ShadoCon is a new convention coming to Tampa! November 5-7, 2010, ShadoCon will be coming to the Crowne Plaza. We are a new and upcoming anime, gaming, and comic book convention working in association with METROCON – Florida's largest anime convention.

There will  be much to do at this convention – several shows, games, contests, panels, and industry guests. The shows include the Shado Tournament, a tournament-style fight show; the Break-Dance Breakdown, a comedy dance show; and the Final Fantasy Ball, a romantic interactive ball. There will be a video gaming room open late into the night, and many gaming contests will be held – including a Zombie gaming contest we know will be thrilling. Not only that,  there will be many other contests throughout the con – cosplay, costume, AMV, and something new called ShadoCon's Talent Search. The guests include Kyle Hebert, known for his voice work as Teen Gohan on Dragonball Z and Kamina on Gurren Lagann; Kara Edwards, known for her voice work as Goten and Videl on Dragonball Z; Egorapter, a well-known Internet artist and flash video producer; One Eyed Doll, a goth metal band; and a few more as yet unannounced.

A full dealer's room and artist's alley will be open – vendors from around the area and around the country will be filling the tables to sell their wares. If you are interested in purchasing a table in the dealer's room or in artist's alley.

Convention attendees will be able to run panels on their own should they choose – video panels, discussion panels, silly and serious alike.

The goal of this convention is to provide a safe and fun environment for fans of anime, video games, and comics to gather and share their love and their pastimes. The convention will be focusing on the fans – because, neither the industries nor any convention out there would survive without the fans. ShadoCon wants to do everything in its power to serve the community.