This article is about the American anime convention with the initials "AN". For the Canadian "AN", see Anime North.
| AnimeNEXT | |
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset Double Tree Hotel |
| Location | Somerset, NJ |
| Country | United States |
| First held | 2002 |
| Organizer | Universal Animation, Inc. |
| Filing status | Non-profit |
| Attendance | 8,159 in 2010 |
| Official website | http://www.animenext.org/ |
AnimeNEXT (AN) is an annual three-day anime convention held on a weekend in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area, and is the ninth largest convention in the US.[1] The first event was held in 2002 in October, but later moved to June in 2004. The event is organized by Universal Animation, Inc., a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of New York.
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The convention features Japanese creators of anime and manga, voice actors from anime series, artists, vendors and exhibits, panels, workshops, and gaming.[1] Events all focus on aspects of anime, manga, and Japanese culture. With the popularity of anime and manga growing in the 1990s and 2000s, anime conventions have seen great growth in their attendance, and AnimeNEXT is no exception.
| Dates | Location | Attendance | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 11–13, 2002 | Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey |
1,071 | Kia Asamiya, Robert Bricken, C.B. Cebulski, Richard Ian Cox, Robert DeJesus, Mike Hayes, Jamie McGonnigal, Kristen Nelson, Frank Pannone, Steve Pearl, Bill Rogers, Mike Sinterniklaas, Myriam Sirois, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[2] |
| October 3–5, 2003 | Rye Town Hilton Rye Brook, New York |
1,571 | B! Machine, Steve Bennett, Chris Beveridge, Robert Bricken, C.B. Cebulski, Clark Cheng, Tiffany Grant, Wayne Grayson, Jon Guttierez, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Himawari, Takehiko Ito, Trish Ledoux, Rob Malda, Jamie McGonnigal, MegaZone, Kristen Nelson, Frank Pannone, Peelander-Z, Mike Pollock, Georgette Reilly, Bill Rogers, Trisha Lynn Sebastian, Mike Sinterniklaas, John Sirabella, Moneca Stori, James Arnold Taylor, Marc Thompson, Bill Timoney, Tom Wayland, David Williams, Barry Winston, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[3] |
| June 18–20, 2004 | Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey |
3,400 | Alissyn Brock, Kelli Shayne Butler, C.B. Cebulski, Cosmicity, Richard Ian Cox, Edwin De La Cruz, Lauren Goodnight, Trish Ledoux, Rob Malda, Kenneth Robert Marlo, Matt K. Miller, Mari Morimoto, Merideth Mulroney, Lisa Ortiz, Stephen Pakula, Peelander-Z, Mike Pollock, Bill Rogers, Mike Sinterniklaas, The Spunks, Moneca Stori, Veronica Taylor, Marc Thompson, Matt Thorn, Tom Wayland, David Williams, Barry Winston, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[4] |
| June 17–19, 2005 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey |
4,200 | Alissyn Brock, Akitaroh Daichi, Mark Diraison, Caitlin Glass, Lauren Goodnight, Wayne Grayson, Lance Heiskell, Mayumi Kobayashi, Trish Ledoux, Vic Mignogna, Sean Molyneaux, Merideth Mulroney, Ed Paul, Peelander-Z, Mike Pollock, Justin Sevakis, Uzuhi, Tom Wayland, David Williams, Kerry Williams, Travis Willingham, Reiko Yasuhara, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[5] |
| June 16–18, 2006 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey |
6,000 | Laura Bailey, Colleen Clinkenbeard, D'espairsRay, Caitlin Glass, Lauren Goodnight, Wayne Grayson, Trish Ledoux, Masao Maruyama, Vic Mignogna, Mari Morimoto, Mike Pollock, Rintaro, Bill Rogers, Harold Sakuishi, Mike Sinterniklaas, Marc Thompson, Kari Wahlgren, David Williams, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[6] |
| July 6–8, 2007 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey |
7,100 | 12012, Eric Calderon, Daisuke Gomi, Wayne Grayson, Toyo Ikeda, Jonathan Klein, Michele Knotz, Frank Pannone, Chris Patton, Ed Paul, Mike Pollock, Monica Rial, Bill Rogers, and Tom Wayland.[7] |
| June 20–22, 2008 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey |
7,900 | Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Leah Clark, Joe Digiorgi, Aidan Drummond, Brian Drummond, Harknell, Michele Knotz, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Rich McNanna, Dallas Middaugh, Mari Morimoto, Kensuke Okabayashi, Rentrer En Soi, Bill Rogers, Brad Swaile, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Alison Viktorin, and Tom Wayland.[8] |
| June 12–14, 2009 | Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset Double Tree Hotel Somerset, New Jersey |
8,030 | Greg Ayres, Shihan Carbonaro, Fake?, Wayne Grayson, Kyle Hebert, Michele Knotz, Dave Lister, Chris Malone, Misako Rocks!, Mike Pollock, Stacie Renna, Bill Rogers, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Bill Timoney, Tom Wayland and Toshifumi Yoshida.[9] |
| June 18–20, 2010 | Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset Double Tree Hotel Somerset, New Jersey |
8,159 | Kenji Kamiyama, Greg Ayres, Martin "LittleKuriboh" Billany, Eirik Blackwolf, GASHICON, Kyle Hebert, Kroze, Dave Lister, Chris Malone, Kevin McKeever, Stacie Renna, Stereopony, Tony Oliver and Uncle Yo [10] |
| June 10–12, 2011 | Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset Double Tree Hotel Somerset, New Jersey |
... | Robert Axelrod, Greg Ayres, Chipocrite, Leah Clark, Onezumi Hartstein, Joe Foering, Scott A. Melzer, Matt Pyson, Mike Wall, Kanon, Yu Kimura, Vic Mignogna, Michele Knotz, Dave Lister, Mix Speakers, Inc., Satoru Nakamura, Trina Nishimura, The Promise Sisters, Bill Rogers, Tom Wayland, Takamasa Sakurai, Uzuhi [11] |
| June 8–10, 2012 | Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset Double Tree Hotel Somerset, New Jersey |
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AnimeNEXT was the first anime convention in the USA to employ a manga library. Here attendees enter a quiet room and submit their Convention Pass as a collateral to borrow a manga to read within the confines of the library. It has become popular and AnimeNEXT has taken their library on the road to other conventions.[13][14]
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