▁Be agle ▁Res cue ▁of ▁the ▁Heart land ▁was ▁ 2 0 1 8 ' s ▁char ity . ▁ ▁History ▁An ime ▁Neb ras K on ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska - Lin coln ' s ▁an ime ▁club ▁( O t aku ▁Jin ru i ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁an ▁fund - ra ising ▁project ▁and ▁had ▁ 3 0 0 ▁at ten de es ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁convention . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁convent ions ▁growth , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁O ma ha ▁Convention ▁Center ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska , ▁and ▁added ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁programming . ▁Wed d ings ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁convention ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁deal ers ▁room ▁was ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁because ▁of ▁renov ations ▁at ▁the ▁Ram ada . ▁An ▁at ten de e ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁convention ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁briefly ▁det ained ▁by ▁police ▁after ▁entering ▁a ▁bank ▁we aring ▁cos play ▁from ▁the ▁series ▁Res ident ▁Ev il . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁convention ▁moved ▁to ▁La ▁V ista ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁growth . ▁ ▁Event ▁history ▁ ▁M asc ot ▁An ime ▁Neb ras K on ' s ▁mas cot ▁is ▁the ▁Hus ker ▁Nin ja