| Anime Milwaukee | |
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Anime Milwaukee logo. |
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Hyatt Regency Hotel |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Country | United States |
| First held | 2007 |
| Organizer | Japanese Animation Association of Milwaukee |
| Official website | http://www.animemilwaukee.com |
Anime Milwaukee is an annual anime convention held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States.
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The Anime Milwaukee Convention (AMKE), held at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM)[1] until 2011, is a Japanese animation convention in the city of Milwaukee. It was established in February 2007 by the Japanese Animation Association, which is a student organization at UWM. The first convention was held in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Student Union with low attendance due to a blizzard. It has since been referred to as con 0.5 as a result, and the subsequent years were deemed 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 to carry on that tradition,[2] but the 0.5 has been dropped and now the year is used. Anime Milwaukee began as a one day event but quickly branched into a three day convention over a weekend. The convention also started off as free for all attendees, but soon needed registration fees to provide bigger and better events in subsequent years. Regular badges are now priced between $25 to $40, dependent on date of purchase, and how many days they will be attending. Children under 6 are free and there are $80 VIP badges.[3] In 2010, the convention partnered with the Radisson Hotel Milwaukee, offering a con discount for hotel rooms.[4] In February 2011, the convention was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Milwaukee, and larger events took place in the Frontier Airline Center.[5]
The Anime Milwaukee Convention is helped, run by members of the Japanese Animation Association,[2] and is further supported and planned with the help of other conventions, such as Geek.kon,[6] members the Vision of Anime club,[7] and local anime fans. The convention is a volunteer run organization and accepts volunteers before and at the time of the convention. Volunteers can get a free weekend badge after a predetermined number of hours of volunteer work.[8]
The Anime Milwaukee convention experienced media coverage in 2010. The Morning Blend talk show featured an AMKE segment on March 5, 2010.[9] The Milwaukee A.V. Club wrote an article about Anime Milwaukee and the article was posted on March 8, 2010.[10] Also, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also wrote an article about Anime Milwaukee.[11]
| Dates | Location | Attendance | Guests |
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| February 23rd - 25th, 2008 | UWM Union Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
412 | Colleen Clinkenbeard (Voice Actor), Darrel Guilbeau (Voice Actor), Peter Paik (Professor), Mandy St. Jean (Voice Actor), Sonny Strait (Voice Actor) [12] |
| February 27th - March 1st, 2009 | UWM Union Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
799 | Todd Haberkorn (Voice Actor), Wendy Powell (Voice Actor), Yamila Abraham (Publisher) [13] |
| March 12th - 14th, 2010 | UWM Union Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
2123 | Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor), Todd Haberkorn (Voice Actor), Wendy Powell (Voice Actor), The Spoony Bards (Musical Group), Uncle Yo (Comedian), Chris Sabat (Voice Actor), Little Kuriboh (Internet Celebrity), Kirbopher (Internet Celebrity) [14] |
| February 18th - 20th, 2011 | Hyatt Regency & Frontier Airline Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
2500 | Spike Spencer (Voice Actor), Monica Rial (Voice Actor), Chris Cason (Voice Actor), Doug Walker (Internet Celebrity), Uncle Yo (Comedian), Trevor Mueller (Comic Artist), Alan Evans (Comic Artist) [15] |
| February 17th - 19th, 2012 | Hyatt Regency & Frontier Airline Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Little Kuriboh (Internet Celebrity) |
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