Jacon 2009 Announces Dates, Guests and Its Location for the Tenth - and Final - Year for Orlando, Florida's Japanese Animation Convention
The event, named JACON X: ENDGAME, will feature new and returning guests including a very special musical performance from Stan Bush.
Orlando, FL, January 1, 2009: JACON 2009 (operating under the name JACON X: ENDGAME) will take place May 22-24, 2009 at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The event promises to be a celebration of the past ten years of JACON's (short for Japanese Animation CONvention) of Central Florida's ion for Japanese animation and popular culture.
The convention will feature the standard events that over twenty thousand attendees (collectively) have come to enjoy at JACON: celebrity guests, costume contests, Cosplay events, dance parties, discussion s, game shows, video games, workshops and more.
Weekend es can be purchased in advance (online until Saturday, Saturday, April 4, 2009) for only $37 or at the door for $45. Weekend rates for the convention hotel (Ramada) are available for quad occupancy for only $99 plus tax. Parking at the resort and convention center for JACON is free of charge.
This year's guests include artists, authors, musical performers and voice actors both new and returning. Currently scheduled to appear (in alphabetical order) are Stan Bush, Brett Weaver. As with previous JACON events, the guest list is subject to change pending unforeseen personal and professional commitments.
Further details regarding the convention can be found online at JACON's official website: www.JACON.org.
About JACON Guests
Stan Bush - Guest of Honor (Musical Performer)… Any fan of Transformers: The Movie (1986) will the heroic song "The Touch" and the infectious energy of "Dare" from the movie's soundtrack. Stan Bush is an Emmy Award winning recording artist who has written and performed songs for movie soundtracks (The Wraith, Kickboxer and Bloodsport) and original works of his own. JACON fans may also recognize Stan's song "She's Got The Power" from the American Yaoi-Con in 2008. Best known for her acclaimed Nightrunner series - her novels are currently published in 13 countries, and in 2005, the first volume of the Japanese language version of Luck in the Shadows was published. While her books are best described as mystery or psychological crossover novels, a mix of high and dark fantasy, and she freely its to wanting to give readers a fun literary ride, Flewelling also incorporates and explores various social issues, most notably gender identity and roles. Lynn's Official Website: www.sff.net/people/Lynn.Flewelling
Rob Granito (Artist)… Rob Granito is an internationally known artist and illustrator. Rob has worked for over 15 years in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic art. His name can be found alongside such companies as VH1 where he worked on cartoons and comics as well as book, magazine, and novel covers. This is his second year as a guest for JACON. Rob's Official Website: www.robgranito.com
Richard Horvitz (Actor/Voice Actor)… For his second year, Richard Horvitz - best known as the voice of Invader Zim - returns to JACON. Richard's resume of voice acting is extensive and includes roles on Ben 10, Grim & Evil, Squirrel Boy and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. He also has done voice work on video games like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot, The Darkness, and Resistence: Fall of Man. For those of you that are truly "old school" - you may a young Mr. Horvitz as Alan Eakian in the classic 80's film Summer School. Finally - for you Sentai fans - Richard Horvitz is the voice of Alpha-5 on the insanely popular Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Richard's Official Website: www.richardhorvitz.com
George Lowe (Voice Actor)… George Lowe is best known as the voice of "Space Ghost" on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, and has been a regular guest at JACON since 2002. When auditioning for the "Space Ghost" role in 1994 he beat out the original voice actor who portrayed him, and went on to play the character in over 90 episodes on various shows. His voice can be heard (more recently) in guest appearances for shows like Robot Chicken (as a very, VERY friendly unicorn), Assy McGee and Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Dirty Pair. Brett first appeared at JACON in 2002 - and we're happy to see him return! Brett's Official Website: www.big-big-truck.com
About JACON
“Florida's Most Successful Anime Convention” was started by a group of motivated college students on the campus of the University of Central Florida in early 2000. The Japanese Animation Club (JACO) was, at that time, renowned across the U.S. for its work in helping popularize anime (aka “Japanese animation”) through the creation and design of the fan-subbing program JACOsub (http://unicorn.us.com/jacosub/) in the 1990s.
The convention was designed to be a celebration of Japanese animation, popular culture and video games for local Florida residents to enjoy at the UCF student union. Ten years later, JACON has moved to larger and larger locations to accommodate the over twenty thousand attendees that have come to JACON from across the world over its ten year run.
The JACON staff has made the decision to move on to other projects after completing the tenth JACON convention. The consensus to do so was in order to “end on a high note” and host a huge celebration for Florida's anime fans of all ages for the finale event.

Orlando, FL, January 1, 2009: JACON 2009 (operating under the name JACON X: ENDGAME) will take place May 22-24, 2009 at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The event promises to be a celebration of the past ten years of JACON's (short for Japanese Animation CONvention) of Central Florida's ion for Japanese animation and popular culture.
The convention will feature the standard events that over twenty thousand attendees (collectively) have come to enjoy at JACON: celebrity guests, costume contests, Cosplay events, dance parties, discussion s, game shows, video games, workshops and more.
Weekend es can be purchased in advance (online until Saturday, Saturday, April 4, 2009) for only $37 or at the door for $45. Weekend rates for the convention hotel (Ramada) are available for quad occupancy for only $99 plus tax. Parking at the resort and convention center for JACON is free of charge.
This year's guests include artists, authors, musical performers and voice actors both new and returning. Currently scheduled to appear (in alphabetical order) are Stan Bush, Brett Weaver. As with previous JACON events, the guest list is subject to change pending unforeseen personal and professional commitments.
Further details regarding the convention can be found online at JACON's official website: www.JACON.org.
About JACON Guests
Stan Bush - Guest of Honor (Musical Performer)… Any fan of Transformers: The Movie (1986) will the heroic song "The Touch" and the infectious energy of "Dare" from the movie's soundtrack. Stan Bush is an Emmy Award winning recording artist who has written and performed songs for movie soundtracks (The Wraith, Kickboxer and Bloodsport) and original works of his own. JACON fans may also recognize Stan's song "She's Got The Power" from the American Yaoi-Con in 2008. Best known for her acclaimed Nightrunner series - her novels are currently published in 13 countries, and in 2005, the first volume of the Japanese language version of Luck in the Shadows was published. While her books are best described as mystery or psychological crossover novels, a mix of high and dark fantasy, and she freely its to wanting to give readers a fun literary ride, Flewelling also incorporates and explores various social issues, most notably gender identity and roles. Lynn's Official Website: www.sff.net/people/Lynn.Flewelling
Rob Granito (Artist)… Rob Granito is an internationally known artist and illustrator. Rob has worked for over 15 years in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic art. His name can be found alongside such companies as VH1 where he worked on cartoons and comics as well as book, magazine, and novel covers. This is his second year as a guest for JACON. Rob's Official Website: www.robgranito.com
Richard Horvitz (Actor/Voice Actor)… For his second year, Richard Horvitz - best known as the voice of Invader Zim - returns to JACON. Richard's resume of voice acting is extensive and includes roles on Ben 10, Grim & Evil, Squirrel Boy and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. He also has done voice work on video games like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot, The Darkness, and Resistence: Fall of Man. For those of you that are truly "old school" - you may a young Mr. Horvitz as Alan Eakian in the classic 80's film Summer School. Finally - for you Sentai fans - Richard Horvitz is the voice of Alpha-5 on the insanely popular Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Richard's Official Website: www.richardhorvitz.com
George Lowe (Voice Actor)… George Lowe is best known as the voice of "Space Ghost" on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, and has been a regular guest at JACON since 2002. When auditioning for the "Space Ghost" role in 1994 he beat out the original voice actor who portrayed him, and went on to play the character in over 90 episodes on various shows. His voice can be heard (more recently) in guest appearances for shows like Robot Chicken (as a very, VERY friendly unicorn), Assy McGee and Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Dirty Pair. Brett first appeared at JACON in 2002 - and we're happy to see him return! Brett's Official Website: www.big-big-truck.com
About JACON
“Florida's Most Successful Anime Convention” was started by a group of motivated college students on the campus of the University of Central Florida in early 2000. The Japanese Animation Club (JACO) was, at that time, renowned across the U.S. for its work in helping popularize anime (aka “Japanese animation”) through the creation and design of the fan-subbing program JACOsub (http://unicorn.us.com/jacosub/) in the 1990s.
The convention was designed to be a celebration of Japanese animation, popular culture and video games for local Florida residents to enjoy at the UCF student union. Ten years later, JACON has moved to larger and larger locations to accommodate the over twenty thousand attendees that have come to JACON from across the world over its ten year run.
The JACON staff has made the decision to move on to other projects after completing the tenth JACON convention. The consensus to do so was in order to “end on a high note” and host a huge celebration for Florida's anime fans of all ages for the finale event.

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