Y/CON

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Convention
Name: Y/CON
Dates: 2011-2018, 2022-present
Frequency: mostly annual
Location: France
Type: Fan-run
Focus: M/M and F/F media
Organization: Event Yaoi
Founder:
Founding Date:
URL: https://y-con-france.com/
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Y/CON is a multimedia convention in France for yaoi and yuri media fans. It was originally named Yaoi Yuri Con. The event is organized by the Event Yaoi organization which was founded in 2009.[1] The group also organizes a second, connected event called Y/MEN. Y/MEN is a smaller and more fan-focused event.[2]

Event history

Y/CON

  • Yaoi Yuri Con 1: October 29–30, 2011, Lyon[3]
    • Attendance was forbidden to anyone 12 and under, and some areas were limited to 16 and up.[4]
  • Yaoi Yuri Con 2: October 27–28, 2012, Lyon
  • Yaoi Yuri Con 3: Nov 2-3 2013, Lyon[5]
  • Yaoi Yuri Con 4: Oct 3-4 2015, Lyon
  • Y/CON 5: Nov 12-13 2016, Villejuif[7]
    • Over 1,400 attendees[8]
    • The con's official artbook was titled "La vie Parisienne" to commemorate the move to Paris.
  • Y/CON 6: October 14–15, 2017, Villejuif[9]
    • The con's official artbook was titled "Jour de pluie".
  • Y/CON 7: December 1–2, 2018, Villejuif[10]
    • The con's official artbook was titled "Plaisirs d'hiver"
  • Y/CON 8: December 3-4, 2022, Villejuif (Paris)[11]
  • Y/CON 9: November 4 - 5, 2023, Montreuil (Paris)[12]
  • Y/CON 10: November 9 - 10, 2024, Paris[13]

Y/MEN

  • Y/MEN 1: March 30, 2019, Lyon
  • Y/MEN 2: September 26, 2020, Lyon[15]
  • Y/MEN 3: June 1, 2024, Marseille[16]

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