Alright, alright, GodLen has crowed triumphantly over having posted about this first, even though I decided not to post about it when I first came across it a couple of days ago. And I see quite a few people getting all “ZOMG ADULT CON = HENTAI CON!” about it.

So, let me point out why I didn’t post about it. On the official website for the con it states: This limited registration event will feature academic, professional, and industry-related events. I dunno about you, but to me that kind of implies that “the only hentai-related panels we might have will deconstruct why people like 2D porn and/or how the adult anime industry works.” Now, both of those sound like interesting panels to me, but neither is a porn-showing panel per se.

But yes, Providence Anime Conference is running a convention October 3-5. I may go if I can, but I get the feeling it’s more 21+ so that events that might not appeal to the main audience of congoers (squeeing teens) can happen, not so that they can show porn 24/7. But hey, I could be wrong.