Aniwave

Aniwave

Group photo of attendees at Aniwave in 2008
Status Active
Venue Wilmington Convention Center
Location Wilmington, North Carolina
Country United States
First held 2007
Attendance 150 in 2009
Official website http://www.aniwave.com/

Aniwave is an annual festival combining several elements of an anime convention and a film festival, held since 2007 in the Cape Fear area of North Carolina[1].

Contents

Programming

Aniwave's regularly featured events include film screenings, a cosplay picnic and photoshoot, and a dance party.

Cosplay

In the past, a cosplay picnic and photoshoot have been held during the festival which allowed all willing attendees to be photographed in costume by professional photographers.

History

Founded in 2007 by artist Michal Wisniowski, Aniwave was first held in Wilmington, North Carolina at the Cameron Art Museum and at Jengo's Playhouse as three separate events. The following year, in 2008, Aniwave continued with a three-event format and added Level 5 At City Stage as its third location[2]. In 2009, the festival was taken back to two locations, being the Cameron Art Museum and The Soapbox[3].

As of 2010, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Aniwave, Inc. was formed to govern the growing festival. As a result, several changes in programming, location, and overall format have been made. The current location of Aniwave is the new Wilmington Convetion Center in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

Past Events

Dates Location Atten. Films/Guests
Sep. 22, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, 2007 Cameron Art Museum, Jengo's Playhouse
Wilmington, North Carolina		 30 Fata Morgana by Saben Kane, She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Cat Soup by Tatsuo Satō, and Voices of a Distant Star by Makoto Shinkai.
October 28–29, 2008 Cameron Art Musem, Jengo's Playhouse, Level 5 At City Stage
Wilmington, North Carolina		 70 Yawara! (episode 1) by Hiroko Tokita, Otaku no Video by Takeshi Mori, Paprika by Satoshi Kon, Serial Experiments Lain by Ryutaro Nakamura, and Grave of the Fireflies by Isao Takahata.
October 24-15, 2009 Cameron Art Museum, The Soapbox
Wilmington, North Carolina		 150 Origin: Spirits of the Past by Keiichi Sugiyama, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Mamoru Hosoda, The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii, Tekkon Kinkreet by Michael Arias, Dead Leaves by Hiroyuki Imaishi, and Interstella 5555 by Daft Punk in cooperation with Leiji Matsumoto, et al.
November 20, 2010 Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina		 400 TBA
December 4, 2011 Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina		 553 Adachi Trieu, Animyu, Miyagi Ryukyu Dance School, Marc Matney, Shaun O'Rourke, Amy Tipton, Sean P. O'Connell, Robin Dale Robertson, Dave Underwood, Jason Hatfield.

References

  1. ^ Animanics: A new 'wave' of anime frenzy hits Wilmington, Encore, October 29, 2008, http://www.encorepub.com/a_a/blogs/blog1.php/2008/10/29/animanics-a-new-wave-of-anime-frenzy-hit, retrieved 2010-07-29 
  2. ^ Animanics: A new 'wave' of anime frenzy hits Wilmington, Encore, October 29, 2008, http://www.encorepub.com/a_a/blogs/blog1.php/2008/10/29/animanics-a-new-wave-of-anime-frenzy-hit, retrieved 2010-07-29 
  3. ^ Art with Depth: Aniwave reaches an eager audience, Encore, October 21, 2009, http://www.encorepub.com/a_a/blogs/blog1.php/2009/10/27/art-with-depth-aniwave-reaches-an-eager-, retrieved 2010-07-29 

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)