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Anime North (AN) is a not-for-profit, fan-run anime convention, held every year in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Its major attractions, activities and events include industry guests, fan-run panel presentations, workshops, video presentations, gaming tournaments, musical performances, dances and cosplay.
This is a list of noteworthy [a] anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions. This list is sectioned by location, and included with the list is the year the convention was established, as well ...
Outside the convention hall at Anime Expo, an anime convention held in Los Angeles, United States. An anime and manga convention (often called just anime convention) is a fan convention with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Anime conventions are commonly multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or
Colossalcon East is a three-day anime convention held during September at the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions - Poconos in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. [38] The convention is known for being located at a water park. [39] The space the convention used in 2018 was small and issues with cosplay in the water park occurred on Sunday. [39]
The convention originates from a 1997 36-hour anime marathon, organized by the Triangle Area Anime Society (TAAS) at North Carolina State University. [1] It was first held in Raleigh, North Carolina at the North Raleigh Hilton in 1998, moved to the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham, North Carolina for 2001, and to the month of May in 2002.
For 2012, Anime USA moved to the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. [7] [10] [11] The convention partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2011 to help an ill girl attend the convention. [2] The conventions charity auction raised $3,621.25 for the Taylor Anderson '04 Memorial Gift Fund in 2011. [12]
Anime NYC's organizer LeftField Media was founded by the creators of New York Comic Con, and also run Washington DC's Awesome Con. [1] [12] [13] New York was chosen for the event due to its lack of a large anime convention. [14] The first Anime NYC took over a year to plan and used two halls in the convention center.
From 1,750 attendees in 1992, Anime Expo's size has increased to over 107,658 in 2017, making Anime Expo the largest anime and manga convention in North America. [4] In March 2009, chief executive officer Trulee Karahashi, who had been a part of Anime Expo and SPJA in various capacities for 11 years, left the organization.