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Pack your bag (and your passport) and check out these anime and comic conventions around the world. This list includes 2012-2013 International anime and comic conventions that are scheduled in North America, Europe and Asia, including Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Australia and Japan.

See event listings for other U.S. and International events:

• Northeast – New England and Mid-Atlantic States

• South – South Atlantic, South East and South Central
• Midwest – East North Central and West North Central
• West – Mountain and Pacific

Or check out the 2012-2013 Anime and Comics Convention Calendar, with events listed by date.

AUSTRALIA

AVCon
July 27 – 29, 2012
Adelaide Convention Centre
Adelaide - AUSTRALIA

Armageddon Expo Melbourne
October 13-14, 2012
Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Melbourne - AUSTRALIA

CANADA

Con-G
February 25 – 26, 2012
Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre
Guelph, Ontario - CANADA

FanExpo Vancouver
April 21 -22, 2012
Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia - CANADA

? Toronto Comic Arts Festival
May 5-6, 2012
Toronto Reference Library
Toronto, Ontario - CANADA

? Anime North
May 25-27, 2012
Toronto Congress Center
Toronto, Ontario - CANADA

Animaritime
June 29 – July 1, 2012
Delta Beauséjour
Moncton, New Brunswick - CANADA

Con Bravo!
July 28 – 29, 2012
Holiday Inn Burlington
Burlington, Ontario - CANADA

Otakuthon
August 3-5, 2012
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal , Quebec - CANADA

Anime Revolution
August 17-19, 2012
Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia - CANADA

Fan Expo Canada
August 23 – 26, 2012
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario - CANADA

FRANCE

Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d'Angouleme
January 26-29 , 2012
Various venues
Angouleme - FRANCE

Japan Expo Sud
July 5-8, 2012
Parc Chanot-Marseille
Marseille - FRANCE

? Japan Expo
July 5-8, 2012
Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center
Paris - FRANCE

GERMANY

DoKomi
May 26 – 27, 2012
Congress Center Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf - GERMANY

JAPAN

? Comic Market (Comiket)
August 10-12, 2012
Tokyo Big Sight
Tokyo - JAPAN

Comitia 99
February 5 , 2012
Tokyo Big Sight
Odaiba, Tokyo - JAPAN

UNITED KINGDOM

Hyper Japan
February 24 – 26, 2012
Earl's Court
London, England – UNITED KINGDOM

Cardiff International Comic and Animation Expo
February 25 – 26, 2012
Mercure Cardiff Holland House and Spa
Cardiff, England – UNITED KINGDOM

Minami Con
March 16-18, 2012
Novotel Hotel
Southampton, England, UNITED KINGDOM

Kitacon
April 13 - 15, 2012
Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel
Birmingham, England – UNITED KINGDOM

NemaCon
June 23-24, 2012
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Middlesbrough, England - UNITED KINGDOM

Nom-Con
August 24-26, 2012
Burlington Hotel Dublin
Dublin, Ireland – UNITED KINGDOM

Want to add your convention event to this list, or update your listing? Send a note to manga@aboutguide.com, and we'll take it from there!