<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ozokucon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experience the ultimate anime gathering at Ozokucon!]]></description><link>https://www.shokocon.com/ozokuconblog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:10:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shokocon.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Your People: Why Fandom Is Better Together]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Kenshiro — Culture Junkies Culture Junkies is an official media and planning partner of ShokoCon 2027. I was a child of the 80s. Raised on a steady diet of Robotech, Transformers, and Voltron. Those were my first experiences with anime, even if I had absolutely no idea what anime was back then. To me, they were just awesome cartoons with giant robots, memorable characters, and stories that I couldn't get enough of. But being a fan of those things wasn't always easy. Growing up, I was...]]></description><link>https://www.shokocon.com/post/finding-your-people-why-fandom-is-better-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acf8ecdcbb6543b8a1f5fa2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a306e8_02afeb07b1344532b6442e0f9ad251c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kenshiro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise! Shokocon Is Coming June 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don't know how important it is to me to build an experience for this community. You may know me as Ricky from Ozokucon. I took an idea and made it a reality, but now my team and I have developed ShokoCon to truly encapsulate a vision and deliver something special for the community. We are here to unite fans, unite the community, and make everlasting memories. This Michigan Anime and Pop Culture Convention is for you...Wait, not a convention, but an EXPERIENCE. We are an experience free...]]></description><link>https://www.shokocon.com/post/rise-shokocon-is-coming-june-2027</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acee81772b344891c4b7dd1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:54:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a306e8_7f165f61c50d4fe88155090aa00a8676~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Soria</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>