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🤩Tora-Con 2026 is over!! 🐯
Thank you all for coming to Tora-Con 2026! We hope that y'all had a great time!
Please fill out our Attendee Feedback Survey so that we may know what to improve on in the future! 🥰
Fill out the form here: forms.gle/y41eg6ASMRmCfAUKA
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❗️Tora-Con is welcoming our LAST guest, Kson (@ksononair) from VShojo (@VShojo)❗️
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Meet the voice behind 2B, Umi Sonoda, Reimi Sugimoto, Lyria, Iroha Tamaki, and hundreds more of your favorite characters. Kira Buckland (.@KiraBuckland) is coming to Tora-Con 2020! 🧡
✨ toracon.org/guests-2020
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Artist Alley and Vendor's Hall is open til 4pm! It's the last day to get your shopping in!
It's also the LAST day to get Kson X Tora-Con merch at the merch table!
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We're honored to welcome Corina Boettger (@thebirdzulu) to Tora-Con 2022!
Corina can be heard as the voice of Paimon in Genshin Impact, Tatsumaki in One Punch Man, Mizuki in Ai: The Somnium Files, and more. Visit our website to learn more about them!
toracon.org/guests
ALT Graphic showing voice talent Corina Boettger beside three of their roles, in boxes to their right. From top to bottom, these roles include Paimon (Genshin Impact), Tatsumaki (One Punch Man), and Mizuki (AI: The Somnium Files). More information on Corina can be found at toracon dot org.
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Kyle McCarley (.@KyleMcCarley) is joining us for Tora-Con 2020! You can hear him in roles such as Mikazuki Augus (Gundam IBO), Shigeyo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100), Narancia Ghirga (JJBA: Golden Wind), and 9S (Nier: Automata)!
✨ toracon.org/guests-2020 ✨
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As cons continue to cancel and postpone, let's take a moment to support those who are losing a key source of income: the Artists of convention Artist Alleys.
All Artists who were accepted into our 2020 AA have their shops linked on our website.
toracon.org/events/artists-a…
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So all are aware, we are meeting with RIT personnel later today (March 12) regarding the future of Tora-Con 2020 and will provide an update when the time comes. The only reliable sources for Tora-Con updates will be our website, official pages, staff, and emails.
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We're excited to announce the date for Tora-Con 2021! Mark your calendars~ 🐯 #toracon #toracon2021
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We're excited to welcome @Digibrah to Tora-Con 2018!
Best known for his popular YouTube videos analyzing anime narratives and aesthetics in-depth, Digibro also has a prolific presence as a vlogger, podcaster, and writer.
toracon.org/guests-2018
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Have you checked out our Tora-Con 2024 guest lineup yet? We're excited to bring all of these talented individuals to you, right here in Rochester! 🥰
Remember to register in advance to be able to meet them, and let us know who you're looking forward to seeing!🥳
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Are you ready?! Gianni Matragrano's first signing session is beginning soon in the Gordon Field House!
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🧡Welcome, Circus-P (@VocaCircus)!🧡
Circus-P is a music producer and one of the most prolific VOCALOID content creators in the West, having created demos for the likes of Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, DEX and DAINA, and more.
✨ toracon.org/guests-2019 ✨
#toracon #toracon2019
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We're happy to welcome @EarlCrayTea as a cosplay guest! This local friend of ours is celebrating his 10th year of cosplay and we couldn't be happier to have him join us to judge this year's Cosplay Contest.
Learn more about him on our website: toracon.org/guests
ALT Please welcome EarlCrayTea as a cosplay guest for Tora-Con 2022! Photo features EarlCrayTea cosplaying Linhardt from Fire Emblem. Info at Tora-Con dot org.
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With VShojo's Kson coming in-person to Tora-Con next weekend, we will be having EXCLUSIVE Kson X Tora-Con merch at our merch table!
Merch details will be coming soon, but make sure to buy your badge by tomorrow night! toracon.org/registration/att…
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🎉 We're happy to announce our next con is MARCH 19, 2022! 🎉
Right away you might notice this is a single day as opposed to our usual two. We are also going to have a lower attendance cap than usual. We promise you this wasn't a decision that was made lightly. (1/5)
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It's the voice of Aizawa Shota (Eraser Head), Miles Edgeworth, and Takehisa Hinawa! Come meet Christopher Wehkamp (.@ChrisWehkamp) at Tora-Con 2020!
✨ toracon.org/guests-2020
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🚨 Only HALF of our Tora-Con 2025 badges are left!🚨
Don’t miss your chance to meet iconic voice actors like AJ Beckles, Anairis Quiñones, Matt Shipman, Allegra Clark, Zeno Robinson, and Matthew David Rudd at Western NY’s LARGEST Anime Convention!
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.@KiraBuckland will be arriving in Rochester after all thanks to our friends from .@RITCosplay
(You LOVE to see it! 😭💕)
We are proud to announce our first guest for Snow Fest 2022: @KiraBuckland!
Check out her bio and notable roles on our Facebook post: facebook.com/135221446154342…
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Today we are excited to announce Kira Buckland (.@KiraBuckland) as a guest for Tora-Connect!
Got a question for Kira? Fill out this form:
forms.gle/WkxLiEojtbBaA7QR9
We'll choose some of the best Q's and discuss them in a panel on our stream! #ToraConnect
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Thank you everyone who came out to Tora-Con 2022!! We're committed to continue bringing you this event for many years to come, and are beyond excited see you for Tora-Con 2023 on the weekend of March 24th! 🐯✨
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We're welcoming @VocaCircus to Tora-Con 2018!
CircusP is a Western music producer specializing in VOCALOIDs and other vocal synths. His song “Ten Thousand Stars” won the 2016 Miku Expo song writing contest and was performed before audiences worldwide. toracon.org/guests-2018
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🎉 The date for Tora-Con 2025 is decided!! 🎉
We hope to see y'all there!!
ALT Tora-Con 2025 will be on March 22-23
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yo yo - look at @april_jubilees
haiii does any1 know the artist of this caelus pin? I got it at @toracon and I totally forgot which booth I grabbed it from but I loooove it!
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It's finally here! 🎉 The Tora-Con 2023 Schedule is live! Check below to see when your favorite events are running and plan out your weekend at the con! Print copies will be available during the con as well. 🐯
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🧡 Welcome, Matt Shipman (@MattShipmanVO )! 🧡
Matt Shipman is a Voice Actor, ADR Writer, and ADR Engineer, best known for voicing Hiro in DARLING in the FRANXX, Inasa in My Hero Academia, Floch in Attack on Titan, and Shay in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V.
✨toracon.org/guests-2019 ✨
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We're welcoming @justinbriner to Tora-Con 2018! Well known for his role in My Hero Academia as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, he can also be heard as Nova in Space Patrol Luluco, Niko in Nanbaka, and many other anime and video game roles. toracon.org/guests-2018
#ToraCon #ToraCon2018
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Kson will be coming Tora-Con in-person! Kson is one of the most popular revolutionary VTubers on YouTube & Twitch! The American-Japanese streamer has even done songs and collaborations with other celebrities!
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Today we are happy to announce Casey Mongillo (.@CaseyTheVA) as a guest for Tora-Connect!
Got a question for Casey? Fill out this form: forms.gle/3XmUAwFhctWnbtMp8
We'll choose some of the best Q's and discuss them in a panel on our stream! #ToraConnect
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🧡 We're welcoming Eri Sasaki (@eri_lattice) to Tora-Con 2019! 🧡
Eri Sasaki is the voice behind “Ring of Fortune”, the opening theme song for the TV anime “Plastic Memories” and “Fuyubiyori”, the ending theme to the TV Anime “Laid-Back Camp”!
✨toracon.org/guests-2019 ✨
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🧡Welcome, Kristen McGuire (@KrisComics)! 🧡
Kristen McGuire is a voice actor, ADR Director and Script Adapter for Funimation, known for her roles as Tatami Nakagame (MHA), Milim Nava in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, & more!
✨toracon.org/guests-2019 ✨
#ToraCon
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Give a warm welcome to the first of our 2020 cosplayer guests, the incredibly talented Mangoloo of .@LMcosplays!
Learn all about her on our website: toracon.org/guests-2020 ✨
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Happy #PrideMonth from all your friends at Tora-Con! We're proud to love and support all of our LGBT+ anime lovers~ 🏳️🌈
We couldn't have asked for better art than this image made by @razzbexxa, a talented artist in the LGBT+ community!
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You can find Kson doing some live panels and meet and greets on both days of our convention. The meet and greets will be limited to 30 individuals each day and the raffle method will be posted soon, keep an eye out!
Look forward to seeing her at Tora-Con 2024!
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We have a big announcement! 📢📢📢 #toracon2021 will be taking place online due to RIT's COVID-19 policies. We are currently shifting gears to create an all new #toracon experience, so please be patient with us! 🧡🐯
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In case anyone was asking, this is how I felt when Caleb and Molly said that I was amazing and cool (their words, not mine).
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On behalf of Tora-Con staff, we support the people protesting against all of the injustices taking place across America. We stand with the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
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For the first time ever, we're giving away a ✨ FREE TORA-CON WEEKEND BADGE ✨ over social media! All you need to do is vote!
Voting opens Wednesday, July 17th in the afternoon hours. Stay tuned for the design reveals and best of luck!
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We welcome Steve Blum @blumspew to Tora-Con 2016! Check out toracon.org/guests for more information!
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Our official 2019 dates are here!
Join us March 23-24, 2019 at the RIT for Tora-Con's 15th year, brought to you by the RIT Anime Club. We're simultaneously planning ahead for 2020!
Stay tuned on our social media channels and on our website. toracon.org
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🧡 Now for a final, surprise 2019 guest announcement: Welcome, Ian Sinclair @iantweeting ! 🧡
Ian Sinclair is an actor, director, and voice actor that has been working in the anime and video game industry for over fifteen years.
✨Full information at toracon.org/guests-2019 ✨
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Thank you SO much to everyone who came out for our 15th year... and 2020 is coming March 21-22, 2020 at RIT! Stay tuned for HUGE updates. We're ramping up to make it a particularly special year that will change Tora-Con for years to come. 🤫
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Tora-Con 2023 is officially over! 🐯🎉 Thank you all for another wonderful year, our first back as a two-day convention!!
Be sure to fill out our attendees survey as well to let us know how we can improve in the future: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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After much deliberation, the Tora-Con staff have decided to redesign our mascot characters. Thank you @nyanekoRei for making sure their designs really pop!
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Hm… something seems to have been changed on our website? … and on our socials? (including Twitter!!)
🎉 Go check it out @ toracon.org !!
ALT Tora-Con has a new banner for Tora-Con 2025!!
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We're excited to see @AkiGlancy and VOCAMERICA! Did you know she's the voice behind the Vocaloid DAINA? toracon.org/guests/#EmpathP
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It's time to plan your con. The print version of our 2022 event schedule is here! 🧡
We recommend printing your own if you prefer the schedule on paper. If you prefer digital, the mobile version will be up shortly!
Download the high res schedule here: toracon.org/schedule-2022
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Happy Pride Month from your friends at Tora-Con!! 🏳️🌈 We're excited to celebrate LGBTQ+ anime lovers everywhere this month!!
Art by @razzbexxa
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❗️Tora-Con is very happy to announce our first guest, the wonderful Anjali Kunapaneni (.@hereliesanjali)❗️
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We're welcoming @CliffordChapin to Tora-Con 2018! His voice acting roles include Katsuki Bakugo in My Hero Academia and Conny Springer in Attack on Titan. He is also currently the ADR Director for DARLING in the FRANXX. toracon.org/guests-2018
#ToraCon #ToraCon2018
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We’re welcoming @FeleciaAngelle to Tora-Con 2018! Her work includes The Hero Emilia/Emi Yusa in The Devil Is A Part-Timer! and Shalltear Bloodfallen in Overlord. She was also Assistant ADR Director for Blood Blockade Battlefront. toracon.org/guests-2018
#ToraCon #ToraCon2018
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Today's the day!! Badge pickup starts at 7pm TONIGHT!!! The weather is gonna be rough, but we are so excited to see you! Make sure you stay safe on the drive over!
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💔 Stay strong, friends.
Hello everyone,
It's with an extremely heavy heart that I have to announce that UBCon 31 is cancelled. We have been told that we are not allowed to have any meetings/events, ect till May (and possibly longer).
Please read the full post on our facebook.
#ubcon #ubcon31 #ubconxxxi
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Our meeting has begun. We'll do our best to make the best of what's quickly becoming a grave situation. We'll post an update when an agreement is made.
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🐯🎉 Registration is now live for Tora-Con 2023! We can't wait to see you there!
toracon.org/registration/att…
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Tora-Con 2024 is officially over!! 🐯🥳
Thank you all for coming to Tora-Con!! We hope that y'all had a lovely time here!!
The attendee feedback survey will be available soon.
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Registration is open for Rochester's anime convention, Tora-Con!
Join us March 21-22 for our 16th year. Badges are only $30 for the full weekend and are limited, so get yours before they're gone!
Register today at toracon.org 🐯🧡
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We wanted to say thank you to everyone for supporting us yesterday with Tora-Connect! We couldn't have made it a success without you.🧡🐯Have a silly gif of the staff who showed up in person, goofing off after all their hard work was done!
#toraconnect #toracon2021 #toracon
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Vendors + Artist applications are open from October 11 to November 1.
🛍 : toracon.org/vendors-hall
🎨 : toracon.org/artists-alley
❗️Disclaimer❗️ We attach no biases to our judging process, including locality. Thank you for your understanding.
ALT Vendors + Artists applications are closing on November 1 @ 11:59 pm
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Thank you everyone for joining us for Tora-Con 2025! Follow along as we post memories from the con weekend, starting off with our amazing VA guests at their signing tables!
Special thanks to:
AJ Beckles (@AJBecklesVO)
Zeno Robinson (@childishgamzeno)
Matthew David Rudd
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🏳️🌈To everyone out there, Happy Pride!! 🏳️🌈
Just because it's the last day of Pride Month doesn't mean that you stop celebrating and being yourselves!!
Art by @ChylerM_Art
ALT Kaede is wearing a Transgender flag shirt.
ALT Kyo is wearing a Intersex flag shirt.
ALT Saki is wearing a Lesbian flag shirt.
ALT Sugi is wearing a Aromantic flag shirt.
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NEW EVENT ★
For the first time ever, Tora-Con is teaming up with @rit_aniclub to bring you an animated film festival right here at the convention!
Film submissions will be handled by the Animation Club and open to all RIT students, staff, and alumni in the near future.
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To save some folks some confusion, this is an account for the college-run Tora-Con in New York, NOT the high school-run Toracon in Florida. ✌😉
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Mark your calendars. We've got some big dates coming up! 🧡
Our website has been updated with the latest info. Come see what's up at toracon.org 🐯
ALT Mark your calendars! Attendee Registration opens November first. Artists Alley and Vendor Applications run from October twenty-fifth through November eighth. Information at toracon dot org.
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We’re tabling at @animenyc this weekend! Stop by, say hello, show us your cool cosplays, and check out our new banner 🐯
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What if the mascots suddenly swapped colors? Joker or genius, our lovely staff artist @razzbexxa imagined it for April Fool's Day. Happy April 1st! #toracon #aprilfools
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🎉 Happy New Year!! 🎆
Thank you all for your support over the past year, and we hope you continue to support us throughout 2025! 🙇
✨ Since it’s a New Year, what are your New Year’s resolutions?
Ours is to have a successful and fun Tora-Con 2025! 😆
Art by @ChylerM_Art
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We'd like to remind everyone of our COVID-19 policy for Tora-Con 2022! Per RIT's current guidelines:
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✅ Vaccinations are required for all attendees ages 12 and up.
✅ Masks must be worn at all times during the convention, except when eating or drinking.
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Grab your pen lights and bring out your energy for another round of wotagei. @anisongparty is returning this year with DJ APPARE, DJ Dekimasen, and DJ Pleasant!
✨ toracon.org/events/major-eve…
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Hello everyone, we are proud to announce our official plans for 2021: Tora-Connect! This coming year, we're doing things a little differently. For all info, please visit the Tora-Connect webpage: toracon.org/tora-connect/
Thanks for your patience, and stay tuned for more news! 🐯
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