AnimeFest

AnimeFest
Status Active
Venue Hyatt Regency Dallas
Location Dallas, Texas
Country United States
First held 1992
Official website http://www.animefest.org/

AnimeFest is an anime convention started in 1992. It is an annual four-day event held over Labor Day weekend in Dallas, Texas. AnimeFest is one of the oldest conventions in the country, although 1997 and 2000 were skipped. It has gone through a minor change in its name, due to capitalization, and the loss of capitalization of part of its name and the addition, and then the loss, of an exclamation point (Fest to FEST! to Fest once again).

Contents

Programming

The convention features cosplay, American voice actors from anime, artists, vendors and exhibits, panels, workshops, and gaming. AnimeFest's events focus on aspects of anime, manga, video games, and Japanese culture. AnimeFest started regularly having bands in 2001.

History

Dates Location Atten. Guests
October 5, 1992 Richardson Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
Dallas, Texas		 105[1]
February 5–7, 1993 Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel
Dallas, Texas		 450 Ichiro Arakaki, Matt Greenfield, Dwayne Jones, John Ledford, and Kevin Winkler.[2]
November 1993 Richardson Courtyard by Mariott Hotel
Dallas, Texas		 140 Fred Patten.[3]
November 4–6, 1994 Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel
Dallas, Texas		 500[4]
September 1–3, 1995 Doubletree Hotel at Park West
Dallas, Texas		 600[5]
November 1–3, 1996 Clarion Hotel Dallas
Dallas, Texas		 650[6]
September 4–7, 1998 Omni Dallas - Park West
Dallas, Texas		 650[7]
September 3–6, 1999 Holiday Inn DFW Airport North
Dallas, Texas		 750 Gilles Poitras.[8]
August 31 – September 3, 2001 Hotel Inter-Continental
Dallas, Texas		 1,300 Bôa, Steve Bennett, Bonsai Society of Dallas, Austell Callwood, Rodney Caston, Scott Kurtz, Bruce Lewis, Mark Mandolia, Scott McNeil, Dan Minut, Kirby Morrow, Krista Perry, Doug Smith.[9]
August 30 – September 2, 2002 Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas
Dallas, Texas		 1,800 Arik Renee Avila, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Michael Coleman, Dallas Kiyari Daiko, The Gline, Kyle Hebert, Bruce Lewis, Kitaki Mayu, Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, Stephanie Nadolny, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Monica Rial, Kristine Sa, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[10]
August 29 – September 1, 2003 Hotel Inter-Continental
Dallas, Texas		 2,350 Arik Renee Avila, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Michael Dobson, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, Kato Kazuhiko, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Scott McNeil, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, move, Stephanie Nadolny, Dr. Susan J. Napier, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, and Doug Smith.[11]
September 3–6, 2004 Hyatt Regency Dallas - At Reunion Tower
Dallas, Texas		 2,725 Greg Ayres, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kyle Hebert, Kumiko Kato, MAX, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, Brianne Siddall, and Sean Teague.[12]
September 2–5, 2005 Hyatt Regency Dallas - At Reunion Tower
Dallas, Texas		 3,301 Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Caitlin Glass, Kyle Hebert, Jonathan Klein, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, r*k* Milholland, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Maaya Sakamoto, Carrie Savage, Stephanie Sheh, Doug Smith, and Shinichiro Watanabe.[13]
September 1–4, 2006 Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, Texas		 4,127 yoshitoshi ABe, Greg Ayres, Chris Cason, Lindsay Cibos, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Flow, Rivkah Greulich, Kyle Hebert, Jared Hodges, Taliesin Jaffe, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, r*k* Milholland, Ramen and Rice, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, and Yasuyuki Ueda.[14]
August 31 – September 3, 2007 Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, Texas		 4,629 Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Beau Billingslea, Greg Dean, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Quinton Flynn, Shukou Murase, Jeff Nimoy, Monica Rial, Dai Sato, and United Fellas.[15]
August 29 – September 1, 2008 Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, Texas		 Hannah Alcorn, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Josh Grelle, Matt Herms, Ross Hines, Steve Horton, Chuck Huber, Akiharu Ishii, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, Shuhei Morita, Carli Mosier, Dai Sato, J. Michael Tatum, and Jeong Mo Yang.[16]
September 4 – September 7, 2009 Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
Dallas, Texas		 Shinji KIMURA, Junichi TANIGUCHI, Dai Sato, Chuck Huber, Troy Baker, J. Michael Tatum, Bruce Lewis, Misako Rocks!, Greg Dean, Johnny Yong Bosch, David Doub, J. Grant & Mel Hynes, Randy Millholland, tsutchie, Eyeshine, Ramen and Rice.[17]
September 3 – September 6, 2010 Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
Dallas, Texas		 Kazuyoshi Katayama, Dai Sato, J. Michael Tatum, Bruce Lewis, Greg Ayres, Chris Rager, Matt Herms, Amelie Belcher, David Doub, Channel M, David Willis, Two Lumps, Joel Watson, NIRGILIS.[18]

Upcoming Convention

AnimeFest 2011

September 2 - 5, 2011

Labor Day Weekend

Location: Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion Tower

Guests: Not yet announced.

References

  1. ^ "AnimeFest 1992 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/534. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  2. ^ "AnimeFest / Conniption 1993 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/535. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
  3. ^ "AnimeFEST 1993 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/533. Retrieved 2008-06-27. 
  4. ^ "AnimeFEST 1994 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/532. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  5. ^ "AnimeFEST 1995 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/531. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  6. ^ "AnimeFEST 1996 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/530. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  7. ^ "AnimeFEST 1998 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/529. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  8. ^ "AnimeFEST 1999 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/528. Retrieved 2008-06-27. 
  9. ^ "AnimeFEST 2001 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/423. Retrieved 2008-07-07. 
  10. ^ "AnimeFEST 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/294. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  11. ^ "AnimeFEST 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/116. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  12. ^ "AnimeFest 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/494. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  13. ^ "AnimeFest 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/731. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  14. ^ "AnimeFest 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/996. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  15. ^ "AnimeFest 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1225. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  16. ^ "AnimeFest 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1409. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 
  17. ^ "AnimeFest 2009 Guest List". AnimeFest.com. http://www.animefest.org/AF2009/Guests.php. Retrieved 2009-08-30. 
  18. ^ "AnimeFest 2010 Guest List". AnimeFest.com. http://animefest.org/AF2010/Guests.php. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 

External links

List of anime conventions in North America
Canada
Ai-Kon (Manitoba) • Animaritime (New Brunswick) • Anime Evolution (British Columbia) • Anime North (Ontario) • Animethon (Alberta) • Dotcon (Ontario) • G-Anime (Quebec) • Naru2u (Ontario) • Otafest (Alberta) • Otakuthon (Quebec) • Tsukino-Con (Victoria)
United States (Northeast)
Anime Boston (Massachusetts) • PortConMaine (Maine) • AnimeNEXT (New Jersey) • Genericon (New York) • New York Anime Festival (New York) • Tekkoshocon (Pennsylvania) • Zenkaikon (Pennsylvania)
United States (Midwest)
Anime Central (Illinois) • Anime Crossroads (Indiana) • Anime Detour (Minnesota) • Anime Festival Wichita (Kansas) • A&G Ohio (Ohio) • AnimeIowa (Iowa) • Anime Milwaukee (Wisconsin) • Anime NebrasKon (Nebraska) • Anime Punch! (Ohio) • ColossalCon (Ohio) • Ikasucon (Indiana) • Naka-Kon (Missouri) • No Brand Con (Wisconsin) • Ohayocon (Ohio) • QC Anime-zing! (Iowa) • Sogen Con (South Dakota) • Youmacon (Michigan) • SoDak Con (South Dakota)
United States (Southern)
Animazement (North Carolina) • Anime Express (Florida) • AnimeFest (Texas) • Anime Festival Orlando (Florida) • Anime Mid-Atlantic (Virginia) • Anime South (Florida) • Anime USA (Virginia) • Anime Weekend Atlanta (Georgia) • Aniwave (North Carolina) • Daigacon (Kentucky) • Ichibancon (North Carolina) • Ikkicon (Texas) • Katsucon (D.C.) • Kami-Con (Alabama) • MechaCon (Louisiana) • Metrocon (Florida) • Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (Tennessee) • Nekocon (Virginia) • OMGcon (Kentucky) • Oni-Con (Texas) • Otakon (Maryland) • PersaCon (Alabama) • Project A-Kon (Texas) • RealmsCon (Texas) • San Japan (Texas) • SugoiCon (Kentucky) • Tsubasacon (West Virginia) • Ushicon (Texas)
United States (Western)
Anime Banzai (Utah) • Anime Expo (California) • Anime St. George (Utah) • Anime Vegas (Nevada) • Con-Nichiwa (Arizona) • FanimeCon (California) • Kawaii Kon (Hawaii) • Kumoricon (Oregon/SW Washington) • Nan Desu Kan (Colorado) • Saboten Con (Arizona) • Sac-Anime (California) • Sakura-Con (Washington) • Senshi-Con (Alaska) • Yaoi-Con (California)