It is Florida's largest anime convention and organized by Team Dynamite Productions.

[11] Metrocon was first held in 2003 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and after growth moved to the Tampa Convention Center in 2005.

[14][15] The convention added a fourth day when unique attendance hit over 10,000, with the first occurring in 2015.

[2][5][12] Game five of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoff finals was held during Metrocon 2015 at the Amalie Arena.

[18][19] In 2006, Metrocon held a second convention known as Metrocon: Amano's World, which featured the works Yoshitaka Amano, who is best known for his Final Fantasy character designs and Vampire Hunter D illustrations.