Organized & staffed by Penn State University's Penn State Anime Organization, Setsucon is the area's premier Anime convention. Held close to where Otakon got its start in the early 1990s, Setsucon is enjoyed on a yearly basis (usually around January) at the State College Days Inn in State College, PA. After hearing about the success of TAKII ~Ichiban~ & TAKII 2 ~Rebirth~ through Cosplay.com's forums, Setsucon 2007's Chairwoman, Annette, contacted D-chan & asked for not only the TAKII World Tour to have a presence, but also for advice on how to run an Asian-themed event differently from everyone else. No doubt TAKII wasn't the only organization she ended up getting info from, but it was awfully humbling for a Chairperson of another similar festival/convention like TAKII to ask how to run an "extreme" event! Having been at the very 1st Setsucon in 2007 & a subsequent celebration in 2008, the TAKII World Tour was a perfect fit for this convention & its group of well-organized & very respectful staff. TAKII fans who ended up attending Setsucon were able to remark about quite a few of the similarities between the 2 festivals/conventions, including but not limited to the intimate atmosphere & the intense energy of the con-goers! Setsucon is 1 of the TAKII World Tour's most favorite places to perform & it will always hold a special place in the heart of "the world's most extreme Asian culture fusion festival" ^_^. 

<< JANUARY 27th, 2007 >> While the inaugural year for Setsucon ended up only attracting around 288 people, the atmosphere easily outdid much larger conventions to an exponential degree! Held January 27th, 2007 from the State College Days Inn in State Sollege, PA, it became the area's newest Anime con sensation & the TAKII World Tour was right there, helping to make things happen for this very special event. Traveling from Philadelphia, PA to State College, PA on a Greyhound bus all in the same day (o_0 LOL), D-chan brought with him the best that The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational had to offer through a special edition of the TAKII World Tour. Once settled, he met with the Setsucon Board Of Directors & was able to see 1st-hand just how organized they were (& this is after they had to change their arrangements from being a 2-day to a 1-day event almost at the last minute). From staff shits to crowd control, they had it down to a science & were able to set the TAKII World Tour up with everything it needed in no-time flat! As D-chan would take to the stage & sing some covers from InuYasha, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Fullmetal Alchemist), K-Pop, & J-Pop, Setsucon staffers were already hard at work across the way, preparing its attendees for what would be the convention's 1st-ever karaoke event & contest, thanks to the TAKII World Tour's "TAKII Show" & "Say WTF Karaoke". Participants got free Asian snacks & swag, while the "TAKII Show" winner ended up gaining herself money & free passes to TAKII 4 ~Rhythm D-Generation X-Treme~!! While all of the traveling in 1 day was arduous enough, it was a treck that the TAKII World Tour was more than willing to make once more when its services were requested for Setsucon 2008!

<< JANUARY 26th-27th, 2008 >> When it expanded into a 2-day convention, Setsucon 2008 knew that they had to use all of the resources that they had at their disposal to make sure it would end up being a success....& a success it was! Setsucon 2008, having taken place on January 26th-27th, 2008 at the State College Days Inn in State College, PA ended up garnering at least twice the amount of attendees they had when compared to last year, thanks in part to the return of the TAKII World Tour! While Setsucon ended up changing some of their leadership positions, the same highly-admirable staff consistency remained (& the World Tour was very happy ^_^). On Day 1 of Setsucon 2008, D-chan got things warmed up on that very cold morning with soulful renditions of some powerful Asian ballads, including "Find The Way" (from Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)), "I'm Sorry ~Ghost~" (a K-Pop/K-R&B song originally performed by Lee Hyori, of K-Pop girl group FinKL fame), & "Ren Zhen (Concentration)" (a C-Pop song originally performed by Son Yan-Zi). As the day wore on, Setsucon 2008 attendees were itchin' for some karaoke action & the TAKII World Tour was ready to stand up & deliver through its "TAKII Show" & "Who's Got No Talent" contests! An hour & a half of musically-inspired madness insued, consisting of many Bleach covers, some questionable displays of non-talent (:-P), a World Of Warcraft parody, & a rendition of "Snake Eater" (from Metal Gear Solid 3) that earned the young man who performed it a standing applause! When all was said & done & Setsucon 2008 came to a close, each organization had nothing but words of praise for each other & are looking forward to working together very soon ^_^.