To give anime fans a place to gather once a year, the founders of AnimeMetro.com created MetroCon. The convention first kicked off in 2003 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tampa. By its third year, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The final day of Metrocon is here. The celebration of all things anime is happening at the Tampa Convention Center Sunday. All of the fun and flair kicked off on Thursday ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – All your favorite anime, video game, comic book and sci-fi characters are coming to life in Tampa this weekend. The 17th Annual Metrocon is already underway at the Tampa ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — At the Tampa Convention Center, thousands gathered during a three-day event focusing on anime, movies, pop culture, video games, and more. MetroCon, now on its 22nd year, hosted ...

Melissa Licata, left, and Josh Morrell, center, of Brandon wait in line at Starbucks while dressed as DC Comics characters Harley Quinn and the Joker on Saturday. The two were taking a break from ...

TAMPA, Fla. — If you're more into My Hero Academia than superheroes, MetroCon is the geek convention for you. For the last 16 years, MetroCon has brought thousands of anime fans together in Tampa for ...

TAMPA — Janet Varney breezed into Room 4 of the Tampa Convention Center, iced Americano coffee in hand, ready to talk about Korra. The hit Nickelodeon cartoon The Legend of Korra, where Varney voices ...

The three-day MetroCon, a celebration of Japanese anime, comic books and fantasy role play, is estimated to have attracted 10,000 people to the Tampa Convention Center over the weekend. The three-day ...