Anime Friends
| Anime Friends | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Location(s) | São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Santiago |
| Country |
Brazil Argentina Chile |
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Attendance | 120,000 in 2008 |
| Website | |
|
Argentina's official website Brazil's official website Chile's official website | |
Anime Friends is a South American annual anime convention produced by Yamato Corporation. It is originally held in São Paulo, Brazil during the month of July, and it's now expanded to Argentina (2009) and Chile (2013).
History
Brazil
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3–6, 2003 | Colégio Madre Cabrini São Paulo, Brazil | Hironobu Kageyama, Akira Kushida, Hiroshi Watari.[1] | |
| July 8–11, 2004 | Espaço das Américas São Paulo, Brazil | 25,000 | Masaaki Endoh, Hironobu Kageyama, Masami Okui, and Eizo Sakamoto.[2] |
| July 14–17, 2005 | Universidade Uni Sant'Anna São Paulo, Brazil | 45,000 | Yoshiki Fukuyama, Hironobu Kageyama, Akira Kushida, and Takayuki Miyauchi.[3] |
| July 13–16, 2006 | Universidade Uni Sant'Anna São Paulo, Brazil | 50,000 | Massacration, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, and Yumi Matsuzawa.[4] |
| July 14~15 and 19~22, 2007 | Universidade Uni Sant'Anna São Paulo, Brazil | 79,000 | Masaaki Endoh, Eduardo Falaschi, Yoko Ishida, Hironobu Kageyama, MoJo, Pato Fu, Kōji Wada, and Nobuo Yamada.[5] |
| July 11~13 and 16~20, 2008 | Mart Center São Paulo, Brazil[6] | 120,000 | Akira Kushida, Takayuki Miyauchi, Takumi Tsutsui, Hideaki Takatori, Almah, Shaaman, Misato Aki, JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Yoshiki Fukuyama, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz).[7] |
| July 10~12 and 17–19, 2009 | Mart Center São Paulo, Brazil | Kagrra, Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Nobuo Yamada, Akira Kushida, Shinichi Ishihara and Yukio Yamagata | |
| July 09~11 and 15~18, 2010 | Mart Center São Paulo, Brazil | Akira Kushida, Shinichi Ishihara, Takayuki Miyauchi, Aki Misato, Minami Kuribayashi, Chihiro Yonekura, Angra, Piyo Rabbie and Aural Vampire. | |
| July 2011 | Mart Center São Paulo, Brazil | Akira Kushida, Psychic Lover, Nobuo Yamada, Takayoshi Tanimoto, M.O.V.E., Kaya and Angra | |
| July 05–08 and 12-15, 2012 | Faculdade Cantareira São Paulo, Brazil | Nobuo Yamada, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Paul Zaloom, Kaya and JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz - Yoshiki Fukuyama was unable to attend due to health issues) | |
| July 11–14 and 18-21, 2013 | Campo de Marte São Paulo, Brazil | Nobuo Yamada, Akira Kushida, Família Lima, Yumi Matsuzawa, Gloria, Andre Matos, Eyeshine, Chihiro Yonekura, Oreskaband, Shinichi Ishihara, Takumi Tsutsui and JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama and Ricardo Cruz | |
| July 17–20 and 24-27, 2014 | Campo de Marte São Paulo, Brazil | Flow, Reika, You Kikkawa, Oreskaband, Kōji Wada, Ayumi Miyazaki, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Noturnall, Almah, Motsu, Back-On, Nobuo Yamada, Eizo Sakamoto, Família Lima, Chris Claremont and Daniel HDR |
Argentina
Event Story
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 24~26, 2009 | Colegio Nichia Gakuin Buenos Aires, Argentina | Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz. | |
| July 24~25, 2010 | Instituto San Antonio Buenos Aires, Argentina | Aki Misato, Chihiro Yonekura, Kouji Wada, Ricardo Cruz and Aural Vampire. | |
| July 23~24, 2011 | Instituto San Antonio Buenos Aires, Argentina | Takayoshi Tanimoto, Nobuo Yamada, Ricardo Cruz, m.o.v.e and Kaya. | |
| July 21~23, 2012 | Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete Buenos Aires, Argentina | JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Masami Okui and Ricardo Cruz). | |
| July 19~21, 2013 | Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete Buenos Aires, Argentina | Magnus Mefisto, Vedito, Rubén Peucelle, Diego Suárez, Nobuo Yamada and Yumi Matsuzawa. |
Chile
Event Story
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2013 | Teatro Caupolicán Santiago, Chile | Juan Andrés Salfate, Ricardo Cruz and Chihiro Yonekura. |
References
- ↑ "Anime Friends 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ "Anime Friends 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ "Anime Friends 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ "Anime Friends 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ "Anime Friends 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ "Anime Friends 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Anime Friends 2008 Information". Yamato Corp. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09.