
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The Main Hall houses our largest shows and panels with its 1,229 seats. |
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Dealers' room upstairs in the old side. |
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After his interview Tōru Furuya surprised the audience with two songs from his new album. |
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Axis Powers Hetalia was overwhelmingly the most cosplayed series of Desucon 2009. |
