Anime Express

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Anime Express

Anime Express Convention Website 2008 updated
Status Active
Venue Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Location Daytona Beach, Florida
Country Flag of the United States United States
First held 1997
Organizer Anything Goes Anime Club
Attendance ~1,100 in 2006
Official website

Anime Express is an annual anime convention held in Daytona Beach, Florida and hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Anything Goes Anime Club.

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[edit] Programming

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[edit] History

The first Anime Express was held on April 25–27, 1997 and was solely a project of the Anything Goes Anime (AGA) club at Embry-Riddle. Since then, the AGA club has made many partnerships with other nearby anime-affiliated organizations to help run and provide content for the convention. These groups include Orange Anime, Anime Belle, and Wasabi Anime, most of which are based out of nearby Orlando, Florida.[1] The convention is traditionally held the weekend before the Embry-Riddle's spring break, so it usually falls on the third weekend in March. In 2007, Anime Express was canceled due to a tornado that struck Embry-Riddle on Christmas.[2]

[edit] Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
April 25–27, 1997 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida		 Steve Bennett.[3]
March 27–29, 1998 Embry-Riddle Instructional Center
Daytona Beach, Florida		 150 Steve Bennett, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[4]
March 24–26, 2000 Embry Riddle University
Daytona Beach, Florida[5]
March 23–25, 2001 Embry Riddle University
Daytona Beach, Florida		 500[6]
March 22–24, 2002 ERAU Instructional Center
Daytona Beach, Florida		 Nicole Bennett, Steve Bennett, Stephanie Brown, and Doug Smith.[7]
March 21–23, 2003 Embry-Riddle University
Daytona Beach, Florida		 Anime Sushie, Keith Burgess, and Deb Rabbai.[8]
March 19–21, 2004 Embry-Riddle University
Daytona Beach, Florida		 Steve Bennett.[9]
March 18–20, 2005 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida		 Richard Epcar.[10]
March 17–19, 2006 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida		 1,100 Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Tiffany Grant, and Select Start.[11]
March 21–23, 2008 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida		 Steve Bennett and Ashley Clark.[12]

[edit] Mascot

The mascot of Anime Express was drawn specifically for Anime Express by manga artist Steve Bennett, who has worked as an artist on several anime series, including Urusei Yatsura.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b AGAnime club bio. animeexpress.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  2. ^ Delahanty, Patrick. "Three more conventions canceled", AnimeCons.com, 2007-01-27. Retrieved on 2007-03-02. 
  3. ^ Anime Express 1997 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  4. ^ Anime Express 1998 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  5. ^ Anime Express 2000 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  6. ^ Anime Express 2001 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  7. ^ Anime Express 2002 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  8. ^ Anime Express 2003 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  9. ^ Anime Express 2004 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  10. ^ Anime Express 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  11. ^ Anime Express 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  12. ^ Anime Express 2008 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.

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