A mistake in the programme
It would seem we had a little hiccup when we wrote down the programme; as such, it won’t be The Association of Chadô Urasenke Tankôkai of Quebec giving the calligraphy panel at 1pm on Sunday, but Tomoko Kurokawa. Please note however that the Tea Ceremony panel will still be hosted by the Association. We apologize for the mistake.
E-version of the programme now available!
Bios of our guests, descriptions of the main events as well as of the panels, the programme has everything you need to start planning your weekend! Also note that the physical version of the programme will be handed out during the festival.
You may find the programme in the Schedule section.
Learn Japanese in Québec City!
L’École de Langues de l’Université Laval, who hosted an introductory panel to Japanese during the latest edition of our convention, offers classes throughout the year in Pavillon Charles-De-Koninck for those who would like to learn to use this beautiful language! Learn from energetic teachers and discover how wonderful the Japanese language is!
You may refer to this flyer (French) to learn more about the Japanese classes offered by École de Langues de l’Université Laval.
Post-mortem, new executive council, and Nadeshicon 2016!
We will be holding a public post-mortem meeting to look back on Nadeshicon 2015 on saturday, May 16th, starting at 1pm in room 2249 of Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins of Université Laval. The goal of the meeting will be to take your comments and suggestions concerning the latest edition of our festival so that we can make sure next year’s will be even better, so be sure to come!
The post-mortem meeting will also be time for the team of Nadeshicon 2015 to officially step down and let the new executive council for Nadeshicon 2016 take the reins! We would like you to welcome them:
-Maude Cuerrier, president
-Jonathan Gauvin-Richard, vice-president
-Mathieu Deshaies, treasurer
-Benjamin Lampron, commmunications
-Michaël Betty, secretary
We are confident that they will be able to meet your expectations and that they will give birth to the greatest edition of Nadeshicon yet!
Last but not least, we have recently created the Facebook event for Nadeshicon 2016, which will be held from April 1st to April 3rd, in Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins of Université Laval! Don’t be afraid to join it and share your cosplay progress!
Thank you so much for all of your support!
MyDreamJapan has also written an article about us!
The article relates, in the form of a chronicle, the events of the latest edition of our convention as seen by their chronicler Black Sasaki.
Émergence Magazine Québec wrote an article about our convention!
In the most recent volume of its magazine, EMQ granted Nadeshicon several pages, a dozen in fact, to sum up the events of the last edition and showcase photos taken by the talented Réjean Savard! You may find the article starting at page 56 by following this link.
Review of the convention
Hello everyone!
We hope you had a great time at the 5th edition of our convention! It was our biggest edition so far; you exceeded even our most generous estimates in terms of attendance, with 1832 festival-goers, around fifty panelists, over sixty volunteers including the teams for the masquerade and the fashion show, as well as over 140 merchants, artists and exhibitors. Add the organisation team, the security team and the hundred guests to that, and we were over 2200 in pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins during the week-end! It was a huge success for us, and we have you to thank for that.
Of course, the success of our festival isn’t only based on math. We had the talented and famous Mika Kobayashi give not only one, but two shows. We hope you were able to attend atleast one of them, as her voice and stage presence were incredible! We will have a hard time finding a guest as amazing as her for next year’s convention, but we will do our best!
Arashi Daiko’s show was another must-see of the week-end. Through the unrivaled power of their taikos, they were able to recreate the history of Japan, be it its wars or its traditions. They even had the people attending try playing their intimidating drums!
Christopher Macdonald’s panels were another event we did not want to miss! It is no easy task to find a greater fan of Japan’s culture and animation than mister Macdonald, and, with his insight on the industry, his panels are a must for anyone even remotely interested in japanese culture!
Last but not least, while several other events and activities would have deserved to be in this list, we want to save this last spot for the amazing cosplayers who attended our convention. We witnessed it during the week-end and keep witnessing it through photos: your cosplays were astounding! We can’t help but be in awe before the passion that burns in you and all the work you put in it! The masquerade was a resounding success, and we have you to thank for that!
Speaking of thanks, we would like to give a special shoutout to a person very important to us. For two years straight, Laurent Fleury has acted as a volunteer interpreter and translator for our japanese guests. He traveled from Montreal and even took days off his job to give us his help, without ever asking for anything in return. We wouldn’t hope to find a kinder and more energetic interpreter, and, as such, would like to give him the gratitude he deserves. Thank you so very much Laurent, and we hope to keep working with you for many years to come!
As a last note, Le Site du Japon has published an article about us! You can read it here (French).
Also note that the Facebook event for the 2016 edition of our festival should be created soon! Also, a post-mortem meeting will be held in the near future to get your feedback on our convention. Please keep an eye out, as the date and location will soon be announced!
Again, thank you very much for your support everyone!
Festival Nadeshicon 2015 is now over!
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you for your smiles and energy, the greatest rewards we could ask for. We hope you had a great and fun weekend, and hope you will come next year as well!
Once again, thank you so very much!
Last day of the con!
We’re already Sunday! Don’t miss out on the second martial arts display, held by different dojos, the tea ceremony, the OPJV show, the second signing session with Mika Kobayashi, as well as all the other amazing activities that will be happening throughoutt the day!
Don’t forget that bracelets for the OPJV show will be handed out starting at 10am at the table in front of Salle Hydro-Québec! Grab one while you still can! Don’t be too stressed, however, if, by the time you get here, they’re all gone; we will be livestreaming the show in Le Cercle, on the fourth floor.
We can’t wait to see you again 🙂